Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-03-19 — OK
Operator
Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Cause
Incorrect Operation
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)
$0
Incident datetime
2014-03-19 13:15
Report number
Location
OK
Narrative
When the kicker valve to the scraper trap was opened to launch a pig out of cottonwood station, a 3" plug valve and 3" gate valve on the scraper drain line were not in the closed position. A vac truck had its hose hooked up to the drain line assembly in preparation of draining the trap after the launch of the pig. As the trap pressured up, the vac truck hose also pressured up causing the release at the fitting connection on the drain line assembly.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-04-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140153
Supplemental Number
19466
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22610
Name
Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp
Operator Street Address
100 West 5th Street
Operator City Name
Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation
OK
Operator Postal Code
74103
Local Datetime
2014-03-19 13:15:00
Location Latitude
31.50897
Location Longitude
-104.35466
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.5
Recovered Bbls
0.47
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-03-19 13:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Already Shut Down Due To Pigging Operation
On Site Datetime
2014-03-19 13:15:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Cottonwood Station #180
Segment Name
Longhorn Refined Id 6645
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79855
Onshore City Name
Van Horn
Onshore County Name
Culbertson
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
576.33
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
56
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2556
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure
Operation Type
Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure
Preparer Name
D******* C*********
Prepared Date
2014-06-12 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* C*********
Authorizer Telephone
918-574-7386
Authorizer Title
Compliance Coordinator Sr
Authorizer Email
D******************@m*********.com
Narrative
When the kicker valve to the scraper trap was opened to launch a pig out of cottonwood station, a 3" plug valve and 3" gate valve on the scraper drain line were not in the closed position. A vac truck had its hose hooked up to the drain line assembly in preparation of draining the trap after the launch of the pig. As the trap pressured up, the vac truck hose also pressured up causing the release at the fitting connection on the drain line assembly.
| Report Received Date | 2014-04-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140153 |
| Supplemental Number | 19466 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22610 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Magellan Pipeline Company, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 100 West 5th Street |
| Operator City Name | Tulsa |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OK |
| Operator Postal Code | 74103 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-03-19 13:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.50897 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -104.35466 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.47 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-03-19 13:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Already Shut Down Due To Pigging Operation |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-03-19 13:15:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Cottonwood Station #180 |
| Segment Name | Longhorn Refined Id 6645 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79855 |
| Onshore City Name | Van Horn |
| Onshore County Name | Culbertson |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 576.33 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 56 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 2556 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure |
| Operation Type | Valve Left Or Placed In Wrong Position, But Not Resulting In A Tank, Vessel, Or Sump/separator Overflow Or Facility Overpressure |
| Preparer Name | D******* C********* |
| Prepared Date | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* C********* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 918-574-7386 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Coordinator Sr |
| Authorizer Email | D******************@m*********.com |
| Narrative | When the kicker valve to the scraper trap was opened to launch a pig out of cottonwood station, a 3" plug valve and 3" gate valve on the scraper drain line were not in the closed position. A vac truck had its hose hooked up to the drain line assembly in preparation of draining the trap after the launch of the pig. As the trap pressured up, the vac truck hose also pressured up causing the release at the fitting connection on the drain line assembly. |
External Resources
PHMSA pipeline safety insights.
Product
Features
Company
All rights reserved. Copyright © by ClearPHMSA