Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-08-25 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
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
2014-08-25 11:00
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At approximately 11:00 on 8/25/14, a technician arrived at welsh station to respond to a communications failure. The technician observed a stain on the ground above the line 2 unit 2 check valve. Internal notifications were made and a contract crew was called in to excavate the area for the suspected leak. The contractor arrived on site at 11:45 and the station was shut down and isolated by 12:10. The leak was determined to be originating from a flange associated with the unit check valve spring can. The leak source was positively identified and stopped by 13:30. Repairs were completed on the check valve and the station was restarted at 19:37. The cause of the release was a failed gasket at the flange location on the check valve spring can. The soft goods on the other side of the check valve were replaced on 8/26/14. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area. Contaminated soil excavation was completed on 8/27/14. An electronic notification was made to the louisiana deq/spoc within 24 hours of the incident and a written follow up report was filed within 7 days per applicable state regulations.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-09-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140329
Supplemental Number
19884
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
2552
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1000 Lake St.
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009
Local Datetime
2014-08-25 11:00:00
Location Latitude
30.30467
Location Longitude
-92.82545
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
2.12
Recovered Bbls
2.12
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-08-25 11:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-08-25 12:10:00
Restart Datetime
2014-08-25 19:37:00
On Site Datetime
2014-08-25 11:00:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial Pipeline Company / Welsh Station
Segment Name
Line 2 Unit 2 Check Valve
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70591
Onshore City Name
Welsh
Onshore County Name
Jefferson Davis
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
223
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
200
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
25000
Est Cost Environmental
4800
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
30000
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
K**** M****
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email
K*****@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
601-765-9168
Preparer Fax
770-754-8489
Prepared Date
2014-11-07 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K**** M****
Authorizer Telephone
601-765-9168
Authorizer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Authorizer Email
K*****@c******.com
Narrative
At approximately 11:00 on 8/25/14, a technician arrived at welsh station to respond to a communications failure. The technician observed a stain on the ground above the line 2 unit 2 check valve. Internal notifications were made and a contract crew was called in to excavate the area for the suspected leak. The contractor arrived on site at 11:45 and the station was shut down and isolated by 12:10. The leak was determined to be originating from a flange associated with the unit check valve spring can. The leak source was positively identified and stopped by 13:30. Repairs were completed on the check valve and the station was restarted at 19:37. The cause of the release was a failed gasket at the flange location on the check valve spring can. The soft goods on the other side of the check valve were replaced on 8/26/14. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area. Contaminated soil excavation was completed on 8/27/14. An electronic notification was made to the louisiana deq/spoc within 24 hours of the incident and a written follow up report was filed within 7 days per applicable state regulations.
| Report Received Date | 2014-09-18 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140329 |
| Supplemental Number | 19884 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 2552 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Colonial Pipeline Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1000 Lake St. |
| Operator City Name | Alpharetta |
| Operator State Abbreviation | GA |
| Operator Postal Code | 30009 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-08-25 11:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.30467 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -92.82545 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2.12 |
| Recovered Bbls | 2.12 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-08-25 11:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-08-25 12:10:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-08-25 19:37:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-08-25 11:00:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial Pipeline Company / Welsh Station |
| Segment Name | Line 2 Unit 2 Check Valve |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70591 |
| Onshore City Name | Welsh |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson Davis |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 223 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 200 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 25000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 4800 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 30000 |
| 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 | K**** M**** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | K*****@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 601-765-9168 |
| Preparer Fax | 770-754-8489 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K**** M**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 601-765-9168 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | K*****@c******.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 11:00 on 8/25/14, a technician arrived at welsh station to respond to a communications failure. The technician observed a stain on the ground above the line 2 unit 2 check valve. Internal notifications were made and a contract crew was called in to excavate the area for the suspected leak. The contractor arrived on site at 11:45 and the station was shut down and isolated by 12:10. The leak was determined to be originating from a flange associated with the unit check valve spring can. The leak source was positively identified and stopped by 13:30. Repairs were completed on the check valve and the station was restarted at 19:37. The cause of the release was a failed gasket at the flange location on the check valve spring can. The soft goods on the other side of the check valve were replaced on 8/26/14. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area. Contaminated soil excavation was completed on 8/27/14. An electronic notification was made to the louisiana deq/spoc within 24 hours of the incident and a written follow up report was filed within 7 days per applicable state regulations. |
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