HL incident on 2012-09-23 — OK

Operator
Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Cause
Equipment 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)
$0
Incident datetime
2012-09-23 01:20
Report number
Location
OK
Narrative
Explorer pipeline started at 01:05. The orb building hazardous gas dectectors went into alarm. Operator immediately noticed the alarms and went to investigate at which point he found the leak and informed the sr. Operator of the situation. The control center was called and the line shut down immediately, including all other lines in and out of the facility until the situation could be assessed. It was determined a npt threaded pipe to stainless tubing connection on the sample line was leaking. The connection was tightened and the other connections were verified.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-16 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120296
Supplemental Number
17388
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Operator Street Address
100 West 5th Street
Operator City Name
Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation
OK
Operator Postal Code
74103
Local Datetime
2012-09-23 01:20:00
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
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
0.71
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.71
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-09-23 01:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-09-23 01:23:00
Restart Datetime
2012-09-23 03:00:00
On Site Datetime
2012-09-23 01:20:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Fauna-Explorer Line
Segment Name
Sample Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77029
Onshore City Name
Houston
Onshore County Name
Harris
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 0 Terminal
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Npt Threaded Pipe To Stls Tubing Connect
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2000
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Preparer Name
D******* C*********
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator Sr
Preparer Email
D******************@m*********.com
Preparer Telephone
918-574-7386
Preparer Fax
918-574-7246
Prepared Date
2013-03-07 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* C*********
Authorizer Telephone
918-574-7386
Authorizer Email
No Email Address
Narrative
Explorer pipeline started at 01:05. The orb building hazardous gas dectectors went into alarm. Operator immediately noticed the alarms and went to investigate at which point he found the leak and informed the sr. Operator of the situation. The control center was called and the line shut down immediately, including all other lines in and out of the facility until the situation could be assessed. It was determined a npt threaded pipe to stainless tubing connection on the sample line was leaking. The connection was tightened and the other connections were verified.
Report Received Date 2012-10-16 00:00:00
Iyear 2012
Report Number 20120296
Supplemental Number 17388
Report Type Supplemental Final
Operator Id 22610 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Operator Street Address 100 West 5th Street
Operator City Name Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation OK
Operator Postal Code 74103
Local Datetime 2012-09-23 01:20:00
Location Latitude 29.79449 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -95.28034 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 0.71
Intentional Release Bbls 0
Recovered Bbls 0.71
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Incident Identified Datetime 2012-09-23 01:20:00
System Part Involved Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind Yes
Shutdown Datetime 2012-09-23 01:23:00
Restart Datetime 2012-09-23 03:00:00
On Site Datetime 2012-09-23 01:20:00
Ignite Ind No
Explode Ind No
Num Pub Evacuated 0
Pipe Fac Name Fauna-Explorer Line
Segment Name Sample Line
Onshore State Abbreviation Tx
Onshore Postal Code 77029
Onshore City Name Houston
Onshore County Name Harris
Designated Location Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name Mp 0 Terminal
Federal No
Location Type Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type Intrastate
Item Involved Other
Item Involved Details Npt Threaded Pipe To Stls Tubing Connect
Release Type Leak
Leak Type Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind No
Could Be Hca Yes
Commodity Reached Hca Yes
Other Pop Ind Yes
Other Pop Yes No Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid 0
Est Cost Gas Released 0
Est Cost Prop Damage 0
Est Cost Emergency 2000
Est Cost Environmental 0
Est Cost Other 0
Prpty 2000
Pipeline Function > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind No
Contractor Drug Test Ind No
Cause Equipment Failure
Cause Details Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Preparer Name D******* C*********
Preparer Title Compliance Coordinator Sr
Preparer Email D******************@m*********.com
Preparer Telephone 918-574-7386
Preparer Fax 918-574-7246
Prepared Date 2013-03-07 00:00:00
Authorizer Name D******* C*********
Authorizer Telephone 918-574-7386
Authorizer Email No Email Address
Narrative Explorer pipeline started at 01:05. The orb building hazardous gas dectectors went into alarm. Operator immediately noticed the alarms and went to investigate at which point he found the leak and informed the sr. Operator of the situation. The control center was called and the line shut down immediately, including all other lines in and out of the facility until the situation could be assessed. It was determined a npt threaded pipe to stainless tubing connection on the sample line was leaking. The connection was tightened and the other connections were verified.

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