Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-05-27 — 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)
$14,970
Incident datetime
2015-05-27 13:00
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On may 27, 2015 at 13:00, a colonial employee and a contract row inspector discovered product leaking from the station 2 discharge valve. Internal notifications were made and line 2 was shut down from hebert station to baton rouge junction. The source was identified as a failed packing on the discharge valve. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area, floating on rainwater which had collected in the station yard. Product was recovered using absorbents and the station oil water separator. Cleanup and valve repairs were completed and the line 2 segment from hebert to baton rouge was restarted at 18:20. Church point station line 2 was restarted at 18:55. Due to the proximity to where the product was initially discovered it was later determined that the discharge valve was the most probable source of a similar release that occurred on march 9th 2015 where the leak source was never identified. Details of the 9 march 2015 release are as follows: at 12:00 on march 9, 2015, a colonial employee observed diesel fuel floating on top of ponded rainwater at church point booster station near the line 2 station discharge check valve and control valve. There had been heavy rainfall in the area, and there were pools of standing water throughout the station yard. Internal notifications were made and the line 2 station loop was isolated from mainline operations. A crew arrived and excavated the line 2 discharge check valve and performed other exploratory excavations within the area. No active leak source was immediately identified. Continuous monitoring was established and the station was returned to service at 18:50. The station was monitored throughout the night with no additional product sighted. The following morning, a crew used portable pumps to move standing water from the station yard to the station oil water separator and then on to a facility conveyance ditch which leads to the station retention pond. The source of the leak was never positively identified. However, a small product sheen was observed on a portion of the retention pond. As a result, an nrc notification was made on march 10th, 2015 at 19:02 (report number 1110222). Notifications were also made to the louisiana deq-spoc and the acadia parish lepc and a courtesy call was made to PHMSA. All product was contained on company property and approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered. Church point booster station was staffed continuously through the afternoon of 3/12/15 and inspected daily through 3/20/15. No additional product was found and the leak source was never identified. Based on guidance from a PHMSA inspector, an accident report was not submitted to PHMSA since the leak source could not be positively identified.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-06-15 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150221
Supplemental Number
21351
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
2015-05-27 12:30:00
Location Latitude
30.44471
Location Longitude
-92.29098
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
0.24
Recovered Bbls
0.24
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-05-27 13:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-05-27 13:00:00
Restart Datetime
2015-05-27 18:20:00
On Site Datetime
2015-05-27 13:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Church Point Station
Segment Name
Church Point Line 2 Station Discharge Valve
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70525
Onshore City Name
Church Point
Onshore County Name
Acadia
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Location 0221
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
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Installation Year
1979
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Packing Material
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
30
Est Cost Prop Damage
14970
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
15000
Accident Psig
254
Mop Psig
720
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
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate)
Investigation Status Details
Release was the result of a packing failure on a valve at a remote station and was not the result of any controller action or inaction.
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
Other Non Threaded Ind
Seal (Not Pump Seal) Or Packing
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Normal Wear On Packing Material
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
2016-05-02 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D*** L*****
Authorizer Telephone
678-762-2872
Authorizer Title
Manager Phmsa Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
D******@c******.com
Narrative
On may 27, 2015 at 13:00, a colonial employee and a contract row inspector discovered product leaking from the station 2 discharge valve. Internal notifications were made and line 2 was shut down from hebert station to baton rouge junction. The source was identified as a failed packing on the discharge valve. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area, floating on rainwater which had collected in the station yard. Product was recovered using absorbents and the station oil water separator. Cleanup and valve repairs were completed and the line 2 segment from hebert to baton rouge was restarted at 18:20. Church point station line 2 was restarted at 18:55. Due to the proximity to where the product was initially discovered it was later determined that the discharge valve was the most probable source of a similar release that occurred on march 9th 2015 where the leak source was never identified. Details of the 9 march 2015 release are as follows: at 12:00 on march 9, 2015, a colonial employee observed diesel fuel floating on top of ponded rainwater at church point booster station near the line 2 station discharge check valve and control valve. There had been heavy rainfall in the area, and there were pools of standing water throughout the station yard. Internal notifications were made and the line 2 station loop was isolated from mainline operations. A crew arrived and excavated the line 2 discharge check valve and performed other exploratory excavations within the area. No active leak source was immediately identified. Continuous monitoring was established and the station was returned to service at 18:50. The station was monitored throughout the night with no additional product sighted. The following morning, a crew used portable pumps to move standing water from the station yard to the station oil water separator and then on to a facility conveyance ditch which leads to the station retention pond. The source of the leak was never positively identified. However, a small product sheen was observed on a portion of the retention pond. As a result, an nrc notification was made on march 10th, 2015 at 19:02 (report number 1110222). Notifications were also made to the louisiana deq-spoc and the acadia parish lepc and a courtesy call was made to PHMSA. All product was contained on company property and approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered. Church point booster station was staffed continuously through the afternoon of 3/12/15 and inspected daily through 3/20/15. No additional product was found and the leak source was never identified. Based on guidance from a PHMSA inspector, an accident report was not submitted to PHMSA since the leak source could not be positively identified.
