Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2011-05-30 — TX
Operator
Houston Refining Lp.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$250
Incident datetime
2011-05-30 11:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Operator patrol observed crude oil material leaking from an instrumentation port on over pressure protection device (psv). If device was operating normally, no crude oil material should be in the area of the instrumentation port.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-09-20 00:00:00
Iyear
2011
Report Number
20130327
Supplemental Number
18608
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
30003
Name
Houston Refining Lp.
Operator Street Address
12000 Lawndale
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77017
Local Datetime
2011-05-30 11:00:00
Location Latitude
29.70639
Location Longitude
-95.23416
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.25
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0.2
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2011-05-30 11:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
On Site Datetime
2011-05-30 11:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Houston Refining Lp
Segment Name
0129-18 Inch Arco Crude Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77017
Onshore City Name
Houston
Onshore County Name
Harris
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Over Pressure Protection Device
Installation Year
2010
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Psv Internal Bellows Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
25
Est Cost Prop Damage
250
Est Cost Emergency
250
Est Cost Environmental
3000
Est Cost Other
0
Est Cost Other Details
Leak From Over Pressure Protection Device To Soil, Sewer And Concrete Slab.
Prpty
3525
Accident Psig
150
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, but the investigation of the control room and/or controller actions has not yet been completed by the operator (supplemental report required)
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Instrumentation Ind
Yes
Relief Valve Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Psv Bellows Failure
Preparer Name
W****** V**********
Preparer Title
Hse Specialiist
Preparer Email
W******************@l*************.com
Preparer Telephone
713-321-4548
Preparer Fax
713-321-6820
Prepared Date
2011-06-07 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
W****** V**********
Authorizer Telephone
713-321-4548
Authorizer Title
Hse Specialist
Authorizer Email
W******************@l*************.com
Narrative
Operator patrol observed crude oil material leaking from an instrumentation port on over pressure protection device (psv). If device was operating normally, no crude oil material should be in the area of the instrumentation port.
| Report Received Date | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2011 |
| Report Number | 20130327 |
| Supplemental Number | 18608 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 30003 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Houston Refining Lp. |
| Operator Street Address | 12000 Lawndale |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77017 |
| Local Datetime | 2011-05-30 11:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.70639 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.23416 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.25 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.2 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2011-05-30 11:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| On Site Datetime | 2011-05-30 11:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Houston Refining Lp |
| Segment Name | 0129-18 Inch Arco Crude Line |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77017 |
| Onshore City Name | Houston |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Over Pressure Protection Device |
| Installation Year | 2010 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Psv Internal Bellows Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 25 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 250 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 250 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 3000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Leak From Over Pressure Protection Device To Soil, Sewer And Concrete Slab. |
| Prpty | 3525 |
| Accident Psig | 150 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, but the investigation of the control room and/or controller actions has not yet been completed by the operator (supplemental report required) |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Instrumentation Ind | Yes |
| Relief Valve Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Psv Bellows Failure |
| Preparer Name | W****** V********** |
| Preparer Title | Hse Specialiist |
| Preparer Email | W******************@l*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-321-4548 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-321-6820 |
| Prepared Date | 2011-06-07 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | W****** V********** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-321-4548 |
| Authorizer Title | Hse Specialist |
| Authorizer Email | W******************@l*************.com |
| Narrative | Operator patrol observed crude oil material leaking from an instrumentation port on over pressure protection device (psv). If device was operating normally, no crude oil material should be in the area of the instrumentation port. |
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