Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-06-04 — KS
Operator
Jayhawk Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2013-06-04 06:45
Report number
Location
KS
Narrative
The release at chase station was on the incoming line from shurr. The shurr to chase 12' was being purged of nitrogen and started after ili repairs where completed on monday afternoon, june 3, 2013. The field investigation reveals that the flange gasket failed on a 8'/600# flange. This flange that leak had a new flange gasket installed at approximately 6:15 pm on monday (previous day) when the blind flange was removed. The maintenance foreman stated that the flange had no indication of a leak when they left the site at approximately 9:15 pm, monday june 3, 2013 after the line was returned to normal operating pressure of just under 400 psi. Prior to removing the flange gasket that failed, the flange was inspected for possible misalignment. The inspectors stated that the flange was tight, lined up properly and evenly spaced around the circumference. The formal taproot hasbeen conducted and the snapchart is attached. The clean up is not final however cost are not expected to be much higher than estimated. There has been 8 yards of soil removed.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-06-26 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130226
Supplemental Number
18652
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
9175
Name
Jayhawk Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
2000 S. Main
Operator City Name
Mcpherson
Operator State Abbreviation
KS
Operator Postal Code
67460
Local Datetime
2013-06-04 06:45:00
Location Latitude
38.34021
Location Longitude
-98.31168
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
3.7
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2013-06-04 08:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1049221
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Chase Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ks
Onshore Postal Code
67524
Onshore City Name
Near Chase, Ks
Onshore County Name
Rice
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Flange Assembly
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
315
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
3400
Est Cost Environmental
7000
Est Cost Other
2610
Est Cost Other Details
Taproot Investigation, New Gasket And Installation.
Prpty
13325
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Preparer Name
J**** W*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
J******@n***.coop
Preparer Telephone
620 241-9253
Prepared Date
2013-10-24 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J**** W*****
Authorizer Telephone
620 241-9253
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
J******@n***.coop
Narrative
The release at chase station was on the incoming line from shurr. The shurr to chase 12' was being purged of nitrogen and started after ili repairs where completed on monday afternoon, june 3, 2013. The field investigation reveals that the flange gasket failed on a 8'/600# flange. This flange that leak had a new flange gasket installed at approximately 6:15 pm on monday (previous day) when the blind flange was removed. The maintenance foreman stated that the flange had no indication of a leak when they left the site at approximately 9:15 pm, monday june 3, 2013 after the line was returned to normal operating pressure of just under 400 psi. Prior to removing the flange gasket that failed, the flange was inspected for possible misalignment. The inspectors stated that the flange was tight, lined up properly and evenly spaced around the circumference. The formal taproot hasbeen conducted and the snapchart is attached. The clean up is not final however cost are not expected to be much higher than estimated. There has been 8 yards of soil removed.
| Report Received Date | 2013-06-26 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130226 |
| Supplemental Number | 18652 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 9175 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Jayhawk Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 2000 S. Main |
| Operator City Name | Mcpherson |
| Operator State Abbreviation | KS |
| Operator Postal Code | 67460 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-06-04 06:45:00 |
| Location Latitude | 38.34021 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -98.31168 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 3.7 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2013-06-04 08:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1049221 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Chase Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ks |
| Onshore Postal Code | 67524 |
| Onshore City Name | Near Chase, Ks |
| Onshore County Name | Rice |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Flange Assembly |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 315 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3400 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 7000 |
| Est Cost Other | 2610 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Taproot Investigation, New Gasket And Installation. |
| Prpty | 13325 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Preparer Name | J**** W***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | J******@n***.coop |
| Preparer Telephone | 620 241-9253 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J**** W***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 620 241-9253 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | J******@n***.coop |
| Narrative | The release at chase station was on the incoming line from shurr. The shurr to chase 12' was being purged of nitrogen and started after ili repairs where completed on monday afternoon, june 3, 2013. The field investigation reveals that the flange gasket failed on a 8'/600# flange. This flange that leak had a new flange gasket installed at approximately 6:15 pm on monday (previous day) when the blind flange was removed. The maintenance foreman stated that the flange had no indication of a leak when they left the site at approximately 9:15 pm, monday june 3, 2013 after the line was returned to normal operating pressure of just under 400 psi. Prior to removing the flange gasket that failed, the flange was inspected for possible misalignment. The inspectors stated that the flange was tight, lined up properly and evenly spaced around the circumference. The formal taproot hasbeen conducted and the snapchart is attached. The clean up is not final however cost are not expected to be much higher than estimated. There has been 8 yards of soil removed. |
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