Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-08-12 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
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)
$4,000
Incident datetime
2013-08-12 18:58
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On august 12th, 2013 at 18:58 est, an operator on duty discovered a stem seal leak on the primary gas divider valve. The line was immediately shutdown and the leak stopped. The operations manager was notified and reported the incident to njdep at 19:05 - case # 130812190245. Technicians were called in, the valve was disassembled and the o-rings replaced. The final clean-up occurred on august 13th, 2013.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-09-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130308
Supplemental Number
18788
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1000 Lake St.
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009
Local Datetime
2013-08-12 18:58:00
Location Latitude
40.57741
Location Longitude
-74.24819
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
0.6
Recovered Bbls
0.6
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-08-12 18:58:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-08-12 18:58:00
Restart Datetime
2013-08-13 02:00:00
On Site Datetime
2013-08-12 18:58:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial/linden Junction
Segment Name
Line 03/1340
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07001
Onshore City Name
Avenel
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Gas Divider
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
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Drinking Ind
Yes
Usa Drinking Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
75
Est Cost Prop Damage
4000
Est Cost Emergency
8250
Est Cost Environmental
3000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
15325
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Preparer Name
A**** S****
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator - Ned
Preparer Email
A******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
703 405 5501
Preparer Fax
770 754 8036
Prepared Date
2013-12-04 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A**** M********
Authorizer Telephone
678 762 2872
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@c******.com
Narrative
On august 12th, 2013 at 18:58 est, an operator on duty discovered a stem seal leak on the primary gas divider valve. The line was immediately shutdown and the leak stopped. The operations manager was notified and reported the incident to njdep at 19:05 - case # 130812190245. Technicians were called in, the valve was disassembled and the o-rings replaced. The final clean-up occurred on august 13th, 2013.
| Report Received Date | 2013-09-10 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130308 |
| Supplemental Number | 18788 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1000 Lake St. |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-08-12 18:58:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.57741 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.24819 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 | 0.6 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.6 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-08-12 18:58:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-08-12 18:58:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-08-13 02:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-08-12 18:58:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial/linden Junction |
| Segment Name | Line 03/1340 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07001 |
| Onshore City Name | Avenel |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Gas Divider |
| 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 | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Ind | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 75 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 4000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 8250 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 3000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 15325 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Preparer Name | A**** S**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Coordinator - Ned |
| Preparer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 703 405 5501 |
| Preparer Fax | 770 754 8036 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-12-04 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A**** M******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 678 762 2872 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On august 12th, 2013 at 18:58 est, an operator on duty discovered a stem seal leak on the primary gas divider valve. The line was immediately shutdown and the leak stopped. The operations manager was notified and reported the incident to njdep at 19:05 - case # 130812190245. Technicians were called in, the valve was disassembled and the o-rings replaced. The final clean-up occurred on august 13th, 2013. |
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