Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-11-15 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$175,000
Incident datetime
2012-11-15 12:47
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Pipeline control received notification on 11/15/2012 at 1247 hrs from our technician who was working on our equipment on the basf- port arthur plant property of a small ethylene ice ball apx 1' wide on a tor fitting on the p-87 12' ethylene line. The volume of ethylene released and cause of the release are unknown at this time. The decision from field mgt is to put a temporary repair on it for now. When basf schedules their turnaround in january, a permanent repair will be made at that time. There have been no reports of any plant interruptions from this incident. The p-87 line from pt. Arthur to mt. Belvieu has remained in normal operations as requested by field management. There have been no reports of any injuries, road closures, evacuations, and no water ways affected. There also were no indications from our scada of any issues at the basf plant on our equipment that is monitored in pipeline control. Per transportation compliance, this is not a reportable incident to nrc by volume at this time. The minimum $50,000 repair costs which makes it nrc reportable will not be determined until later, at which time pipeline control will notify nrc. 11/15/2012 update at 18:37hrs - it was determine at this time that the fabricated clamp to stop the leak will cost approximately $76,000. Nrc was notified at 19:30hrs. The txrrc was notified at 1905hrs. 11/17/2012 update at 19:12 hrs - the repair clamp has been installed and the leak has been stopped. 01/24/2012 update - on 01/23/2013 basf plant shutdown for maintenance. During this shutdown enterprise cutout about a 24 inch section of pipe with the tor fitting and replaced with a new piece of pipe. The repair was completed 1/23/2013.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-12-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120345
Supplemental Number
17614
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31618
Name
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2012-11-15 12:47:00
Location Latitude
29.951987
Location Longitude
-93.887925
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other Hvl
Commodity Details
Ethylene
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.3
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-11-15 12:47:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Small Vapor Release Around Tor.
On Site Datetime
2012-11-15 12:47:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-11-15 19:30:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1030762
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
P87-Ethylene
Segment Name
Basf - Mont Belvieu
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77642
Onshore City Name
Port Arthur
Onshore County Name
Jefferson
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
66.74
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Threaded O- Ring Fitting
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
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
175000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
175000
Accident Psig
1200
Mop Psig
2120
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
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf 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
There was no alarms identified by scada or cpm to indicate any control actions or issues.
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
Other Stripped Ind
Threaded Fitting
Additional Installation Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
N*** B******
Preparer Title
Sr. Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
W********@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-3536
Preparer Fax
281-887-7704
Prepared Date
2013-03-20 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
N*** B******
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-3536
Authorizer Title
Sr. Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email
W********@e****.com
Narrative
Pipeline control received notification on 11/15/2012 at 1247 hrs from our technician who was working on our equipment on the basf- port arthur plant property of a small ethylene ice ball apx 1' wide on a tor fitting on the p-87 12' ethylene line. The volume of ethylene released and cause of the release are unknown at this time. The decision from field mgt is to put a temporary repair on it for now. When basf schedules their turnaround in january, a permanent repair will be made at that time. There have been no reports of any plant interruptions from this incident. The p-87 line from pt. Arthur to mt. Belvieu has remained in normal operations as requested by field management. There have been no reports of any injuries, road closures, evacuations, and no water ways affected. There also were no indications from our scada of any issues at the basf plant on our equipment that is monitored in pipeline control. Per transportation compliance, this is not a reportable incident to nrc by volume at this time. The minimum $50,000 repair costs which makes it nrc reportable will not be determined until later, at which time pipeline control will notify nrc. 11/15/2012 update at 18:37hrs - it was determine at this time that the fabricated clamp to stop the leak will cost approximately $76,000. Nrc was notified at 19:30hrs. The txrrc was notified at 1905hrs. 11/17/2012 update at 19:12 hrs - the repair clamp has been installed and the leak has been stopped. 01/24/2012 update - on 01/23/2013 basf plant shutdown for maintenance. During this shutdown enterprise cutout about a 24 inch section of pipe with the tor fitting and replaced with a new piece of pipe. The repair was completed 1/23/2013.
| Report Received Date | 2012-12-03 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120345 |
| Supplemental Number | 17614 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31618 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enterprise Products Operating Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1100 Louisiana Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2012-11-15 12:47:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.951987 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.887925 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other Hvl |
| Commodity Details | Ethylene |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.3 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-11-15 12:47:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Small Vapor Release Around Tor. |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-11-15 12:47:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-11-15 19:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1030762 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | P87-Ethylene |
| Segment Name | Basf - Mont Belvieu |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77642 |
| Onshore City Name | Port Arthur |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 66.74 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Threaded O- Ring Fitting |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| 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 | 175000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 175000 |
| Accident Psig | 1200 |
| Mop Psig | 2120 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf 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 | There was no alarms identified by scada or cpm to indicate any control actions or issues. |
| 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 |
| Other Stripped Ind | Threaded Fitting |
| Additional Installation Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | N*** B****** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Pipeline Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | W********@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-3536 |
| Preparer Fax | 281-887-7704 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | N*** B****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-3536 |
| Authorizer Title | Sr. Pipeline Compliance Specialist |
| Authorizer Email | W********@e****.com |
| Narrative | Pipeline control received notification on 11/15/2012 at 1247 hrs from our technician who was working on our equipment on the basf- port arthur plant property of a small ethylene ice ball apx 1' wide on a tor fitting on the p-87 12' ethylene line. The volume of ethylene released and cause of the release are unknown at this time. The decision from field mgt is to put a temporary repair on it for now. When basf schedules their turnaround in january, a permanent repair will be made at that time. There have been no reports of any plant interruptions from this incident. The p-87 line from pt. Arthur to mt. Belvieu has remained in normal operations as requested by field management. There have been no reports of any injuries, road closures, evacuations, and no water ways affected. There also were no indications from our scada of any issues at the basf plant on our equipment that is monitored in pipeline control. Per transportation compliance, this is not a reportable incident to nrc by volume at this time. The minimum $50,000 repair costs which makes it nrc reportable will not be determined until later, at which time pipeline control will notify nrc. 11/15/2012 update at 18:37hrs - it was determine at this time that the fabricated clamp to stop the leak will cost approximately $76,000. Nrc was notified at 19:30hrs. The txrrc was notified at 1905hrs. 11/17/2012 update at 19:12 hrs - the repair clamp has been installed and the leak has been stopped. 01/24/2012 update - on 01/23/2013 basf plant shutdown for maintenance. During this shutdown enterprise cutout about a 24 inch section of pipe with the tor fitting and replaced with a new piece of pipe. The repair was completed 1/23/2013. |
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