Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2014-12-06 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,300
Incident datetime
2014-12-06 05:16
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On december 6, 2012 at 05:16 cst the controller received an alarm that a psv opened then reset. The controller contacted a local field technician to go on-site. The psv alarmed and reset three additional times in the interim. The technician arrived on-site at 07:30 cst and manually shut off the valve. The valve is isolated and will be replaced with a new valve by different manufacturer. The pipeline is protected by additional over-pressure protection devices within the system. The valve has been replaced.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2014-12-19 00:00:00
Iyear
2014
Report Number
20140433
Supplemental Number
20617
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31555
Name
Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2014-12-06 05:16:00
Location Latitude
31.1158
Location Longitude
-102.2931
Commodity Released Type
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls
31.8
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Controller
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2014-12-06 05:16:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Valve Kept Resetting
On Site Datetime
2014-12-06 07:30:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Mccamey Station
Segment Name
Central Basin Pipeline
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79752
Onshore City Name
Mccamey
Onshore County Name
Upton
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Block Valve 9
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Relief Valve
Installation Year
2010
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
141
Est Cost Prop Damage
1300
Est Cost Emergency
200
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1641
Accident Psig
2000
Mop Psig
2500
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
Yes
Scada Operating Ind
Yes
Scada Functional Ind
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
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
Relief Valve Ind
Yes
Additional Defect Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
A**** Z*****
Preparer Title
Manager-Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
A***********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-369-9512
Preparer Fax
303-984-3417
Prepared Date
2015-07-24 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S**** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-8065
Authorizer Title
Director-Operations And Engineering
Authorizer Email
S***********@k***********.com
Narrative
On december 6, 2012 at 05:16 cst the controller received an alarm that a psv opened then reset. The controller contacted a local field technician to go on-site. The psv alarmed and reset three additional times in the interim. The technician arrived on-site at 07:30 cst and manually shut off the valve. The valve is isolated and will be replaced with a new valve by different manufacturer. The pipeline is protected by additional over-pressure protection devices within the system. The valve has been replaced.
| Report Received Date | 2014-12-19 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2014 |
| Report Number | 20140433 |
| Supplemental Number | 20617 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31555 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Co2 Co. Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2014-12-06 05:16:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.1158 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.2931 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 31.8 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Controller |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2014-12-06 05:16:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Valve Kept Resetting |
| On Site Datetime | 2014-12-06 07:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Mccamey Station |
| Segment Name | Central Basin Pipeline |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79752 |
| Onshore City Name | Mccamey |
| Onshore County Name | Upton |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Block Valve 9 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Relief Valve |
| Installation Year | 2010 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 141 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1300 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 200 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1641 |
| Accident Psig | 2000 |
| Mop Psig | 2500 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | Yes |
| Scada Operating Ind | Yes |
| Scada Functional Ind | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| 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 |
| Relief Valve Ind | Yes |
| Additional Defect Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | A**** Z***** |
| Preparer Title | Manager-Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | A***********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-369-9512 |
| Preparer Fax | 303-984-3417 |
| Prepared Date | 2015-07-24 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-8065 |
| Authorizer Title | Director-Operations And Engineering |
| Authorizer Email | S***********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On december 6, 2012 at 05:16 cst the controller received an alarm that a psv opened then reset. The controller contacted a local field technician to go on-site. The psv alarmed and reset three additional times in the interim. The technician arrived on-site at 07:30 cst and manually shut off the valve. The valve is isolated and will be replaced with a new valve by different manufacturer. The pipeline is protected by additional over-pressure protection devices within the system. The valve has been replaced. |
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