Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-08-07 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
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
2014-08-07 14:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 8-7-14 at 14:00, a contractor called on the plant radio and stated that something was leaking at the galena park cross channel manifold. The operations supervisor was near by and went to investigate. He found a 1/2" ball valve leaking, which was part of the block and bleed system for a general twin seal valve on our 20" cross channel pipeline. It was open approximately 1/16" and product was spraying down to the ground into containment very close to a sump pump. The valve was immediately closed and the spill stopped. It is believed that the valve was bumped causing it to open.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-09-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140312
Supplemental Number
19697
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
26041
Name
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-08-07 14:00:00
Location Latitude
29.73064
Location Longitude
-95.20349
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
1.1
Recovered Bbls
1.1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-08-07 14:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-08-07 14:05:00
Restart Datetime
2014-08-07 14:45:00
On Site Datetime
2014-08-07 14:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Pasadena Terminal
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77506
Onshore City Name
Pasadena
Onshore County Name
Harris
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Block & Bleed Valve Was Partially Opened. Unsure As To The Cause Of Why It Was Partially Open, But Possibly Bumped Causing It To Come Loose.
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
50000
Est Cost Environmental
9000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
59000
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7134206496
Prepared Date
2014-09-02 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7134206496
Authorizer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 8-7-14 at 14:00, a contractor called on the plant radio and stated that something was leaking at the galena park cross channel manifold. The operations supervisor was near by and went to investigate. He found a 1/2" ball valve leaking, which was part of the block and bleed system for a general twin seal valve on our 20" cross channel pipeline. It was open approximately 1/16" and product was spraying down to the ground into containment very close to a sump pump. The valve was immediately closed and the spill stopped. It is believed that the valve was bumped causing it to open.
| Report Received Date | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140312 |
| Supplemental Number | 19697 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 26041 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-08-07 14:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.73064 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.20349 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 | 1.1 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-08-07 14:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-08-07 14:05:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-08-07 14:45:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-08-07 14:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Pasadena Terminal |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77506 |
| Onshore City Name | Pasadena |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Mainline |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Block & Bleed Valve Was Partially Opened. Unsure As To The Cause Of Why It Was Partially Open, But Possibly Bumped Causing It To Come Loose. |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 50000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 9000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 59000 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Malfunction Of Control/relief Equipment |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7134206496 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7134206496 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 8-7-14 at 14:00, a contractor called on the plant radio and stated that something was leaking at the galena park cross channel manifold. The operations supervisor was near by and went to investigate. He found a 1/2" ball valve leaking, which was part of the block and bleed system for a general twin seal valve on our 20" cross channel pipeline. It was open approximately 1/16" and product was spraying down to the ground into containment very close to a sump pump. The valve was immediately closed and the spill stopped. It is believed that the valve was bumped causing it to open. |
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