Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-07-22 — TX
Operator
Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,446
Incident datetime
2013-07-22 07:18
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 6:58 am, the deer river technician arrived at the station and noticed a crude oil smell. He looked around and found oil around the line 4 sending trap door, and immediately contacted the area manager at 7:18 am. The trap was isolated until the cause of the leak was determined and the repair could be completed. The bemidji plm arrived at deer river station around 9:30 am to investigate further and found that the o ring on the trap door was defective which caused the release of approx. 3.3 barrels. A new o ring was fabricated on site and replaced that same day. The defective o ring has been sent to a third party for analysis. Approximately 60 yards of contaminated soil was disposed of at an approved site.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-08-20 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130280
Supplemental Number
18459
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
11169
Name
Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership
Operator Street Address
915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77079
Local Datetime
2013-07-22 06:58:00
Location Latitude
47.32444
Location Longitude
-93.76306
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
3.33
Recovered Bbls
3.33
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-07-22 07:18:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Station Is Isolated And Bypassed
On Site Datetime
2013-07-22 07:18:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Line 4/dr
Segment Name
Line 4 Sending Trap Door
Onshore State Abbreviation
Mn
Onshore Postal Code
56636
Onshore City Name
Deer River
Onshore County Name
Itasca
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
995.91
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Scraper/pig Trap
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
2446
Est Cost Emergency
22010
Est Cost Environmental
11000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
35456
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
S**** S****
Preparer Title
Compliance Analyst
Preparer Email
S**********@e*******.com
Preparer Telephone
218-464-5754
Preparer Fax
218-464-5992
Prepared Date
2013-08-20 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 6:58 am, the deer river technician arrived at the station and noticed a crude oil smell. He looked around and found oil around the line 4 sending trap door, and immediately contacted the area manager at 7:18 am. The trap was isolated until the cause of the leak was determined and the repair could be completed. The bemidji plm arrived at deer river station around 9:30 am to investigate further and found that the o ring on the trap door was defective which caused the release of approx. 3.3 barrels. A new o ring was fabricated on site and replaced that same day. The defective o ring has been sent to a third party for analysis. Approximately 60 yards of contaminated soil was disposed of at an approved site.
| Report Received Date | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130280 |
| Supplemental Number | 18459 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 11169 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enbridge Energy, Limited Partnership |
| Operator Street Address | 915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77079 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-07-22 06:58:00 |
| Location Latitude | 47.32444 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.76306 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 3.33 |
| Recovered Bbls | 3.33 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-07-22 07:18:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Station Is Isolated And Bypassed |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-07-22 07:18:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Line 4/dr |
| Segment Name | Line 4 Sending Trap Door |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Mn |
| Onshore Postal Code | 56636 |
| Onshore City Name | Deer River |
| Onshore County Name | Itasca |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 995.91 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Scraper/pig Trap |
| 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 | 2446 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 22010 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 11000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 35456 |
| 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 | S**** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Analyst |
| Preparer Email | S**********@e*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 218-464-5754 |
| Preparer Fax | 218-464-5992 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-08-20 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 6:58 am, the deer river technician arrived at the station and noticed a crude oil smell. He looked around and found oil around the line 4 sending trap door, and immediately contacted the area manager at 7:18 am. The trap was isolated until the cause of the leak was determined and the repair could be completed. The bemidji plm arrived at deer river station around 9:30 am to investigate further and found that the o ring on the trap door was defective which caused the release of approx. 3.3 barrels. A new o ring was fabricated on site and replaced that same day. The defective o ring has been sent to a third party for analysis. Approximately 60 yards of contaminated soil was disposed of at an approved site. |
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