Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-03-29 — KS
Operator
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
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)
$0
Incident datetime
2013-03-29 15:30
Report number
Location
KS
Narrative
On april 4th, 2013, at approximately 11:16 am koch pipeline received additional information from an original release and subsequent repair at a pump station located at 9145 fm 563 in liberty, tx. The original release that occurred on march 29, 2013 at approximately 3:30 pm was believed to be less than 5 gallons from the affected piping at the location. The site was blocked in for repair and repairs were made to the station on monday, april 1, 2013. During the course of the investigation, it was found that a loss in pressure affected more piping than was originally believed. After receiving this information, calculations were performed on april 4th at 11:00 and the release to atmosphere was estimated to be 67.2 gallons.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-04-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130142
Supplemental Number
18234
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22855
Name
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
Operator Street Address
4111 East 37th Street North
Operator City Name
Wichita
Operator State Abbreviation
KS
Operator Postal Code
67220
Local Datetime
2013-03-29 15:30:00
Location Latitude
29.926686
Location Longitude
-94.698972
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other Hvl
Commodity Details
Ethane
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.6
Intentional Release Bbls
1.6
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-03-29 15:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Station Was Isolated From Pipeline By Valving
On Site Datetime
2013-03-29 17:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-04-04 14:27:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1042959
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Liberty Pump Station
Segment Name
Pipeline 507 Pump Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77575
Onshore City Name
Liberty
Onshore County Name
Liberty
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
#507
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Relief Valve
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Relief Valve Relieved At Lower Pressure Than Set Pressure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
296
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
296
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
C**** K*******
Preparer Title
Program Coordinator
Preparer Email
C*************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
316-828-4121
Preparer Fax
316-529-6377
Prepared Date
2013-06-27 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C**** K*******
Authorizer Telephone
316-828-4121
Authorizer Title
Program Coordinator
Authorizer Email
C*************@k***********.com
Narrative
On april 4th, 2013, at approximately 11:16 am koch pipeline received additional information from an original release and subsequent repair at a pump station located at 9145 fm 563 in liberty, tx. The original release that occurred on march 29, 2013 at approximately 3:30 pm was believed to be less than 5 gallons from the affected piping at the location. The site was blocked in for repair and repairs were made to the station on monday, april 1, 2013. During the course of the investigation, it was found that a loss in pressure affected more piping than was originally believed. After receiving this information, calculations were performed on april 4th at 11:00 and the release to atmosphere was estimated to be 67.2 gallons.
| Report Received Date | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130142 |
| Supplemental Number | 18234 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22855 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Koch Pipeline Company, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 4111 East 37th Street North |
| Operator City Name | Wichita |
| Operator State Abbreviation | KS |
| Operator Postal Code | 67220 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-03-29 15:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.926686 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.698972 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 | Ethane |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.6 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 1.6 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-03-29 15:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Station Was Isolated From Pipeline By Valving |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-03-29 17:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-04-04 14:27:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1042959 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Liberty Pump Station |
| Segment Name | Pipeline 507 Pump Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77575 |
| Onshore City Name | Liberty |
| Onshore County Name | Liberty |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | #507 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Relief Valve |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Relief Valve Relieved At Lower Pressure Than Set Pressure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 296 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 296 |
| 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 | C**** K******* |
| Preparer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | C*************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Preparer Fax | 316-529-6377 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-06-27 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** K******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Authorizer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | C*************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On april 4th, 2013, at approximately 11:16 am koch pipeline received additional information from an original release and subsequent repair at a pump station located at 9145 fm 563 in liberty, tx. The original release that occurred on march 29, 2013 at approximately 3:30 pm was believed to be less than 5 gallons from the affected piping at the location. The site was blocked in for repair and repairs were made to the station on monday, april 1, 2013. During the course of the investigation, it was found that a loss in pressure affected more piping than was originally believed. After receiving this information, calculations were performed on april 4th at 11:00 and the release to atmosphere was estimated to be 67.2 gallons. |
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