Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-09-12 — TX
Operator
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2013-09-12 07:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Approximately .6 bbls of crude oil were released when a 12 inch bypass line corroded internally resulting in an underground pinhole leak. The bypass line has been removed and operations resumed. **this report was manually sent to PHMSA via email on 10.10.13 to meet the 30 day reporting requirement for PHMSA release reporting. Plains was not able to access the PHMSA portal during this time.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-11-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130357
Supplemental Number
18694
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
Name
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Operator Street Address
333 Clay Street, Suite 1900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-09-12 07:20:00
Location Latitude
33.8630556
Location Longitude
-118.2166667
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.6
Recovered Bbls
0.6
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-09-12 07:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-09-12 07:20:00
Restart Datetime
2013-09-15 05:42:00
On Site Datetime
2013-09-12 07:20:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Eptc Station
Segment Name
Eptc Meter
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ca
Onshore Postal Code
90220
Onshore City Name
Compton
Onshore County Name
Los Angeles
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
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
60
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
38000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
38060
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Preparer Name
S***** N*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
S******@p****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-993-5673
Preparer Fax
713-646-4310
Prepared Date
2013-10-10 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T***** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
713-646-4109
Authorizer Title
Sr Director Env Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
T*******@p****.com
Narrative
Approximately .6 bbls of crude oil were released when a 12 inch bypass line corroded internally resulting in an underground pinhole leak. The bypass line has been removed and operations resumed. **this report was manually sent to PHMSA via email on 10.10.13 to meet the 30 day reporting requirement for PHMSA release reporting. Plains was not able to access the PHMSA portal during this time.
| Report Received Date | 2013-11-04 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130357 |
| Supplemental Number | 18694 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 300 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plains Pipeline, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay Street, Suite 1900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-09-12 07:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.8630556 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -118.2166667 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.6 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.6 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-09-12 07:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-09-12 07:20:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-09-15 05:42:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-09-12 07:20:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Eptc Station |
| Segment Name | Eptc Meter |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ca |
| Onshore Postal Code | 90220 |
| Onshore City Name | Compton |
| Onshore County Name | Los Angeles |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| 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 | 60 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 38000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 38060 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | S***** N***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | S******@p****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-993-5673 |
| Preparer Fax | 713-646-4310 |
| Prepared Date | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T***** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-646-4109 |
| Authorizer Title | Sr Director Env Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T*******@p****.com |
| Narrative | Approximately .6 bbls of crude oil were released when a 12 inch bypass line corroded internally resulting in an underground pinhole leak. The bypass line has been removed and operations resumed. **this report was manually sent to PHMSA via email on 10.10.13 to meet the 30 day reporting requirement for PHMSA release reporting. Plains was not able to access the PHMSA portal during this time. |
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