Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-08-02 — TX
Operator
Centurion Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$26,589
Incident datetime
2015-08-02 07:55
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 08: 15 a.M. (central time) on august 2, 2015, a centurion employee observed that tank no. 6830 at the wasson station was leaking from the mixer. With assistance from the region manager, a vacuum truck was used to collect spilled oil. And the tank was pumped out to lower the oil level in the tank and all incoming flow of oil was blocked from artesia, nm. Communication with houston control room and centurion's asset integrity department was initiated. The volume spilled inside the tank dike was measured and found to be about 314 barrels at 10:30 a.M., so the spill was reported to the national response center by cutty cunningham at 10:30 am (central time). At 13:30 p.M. August 4, 2015, the mixer for tank no. 6830 was replaced and refilling the tank was commenced with incoming crude from artesia, nm
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-08-31 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150313
Supplemental Number
21603
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31888
Name
Centurion Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2015-08-02 07:55:00
Location Latitude
32.989666
Location Longitude
-102.7692504
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
321
Recovered Bbls
165
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-08-02 07:55:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-08-02 08:15:00
Restart Datetime
2015-08-04 13:30:00
On Site Datetime
2015-08-02 11:30:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2015-08-02 10:30:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1124543
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Tank #6830
Segment Name
Artesia To Wasson
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79323
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Yoakum
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Wasson Sta.
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Tank/vessel
Tank Vessel Subtype
Mixer
Tank Type
Atmospheric
Installation Year
2005
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Tank Mixer Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
2650
Est Cost Prop Damage
26589
Est Cost Emergency
3218
Est Cost Environmental
30000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
62457
Accident Psig
3
Mop Psig
14.7
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
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
Leak not associated with operational functions of control room
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Failure Details
Seal And Bearings On Tank Mixer Failed.
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Seal On Mixer Equipment
Preparer Name
C**** C*********
Preparer Title
Manager Asset Integrity
Preparer Email
C***************@o**.com
Preparer Telephone
(713)497-2016
Preparer Fax
(713)215-7455
Prepared Date
2016-08-16 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C**** C*********
Authorizer Telephone
(713)497-2016
Authorizer Title
Manager Asset Integrity
Authorizer Email
C***************@o**.com
Narrative
At approximately 08: 15 a.M. (central time) on august 2, 2015, a centurion employee observed that tank no. 6830 at the wasson station was leaking from the mixer. With assistance from the region manager, a vacuum truck was used to collect spilled oil. And the tank was pumped out to lower the oil level in the tank and all incoming flow of oil was blocked from artesia, nm. Communication with houston control room and centurion's asset integrity department was initiated. The volume spilled inside the tank dike was measured and found to be about 314 barrels at 10:30 a.M., so the spill was reported to the national response center by cutty cunningham at 10:30 am (central time). At 13:30 p.M. August 4, 2015, the mixer for tank no. 6830 was replaced and refilling the tank was commenced with incoming crude from artesia, nm
| Report Received Date | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150313 |
| Supplemental Number | 21603 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31888 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Centurion Pipeline L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-08-02 07:55:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.989666 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.7692504 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 321 |
| Recovered Bbls | 165 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Ground Patrol By Operator Or Its Contractor |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-08-02 07:55:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-08-02 08:15:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-08-04 13:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-08-02 11:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2015-08-02 10:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1124543 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Tank #6830 |
| Segment Name | Artesia To Wasson |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79323 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Yoakum |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Wasson Sta. |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Tank/vessel |
| Tank Vessel Subtype | Mixer |
| Tank Type | Atmospheric |
| Installation Year | 2005 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Tank Mixer Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 2650 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 26589 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 3218 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 30000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 62457 |
| Accident Psig | 3 |
| Mop Psig | 14.7 |
| 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 | 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 | Leak not associated with operational functions of control room |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Failure Details | Seal And Bearings On Tank Mixer Failed. |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Seal On Mixer Equipment |
| Preparer Name | C**** C********* |
| Preparer Title | Manager Asset Integrity |
| Preparer Email | C***************@o**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | (713)497-2016 |
| Preparer Fax | (713)215-7455 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-08-16 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** C********* |
| Authorizer Telephone | (713)497-2016 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Asset Integrity |
| Authorizer Email | C***************@o**.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 08: 15 a.M. (central time) on august 2, 2015, a centurion employee observed that tank no. 6830 at the wasson station was leaking from the mixer. With assistance from the region manager, a vacuum truck was used to collect spilled oil. And the tank was pumped out to lower the oil level in the tank and all incoming flow of oil was blocked from artesia, nm. Communication with houston control room and centurion's asset integrity department was initiated. The volume spilled inside the tank dike was measured and found to be about 314 barrels at 10:30 a.M., so the spill was reported to the national response center by cutty cunningham at 10:30 am (central time). At 13:30 p.M. August 4, 2015, the mixer for tank no. 6830 was replaced and refilling the tank was commenced with incoming crude from artesia, nm |
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