Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-10-12 — TX
Operator
Wyoming Pipeline Company
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,100
Incident datetime
2015-10-12 09:54
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Air patrol discovered the release. A backhoe was called out; contaminated soil was removed and hauled to remediation site and replaced with new top soil. The pipe had a clamp installed to stop the leak.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-11-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150402
Supplemental Number
23048
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32537
Name
Wyoming Pipeline Company
Operator Street Address
825 Town & Country Lane
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77024
Local Datetime
2015-10-12 09:54:00
Location Latitude
43.84702
Location Longitude
-104.4775
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1
Recovered Bbls
1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Air Patrol
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-10-12 09:54:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-10-12 10:14:00
Restart Datetime
2015-10-13 13:34:00
On Site Datetime
2015-10-12 10:45:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wyoming Pipeline Co.
Segment Name
Fiddler Creek Line
Onshore State Abbreviation
Wy
Onshore Postal Code
82701
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Weston
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Hamilton Rnch
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
38
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
8
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.227
Pipe Smys
24000
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Seam Type
Erw � Unknown Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Installation Year
1949
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
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
500
Est Cost Gas Released
40
Est Cost Prop Damage
1100
Est Cost Emergency
7185
Est Cost Environmental
1730
Est Cost Other
600
Est Cost Other Details
Third Party Vac Truck
Prpty
11155
Accident Psig
128
Mop Psig
308
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
80784
Internal Inspection Ind
No
Unsuitable Mainline Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Visual Exam Results
General Corrosion
Galvanic Corrosion Ind
Yes
Other Corrosion Ind
Yes
Corrosion Type Details
Corrosion Due To A Rock Creating A Holiday That Caused A Concentrated Corrosion Cell To Create A Pinhole Leak.
Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Underground Location
Yes
Under Cathodic Protection Ind
Yes
Cathodic Pro Start Year
Unknown
Shielding Evident
Unknown
Cathodic Survey Type
Yes
Cp Annual Survey Ind
Yes
Close Interval Survey Ind
Yes
Other Cp Survey Ind
Yes
Cp Annual Survey Year
2015
Close Interval Survey Year
2014
Other Cp Survey Year
2014
Prior Damage
No
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
W****** M********
Preparer Title
Compliance Consultant
Preparer Email
W*****@c**.net
Preparer Telephone
405-820-1304
Prepared Date
2018-01-16 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
N***** H******
Authorizer Telephone
3077469479x105
Authorizer Title
Wyoming Pipeline Director
Authorizer Email
N*******@w****.com
Narrative
Air patrol discovered the release. A backhoe was called out; contaminated soil was removed and hauled to remediation site and replaced with new top soil. The pipe had a clamp installed to stop the leak.
| Report Received Date | 2015-11-12 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150402 |
| Supplemental Number | 23048 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32537 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Wyoming Pipeline Company |
| Operator Street Address | 825 Town & Country Lane |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77024 |
| Local Datetime | 2015-10-12 09:54:00 |
| Location Latitude | 43.84702 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -104.4775 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Air Patrol |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-10-12 09:54:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-10-12 10:14:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-10-13 13:34:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-10-12 10:45:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Wyoming Pipeline Co. |
| Segment Name | Fiddler Creek Line |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Wy |
| Onshore Postal Code | 82701 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Weston |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Hamilton Rnch |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 38 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 8 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.227 |
| Pipe Smys | 24000 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw � Unknown Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Installation Year | 1949 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| 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 | 500 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 40 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1100 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7185 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1730 |
| Est Cost Other | 600 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Third Party Vac Truck |
| Prpty | 11155 |
| Accident Psig | 128 |
| Mop Psig | 308 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 80784 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | No |
| Unsuitable Mainline Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Visual Exam Results | General Corrosion |
| Galvanic Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Other Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Corrosion Type Details | Corrosion Due To A Rock Creating A Holiday That Caused A Concentrated Corrosion Cell To Create A Pinhole Leak. |
| Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Underground Location | Yes |
| Under Cathodic Protection Ind | Yes |
| Cathodic Pro Start Year | Unknown |
| Shielding Evident | Unknown |
| Cathodic Survey Type | Yes |
| Cp Annual Survey Ind | Yes |
| Close Interval Survey Ind | Yes |
| Other Cp Survey Ind | Yes |
| Cp Annual Survey Year | 2015 |
| Close Interval Survey Year | 2014 |
| Other Cp Survey Year | 2014 |
| Prior Damage | No |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | W****** M******** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Consultant |
| Preparer Email | W*****@c**.net |
| Preparer Telephone | 405-820-1304 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | N***** H****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3077469479x105 |
| Authorizer Title | Wyoming Pipeline Director |
| Authorizer Email | N*******@w****.com |
| Narrative | Air patrol discovered the release. A backhoe was called out; contaminated soil was removed and hauled to remediation site and replaced with new top soil. The pipe had a clamp installed to stop the leak. |
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