Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-09-26 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Cause
Incorrect Operation
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)
$250
Incident datetime
2013-09-26 19:25
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A block and bleed valve (ball) on 20t east gas valve (88-mov-3815) was found leaking into containment at the 3100 manifold. Operations personnel shutdown all pipelines in the area, blocked all roads and closed the block and bleed valve that was found to be slightly open. The product that leaked into containment pumped out to the transmix tank through the sump. All pipelines were restarted and the block and bleed valve was replaced with a ball valve that has a locking mechanism.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-10-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130346
Supplemental Number
18655
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
26041
Name
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-09-26 19:25:00
Location Latitude
29.72979
Location Longitude
-95.22212
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other
Commodity Details
Gas Blend Stock
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Recovered Bbls
1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-09-26 19:25:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-09-26 19:26:00
Restart Datetime
2013-09-26 21:30:00
On Site Datetime
2013-09-26 19:25:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Galena Park Terminal
Segment Name
3100 Manifold
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77547
Onshore City Name
Galena Park
Onshore County Name
Harris
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Block And Bleed Valve Open
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
125
Est Cost Prop Damage
250
Est Cost Emergency
250
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
625
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure
Operation Type
Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-725-0147
Prepared Date
2013-10-24 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713-725-0147
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
A block and bleed valve (ball) on 20t east gas valve (88-mov-3815) was found leaking into containment at the 3100 manifold. Operations personnel shutdown all pipelines in the area, blocked all roads and closed the block and bleed valve that was found to be slightly open. The product that leaked into containment pumped out to the transmix tank through the sump. All pipelines were restarted and the block and bleed valve was replaced with a ball valve that has a locking mechanism.
| Report Received Date | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130346 |
| Supplemental Number | 18655 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 26041 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-09-26 19:25:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.72979 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.22212 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other |
| Commodity Details | Gas Blend Stock |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-09-26 19:25:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-09-26 19:26:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-09-26 21:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-09-26 19:25:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Galena Park Terminal |
| Segment Name | 3100 Manifold |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77547 |
| Onshore City Name | Galena Park |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Mainline |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Block And Bleed Valve Open |
| 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 | 125 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 250 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 250 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 625 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure |
| Operation Type | Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-725-0147 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-10-24 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-725-0147 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | A block and bleed valve (ball) on 20t east gas valve (88-mov-3815) was found leaking into containment at the 3100 manifold. Operations personnel shutdown all pipelines in the area, blocked all roads and closed the block and bleed valve that was found to be slightly open. The product that leaked into containment pumped out to the transmix tank through the sump. All pipelines were restarted and the block and bleed valve was replaced with a ball valve that has a locking mechanism. |
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