Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-09-04 — 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
2014-09-04 06:40
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 9-4-14 at 06:40, local terminal operating personnel reported a flange leaking gasoline. Operations supervisors and maintenance personnel determined the source to be a blind flange on a valve on the explorer pipeline system. The explorer pipeline delivery was shut down. Maintenance personnel tightened the bolts on the blind flange and partially opened the valve to avoid thermal pressure building up. Approximately 60 gallons were spilled onto the soil below the flange. The soil was remediated.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-10-01 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140348
Supplemental Number
19765
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
2014-09-04 06:40:00
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
1.9
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-09-04 06:40:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-09-04 06:40:00
Restart Datetime
2014-09-04 08:00:00
On Site Datetime
2014-09-04 06:40:00
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
Gasket Was Leaking Between A Blind Flange And A Valve
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
28000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
28000
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
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Manager
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7137250147
Prepared Date
2014-10-01 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7137250147
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 9-4-14 at 06:40, local terminal operating personnel reported a flange leaking gasoline. Operations supervisors and maintenance personnel determined the source to be a blind flange on a valve on the explorer pipeline system. The explorer pipeline delivery was shut down. Maintenance personnel tightened the bolts on the blind flange and partially opened the valve to avoid thermal pressure building up. Approximately 60 gallons were spilled onto the soil below the flange. The soil was remediated.
| Report Received Date | 2014-10-01 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140348 |
| Supplemental Number | 19765 |
| 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 | 2014-09-04 06:40:00 |
| 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 | 1.9 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-09-04 06:40:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-09-04 06:40:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-09-04 08:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-09-04 06:40:00 |
| 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 | Gasket Was Leaking Between A Blind Flange And A Valve |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 28000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 28000 |
| 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 | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Manager |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7137250147 |
| Prepared Date | 2014-10-01 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7137250147 |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 9-4-14 at 06:40, local terminal operating personnel reported a flange leaking gasoline. Operations supervisors and maintenance personnel determined the source to be a blind flange on a valve on the explorer pipeline system. The explorer pipeline delivery was shut down. Maintenance personnel tightened the bolts on the blind flange and partially opened the valve to avoid thermal pressure building up. Approximately 60 gallons were spilled onto the soil below the flange. The soil was remediated. |
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