Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-08-19 — TX
Operator
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$100
Incident datetime
2014-08-19 10:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 8/19/2014, local operating personnel noticed an accumulation of product near the millennium scraper trap enclosure. Investigation determined that the o-ring seal on the enclosure was leaking due to wear. The line was shut down. The o-ring was removed and a new o-ring was installed. The line was restarted and the trap enclosure was monitored with no evidence of leakage following the o-ring replacement. Free product was removed via vacuum truck and the affected area was cleaned.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-09-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140326
Supplemental Number
19731
Report Type
Original 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
2014-08-19 10:00:00
Location Latitude
29.99447
Location Longitude
-93.99172
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.71
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-08-19 10:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-08-19 10:00:00
Restart Datetime
2014-08-19 10:30:00
On Site Datetime
2014-08-19 10:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Nederland To Longview 12"
Segment Name
21010-12" Nederland To Longview
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77627
Onshore City Name
Nederland
Onshore County Name
Jefferson
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
1+90.7
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Scraper/pig Trap
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Drinking Ind
Yes
Usa Drinking Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
71
Est Cost Prop Damage
100
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
671
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
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
2014-09-17 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 8/19/2014, local operating personnel noticed an accumulation of product near the millennium scraper trap enclosure. Investigation determined that the o-ring seal on the enclosure was leaking due to wear. The line was shut down. The o-ring was removed and a new o-ring was installed. The line was restarted and the trap enclosure was monitored with no evidence of leakage following the o-ring replacement. Free product was removed via vacuum truck and the affected area was cleaned.
| Report Received Date | 2014-09-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140326 |
| Supplemental Number | 19731 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2014-08-19 10:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.99447 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -93.99172 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.71 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-08-19 10:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-08-19 10:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-08-19 10:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-08-19 10:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Nederland To Longview 12" |
| Segment Name | 21010-12" Nederland To Longview |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77627 |
| Onshore City Name | Nederland |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 1+90.7 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Scraper/pig Trap |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Ind | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 71 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 100 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 671 |
| 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 | 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 | 2014-09-17 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 8/19/2014, local operating personnel noticed an accumulation of product near the millennium scraper trap enclosure. Investigation determined that the o-ring seal on the enclosure was leaking due to wear. The line was shut down. The o-ring was removed and a new o-ring was installed. The line was restarted and the trap enclosure was monitored with no evidence of leakage following the o-ring replacement. Free product was removed via vacuum truck and the affected area was cleaned. |
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