Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2012-12-01 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
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)
$7,000
Incident datetime
2012-12-01 20:44
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At 20:44 cst pipeline control received fire detection, then a hazardous gas alarm remotely. At 21:20 cst a local area technician arrived and confirmed a small flash fire had occurred on forsan station, turbine #4 operating on the seminole red mainline (lid 50). The fire was out prior to the technician's arrival. There was minor damage to horizontal pump wiring and conduits. Investigation of the accident determined the loss of inboard and outboard pump seals resulted in the release of natural gasoline which ignited due to the high temperature of the gas turbine driver. The loss of seal integrity was due to a reduction in seal flush flow due to build-up of sediments from the pipeline.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2012-12-28 00:00:00
Iyear
2012
Report Number
20120375
Supplemental Number
17598
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
2012-12-01 20:44:00
Location Latitude
32.113857
Location Longitude
-101.255144
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
0.1
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime
2012-12-01 20:44:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2012-12-01 20:44:00
Restart Datetime
2012-12-02 00:17:00
On Site Datetime
2012-12-01 21:20:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2012-12-01 22:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1032064
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Forsan Station
Segment Name
Seminole Red Lid 50
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79720
Onshore City Name
Forsan
Onshore County Name
Howard
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
7000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
7000
Accident Psig
395
Mop Psig
1330
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
Yes
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
The controller received the haz gas and seal fail alarms and called a technician to investigate. There was no other information from scada indications to mandate further actions.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Seal/packing Failure
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Reduction In Seal Flush Flow Due To Build-Up Of Sediments From The Pipeline.
Preparer Name
N*** T*****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
N*******@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
7133812493
Prepared Date
2013-03-19 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
N*** T*****
Authorizer Telephone
7133812493
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Authorizer Email
N*******@e****.com
Narrative
At 20:44 cst pipeline control received fire detection, then a hazardous gas alarm remotely. At 21:20 cst a local area technician arrived and confirmed a small flash fire had occurred on forsan station, turbine #4 operating on the seminole red mainline (lid 50). The fire was out prior to the technician's arrival. There was minor damage to horizontal pump wiring and conduits. Investigation of the accident determined the loss of inboard and outboard pump seals resulted in the release of natural gasoline which ignited due to the high temperature of the gas turbine driver. The loss of seal integrity was due to a reduction in seal flush flow due to build-up of sediments from the pipeline.
| Report Received Date | 2012-12-28 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2012 |
| Report Number | 20120375 |
| Supplemental Number | 17598 |
| 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 | 2012-12-01 20:44:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.113857 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.255144 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 | 0.1 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations) |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2012-12-01 20:44:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2012-12-01 20:44:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2012-12-02 00:17:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2012-12-01 21:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2012-12-01 22:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1032064 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Forsan Station |
| Segment Name | Seminole Red Lid 50 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79720 |
| Onshore City Name | Forsan |
| Onshore County Name | Howard |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 7000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 7000 |
| Accident Psig | 395 |
| Mop Psig | 1330 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | The controller received the haz gas and seal fail alarms and called a technician to investigate. There was no other information from scada indications to mandate further actions. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Seal/packing Failure |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Reduction In Seal Flush Flow Due To Build-Up Of Sediments From The Pipeline. |
| Preparer Name | N*** T***** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | N*******@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7133812493 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-03-19 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | N*** T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7133812493 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | N*******@e****.com |
| Narrative | At 20:44 cst pipeline control received fire detection, then a hazardous gas alarm remotely. At 21:20 cst a local area technician arrived and confirmed a small flash fire had occurred on forsan station, turbine #4 operating on the seminole red mainline (lid 50). The fire was out prior to the technician's arrival. There was minor damage to horizontal pump wiring and conduits. Investigation of the accident determined the loss of inboard and outboard pump seals resulted in the release of natural gasoline which ignited due to the high temperature of the gas turbine driver. The loss of seal integrity was due to a reduction in seal flush flow due to build-up of sediments from the pipeline. |
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