| Report Received Date | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150221 |
| Supplemental Number | 21351 |
| 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 | 2015-05-27 12:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.44471 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -92.29098 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 | 0.24 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.24 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-05-27 13:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-05-27 13:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-05-27 18:20:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-05-27 13:00:00 |
| 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 | Church Point Station |
| Segment Name | Church Point Line 2 Station Discharge Valve |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70525 |
| Onshore City Name | Church Point |
| Onshore County Name | Acadia |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Location 0221 |
| 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 | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Installation Year | 1979 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Packing Material |
| 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 | 30 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 14970 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 15000 |
| Accident Psig | 254 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| 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 | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the operator did not find that an investigation of the controller(s) actions or control room issues was necessary due to: (provide an explanation for why the operator did not investigate) |
| Investigation Status Details | Release was the result of a packing failure on a valve at a remote station and was not the result of any controller action or inaction. |
| 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 |
| Other Non Threaded Ind | Seal (Not Pump Seal) Or Packing |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Normal Wear On Packing Material |
| 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 | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D*** L***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 678-762-2872 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Phmsa Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | D******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On may 27, 2015 at 13:00, a colonial employee and a contract row inspector discovered product leaking from the station 2 discharge valve. Internal notifications were made and line 2 was shut down from hebert station to baton rouge junction. The source was identified as a failed packing on the discharge valve. All released product was contained on company property in the immediate area, floating on rainwater which had collected in the station yard. Product was recovered using absorbents and the station oil water separator. Cleanup and valve repairs were completed and the line 2 segment from hebert to baton rouge was restarted at 18:20. Church point station line 2 was restarted at 18:55. Due to the proximity to where the product was initially discovered it was later determined that the discharge valve was the most probable source of a similar release that occurred on march 9th 2015 where the leak source was never identified. Details of the 9 march 2015 release are as follows: at 12:00 on march 9, 2015, a colonial employee observed diesel fuel floating on top of ponded rainwater at church point booster station near the line 2 station discharge check valve and control valve. There had been heavy rainfall in the area, and there were pools of standing water throughout the station yard. Internal notifications were made and the line 2 station loop was isolated from mainline operations. A crew arrived and excavated the line 2 discharge check valve and performed other exploratory excavations within the area. No active leak source was immediately identified. Continuous monitoring was established and the station was returned to service at 18:50. The station was monitored throughout the night with no additional product sighted. The following morning, a crew used portable pumps to move standing water from the station yard to the station oil water separator and then on to a facility conveyance ditch which leads to the station retention pond. The source of the leak was never positively identified. However, a small product sheen was observed on a portion of the retention pond. As a result, an nrc notification was made on march 10th, 2015 at 19:02 (report number 1110222). Notifications were also made to the louisiana deq-spoc and the acadia parish lepc and a courtesy call was made to PHMSA. All product was contained on company property and approximately 10 gallons of diesel fuel was recovered. Church point booster station was staffed continuously through the afternoon of 3/12/15 and inspected daily through 3/20/15. No additional product was found and the leak source was never identified. Based on guidance from a PHMSA inspector, an accident report was not submitted to PHMSA since the leak source could not be positively identified. |
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