Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-06-11 — KS
Operator
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2014-06-11 11:35
Report number
Location
KS
Narrative
Kpl operating personnel started the process to replace a positive displacement pump at the sunfield station with a rebuilt pump on 06/10/2014. On 06/11/2014, kpl operating personnel completed the installation of the rebuilt pump. At approximately 09:12am, the operators contacted the pipeline control center, and had the control center start the pump to verify it was operating correctly. The pump was stopped and started multiple times, and a second pump was started to place pressure on the replaced pump. The pipeline control center was notified that the pump was operating correctly, and the operators left the station. At approximately 11:28am, the pipeline control center received a five minute plsd alarm. The alarm was cleared by leak detection as the imbalance was anticipated with the recent startup of additional pumps. At approximately 11:35am, a twenty five minute plsd alarm was received, and the pipeline control center shut down the line at 11:36am and contacted local kpl operating personnel to investigate. The local kpl operating personnel arrived onsite at approximately 12:25pm, and confirmed that the replaced pump's seal packing had failed, releasing approximately twenty five barrels of crude onto the soil. The local operators manually closed valves to stop the flow of product.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-07-08 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140258
Supplemental Number
20006
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22855
Name
Koch Pipeline Company, L.p.
Operator Street Address
4111 East 37th Street North
Operator City Name
Wichita
Operator State Abbreviation
KS
Operator Postal Code
67220
Local Datetime
2014-06-11 11:19:00
Location Latitude
26.650465
Location Longitude
-98.460842
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
25
Recovered Bbls
22
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-06-11 11:35:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-06-11 11:36:00
Restart Datetime
2014-06-11 18:57:00
On Site Datetime
2014-06-11 12:25:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2014-06-11 12:50:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1085564
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Sunfield Station
Segment Name
60403010
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78536
Onshore City Name
Delmita
Onshore County Name
Starr
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Installation Year
2014
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
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
2500
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
194815
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
197315
Accident Psig
600
Mop Psig
930
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
Yes
Cpm Conf Ind
Yes
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
The controller was performing a standard and common operation in accordance to the remote operating procedure. Controller's actions did not cause the accident.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Seal/packing Failure
Additional Installation Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Manufacturer Did Not Rebuild Pump To Its Specifications
Preparer Name
C**** K*******
Preparer Title
Program Coordinator
Preparer Email
C*************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
316-828-4121
Preparer Fax
316-529-6377
Prepared Date
2014-12-22 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C**** K*******
Authorizer Telephone
316-828-4121
Authorizer Title
Program Coordinator
Authorizer Email
C*************@k***********.com
Narrative
Kpl operating personnel started the process to replace a positive displacement pump at the sunfield station with a rebuilt pump on 06/10/2014. On 06/11/2014, kpl operating personnel completed the installation of the rebuilt pump. At approximately 09:12am, the operators contacted the pipeline control center, and had the control center start the pump to verify it was operating correctly. The pump was stopped and started multiple times, and a second pump was started to place pressure on the replaced pump. The pipeline control center was notified that the pump was operating correctly, and the operators left the station. At approximately 11:28am, the pipeline control center received a five minute plsd alarm. The alarm was cleared by leak detection as the imbalance was anticipated with the recent startup of additional pumps. At approximately 11:35am, a twenty five minute plsd alarm was received, and the pipeline control center shut down the line at 11:36am and contacted local kpl operating personnel to investigate. The local kpl operating personnel arrived onsite at approximately 12:25pm, and confirmed that the replaced pump's seal packing had failed, releasing approximately twenty five barrels of crude onto the soil. The local operators manually closed valves to stop the flow of product.
| Report Received Date | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140258 |
| Supplemental Number | 20006 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22855 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Koch Pipeline Company, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 4111 East 37th Street North |
| Operator City Name | Wichita |
| Operator State Abbreviation | KS |
| Operator Postal Code | 67220 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-06-11 11:19:00 |
| Location Latitude | 26.650465 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -98.460842 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 25 |
| Recovered Bbls | 22 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations) |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-06-11 11:35:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-06-11 11:36:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-06-11 18:57:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-06-11 12:25:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2014-06-11 12:50:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1085564 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Sunfield Station |
| Segment Name | 60403010 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78536 |
| Onshore City Name | Delmita |
| Onshore County Name | Starr |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Installation Year | 2014 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| 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 | 2500 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 194815 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 197315 |
| Accident Psig | 600 |
| Mop Psig | 930 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Conf Ind | Yes |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | The controller was performing a standard and common operation in accordance to the remote operating procedure. Controller's actions did not cause the accident. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Seal/packing Failure |
| Additional Installation Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Manufacturer Did Not Rebuild Pump To Its Specifications |
| Preparer Name | C**** K******* |
| Preparer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | C*************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Preparer Fax | 316-529-6377 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-12-22 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** K******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 316-828-4121 |
| Authorizer Title | Program Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | C*************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | Kpl operating personnel started the process to replace a positive displacement pump at the sunfield station with a rebuilt pump on 06/10/2014. On 06/11/2014, kpl operating personnel completed the installation of the rebuilt pump. At approximately 09:12am, the operators contacted the pipeline control center, and had the control center start the pump to verify it was operating correctly. The pump was stopped and started multiple times, and a second pump was started to place pressure on the replaced pump. The pipeline control center was notified that the pump was operating correctly, and the operators left the station. At approximately 11:28am, the pipeline control center received a five minute plsd alarm. The alarm was cleared by leak detection as the imbalance was anticipated with the recent startup of additional pumps. At approximately 11:35am, a twenty five minute plsd alarm was received, and the pipeline control center shut down the line at 11:36am and contacted local kpl operating personnel to investigate. The local kpl operating personnel arrived onsite at approximately 12:25pm, and confirmed that the replaced pump's seal packing had failed, releasing approximately twenty five barrels of crude onto the soil. The local operators manually closed valves to stop the flow of product. |
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