Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-09-26 — 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)
$150
Incident datetime
2014-09-26 16:15
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
At 16:15 on 26 september 2014, an employee was performing a yard check when he observed diesel fuel on the ground beneath the line 2 station discharge valve. The product had leaked from a bolted area at the upper end of the valve yoke tube. The line was shut down and the station isolated. Internal notifications were made and initial product recovery and cleanup commenced. It was determined that the stem seal on the discharge valve was leaking but the tubing which connects the stem seal area to the leak detection and containment system was blocked, allowing the product to collect in the valve yoke tube. The tubing was unplugged which allowed the product to flow to the leak detection and containment system as designed. Cleanup was completed on 27 september and the stem seal was replaced on 29 september. The incident was not reported to outside agencies since reporting criteria were not met.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-10-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140366
Supplemental Number
19863
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
2014-09-26 16:00:00
Location Latitude
30.528877
Location Longitude
-91.746807
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
0.45
Recovered Bbls
0.45
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-09-26 16:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2014-09-26 16:30:00
Restart Datetime
2014-09-26 19:30:00
On Site Datetime
2014-09-26 16:15:00
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Pipe Fac Name
Colonial Pipeline Company / Krotz Springs Station
Segment Name
Line 2 Discharge Valve Area
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70750
Onshore City Name
Krotz Springs
Onshore County Name
St. Landry
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
224
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Tubing
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Tubing Blockage
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
60
Est Cost Prop Damage
150
Est Cost Emergency
16000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
16210
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
Eq Failure Type
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
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
2014-10-31 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K**** M****
Authorizer Telephone
(601) 765-9168
Authorizer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Authorizer Email
K*****@c******.com
Narrative
At 16:15 on 26 september 2014, an employee was performing a yard check when he observed diesel fuel on the ground beneath the line 2 station discharge valve. The product had leaked from a bolted area at the upper end of the valve yoke tube. The line was shut down and the station isolated. Internal notifications were made and initial product recovery and cleanup commenced. It was determined that the stem seal on the discharge valve was leaking but the tubing which connects the stem seal area to the leak detection and containment system was blocked, allowing the product to collect in the valve yoke tube. The tubing was unplugged which allowed the product to flow to the leak detection and containment system as designed. Cleanup was completed on 27 september and the stem seal was replaced on 29 september. The incident was not reported to outside agencies since reporting criteria were not met.
| Report Received Date | 2014-10-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140366 |
| Supplemental Number | 19863 |
| 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 | 2014-09-26 16:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.528877 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -91.746807 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 | 0.45 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.45 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-09-26 16:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2014-09-26 16:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2014-09-26 19:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-09-26 16:15:00 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Pipe Fac Name | Colonial Pipeline Company / Krotz Springs Station |
| Segment Name | Line 2 Discharge Valve Area |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70750 |
| Onshore City Name | Krotz Springs |
| Onshore County Name | St. Landry |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 224 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Tubing |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Tubing Blockage |
| 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 | 60 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 150 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 16000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 16210 |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| Eq Failure Type | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| 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 | 2014-10-31 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K**** M**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | (601) 765-9168 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | K*****@c******.com |
| Narrative | At 16:15 on 26 september 2014, an employee was performing a yard check when he observed diesel fuel on the ground beneath the line 2 station discharge valve. The product had leaked from a bolted area at the upper end of the valve yoke tube. The line was shut down and the station isolated. Internal notifications were made and initial product recovery and cleanup commenced. It was determined that the stem seal on the discharge valve was leaking but the tubing which connects the stem seal area to the leak detection and containment system was blocked, allowing the product to collect in the valve yoke tube. The tubing was unplugged which allowed the product to flow to the leak detection and containment system as designed. Cleanup was completed on 27 september and the stem seal was replaced on 29 september. The incident was not reported to outside agencies since reporting criteria were not met. |
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