Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-05-04 — TX
Operator
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,500
Incident datetime
2014-05-04 09:45
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Approximately 1.5 bbls of crude oil were released when a gasket on the top of the check valve failed. The plains station operator who discovered the release immediately contacted the control center and the operations supervisor who activated the response team to respond to the incident. The check valve was replaced with a new valve due to roughness on the seating surface.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-06-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140220
Supplemental Number
19439
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
Name
Plains Pipeline, L.p.
Operator Street Address
333 Clay Street, Suite 1900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-05-04 09:45:00
Location Latitude
32.960694
Location Longitude
-102.617915
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.5
Recovered Bbls
1.5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-05-04 09:45:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-05-04 09:47:00
Restart Datetime
2014-05-05 10:55:00
On Site Datetime
2014-05-04 10:30:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Goldsmith Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
88252
Onshore City Name
Goldsmith
Onshore County Name
Ector
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Top Gasket On Check Valve
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
50
Est Cost Prop Damage
2500
Est Cost Emergency
1500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
4050
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
C******* C*****
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
C*******@p****.com
Preparer Telephone
7139935080
Preparer Fax
7136464310
Prepared Date
2014-06-03 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T***** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
7136464109
Authorizer Title
Sr Dir Of Environmental And Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
T*******@p****.com
Narrative
Approximately 1.5 bbls of crude oil were released when a gasket on the top of the check valve failed. The plains station operator who discovered the release immediately contacted the control center and the operations supervisor who activated the response team to respond to the incident. The check valve was replaced with a new valve due to roughness on the seating surface.
| Report Received Date | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140220 |
| Supplemental Number | 19439 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 300 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plains Pipeline, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay Street, Suite 1900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-05-04 09:45:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.960694 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.617915 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-05-04 09:45:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-05-04 09:47:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-05-05 10:55:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-05-04 10:30:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Goldsmith Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 88252 |
| Onshore City Name | Goldsmith |
| Onshore County Name | Ector |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Top Gasket On Check Valve |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 50 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 4050 |
| 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 | C******* C***** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | C*******@p****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7139935080 |
| Preparer Fax | 7136464310 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T***** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7136464109 |
| Authorizer Title | Sr Dir Of Environmental And Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T*******@p****.com |
| Narrative | Approximately 1.5 bbls of crude oil were released when a gasket on the top of the check valve failed. The plains station operator who discovered the release immediately contacted the control center and the operations supervisor who activated the response team to respond to the incident. The check valve was replaced with a new valve due to roughness on the seating surface. |
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