Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-04-03 — OK
Operator
Explorer Pipeline Co
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)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2013-04-03 07:05
Report number
Location
OK
Narrative
On april 3, 2013 an explorer pipeline employee was conducting a station inspection of the houston pump station and noted a small amount of product around the pipeline strainer. The pump station was immediately isolated from the pipeline and the area was inspected to locate the potential source. The source of the release was identified to be a crack in a threaded connection from one-half inch piping associated with a pressure transmitter. The impacted soil was tested and properly managed.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-04-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130155
Supplemental Number
19427
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
4805
Name
Explorer Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
Po Box 2650
Operator City Name
Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation
OK
Operator Postal Code
74101
Local Datetime
2013-04-03 07:00:00
Location Latitude
29.81987246
Location Longitude
-95.15331796
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Mixture Of Refined Products (Transmix Or Other Mixture)
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.19
Recovered Bbls
1.19
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-04-03 07:05:00
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 And Repairs Were Made To Half-Inch Piping.
On Site Datetime
2013-04-03 08:05:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Houston Pump Station
Segment Name
Houston Pump Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77049
Onshore City Name
Houston
Onshore County Name
Harris
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
70.8
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Crack In One-Half Inch Threaded Connection.
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
150
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000
Est Cost Emergency
20000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
22150
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
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
Preparer Name
K**** E* B****
Preparer Title
Dot Administrator
Preparer Email
K*****@e***.com
Preparer Telephone
9184935104
Prepared Date
2014-05-30 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J** S****
Authorizer Telephone
9184935143
Authorizer Title
Director Hsse And Engineering
Authorizer Email
J*****@e***.com
Narrative
On april 3, 2013 an explorer pipeline employee was conducting a station inspection of the houston pump station and noted a small amount of product around the pipeline strainer. The pump station was immediately isolated from the pipeline and the area was inspected to locate the potential source. The source of the release was identified to be a crack in a threaded connection from one-half inch piping associated with a pressure transmitter. The impacted soil was tested and properly managed.
| Report Received Date | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130155 |
| Supplemental Number | 19427 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 4805 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Explorer Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | Po Box 2650 |
| Operator City Name | Tulsa |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OK |
| Operator Postal Code | 74101 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-04-03 07:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.81987246 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.15331796 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Mixture Of Refined Products (Transmix Or Other Mixture) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.19 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.19 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-04-03 07:05:00 |
| 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 And Repairs Were Made To Half-Inch Piping. |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-04-03 08:05:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Houston Pump Station |
| Segment Name | Houston Pump Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77049 |
| Onshore City Name | Houston |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 70.8 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Crack In One-Half Inch Threaded Connection. |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 150 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 20000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 22150 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| 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 |
| Preparer Name | K**** E* B**** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Administrator |
| Preparer Email | K*****@e***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9184935104 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-05-30 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J** S**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 9184935143 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Hsse And Engineering |
| Authorizer Email | J*****@e***.com |
| Narrative | On april 3, 2013 an explorer pipeline employee was conducting a station inspection of the houston pump station and noted a small amount of product around the pipeline strainer. The pump station was immediately isolated from the pipeline and the area was inspected to locate the potential source. The source of the release was identified to be a crack in a threaded connection from one-half inch piping associated with a pressure transmitter. The impacted soil was tested and properly managed. |
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