Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-05-06 — TX
Operator
Shell Pipeline Co., L.p.
Cause
Excavation Issue
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2013-05-06 07:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Excavation was being performed around the suction line of the mainline pump station. There was asphalt in an area that needed to excavated. Used the backhoe to lift the asphalt. The backhoe bucket contacted the small diameter .75 inch pipe nipple and cracked the threads. The backhoe operator felt the contact and stopped. The pipe was eight inches below grade, connected to the low pressure sensor. The pipeline was shutdown, isolated the pump station and began the clean up of the released oil. Made repair by replacing the .75 inch pipe with new. Restarted pipeline two hours later. Project was an inspection of station piping performed by our contractor.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-05-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130180
Supplemental Number
18097
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
31174
Name
Shell Pipeline Co., L.p.
Operator Street Address
150 North Dairy Ashford Road Wck Bldg. A
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77079
Local Datetime
2013-05-06 07:30:00
Location Latitude
36.18977222
Location Longitude
-120.3564278
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.69
Recovered Bbls
0.69
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-05-06 07:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-05-06 07:32:00
Restart Datetime
2013-05-06 09:37:00
On Site Datetime
2013-05-06 07:30:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-05-06 07:32:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1046179
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Coalinga Pump Station
Segment Name
North 20 - Coalinga To Avon
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ca
Onshore Postal Code
93210
Onshore City Name
Coalinga
Onshore County Name
Fresno
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
55.8
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines)
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
500
Est Cost Emergency
500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1000
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Notify Cga Dirt
No
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Liquid Pipeline
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
174556
One Call Center Name
Usa North
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
2
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above
Preparer Name
R****** K*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Specialist
Preparer Email
R*************@s****.com
Preparer Telephone
713 241 1064
Prepared Date
2013-05-23 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B**** S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713 241 3620
Authorizer Title
Manager Integrity And Regulatory Services
Authorizer Email
B*************@s****.com
Narrative
Excavation was being performed around the suction line of the mainline pump station. There was asphalt in an area that needed to excavated. Used the backhoe to lift the asphalt. The backhoe bucket contacted the small diameter .75 inch pipe nipple and cracked the threads. The backhoe operator felt the contact and stopped. The pipe was eight inches below grade, connected to the low pressure sensor. The pipeline was shutdown, isolated the pump station and began the clean up of the released oil. Made repair by replacing the .75 inch pipe with new. Restarted pipeline two hours later. Project was an inspection of station piping performed by our contractor.
| Report Received Date | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130180 |
| Supplemental Number | 18097 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 31174 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Shell Pipeline Co., L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 150 North Dairy Ashford Road Wck Bldg. A |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77079 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-05-06 07:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 36.18977222 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -120.3564278 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.69 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.69 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-05-06 07:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-05-06 07:32:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-05-06 09:37:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-05-06 07:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-05-06 07:32:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1046179 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Coalinga Pump Station |
| Segment Name | North 20 - Coalinga To Avon |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ca |
| Onshore Postal Code | 93210 |
| Onshore City Name | Coalinga |
| Onshore County Name | Fresno |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 55.8 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines) |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1000 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Notify Cga Dirt | No |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Liquid Pipeline |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 174556 |
| One Call Center Name | Usa North |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 2 |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Excavation Practice Not Listed Above |
| Preparer Name | R****** K***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Specialist |
| Preparer Email | R*************@s****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713 241 1064 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-05-23 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713 241 3620 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Integrity And Regulatory Services |
| Authorizer Email | B*************@s****.com |
| Narrative | Excavation was being performed around the suction line of the mainline pump station. There was asphalt in an area that needed to excavated. Used the backhoe to lift the asphalt. The backhoe bucket contacted the small diameter .75 inch pipe nipple and cracked the threads. The backhoe operator felt the contact and stopped. The pipe was eight inches below grade, connected to the low pressure sensor. The pipeline was shutdown, isolated the pump station and began the clean up of the released oil. Made repair by replacing the .75 inch pipe with new. Restarted pipeline two hours later. Project was an inspection of station piping performed by our contractor. |
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