Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-07-27 — 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)
$14,000
Incident datetime
2013-07-27 08:31
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A technician was contacted by pipeline control at 8:31 pm that the #1 unit was indicating a seal failure. The pump was not running at the time. Upon arrival, the technician discovered the #1 unit pump seals had failed thus allowing diesel to fill the drain tank and backup to pump causing a spill of approximately 50 gallons. The technician stopped the leak by manually closing the suction and discharge valves. The seal was replaced and spilled diesel was vacuumed out of the drain tank. Contaminated soil was excavated and replaced.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-08-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130285
Supplemental Number
18471
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
31618
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
2013-07-27 08:31:00
Location Latitude
34.421537
Location Longitude
-105.224281
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
1.2
Recovered Bbls
1.2
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-07-27 08:31:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
The Pipeline Was Not Running At The Time.
On Site Datetime
2013-07-27 10:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
White Lakes To Kutz
Segment Name
Lid 699
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nm
Onshore Postal Code
88353
Onshore City Name
Vaughn
Onshore County Name
Guadalupe
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Duran Station
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
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
14000
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
16200
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
Preparer Name
N*** T*****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
N*******@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-2493
Prepared Date
2013-08-22 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
N*** T*****
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-2493
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Authorizer Email
N*******@e****.com
Narrative
A technician was contacted by pipeline control at 8:31 pm that the #1 unit was indicating a seal failure. The pump was not running at the time. Upon arrival, the technician discovered the #1 unit pump seals had failed thus allowing diesel to fill the drain tank and backup to pump causing a spill of approximately 50 gallons. The technician stopped the leak by manually closing the suction and discharge valves. The seal was replaced and spilled diesel was vacuumed out of the drain tank. Contaminated soil was excavated and replaced.
| Report Received Date | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130285 |
| Supplemental Number | 18471 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2013-07-27 08:31:00 |
| Location Latitude | 34.421537 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -105.224281 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 | 1.2 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.2 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-07-27 08:31:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | The Pipeline Was Not Running At The Time. |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-07-27 10:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | White Lakes To Kutz |
| Segment Name | Lid 699 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nm |
| Onshore Postal Code | 88353 |
| Onshore City Name | Vaughn |
| Onshore County Name | Guadalupe |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Duran Station |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| 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 | 14000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 16200 |
| 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 |
| Preparer Name | N*** T***** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | N*******@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-2493 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | N*** T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-2493 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | N*******@e****.com |
| Narrative | A technician was contacted by pipeline control at 8:31 pm that the #1 unit was indicating a seal failure. The pump was not running at the time. Upon arrival, the technician discovered the #1 unit pump seals had failed thus allowing diesel to fill the drain tank and backup to pump causing a spill of approximately 50 gallons. The technician stopped the leak by manually closing the suction and discharge valves. The seal was replaced and spilled diesel was vacuumed out of the drain tank. Contaminated soil was excavated and replaced. |
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