Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-06-18 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,500
Incident datetime
2013-06-18 23:39
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On june 18th at 22:30 the control center recieved a high sump alarm at the conowingo station. The control center notified the operator on duty to check the unmanned station to see what had occured. At 23:39 the operator arrived at the station and found a leak coming out of the valve stem of the suction valve of # 1 unit. At 00:00 the operations manager received a call to inform that we had product on the ground and the pump was blocked in and the leak had stopped. At 00:40 on june 19th, the operations manager informed the state of maryland of the un-determined amount of oil we had at the station. On june 19th at 07:00 we had a clean-up crew begin the clean up process - this process concluded on june 20th at 12:00 with all soil cleaned and contained. Technicians arrived at 11:00 on the 19th to change the seals on the suction valve.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-07-16 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130249
Supplemental Number
18469
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1000 Lake St.
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009
Local Datetime
2013-06-18 22:30:00
Location Latitude
39.673538
Location Longitude
-76.125691
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.83
Recovered Bbls
1.83
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-06-18 23:39:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-06-18 23:41:00
Restart Datetime
2013-06-19 16:45:00
On Site Datetime
2013-06-18 23:39:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/conowingo Station
Segment Name
Line 03 - Conowingo Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Md
Onshore Postal Code
21917
Onshore City Name
Conowingo
Onshore County Name
Colora
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Conowingo
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
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1500
Est Cost Emergency
3500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
5000
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Failure Of Equipment Body (Except Pump), Tank Plate, Or Other Material
Eq Failure Type
Failure Of Equipment Body (Except Pump), Tank Plate, Or Other Material
Preparer Name
A**** S****
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator - Northeast District
Preparer Email
A******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
703 405 5501
Preparer Fax
770 754 8036
Prepared Date
2013-08-22 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A M T*****
Authorizer Telephone
678 762 2872
Authorizer Title
Regulartory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
On june 18th at 22:30 the control center recieved a high sump alarm at the conowingo station. The control center notified the operator on duty to check the unmanned station to see what had occured. At 23:39 the operator arrived at the station and found a leak coming out of the valve stem of the suction valve of # 1 unit. At 00:00 the operations manager received a call to inform that we had product on the ground and the pump was blocked in and the leak had stopped. At 00:40 on june 19th, the operations manager informed the state of maryland of the un-determined amount of oil we had at the station. On june 19th at 07:00 we had a clean-up crew begin the clean up process - this process concluded on june 20th at 12:00 with all soil cleaned and contained. Technicians arrived at 11:00 on the 19th to change the seals on the suction valve.
| Report Received Date | 2013-07-16 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130249 |
| Supplemental Number | 18469 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1000 Lake St. |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-06-18 22:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 39.673538 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -76.125691 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.83 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.83 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-06-18 23:39:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-06-18 23:41:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-06-19 16:45:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-06-18 23:39:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/conowingo Station |
| Segment Name | Line 03 - Conowingo Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Md |
| Onshore Postal Code | 21917 |
| Onshore City Name | Conowingo |
| Onshore County Name | Colora |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Conowingo |
| 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 | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 5000 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Failure Of Equipment Body (Except Pump), Tank Plate, Or Other Material |
| Eq Failure Type | Failure Of Equipment Body (Except Pump), Tank Plate, Or Other Material |
| Preparer Name | A**** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Coordinator - Northeast District |
| Preparer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 703 405 5501 |
| Preparer Fax | 770 754 8036 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A M T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 678 762 2872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulartory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On june 18th at 22:30 the control center recieved a high sump alarm at the conowingo station. The control center notified the operator on duty to check the unmanned station to see what had occured. At 23:39 the operator arrived at the station and found a leak coming out of the valve stem of the suction valve of # 1 unit. At 00:00 the operations manager received a call to inform that we had product on the ground and the pump was blocked in and the leak had stopped. At 00:40 on june 19th, the operations manager informed the state of maryland of the un-determined amount of oil we had at the station. On june 19th at 07:00 we had a clean-up crew begin the clean up process - this process concluded on june 20th at 12:00 with all soil cleaned and contained. Technicians arrived at 11:00 on the 19th to change the seals on the suction valve. |
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