Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-07-27 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$100
Incident datetime
2013-07-27 09:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On july 27, 2013, at approcimately 9:00 am cst, a local area resident was watching for deer near canyon reef carriers pump station 18, and noticed "steam" (actual product is CO2) leaking out of the piping inside the station. He called the emergency number on kinder morgan's sign to report the incident. The bleeder safety valve on the huber closure door of the pig receiver was leaking. A kinder morgan maintenance technician tightened the valve to stop the leak. The valve was replaced. All bleeder safety valves on CO2 pipelines will be inspected at the time of in-line inspection activities, and replaced, as necessary.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-08-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130287
Supplemental Number
19265
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
31555
Name
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-07-27 10:00:00
Location Latitude
32.10503
Location Longitude
-101.46052
Commodity Released Type
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls
2.8
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-07-27 09:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
On Site Datetime
2013-07-27 10:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Canyon Reef Carriers Pipeline, Pump Station 18
Segment Name
Mlv 15 - Mlv 18
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79733
Onshore City Name
Forsan
Onshore County Name
Howard
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Pump 18
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
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
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
100
Est Cost Emergency
1000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1200
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
A**** Z*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
A***********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-369-9512
Preparer Fax
303-984-3417
Prepared Date
2014-04-16 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S**** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-8065
Authorizer Title
Director Of Transportation
Authorizer Email
S***********@k***********.com
Narrative
On july 27, 2013, at approcimately 9:00 am cst, a local area resident was watching for deer near canyon reef carriers pump station 18, and noticed "steam" (actual product is CO2) leaking out of the piping inside the station. He called the emergency number on kinder morgan's sign to report the incident. The bleeder safety valve on the huber closure door of the pig receiver was leaking. A kinder morgan maintenance technician tightened the valve to stop the leak. The valve was replaced. All bleeder safety valves on CO2 pipelines will be inspected at the time of in-line inspection activities, and replaced, as necessary.
| Report Received Date | 2013-08-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130287 |
| Supplemental Number | 19265 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 31555 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-07-27 10:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.10503 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.46052 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2.8 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-07-27 09:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-07-27 10:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Canyon Reef Carriers Pipeline, Pump Station 18 |
| Segment Name | Mlv 15 - Mlv 18 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79733 |
| Onshore City Name | Forsan |
| Onshore County Name | Howard |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Pump 18 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| 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 | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 100 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1200 |
| 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 | A**** Z***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | A***********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-369-9512 |
| Preparer Fax | 303-984-3417 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-04-16 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-8065 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Transportation |
| Authorizer Email | S***********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On july 27, 2013, at approcimately 9:00 am cst, a local area resident was watching for deer near canyon reef carriers pump station 18, and noticed "steam" (actual product is CO2) leaking out of the piping inside the station. He called the emergency number on kinder morgan's sign to report the incident. The bleeder safety valve on the huber closure door of the pig receiver was leaking. A kinder morgan maintenance technician tightened the valve to stop the leak. The valve was replaced. All bleeder safety valves on CO2 pipelines will be inspected at the time of in-line inspection activities, and replaced, as necessary. |
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