Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-04-15 — TX
Operator
Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Refinery)
Cause
Corrosion 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)
$33,000
Incident datetime
2013-04-15 14:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On april 15, 2013 at appoximately 2pm during a routine inspection a small pinhole leak was discovered on the c3 mix pipeline. All appropriate parties were notified and responsed to mitigate the leak. The process to isolate the pipeline immediately followed the discovery and limited the release amount to 2.9 barrels. No injuries or evacuations were required.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-05-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130168
Supplemental Number
18027
Report Type
Original
Operator Id
30825
Name
Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Refinery)
Operator Street Address
P.o. Box 4689
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77210
Local Datetime
2013-04-15 14:00:00
Location Latitude
30.18348
Location Longitude
-93.3292
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other Hvl
Commodity Details
Propane / Propylene Mixture
Unintentional Release Bbls
2.9
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-04-15 14:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-04-15 14:45:00
Restart Datetime
2013-04-18 20:30:00
On Site Datetime
2013-04-15 14:05:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-04-15 15:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1044053
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
C3 Mix Hvl Pipeline
Segment Name
C3 Mix Hvl Pipeline
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70663
Onshore City Name
Sulphur
Onshore County Name
Calcasieu
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Eiv026
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
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
286
Est Cost Prop Damage
33000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
33286
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Preparer Name
J**** F****
Preparer Title
Safety Supervisor
Preparer Email
J******@c****.com
Preparer Telephone
337 708-8883
Preparer Fax
337 708-6151
Prepared Date
2013-05-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C**** M****
Authorizer Telephone
337 708-6474
Authorizer Title
Health And Safety Manager
Authorizer Email
C******@c****.com
Narrative
On april 15, 2013 at appoximately 2pm during a routine inspection a small pinhole leak was discovered on the c3 mix pipeline. All appropriate parties were notified and responsed to mitigate the leak. The process to isolate the pipeline immediately followed the discovery and limited the release amount to 2.9 barrels. No injuries or evacuations were required.
| Report Received Date | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130168 |
| Supplemental Number | 18027 |
| Report Type | Original |
| Operator Id | 30825 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Citgo Petroleum Corporation (Refinery) |
| Operator Street Address | P.o. Box 4689 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77210 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-04-15 14:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.18348 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.3292 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 | Propane / Propylene Mixture |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2.9 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-04-15 14:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-04-15 14:45:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-04-18 20:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-04-15 14:05:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-04-15 15:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1044053 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | C3 Mix Hvl Pipeline |
| Segment Name | C3 Mix Hvl Pipeline |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70663 |
| Onshore City Name | Sulphur |
| Onshore County Name | Calcasieu |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Eiv026 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| 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 | 286 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 33000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 33286 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | J**** F**** |
| Preparer Title | Safety Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | J******@c****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 337 708-8883 |
| Preparer Fax | 337 708-6151 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** M**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 337 708-6474 |
| Authorizer Title | Health And Safety Manager |
| Authorizer Email | C******@c****.com |
| Narrative | On april 15, 2013 at appoximately 2pm during a routine inspection a small pinhole leak was discovered on the c3 mix pipeline. All appropriate parties were notified and responsed to mitigate the leak. The process to isolate the pipeline immediately followed the discovery and limited the release amount to 2.9 barrels. No injuries or evacuations were required. |
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