Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-07-20 — TX
Operator
Ccps Transportation, Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$10,000
Incident datetime
2013-07-20 12:17
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 12:20 p.M. On july 20, scada indicated a seal failure alarm on pump #1 at linn station. A technician was called out to investigate the alarm. Upon arriving on site approximately 1 hour later, the technician discovered that the thrust bearing sleeve key way failed on the pump shaft on the out board end of the pump. When the key way on the pump shaft failed the pump shaft could move forward. When the shaft was allowed to move forward this changed the seal gap tolerance. This allowed the seal to fail and when this happened the oil was pushed out of the seal chamber on to the pump room floor. The seal leak detector alarmed and shut the pump down and locked the unit out closing the suction and discharge valves allowing the pipeline to continue to run. The pump equipment worked as intended and the leak stopped. The controller followed the procedure for a seal fail in response to the alarms received. The pump shaft was repaired and placed back into service on september 5, 2013. Approximately 1/4 yard of contaminated soil was removed from release site.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-08-19 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130279
Supplemental Number
19097
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32080
Name
Ccps Transportation, Llc
Operator Street Address
915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77079
Local Datetime
2013-07-20 12:17:00
Location Latitude
38.19639
Location Longitude
-94.81861
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
2
Recovered Bbls
2
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-07-20 12:17:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Pump Was Shut Down And Isolated So Pipeline Continued To Run
On Site Datetime
2013-07-20 13:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Line 55/ni
Segment Name
Linn Station Pump 1 Ni-55-Up-1
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ks
Onshore Postal Code
66056
Onshore City Name
Mound City
Onshore County Name
Linn
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
462.5
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pump
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
200
Est Cost Prop Damage
10000
Est Cost Emergency
8000
Est Cost Environmental
2000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
20200
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Additional Other Details
Pump Shaft Thrust Bearing Key Way
Preparer Name
S**** S****
Preparer Title
Compliance Analyst
Preparer Email
S**********@e*******.com
Preparer Telephone
218-464-5754
Preparer Fax
218-464-5992
Prepared Date
2014-03-07 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D**** S*******
Authorizer Telephone
218-464-5751
Authorizer Title
Manager Us Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Email
D*************@e*******.com
Narrative
At approximately 12:20 p.M. On july 20, scada indicated a seal failure alarm on pump #1 at linn station. A technician was called out to investigate the alarm. Upon arriving on site approximately 1 hour later, the technician discovered that the thrust bearing sleeve key way failed on the pump shaft on the out board end of the pump. When the key way on the pump shaft failed the pump shaft could move forward. When the shaft was allowed to move forward this changed the seal gap tolerance. This allowed the seal to fail and when this happened the oil was pushed out of the seal chamber on to the pump room floor. The seal leak detector alarmed and shut the pump down and locked the unit out closing the suction and discharge valves allowing the pipeline to continue to run. The pump equipment worked as intended and the leak stopped. The controller followed the procedure for a seal fail in response to the alarms received. The pump shaft was repaired and placed back into service on september 5, 2013. Approximately 1/4 yard of contaminated soil was removed from release site.
| Report Received Date | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130279 |
| Supplemental Number | 19097 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32080 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Ccps Transportation, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77079 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-07-20 12:17:00 |
| Location Latitude | 38.19639 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.81861 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2 |
| Recovered Bbls | 2 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-07-20 12:17:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Pump Was Shut Down And Isolated So Pipeline Continued To Run |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-07-20 13:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Line 55/ni |
| Segment Name | Linn Station Pump 1 Ni-55-Up-1 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ks |
| Onshore Postal Code | 66056 |
| Onshore City Name | Mound City |
| Onshore County Name | Linn |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 462.5 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| 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 | 200 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 8000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 20200 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Pump Shaft Thrust Bearing Key Way |
| Preparer Name | S**** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Analyst |
| Preparer Email | S**********@e*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 218-464-5754 |
| Preparer Fax | 218-464-5992 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D**** S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 218-464-5751 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Us Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D*************@e*******.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 12:20 p.M. On july 20, scada indicated a seal failure alarm on pump #1 at linn station. A technician was called out to investigate the alarm. Upon arriving on site approximately 1 hour later, the technician discovered that the thrust bearing sleeve key way failed on the pump shaft on the out board end of the pump. When the key way on the pump shaft failed the pump shaft could move forward. When the shaft was allowed to move forward this changed the seal gap tolerance. This allowed the seal to fail and when this happened the oil was pushed out of the seal chamber on to the pump room floor. The seal leak detector alarmed and shut the pump down and locked the unit out closing the suction and discharge valves allowing the pipeline to continue to run. The pump equipment worked as intended and the leak stopped. The controller followed the procedure for a seal fail in response to the alarms received. The pump shaft was repaired and placed back into service on september 5, 2013. Approximately 1/4 yard of contaminated soil was removed from release site. |
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