Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-06-12 — 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)
$15,000
Incident datetime
2015-06-12 14:50
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 6/12/2015 at 14:50 the mechanical seal on the deep well pump that services the 801 line leaked during a jet fuel transfer to the buckeye terminal (located in linden nj). The approximate amount that was leaked was 150 gallons, all of which was caught in the containment that surrounds the pump. First responders to the leak were petroleum operators who arrive at the side and shut down the system immediately. The product was cleaned up immediately.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-07-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150247
Supplemental Number
20581
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
2015-06-12 14:50:00
Location Latitude
40.589
Location Longitude
-74.217
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
3.57
Recovered Bbls
3.57
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-06-12 14:50:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-06-12 14:50:00
Restart Datetime
2015-06-15 12:00:00
On Site Datetime
2015-06-12 14:55:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Kinder Morgan
Segment Name
801 Buckeye Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07008
Onshore City Name
Carteret
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
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
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Installation Year
2012
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
10584
Est Cost Prop Damage
15000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
25584
Accident Psig
80
Mop Psig
150
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
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf Ind
Yes
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Seal/packing Failure
Additional Thermal Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance Director
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713.725.0147
Prepared Date
2015-07-12 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
713.725.0147
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Director
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 6/12/2015 at 14:50 the mechanical seal on the deep well pump that services the 801 line leaked during a jet fuel transfer to the buckeye terminal (located in linden nj). The approximate amount that was leaked was 150 gallons, all of which was caught in the containment that surrounds the pump. First responders to the leak were petroleum operators who arrive at the side and shut down the system immediately. The product was cleaned up immediately.
| Report Received Date | 2015-07-12 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150247 |
| Supplemental Number | 20581 |
| 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 | 2015-06-12 14:50:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.589 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.217 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 | 3.57 |
| Recovered Bbls | 3.57 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations) |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-06-12 14:50:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-06-12 14:50:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-06-15 12:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-06-12 14:55:00 |
| 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 | Kinder Morgan |
| Segment Name | 801 Buckeye Line |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07008 |
| Onshore City Name | Carteret |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| 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 | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Installation Year | 2012 |
| 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 | 10584 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 15000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 25584 |
| Accident Psig | 80 |
| Mop Psig | 150 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf Ind | Yes |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Seal/packing Failure |
| Additional Thermal Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance Director |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713.725.0147 |
| Prepared Date | 2015-07-12 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713.725.0147 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Director |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 6/12/2015 at 14:50 the mechanical seal on the deep well pump that services the 801 line leaked during a jet fuel transfer to the buckeye terminal (located in linden nj). The approximate amount that was leaked was 150 gallons, all of which was caught in the containment that surrounds the pump. First responders to the leak were petroleum operators who arrive at the side and shut down the system immediately. The product was cleaned up immediately. |
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