Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-08-04 — TX
Operator
Double Eagle Pipeline 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)
$16,000
Incident datetime
2015-08-04 07:45
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 8/4/15 kinder morgan's double eagle pipeline experienced a release of 138.3 bbl. Of condensate at its gardendale terminal in cotulla tx, la salle county. At approximately 07:45, a kinder morgan operator arrived onsite at the gardendale terminal and discovered a condensate release had breached secondary containment and spilled on the facility ground. It was evident that the source of the leak was the p-500 booster pump. The operator immediately contacted his supervisor, isolated the release, and put the emergency response plan (erp) into action. Based on an estimated cleanup cost exceeding $50, 000, the nrc was notified (incident #1124721) as well as state authorities (rrc of tx pipeline safety/rrc of tx oil and gas/tceq). The kinder morgan osro arrived on site and cleanup and remediation began immediately. An internal investigation concluded that a brass head shaft bushing which holds the pump shaft in alignment with the motor became loose and allowed the shaft to run misaligned eventually causing damage to the head shaft and pump seal resulting in the release of product. An original 7000.1 was submitted 8/28/2015 with an estimated cost of the release at $437,326.00 (7000.1 part d question 8g). As of 8/3/16 the updated amount is $480,266.00, and the remediation project has moved to the operator cleanup program under the texas railroad commission oil & gas division. Kinder morgan believes future work will not dramatically alter the findings in this supplemental report. We therefore submit this as a supplemental and final report.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-08-28 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150311
Supplemental Number
21599
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39023
Name
Double Eagle Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2015-08-04 07:45:00
Location Latitude
28.510104
Location Longitude
-99.223506
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other
Commodity Details
Condensate
Unintentional Release Bbls
138.3
Recovered Bbls
110
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-08-04 07:45:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-08-04 06:06:00
Restart Datetime
2015-08-06 15:56:00
On Site Datetime
2015-08-04 07:46:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2015-08-04 11:14:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1124721
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Gardendale
Segment Name
12" Gardendale To Three Rivers
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78014
Onshore City Name
Cotulla
Onshore County Name
La Salle
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0
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
2014
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Head Shaft Bushing On Booster Pump #500 Failed And Caused Misalignment Of The Pump Shaft Ultimately Resulting In The Release Of Condensate.
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
6326
Est Cost Prop Damage
16000
Est Cost Emergency
120000
Est Cost Environmental
337940
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
480266
Accident Psig
180
Mop Psig
275
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
Controller actions did not cause or contribute to the accident as this was caused by mechanical failure.
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
Appurtenance Failure
Additional Vibration Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
J**** P*******
Preparer Title
Specialist-Pipeline Technical
Preparer Email
J*************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7134207004
Prepared Date
2016-08-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J**** H********
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-9443
Authorizer Title
Manager - Ccs
Authorizer Email
J**************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 8/4/15 kinder morgan's double eagle pipeline experienced a release of 138.3 bbl. Of condensate at its gardendale terminal in cotulla tx, la salle county. At approximately 07:45, a kinder morgan operator arrived onsite at the gardendale terminal and discovered a condensate release had breached secondary containment and spilled on the facility ground. It was evident that the source of the leak was the p-500 booster pump. The operator immediately contacted his supervisor, isolated the release, and put the emergency response plan (erp) into action. Based on an estimated cleanup cost exceeding $50, 000, the nrc was notified (incident #1124721) as well as state authorities (rrc of tx pipeline safety/rrc of tx oil and gas/tceq). The kinder morgan osro arrived on site and cleanup and remediation began immediately. An internal investigation concluded that a brass head shaft bushing which holds the pump shaft in alignment with the motor became loose and allowed the shaft to run misaligned eventually causing damage to the head shaft and pump seal resulting in the release of product. An original 7000.1 was submitted 8/28/2015 with an estimated cost of the release at $437,326.00 (7000.1 part d question 8g). As of 8/3/16 the updated amount is $480,266.00, and the remediation project has moved to the operator cleanup program under the texas railroad commission oil & gas division. Kinder morgan believes future work will not dramatically alter the findings in this supplemental report. We therefore submit this as a supplemental and final report.
| Report Received Date | 2015-08-28 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150311 |
| Supplemental Number | 21599 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39023 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Double Eagle Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-08-04 07:45:00 |
| Location Latitude | 28.510104 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -99.223506 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other |
| Commodity Details | Condensate |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 138.3 |
| Recovered Bbls | 110 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-08-04 07:45:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-08-04 06:06:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-08-06 15:56:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-08-04 07:46:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2015-08-04 11:14:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1124721 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Gardendale |
| Segment Name | 12" Gardendale To Three Rivers |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78014 |
| Onshore City Name | Cotulla |
| Onshore County Name | La Salle |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| 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 | 2014 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Head Shaft Bushing On Booster Pump #500 Failed And Caused Misalignment Of The Pump Shaft Ultimately Resulting In The Release Of Condensate. |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 6326 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 16000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 120000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 337940 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 480266 |
| Accident Psig | 180 |
| Mop Psig | 275 |
| 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 | Controller actions did not cause or contribute to the accident as this was caused by mechanical failure. |
| 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 | Appurtenance Failure |
| Additional Vibration Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | J**** P******* |
| Preparer Title | Specialist-Pipeline Technical |
| Preparer Email | J*************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7134207004 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-08-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J**** H******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-9443 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Ccs |
| Authorizer Email | J**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 8/4/15 kinder morgan's double eagle pipeline experienced a release of 138.3 bbl. Of condensate at its gardendale terminal in cotulla tx, la salle county. At approximately 07:45, a kinder morgan operator arrived onsite at the gardendale terminal and discovered a condensate release had breached secondary containment and spilled on the facility ground. It was evident that the source of the leak was the p-500 booster pump. The operator immediately contacted his supervisor, isolated the release, and put the emergency response plan (erp) into action. Based on an estimated cleanup cost exceeding $50, 000, the nrc was notified (incident #1124721) as well as state authorities (rrc of tx pipeline safety/rrc of tx oil and gas/tceq). The kinder morgan osro arrived on site and cleanup and remediation began immediately. An internal investigation concluded that a brass head shaft bushing which holds the pump shaft in alignment with the motor became loose and allowed the shaft to run misaligned eventually causing damage to the head shaft and pump seal resulting in the release of product. An original 7000.1 was submitted 8/28/2015 with an estimated cost of the release at $437,326.00 (7000.1 part d question 8g). As of 8/3/16 the updated amount is $480,266.00, and the remediation project has moved to the operator cleanup program under the texas railroad commission oil & gas division. Kinder morgan believes future work will not dramatically alter the findings in this supplemental report. We therefore submit this as a supplemental and final report. |
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