Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2013-10-15 — OK
Operator
Explorer Pipeline Co
Cause
Corrosion 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)
$15,000
Incident datetime
2013-10-15 18:45
Report number
Location
OK
Narrative
On october 15, 2013 at 18:45 an explorer pipeline personnel found a small amount of jet fuel in the station manifold and contacted local personnel. The jet fuel was totally contained within the tank manifold area and explorer pipeline personnel immediately responded as well as a third party cleanup crew and vacuum truck were dispatched. After the manifold was exposed it was determined that the release was from a one-half inch steel sample line. The sample line was removed from service and permanently plugged. Any impacted soil has been tested and properl y managed.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-11-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130367
Supplemental Number
19039
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
4805
Name
Explorer Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
Po Box 2650
Operator City Name
Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation
OK
Operator Postal Code
74101
Local Datetime
2013-10-15 18:45:00
Location Latitude
33.03568558
Location Longitude
-96.20079871
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.8
Recovered Bbls
0.8
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-10-15 18:45:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Release Was From A Station Sample Line, Not The Pipeline.
On Site Datetime
2013-10-15 18:46:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Greenville Tank Farm
Segment Name
Greenville Tank Farm
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
75135
Onshore City Name
Caddo Mills
Onshore County Name
Hunt
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
310.7
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Sample Line
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
150
Est Cost Prop Damage
15000
Est Cost Emergency
8000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
23150
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Preparer Name
K**** E* B****
Preparer Title
Dot Administrator
Preparer Email
K*****@e***.com
Preparer Telephone
9184935104
Prepared Date
2014-02-21 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J** S****
Authorizer Telephone
9184935143
Authorizer Title
Director Engineering And Hsse
Authorizer Email
J*****@e***.com
Narrative
On october 15, 2013 at 18:45 an explorer pipeline personnel found a small amount of jet fuel in the station manifold and contacted local personnel. The jet fuel was totally contained within the tank manifold area and explorer pipeline personnel immediately responded as well as a third party cleanup crew and vacuum truck were dispatched. After the manifold was exposed it was determined that the release was from a one-half inch steel sample line. The sample line was removed from service and permanently plugged. Any impacted soil has been tested and properl y managed.
| Report Received Date | 2013-11-14 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2013 |
| Report Number | 20130367 |
| Supplemental Number | 19039 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 4805 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Explorer Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | Po Box 2650 |
| Operator City Name | Tulsa |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OK |
| Operator Postal Code | 74101 |
| Local Datetime | 2013-10-15 18:45:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.03568558 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -96.20079871 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.8 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.8 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2013-10-15 18:45:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Release Was From A Station Sample Line, Not The Pipeline. |
| On Site Datetime | 2013-10-15 18:46:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Greenville Tank Farm |
| Segment Name | Greenville Tank Farm |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 75135 |
| Onshore City Name | Caddo Mills |
| Onshore County Name | Hunt |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 310.7 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Sample Line |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 150 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 15000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 8000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 23150 |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | K**** E* B**** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Administrator |
| Preparer Email | K*****@e***.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9184935104 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-02-21 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J** S**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 9184935143 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Engineering And Hsse |
| Authorizer Email | J*****@e***.com |
| Narrative | On october 15, 2013 at 18:45 an explorer pipeline personnel found a small amount of jet fuel in the station manifold and contacted local personnel. The jet fuel was totally contained within the tank manifold area and explorer pipeline personnel immediately responded as well as a third party cleanup crew and vacuum truck were dispatched. After the manifold was exposed it was determined that the release was from a one-half inch steel sample line. The sample line was removed from service and permanently plugged. Any impacted soil has been tested and properl y managed. |
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