Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-09-24 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Lp
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2012-09-24 11:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On september 24, 2012, kinder morgan field operations personnel discovered a spill south of tank 27 at the wink station. The leak was determined to be on a 4'' relief line, which was out-of-service, but tied into an active fill line and blinded off. Kinder morgan isolated the out-of-service line and removed it from the station.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-10-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120305
Supplemental Number
17466
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
31957
Name
Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-09-24 11:30:00
Location Latitude
31.76885
Location Longitude
-103.17565
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.09
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-09-24 11:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Routed Crude Through Manifold To Different Pipes And Tanks
On Site Datetime
2012-09-24 11:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wink Station
Segment Name
Relief Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79789
Onshore City Name
Wink
Onshore County Name
Winkler
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Wink
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Relief Line And Relief Equipment
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
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
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
500
Est Cost Emergency
750
Est Cost Environmental
250
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1600
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Preparer Name
A**** Z*****
Preparer Title
Manage Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
A***********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-396-9512
Preparer Fax
303-984-3417
Prepared Date
2013-03-11 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J*** J***** J****
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-9721
Authorizer Title
Director Of Transportation
Authorizer Email
J*********@k***********.com
Narrative
On september 24, 2012, kinder morgan field operations personnel discovered a spill south of tank 27 at the wink station. The leak was determined to be on a 4'' relief line, which was out-of-service, but tied into an active fill line and blinded off. Kinder morgan isolated the out-of-service line and removed it from the station.
| Report Received Date | 2012-10-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120305 |
| Supplemental Number | 17466 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 31957 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-09-24 11:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.76885 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -103.17565 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.09 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-09-24 11:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Routed Crude Through Manifold To Different Pipes And Tanks |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-09-24 11:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Wink Station |
| Segment Name | Relief Line |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79789 |
| Onshore City Name | Wink |
| Onshore County Name | Winkler |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Wink |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Relief Line And Relief Equipment |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| 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 | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 750 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 250 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1600 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | A**** Z***** |
| Preparer Title | Manage Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | A***********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-396-9512 |
| Preparer Fax | 303-984-3417 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-11 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J*** J***** J**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-9721 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Transportation |
| Authorizer Email | J*********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On september 24, 2012, kinder morgan field operations personnel discovered a spill south of tank 27 at the wink station. The leak was determined to be on a 4'' relief line, which was out-of-service, but tied into an active fill line and blinded off. Kinder morgan isolated the out-of-service line and removed it from the station. |
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