Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-09-10 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$51,000
Incident datetime
2012-09-10 16:14
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
During a daily walk around on 9/10/2012 a km employee smelled gasoline in the area of the b dock gas line which is a cased pipe going through a tank dike wall. It was identified that the end of the casing around the pipe was moist. The line was drained and taken out of service. On 9/11/2012 the casing was excavated and the pipe was exposed showing external corrosion, at which time the cost determination was made to exceed $50,000, so nrc was called. Remediation actions were taken to collect the contaminated water and soil under the pipe. Test wells were installed to further evaluate the contamination and further remediate the site. The corroded section of pipe was removed, and a new section of pipe installed.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-11 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120292
Supplemental Number
18849
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26041
Name
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-09-10 16:14:00
Location Latitude
40.52243
Location Longitude
-74.25384
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.12
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.02
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-09-10 16:14:00
Restart Datetime
2012-09-14 16:30:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-09-11 20:02:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1024358
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Segment Name
B Dock Gas Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
08861
Onshore City Name
Perth Amboy
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Tubing
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Leak Type Other
Leak From Tank Floor
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Groundwater Remed Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Groundwater Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
1
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
1
Est Cost Prop Damage
51000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
17900
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
68901
Accident Psig
5
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
No
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
No moves where going on during the time of the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Galvanic Corrosion Ind
Yes
Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Underground Location
Yes
Under Cathodic Protection Ind
No
Shielding Evident
No
Cathodic Survey Type
No
Prior Damage
Yes
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager - Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713.920.8496
Preparer Fax
303-984-3048
Prepared Date
2013-08-01 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713.920.8496
Authorizer Title
Manager - Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
During a daily walk around on 9/10/2012 a km employee smelled gasoline in the area of the b dock gas line which is a cased pipe going through a tank dike wall. It was identified that the end of the casing around the pipe was moist. The line was drained and taken out of service. On 9/11/2012 the casing was excavated and the pipe was exposed showing external corrosion, at which time the cost determination was made to exceed $50,000, so nrc was called. Remediation actions were taken to collect the contaminated water and soil under the pipe. Test wells were installed to further evaluate the contamination and further remediate the site. The corroded section of pipe was removed, and a new section of pipe installed.
| Report Received Date | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120292 |
| Supplemental Number | 18849 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26041 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-09-10 16:14:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.52243 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.25384 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.12 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.02 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-09-10 16:14:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-09-14 16:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-09-11 20:02:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1024358 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Segment Name | B Dock Gas Line |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 08861 |
| Onshore City Name | Perth Amboy |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Tubing |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Leak Type Other | Leak From Tank Floor |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Groundwater Remed Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Groundwater Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 1 |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 1 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 51000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 17900 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 68901 |
| Accident Psig | 5 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | No |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | No moves where going on during the time of the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Galvanic Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Underground Location | Yes |
| Under Cathodic Protection Ind | No |
| Shielding Evident | No |
| Cathodic Survey Type | No |
| Prior Damage | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager - Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713.920.8496 |
| Preparer Fax | 303-984-3048 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713.920.8496 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | During a daily walk around on 9/10/2012 a km employee smelled gasoline in the area of the b dock gas line which is a cased pipe going through a tank dike wall. It was identified that the end of the casing around the pipe was moist. The line was drained and taken out of service. On 9/11/2012 the casing was excavated and the pipe was exposed showing external corrosion, at which time the cost determination was made to exceed $50,000, so nrc was called. Remediation actions were taken to collect the contaminated water and soil under the pipe. Test wells were installed to further evaluate the contamination and further remediate the site. The corroded section of pipe was removed, and a new section of pipe installed. |
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