Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-07-05 — TX
Operator
Double H
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,125
Incident datetime
2015-07-05 12:53
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 7-5-15 at 12:53 a kinder morgan employee found a cracked o-let on the relief line at the albin pump station main valve skid. The estimated release volume was 1.5 barrels on the concrete valve station skid which was also inside a containment area. The employee contacted the control center to shut the pumps down. Upon the pumps being shut down by the control center the employee shut in the effected section of pipeline. The onsite employees used diapers and absorbent to clean up all released crude oil. The cracked o-let was caused by the vibration of the pumps. Once the released crude oil was cleaned up from the skid, the damage o-let was repaired. The system was turned back on the following afternoon (7-6-15) at 16:00. No other issues were noticed on startup. Supplemental update/correction 11/9/2016: kinder morgan corrected part d-8 by changing item "8-a" to "zero" and moved the previous entry of "$90" to line item "8-e". This change was made in order for the cost data to reflect that the product was "totally contained on operator-controlled property" as noted in part b-10.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-07-17 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150260
Supplemental Number
21821
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39440
Name
Double H
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2015-07-05 12:53:00
Location Latitude
47.805537
Location Longitude
-104.485472
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.5
Recovered Bbls
1.5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-07-05 12:53:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-07-05 12:53:00
Restart Datetime
2015-07-06 16:00:00
On Site Datetime
2015-07-05 13:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Albin Station
Segment Name
Albin Station Main Valve Set
Onshore State Abbreviation
Mt
Onshore Postal Code
59270
Onshore City Name
Sidney
Onshore County Name
Richland
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Albin 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
Interstate
Item Involved
Relief Line And Relief Equipment
Installation Year
2014
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
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
140
Est Cost Prop Damage
1125
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
90
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1355
Accident Psig
900
Mop Psig
1480
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
6
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications 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
No abnormal operating condition, no over pressure
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Other Stripped Ind
Pipe Nipple
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Vibration Of The Pump Caused The O-Let To Crack
Preparer Name
J**** H********
Preparer Title
Manager Compliance Codes Standards
Preparer Email
J**************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-369-9443
Prepared Date
2016-11-09 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B*** F***
Authorizer Telephone
7133699454
Authorizer Title
Director Compliance Codes Standards
Authorizer Email
B********@k***********.com
Narrative
On 7-5-15 at 12:53 a kinder morgan employee found a cracked o-let on the relief line at the albin pump station main valve skid. The estimated release volume was 1.5 barrels on the concrete valve station skid which was also inside a containment area. The employee contacted the control center to shut the pumps down. Upon the pumps being shut down by the control center the employee shut in the effected section of pipeline. The onsite employees used diapers and absorbent to clean up all released crude oil. The cracked o-let was caused by the vibration of the pumps. Once the released crude oil was cleaned up from the skid, the damage o-let was repaired. The system was turned back on the following afternoon (7-6-15) at 16:00. No other issues were noticed on startup. Supplemental update/correction 11/9/2016: kinder morgan corrected part d-8 by changing item "8-a" to "zero" and moved the previous entry of "$90" to line item "8-e". This change was made in order for the cost data to reflect that the product was "totally contained on operator-controlled property" as noted in part b-10.
| Report Received Date | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150260 |
| Supplemental Number | 21821 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39440 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Double H |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-07-05 12:53:00 |
| Location Latitude | 47.805537 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -104.485472 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-07-05 12:53:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-07-05 12:53:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-07-06 16:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-07-05 13:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Albin Station |
| Segment Name | Albin Station Main Valve Set |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Mt |
| Onshore Postal Code | 59270 |
| Onshore City Name | Sidney |
| Onshore County Name | Richland |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Albin 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 | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Relief Line And Relief Equipment |
| Installation Year | 2014 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| 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 | 140 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1125 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 90 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1355 |
| Accident Psig | 900 |
| Mop Psig | 1480 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 6 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications 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 | No abnormal operating condition, no over pressure |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Other Stripped Ind | Pipe Nipple |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Vibration Of The Pump Caused The O-Let To Crack |
| Preparer Name | J**** H******** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Compliance Codes Standards |
| Preparer Email | J**************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-369-9443 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-11-09 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B*** F*** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7133699454 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Compliance Codes Standards |
| Authorizer Email | B********@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 7-5-15 at 12:53 a kinder morgan employee found a cracked o-let on the relief line at the albin pump station main valve skid. The estimated release volume was 1.5 barrels on the concrete valve station skid which was also inside a containment area. The employee contacted the control center to shut the pumps down. Upon the pumps being shut down by the control center the employee shut in the effected section of pipeline. The onsite employees used diapers and absorbent to clean up all released crude oil. The cracked o-let was caused by the vibration of the pumps. Once the released crude oil was cleaned up from the skid, the damage o-let was repaired. The system was turned back on the following afternoon (7-6-15) at 16:00. No other issues were noticed on startup. Supplemental update/correction 11/9/2016: kinder morgan corrected part d-8 by changing item "8-a" to "zero" and moved the previous entry of "$90" to line item "8-e". This change was made in order for the cost data to reflect that the product was "totally contained on operator-controlled property" as noted in part b-10. |
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