Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-05-08 — TX
Operator
West Texas Gulf Pipeline Co
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2013-05-08 10:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On may 8 at approximately 10:30, while preparing to launch a cleaning scraper from wortham to longview, the 20" launching trap valve leaked from the body bleed port due to the bleed port connection being loose. After the scraper was loaded and pressurized, the pipeliner opened the 20" trap mov. Immediately, the body bleed port began to spray crude oil. The pipeliner quickly notified the control center and requested the mainline pumps to be shut down. The pipeliner tightened the connection with a wrench until the crude oil spray stopped. Cleanup was completed by cleaning station piping and removing contaminated gravel from the area.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-06-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130199
Supplemental Number
19053
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22442
Name
West Texas Gulf Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-05-08 10:30:00
Location Latitude
31.7768
Location Longitude
-96.3957
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-05-08 10:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-05-08 10:31:00
Restart Datetime
2013-05-08 11:00:00
On Site Datetime
2013-05-08 10:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wortham Station
Segment Name
Wortham To Longview 20"
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
76667
Onshore City Name
Wortham
Onshore County Name
Freestone
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
93
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
3344
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3437
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
Eq Failure Type
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
Preparer Name
T*** G* N*******
Preparer Title
Dot Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
281-637-6576
Preparer Fax
281-637-6425
Prepared Date
2014-02-25 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** G* N*******
Authorizer Telephone
281-637-6576
Authorizer Title
Dot Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Narrative
On may 8 at approximately 10:30, while preparing to launch a cleaning scraper from wortham to longview, the 20" launching trap valve leaked from the body bleed port due to the bleed port connection being loose. After the scraper was loaded and pressurized, the pipeliner opened the 20" trap mov. Immediately, the body bleed port began to spray crude oil. The pipeliner quickly notified the control center and requested the mainline pumps to be shut down. The pipeliner tightened the connection with a wrench until the crude oil spray stopped. Cleanup was completed by cleaning station piping and removing contaminated gravel from the area.
| Report Received Date | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130199 |
| Supplemental Number | 19053 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22442 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | West Texas Gulf Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-05-08 10:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.7768 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -96.3957 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-05-08 10:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-05-08 10:31:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-05-08 11:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-05-08 10:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Wortham Station |
| Segment Name | Wortham To Longview 20" |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 76667 |
| Onshore City Name | Wortham |
| Onshore County Name | Freestone |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Mainline |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 93 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3344 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3437 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| Eq Failure Type | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| Preparer Name | T*** G* N******* |
| Preparer Title | Dot Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | T*********@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 281-637-6576 |
| Preparer Fax | 281-637-6425 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-02-25 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** G* N******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 281-637-6576 |
| Authorizer Title | Dot Compliance Specialist |
| Authorizer Email | T*********@s**************.com |
| Narrative | On may 8 at approximately 10:30, while preparing to launch a cleaning scraper from wortham to longview, the 20" launching trap valve leaked from the body bleed port due to the bleed port connection being loose. After the scraper was loaded and pressurized, the pipeliner opened the 20" trap mov. Immediately, the body bleed port began to spray crude oil. The pipeliner quickly notified the control center and requested the mainline pumps to be shut down. The pipeliner tightened the connection with a wrench until the crude oil spray stopped. Cleanup was completed by cleaning station piping and removing contaminated gravel from the area. |
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