HL incident on 2013-07-15 — TX

Operator
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
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)
$7,000
Incident datetime
2013-07-15 12:10
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A contract painting crew was removing masking at the enterprise te products cape girardeau terminal near the p2 -20" pipeline meter skid. One of the paint crew employees smelled gasoline and immediatly summoned a enterprise operations technician. The enterprise operations technician saw product leaking from a tubing fitting on the densitometer. The enterprise operations technician immediately called the control room and the pipeline was shutdown. The tubing connection was repaired and the pipeline was restarted 20 minutes later. Local operations began clean up. The released producted was contained / suspended within an adjacent excavation which contained about 18" of rainwater. The contaminated rainwater / adjacent soil was remediated. All tubing connections on the densitometer were checked for proper torque and vibration.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-07-31 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130261
Supplemental Number
18483
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Enterprise Products Operating Llc
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-07-15 12:10:00
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.9
Recovered Bbls
1.9
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-07-15 12:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-07-15 12:15:00
Restart Datetime
2013-07-15 12:35:00
On Site Datetime
2013-07-15 12:12:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Cape Girardeau Terminal
Segment Name
P2 Pipeline / Cape Girardeau Terminal
Onshore State Abbreviation
Mo
Onshore Postal Code
63780
Onshore City Name
Scott City
Onshore County Name
Scott County
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
581.75
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Tubing
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
350
Est Cost Prop Damage
7000
Est Cost Emergency
10000
Est Cost Environmental
14727
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
32077
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* S*****
Preparer Title
Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
T*******@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713 381 6681
Preparer Fax
713 381 6811
Prepared Date
2013-08-27 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T* S*****
Authorizer Telephone
713 381 6681
Authorizer Title
Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email
T*******@e****.com
Narrative
A contract painting crew was removing masking at the enterprise te products cape girardeau terminal near the p2 -20" pipeline meter skid. One of the paint crew employees smelled gasoline and immediatly summoned a enterprise operations technician. The enterprise operations technician saw product leaking from a tubing fitting on the densitometer. The enterprise operations technician immediately called the control room and the pipeline was shutdown. The tubing connection was repaired and the pipeline was restarted 20 minutes later. Local operations began clean up. The released producted was contained / suspended within an adjacent excavation which contained about 18" of rainwater. The contaminated rainwater / adjacent soil was remediated. All tubing connections on the densitometer were checked for proper torque and vibration.
Report Received Date 2013-07-31 00:00:00
Iyear 2013
Report Number 20130261
Supplemental Number 18483
Report Type Supplemental Final
Operator Id 31618 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Enterprise Products Operating Llc
Operator Street Address 1100 Louisiana Street
Operator City Name Houston
Operator State Abbreviation TX
Operator Postal Code 77002
Local Datetime 2013-07-15 12:10:00
Location Latitude 37.226483 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -89.481844 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Commodity Released Type Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls 1.9
Recovered Bbls 1.9
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Incident Identified Datetime 2013-07-15 12:10:00
System Part Involved Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind Yes
Shutdown Datetime 2013-07-15 12:15:00
Restart Datetime 2013-07-15 12:35:00
On Site Datetime 2013-07-15 12:12:00
Ignite Ind No
Explode Ind No
Num Pub Evacuated 0
Pipe Fac Name Cape Girardeau Terminal
Segment Name P2 Pipeline / Cape Girardeau Terminal
Onshore State Abbreviation Mo
Onshore Postal Code 63780
Onshore City Name Scott City
Onshore County Name Scott County
Designated Location Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name 581.75
Federal No
Location Type Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type Interstate
Item Involved Tubing
Release Type Leak
Leak Type Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind No
Could Be Hca Yes
Commodity Reached Hca No
Est Cost Oper Paid 0
Est Cost Gas Released 350
Est Cost Prop Damage 7000
Est Cost Emergency 10000
Est Cost Environmental 14727
Est Cost Other 0
Prpty 32077
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* S*****
Preparer Title Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email T*******@e****.com
Preparer Telephone 713 381 6681
Preparer Fax 713 381 6811
Prepared Date 2013-08-27 00:00:00
Authorizer Name T* S*****
Authorizer Telephone 713 381 6681
Authorizer Title Senior Pipeline Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email T*******@e****.com
Narrative A contract painting crew was removing masking at the enterprise te products cape girardeau terminal near the p2 -20" pipeline meter skid. One of the paint crew employees smelled gasoline and immediatly summoned a enterprise operations technician. The enterprise operations technician saw product leaking from a tubing fitting on the densitometer. The enterprise operations technician immediately called the control room and the pipeline was shutdown. The tubing connection was repaired and the pipeline was restarted 20 minutes later. Local operations began clean up. The released producted was contained / suspended within an adjacent excavation which contained about 18" of rainwater. The contaminated rainwater / adjacent soil was remediated. All tubing connections on the densitometer were checked for proper torque and vibration.

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