Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-10-28 — TX
Operator
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2013-10-28 08:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On monday 10/28/2013 at approximately 8:00 am an oil production operator called to report a release at a company owned valve setting on the right of way located approximately 1.5 miles north of mckittrick pump station. As a proactive measure the lease operator shutdown shipping operations at their facility (lact unit). Upon notification company personnel contacted the control center to shut down operations on nc 77 aka 8 inch gamble line. Upon arrival at the release company personnel monitored the atmosphere and secured the site and investigated. A stress crack on a weld was discovered on an above ground 4 inch valve (dead leg) resulting in a 5>10 gallon crude oil release. All internal and external notifications were made, the release was cleaned up and a new spool was installed eliminating the dead leg and upon removal of loto normal operations resumed.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-11-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130361
Supplemental Number
18917
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31684
Name
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
2331 Citywest Blvd
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77042
Local Datetime
2013-10-28 08:00:00
Location Latitude
35.3496
Location Longitude
-119.654007
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.16
Recovered Bbls
0.16
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-10-28 08:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2013-10-28 08:05:00
Restart Datetime
2013-10-28 15:00:00
On Site Datetime
2013-10-28 08:20:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Gamble Line
Segment Name
Nc-77
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ca
Onshore Postal Code
93251
Onshore City Name
Mckittrick
Onshore County Name
Kern
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Valve G-34
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
15
Est Cost Prop Damage
1000
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
1600
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
4615
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Environmental Cracking-Related
Failure Type
Environmental Cracking-Related
Preparer Name
B**** G****
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
B**********@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
9092413358
Preparer Fax
5622901580
Prepared Date
2014-01-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** T*****
Authorizer Telephone
8327651636
Authorizer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
T************@p**.com
Narrative
On monday 10/28/2013 at approximately 8:00 am an oil production operator called to report a release at a company owned valve setting on the right of way located approximately 1.5 miles north of mckittrick pump station. As a proactive measure the lease operator shutdown shipping operations at their facility (lact unit). Upon notification company personnel contacted the control center to shut down operations on nc 77 aka 8 inch gamble line. Upon arrival at the release company personnel monitored the atmosphere and secured the site and investigated. A stress crack on a weld was discovered on an above ground 4 inch valve (dead leg) resulting in a 5>10 gallon crude oil release. All internal and external notifications were made, the release was cleaned up and a new spool was installed eliminating the dead leg and upon removal of loto normal operations resumed.
| Report Received Date | 2013-11-12 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130361 |
| Supplemental Number | 18917 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31684 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 2331 Citywest Blvd |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77042 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-10-28 08:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 35.3496 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -119.654007 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.16 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.16 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-10-28 08:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2013-10-28 08:05:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2013-10-28 15:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-10-28 08:20:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Gamble Line |
| Segment Name | Nc-77 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ca |
| Onshore Postal Code | 93251 |
| Onshore City Name | Mckittrick |
| Onshore County Name | Kern |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Valve G-34 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 15 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1600 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 4615 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Environmental Cracking-Related |
| Failure Type | Environmental Cracking-Related |
| Preparer Name | B**** G**** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | B**********@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9092413358 |
| Preparer Fax | 5622901580 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8327651636 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T************@p**.com |
| Narrative | On monday 10/28/2013 at approximately 8:00 am an oil production operator called to report a release at a company owned valve setting on the right of way located approximately 1.5 miles north of mckittrick pump station. As a proactive measure the lease operator shutdown shipping operations at their facility (lact unit). Upon notification company personnel contacted the control center to shut down operations on nc 77 aka 8 inch gamble line. Upon arrival at the release company personnel monitored the atmosphere and secured the site and investigated. A stress crack on a weld was discovered on an above ground 4 inch valve (dead leg) resulting in a 5>10 gallon crude oil release. All internal and external notifications were made, the release was cleaned up and a new spool was installed eliminating the dead leg and upon removal of loto normal operations resumed. |
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