Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-03-21 — TX
Operator
North Dakota Pipeline Company Llc
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$350,238
Incident datetime
2014-03-21 15:18
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 2:30pm on friday, march, 21 2014, two employees noticed a petroleum smell in the air at maxbass station, and upon a station check, discovered oil inside the berm where a tank was removed from service in 2009. Piping in the vicinity of the visible oil was isolated, locked and tagged out. Investigation and recovery efforts began immediately. On may 28, 2014, an additional volume of oil was discovered while excavating abandoned piping at which time the recovered quantity was estimated at 36 barrels. Upon further sub-surface investigation, an additional quantity of oil was discovered bringing the total amount to approximately 200 barrels. An estimated 1300 cubic yards of contaminated soil attributed to this release was removed from the site. Effected pipe was sent in for third party metallurgical analysis and the cause was determined to be microbial induced corrosion (mic). The repair costs include removing the abandoned piping from the release site.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-04-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140151
Supplemental Number
19991
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15774
Name
North Dakota Pipeline Company Llc
Operator Street Address
915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77079
Local Datetime
2014-03-21 15:15:00
Location Latitude
48.720364
Location Longitude
-101.20851
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
200
Recovered Bbls
200
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-03-21 15:18:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-03-21 15:20:00
Restart Datetime
2014-03-23 04:47:00
On Site Datetime
2014-03-21 15:18:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-03-21 16:18:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1077347
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Maxbass Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nd
Onshore Postal Code
58760
Onshore City Name
Maxbass
Onshore County Name
Bottineau
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
42
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
8.625
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
42000
Pipe Specification
Grade X-42
Pipe Seam Type
Erw � Unknown Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Pioneer Pipe
Pipe Coating Type
Other
Pipe Coating Details
X-Tru Coat
Installation Year
1997
Manufactured Year
1997
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Corrosion
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
20000
Est Cost Prop Damage
350238
Est Cost Emergency
284638
Est Cost Environmental
720000
Est Cost Other
4875
Est Cost Other Details
Cost Of Metallurgical Analysis.
Prpty
1379751
Accident Psig
10
Mop Psig
396
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
=< 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Int Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Int Microbiological Ind
Yes
Int Metallurgical Basis Ind
Yes
Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind
Yes
Int Elbow Loc Ind
Yes
Corrosion Inhibitors
No
Corrosion Lining
No
Cleaning Dewatering
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Corrosion Coupons
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
D**** S*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Team Lead
Preparer Email
D***********@e*******.com
Preparer Telephone
701-857-0815
Preparer Fax
701-857-0809
Prepared Date
2014-12-17 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K**** G****
Authorizer Telephone
701-857-0880
Authorizer Title
Manager Support Services
Authorizer Email
K**********@e*******.com
Narrative
At approximately 2:30pm on friday, march, 21 2014, two employees noticed a petroleum smell in the air at maxbass station, and upon a station check, discovered oil inside the berm where a tank was removed from service in 2009. Piping in the vicinity of the visible oil was isolated, locked and tagged out. Investigation and recovery efforts began immediately. On may 28, 2014, an additional volume of oil was discovered while excavating abandoned piping at which time the recovered quantity was estimated at 36 barrels. Upon further sub-surface investigation, an additional quantity of oil was discovered bringing the total amount to approximately 200 barrels. An estimated 1300 cubic yards of contaminated soil attributed to this release was removed from the site. Effected pipe was sent in for third party metallurgical analysis and the cause was determined to be microbial induced corrosion (mic). The repair costs include removing the abandoned piping from the release site.
| Report Received Date | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140151 |
| Supplemental Number | 19991 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15774 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | North Dakota Pipeline Company Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 915 N Eldridge Parkway, Suite 1100 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77079 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-03-21 15:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 48.720364 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.20851 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 200 |
| Recovered Bbls | 200 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-03-21 15:18:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-03-21 15:20:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-03-23 04:47:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-03-21 15:18:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-03-21 16:18:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1077347 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Maxbass Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nd |
| Onshore Postal Code | 58760 |
| Onshore City Name | Maxbass |
| Onshore County Name | Bottineau |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 42 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 8.625 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 42000 |
| Pipe Specification | Grade X-42 |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw � Unknown Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Pioneer Pipe |
| Pipe Coating Type | Other |
| Pipe Coating Details | X-Tru Coat |
| Installation Year | 1997 |
| Manufactured Year | 1997 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Corrosion |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 20000 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 350238 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 284638 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 720000 |
| Est Cost Other | 4875 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Cost Of Metallurgical Analysis. |
| Prpty | 1379751 |
| Accident Psig | 10 |
| Mop Psig | 396 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | =< 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Int Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Int Microbiological Ind | Yes |
| Int Metallurgical Basis Ind | Yes |
| Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind | Yes |
| Int Elbow Loc Ind | Yes |
| Corrosion Inhibitors | No |
| Corrosion Lining | No |
| Cleaning Dewatering | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Corrosion Coupons | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | D**** S***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Team Lead |
| Preparer Email | D***********@e*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 701-857-0815 |
| Preparer Fax | 701-857-0809 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K**** G**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 701-857-0880 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Support Services |
| Authorizer Email | K**********@e*******.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 2:30pm on friday, march, 21 2014, two employees noticed a petroleum smell in the air at maxbass station, and upon a station check, discovered oil inside the berm where a tank was removed from service in 2009. Piping in the vicinity of the visible oil was isolated, locked and tagged out. Investigation and recovery efforts began immediately. On may 28, 2014, an additional volume of oil was discovered while excavating abandoned piping at which time the recovered quantity was estimated at 36 barrels. Upon further sub-surface investigation, an additional quantity of oil was discovered bringing the total amount to approximately 200 barrels. An estimated 1300 cubic yards of contaminated soil attributed to this release was removed from the site. Effected pipe was sent in for third party metallurgical analysis and the cause was determined to be microbial induced corrosion (mic). The repair costs include removing the abandoned piping from the release site. |
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