Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-05-06 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$250
Incident datetime
2013-05-06 12:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Area tech arrived at the carson station delivery site and found oil sprayed on the piping and ground. Further investigation revealed the air eliminator on the metering system was hung open, filling the sump; at some time a slug of air was received which caused the sump to spray approximately 20 gallons of product on the nearby piping and ground, the contaminated soil was cleaned up and the piping wiped clean. The air eliminator seat was cleaned and placed back into service
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-05-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130175
Supplemental Number
18087
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
30829
Name
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-05-06 12:15:00
Location Latitude
33.826786
Location Longitude
-98.638556
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.48
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-05-06 12:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Line Was Already Down.
On Site Datetime
2013-05-06 12:20:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Carson Station
Segment Name
C18
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
76308
Onshore City Name
Holiday
Onshore County Name
Archer
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp1.87
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Sump
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
75
Est Cost Prop Damage
250
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
825
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
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
2013-05-21 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
N*** B******
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-3536
Authorizer Title
Sr. Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email
W********@e****.com
Narrative
Area tech arrived at the carson station delivery site and found oil sprayed on the piping and ground. Further investigation revealed the air eliminator on the metering system was hung open, filling the sump; at some time a slug of air was received which caused the sump to spray approximately 20 gallons of product on the nearby piping and ground, the contaminated soil was cleaned up and the piping wiped clean. The air eliminator seat was cleaned and placed back into service
| Report Received Date | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130175 |
| Supplemental Number | 18087 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 30829 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1100 Louisiana Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-05-06 12:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.826786 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -98.638556 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.48 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-05-06 12:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Line Was Already Down. |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-05-06 12:20:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Carson Station |
| Segment Name | C18 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 76308 |
| Onshore City Name | Holiday |
| Onshore County Name | Archer |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp1.87 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Sump |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 75 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 250 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 825 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| 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 | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | N*** B****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-3536 |
| Authorizer Title | Sr. Pipeline Compliance Specialist |
| Authorizer Email | W********@e****.com |
| Narrative | Area tech arrived at the carson station delivery site and found oil sprayed on the piping and ground. Further investigation revealed the air eliminator on the metering system was hung open, filling the sump; at some time a slug of air was received which caused the sump to spray approximately 20 gallons of product on the nearby piping and ground, the contaminated soil was cleaned up and the piping wiped clean. The air eliminator seat was cleaned and placed back into service |
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