Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-04-02 — 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
2014-04-02 16:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On april 2, 2014, a technician was filling the sump at zephyr station in order to complete DOT calibrations and checks on the sump alarms. The sump tank became overfilled when the ball valve the technician was using to fill the sump malfunctioned and was unable to be closed to stop the flow of crude to the sump. The pipeline was shut down. The malfunctioning valve was subsequently removed and replaced and the mainline was restarted. Through investigation and examination of the removed faulty ball valve; it was found that the internal seal of the ball valve broke and became lodged in the body of the valve, preventing it from fully closing. All contaminated soil was removed from the area and remediated on site.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-05-01 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140174
Supplemental Number
19725
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2014-04-02 16:30:00
Location Latitude
31.6256
Location Longitude
-98.8071
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
3
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-04-02 16:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-04-02 16:30:00
Restart Datetime
2014-04-02 23:12:00
On Site Datetime
2014-04-02 16:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Zephyr Station
Segment Name
21001-10" Nederland To Garden City
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
76890
Onshore City Name
Zephyr
Onshore County Name
Brown
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 150.55
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
Overfill Or Overflow
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
288
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Environmental
2000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
7288
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Preparer Name
T*** G* N*******
Preparer Title
Dot Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
281-637-6576
Preparer Fax
877-917-0448
Prepared Date
2014-09-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** G* N*******
Authorizer Telephone
281-637-6576
Authorizer Title
Dot Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Narrative
On april 2, 2014, a technician was filling the sump at zephyr station in order to complete DOT calibrations and checks on the sump alarms. The sump tank became overfilled when the ball valve the technician was using to fill the sump malfunctioned and was unable to be closed to stop the flow of crude to the sump. The pipeline was shut down. The malfunctioning valve was subsequently removed and replaced and the mainline was restarted. Through investigation and examination of the removed faulty ball valve; it was found that the internal seal of the ball valve broke and became lodged in the body of the valve, preventing it from fully closing. All contaminated soil was removed from the area and remediated on site.
| Report Received Date | 2014-05-01 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140174 |
| Supplemental Number | 19725 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2014-04-02 16:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.6256 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -98.8071 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 3 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-04-02 16:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-04-02 16:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-04-02 23:12:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-04-02 16:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Zephyr Station |
| Segment Name | 21001-10" Nederland To Garden City |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 76890 |
| Onshore City Name | Zephyr |
| Onshore County Name | Brown |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 150.55 |
| 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 | Overfill Or Overflow |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 288 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 7288 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Preparer Name | T*** G* N******* |
| Preparer Title | Dot Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | T*********@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 281-637-6576 |
| Preparer Fax | 877-917-0448 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** G* N******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 281-637-6576 |
| Authorizer Title | Dot Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | T*********@s**************.com |
| Narrative | On april 2, 2014, a technician was filling the sump at zephyr station in order to complete DOT calibrations and checks on the sump alarms. The sump tank became overfilled when the ball valve the technician was using to fill the sump malfunctioned and was unable to be closed to stop the flow of crude to the sump. The pipeline was shut down. The malfunctioning valve was subsequently removed and replaced and the mainline was restarted. Through investigation and examination of the removed faulty ball valve; it was found that the internal seal of the ball valve broke and became lodged in the body of the valve, preventing it from fully closing. All contaminated soil was removed from the area and remediated on site. |
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