Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-09-19 — 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)
$1,000
Incident datetime
2015-09-19 08:30
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On september 19th at 07:40est, the control center received a call from gaffney area 911 of an odor near gaffney station. Local operations personnel were sent to investigate and a technician found gasoline leaking from the line 1 unit 3 check valve leak containment canister. The technician instructed the control center to shut down the station and he isolated the area. He determined that the leak was coming from the check valve shaft seal. The station loop was drained and soil around the check valve was hand excavated. The check valve shaft seal packing was replaced with new packing, the loop was refilled and the station turned back over to the control center. Analytical analysis determined 5 gallons of product were contained in the soil and evaporation calculations determined a total of 4 gallons evaporated for a total volume of 9 gallons.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-10-10 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150362
Supplemental Number
20818
Report Type
Original 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
2015-09-19 07:40:00
Location Latitude
35.01673757
Location Longitude
-81.68385896
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.21
Recovered Bbls
0.12
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-09-19 08:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-09-19 07:40:00
Restart Datetime
2015-09-19 18:00:00
On Site Datetime
2015-09-19 08:30:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Gaffney Station
Segment Name
5sc043 Map 8 Of 19
Onshore State Abbreviation
Sc
Onshore Postal Code
29340
Onshore City Name
Gaffney
Onshore County Name
Cherokee
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
Prop 47
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
12
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Valve Mainline Type
Check
Valve Manufacturer
Grove
Installation Year
Unknown
Manufactured Year
1978
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Line 1 Unit 3 Check Valve Shaft Seal Pac
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
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
1000
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
6030
Accident Psig
300
Mop Psig
960
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
Cause was from a check valve shaft seal packing.
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
Unit Check Valve Shaft Seal
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Seal Or Packing Failure
Preparer Name
N*** F********
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email
N*********@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
404-807-3822
Prepared Date
2015-10-10 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
M****** P**** R********* C*********
Authorizer Telephone
(678) 762-2872
Authorizer Title
Drew Lohoff
Authorizer Email
D******@c******.com
Narrative
On september 19th at 07:40est, the control center received a call from gaffney area 911 of an odor near gaffney station. Local operations personnel were sent to investigate and a technician found gasoline leaking from the line 1 unit 3 check valve leak containment canister. The technician instructed the control center to shut down the station and he isolated the area. He determined that the leak was coming from the check valve shaft seal. The station loop was drained and soil around the check valve was hand excavated. The check valve shaft seal packing was replaced with new packing, the loop was refilled and the station turned back over to the control center. Analytical analysis determined 5 gallons of product were contained in the soil and evaporation calculations determined a total of 4 gallons evaporated for a total volume of 9 gallons.
| Report Received Date | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150362 |
| Supplemental Number | 20818 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2015-09-19 07:40:00 |
| Location Latitude | 35.01673757 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -81.68385896 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.21 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.12 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-09-19 08:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-09-19 07:40:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-09-19 18:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-09-19 08:30:00 |
| 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 | Gaffney Station |
| Segment Name | 5sc043 Map 8 Of 19 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Sc |
| Onshore Postal Code | 29340 |
| Onshore City Name | Gaffney |
| Onshore County Name | Cherokee |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | Prop 47 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 12 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Mainline |
| Valve Mainline Type | Check |
| Valve Manufacturer | Grove |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Manufactured Year | 1978 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Line 1 Unit 3 Check Valve Shaft Seal Pac |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| 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 | 1000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 6030 |
| Accident Psig | 300 |
| Mop Psig | 960 |
| 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 | Cause was from a check valve shaft seal packing. |
| 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 | Unit Check Valve Shaft Seal |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Seal Or Packing Failure |
| Preparer Name | N*** F******** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | N*********@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 404-807-3822 |
| Prepared Date | 2015-10-10 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | M****** P**** R********* C********* |
| Authorizer Telephone | (678) 762-2872 |
| Authorizer Title | Drew Lohoff |
| Authorizer Email | D******@c******.com |
| Narrative | On september 19th at 07:40est, the control center received a call from gaffney area 911 of an odor near gaffney station. Local operations personnel were sent to investigate and a technician found gasoline leaking from the line 1 unit 3 check valve leak containment canister. The technician instructed the control center to shut down the station and he isolated the area. He determined that the leak was coming from the check valve shaft seal. The station loop was drained and soil around the check valve was hand excavated. The check valve shaft seal packing was replaced with new packing, the loop was refilled and the station turned back over to the control center. Analytical analysis determined 5 gallons of product were contained in the soil and evaporation calculations determined a total of 4 gallons evaporated for a total volume of 9 gallons. |
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