Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-09-19 — TX
Operator
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2012-09-19 09:03
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On september 19, 2012, a one barrel (1.0 bbl) spill occurred on the mesa 24-inch pipeline incoming scraper trap (receiver barrel) at our mesa station in the colorado city mesa tank farm in scurry county, tx. The cause of the release was equipment failure. A normally-closed thermal relief valve (trv) on the scraper trap barrel opened and failed to re-seat which allowed oil to flow to a sump. The sump, normally utilized to capture controlled drain down and minor equipment leakage, filled rapidly due to the uncontrolled relief flow. This caused the sump to overflow the surrounding terrain. The thermal relief valve was replaced after the release.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120302
Supplemental Number
17662
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Operator Street Address
333 Clay Street, Suite 1900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-09-19 09:03:00
Location Latitude
32.532
Location Longitude
-100.83054
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-09-19 09:03:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Block Valve Was Closed Which Stopped The Flow Of Oil To Sump
On Site Datetime
2012-09-19 09:10:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Colorado City Mesa
Segment Name
Midland To Colorado City 24-Inch
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79526
Onshore City Name
Hermleigh
Onshore County Name
Scurry
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Relief Valve
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Leak Type Other
Thermal Relief Valve Failed
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
500
Est Cost Emergency
3000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3600
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Preparer Name
S***** N*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
S******@p****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-993-5673
Preparer Fax
713-646-4310
Prepared Date
2013-03-22 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J***** R J****
Authorizer Telephone
713-993-5162
Authorizer Title
Sr Director Env And Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
J******@p****.com
Narrative
On september 19, 2012, a one barrel (1.0 bbl) spill occurred on the mesa 24-inch pipeline incoming scraper trap (receiver barrel) at our mesa station in the colorado city mesa tank farm in scurry county, tx. The cause of the release was equipment failure. A normally-closed thermal relief valve (trv) on the scraper trap barrel opened and failed to re-seat which allowed oil to flow to a sump. The sump, normally utilized to capture controlled drain down and minor equipment leakage, filled rapidly due to the uncontrolled relief flow. This caused the sump to overflow the surrounding terrain. The thermal relief valve was replaced after the release.
| Report Received Date | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120302 |
| Supplemental Number | 17662 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 300 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plains Pipeline, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay Street, Suite 1900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-09-19 09:03:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.532 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -100.83054 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-09-19 09:03:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Block Valve Was Closed Which Stopped The Flow Of Oil To Sump |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-09-19 09:10:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colorado City Mesa |
| Segment Name | Midland To Colorado City 24-Inch |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79526 |
| Onshore City Name | Hermleigh |
| Onshore County Name | Scurry |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Relief Valve |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Leak Type Other | Thermal Relief Valve Failed |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3600 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Preparer Name | S***** N***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | S******@p****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-993-5673 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-646-4310 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J***** R J**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-993-5162 |
| Authorizer Title | Sr Director Env And Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | J******@p****.com |
| Narrative | On september 19, 2012, a one barrel (1.0 bbl) spill occurred on the mesa 24-inch pipeline incoming scraper trap (receiver barrel) at our mesa station in the colorado city mesa tank farm in scurry county, tx. The cause of the release was equipment failure. A normally-closed thermal relief valve (trv) on the scraper trap barrel opened and failed to re-seat which allowed oil to flow to a sump. The sump, normally utilized to capture controlled drain down and minor equipment leakage, filled rapidly due to the uncontrolled relief flow. This caused the sump to overflow the surrounding terrain. The thermal relief valve was replaced after the release. |
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