HL incident on 2013-11-13 — TX

Operator
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities 0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2013-11-13 11:09
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
During a routine station inspection on 11/13/2013 field personnel discovered a release of approximately one barrel of crude oil in the pump room of our diboll station. The station was shut down and the concrete area was cleaned. Subsequent investigation revealed the release was from a valve packing failure on the discharge side of the pump. New seals, an exit port for the release of old packing and new packing were installed on the gate valve.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2013-12-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2013
Report Number
20130394
Supplemental Number
18818
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
Name
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2013-11-13 11:08:00
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2013-11-13 11:09:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
On Site Datetime
2013-11-13 11:09:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Diboll Station
Segment Name
21003-Nederland To Longview 10"
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
75941
Onshore City Name
Diboll
Onshore County Name
Angelina
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
5230+41.2
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
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
2272
Est Cost Environmental
1078
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3450
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Preparer Name
T*** G* N*******
Preparer Title
Dot Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
281-637-6576
Preparer Fax
281-637-6425
Prepared Date
2013-12-12 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** G* N*******
Authorizer Telephone
281-637-6576
Authorizer Title
Dot Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Narrative
During a routine station inspection on 11/13/2013 field personnel discovered a release of approximately one barrel of crude oil in the pump room of our diboll station. The station was shut down and the concrete area was cleaned. Subsequent investigation revealed the release was from a valve packing failure on the discharge side of the pump. New seals, an exit port for the release of old packing and new packing were installed on the gate valve.
Report Received Date 2013-12-12 00:00:00
Iyear 2013
Report Number 20130394
Supplemental Number 18818
Report Type Original Final
Operator Id 18718 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address 1300 Main Street
Operator City Name Houston
Operator State Abbreviation TX
Operator Postal Code 77002
Local Datetime 2013-11-13 11:08:00
Location Latitude 31.15903 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -94.67588 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Commodity Released Type Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls 1
Recovered Bbls 0
Fatality Ind No
Fatal 0
Injury Ind No
Injure 0
Incident Identified Datetime 2013-11-13 11:09:00
System Part Involved Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore Onshore
On Site Datetime 2013-11-13 11:09:00
Ignite Ind No
Explode Ind No
Num Pub Evacuated 0
Pipe Fac Name Diboll Station
Segment Name 21003-Nederland To Longview 10"
Onshore State Abbreviation Tx
Onshore Postal Code 75941
Onshore City Name Diboll
Onshore County Name Angelina
Designated Location Survey Station No.
Designated Name 5230+41.2
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 Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind No
Could Be Hca No
Commodity Reached Hca No
Est Cost Oper Paid 0
Est Cost Gas Released 100
Est Cost Prop Damage 0
Est Cost Emergency 2272
Est Cost Environmental 1078
Est Cost Other 0
Prpty 3450
Pipeline Function > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind No
Contractor Drug Test Ind No
Cause Equipment Failure
Cause Details Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Preparer Name T*** G* N*******
Preparer Title Dot Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email T*********@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone 281-637-6576
Preparer Fax 281-637-6425
Prepared Date 2013-12-12 00:00:00
Authorizer Name T*** G* N*******
Authorizer Telephone 281-637-6576
Authorizer Title Dot Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email T*********@s**************.com
Narrative During a routine station inspection on 11/13/2013 field personnel discovered a release of approximately one barrel of crude oil in the pump room of our diboll station. The station was shut down and the concrete area was cleaned. Subsequent investigation revealed the release was from a valve packing failure on the discharge side of the pump. New seals, an exit port for the release of old packing and new packing were installed on the gate valve.

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