Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
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
18718
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
Location Longitude
-94.67588
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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