Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2015-10-23 — TX
Operator
Double Eagle Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$9,500
Incident datetime
2015-10-23 19:50
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 10-23-15 kinder morgan's double eagle pipeline experienced a release of 1.7 bbls of crude condensate at its mcmullen booster station in calliham tx, mcmullen county. At approximately 19:50 the kinder morgan houston control center (hcc) received a "outboard seal flush high pressure alarm" on pump p-100 at the mcmullen station. The pump was immediately shut down and a kinder morgan technician was dispatched to the site to investigate. Upon his arrival to the site, the technician observed product coming out of the vent on top of the barrier fluid tower resulting in a release of approximately 1.7 bbls of crude condensate, 1.5 bbls was caught in engineered containment, and .2 bbls escaped containment and affected soil. The release was isolated and the kinder morgan emergency response plan (erp) was put into action. Upon arrival of the spill response contractor the release was immediately cleaned up and disposed of properly. An internal investigation conducted cannot determine the exact cause of the seal failure.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2015-11-20 00:00:00
Iyear
2015
Report Number
20150418
Supplemental Number
21077
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
2015-10-23 19:50:00
Location Latitude
28.43916
Location Longitude
-98.334664
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
1.7
Recovered Bbls
1.7
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Controller
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2015-10-23 19:50:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2015-10-23 20:21:00
Restart Datetime
2015-10-26 16:10:00
On Site Datetime
2015-10-23 20:10:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Mcmullen Pump Station
Segment Name
12" Gardendale To Three Rivers
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78007
Onshore City Name
Calliham
Onshore County Name
Mcmullen
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 15.2
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
2015
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
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
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
74
Est Cost Prop Damage
9500
Est Cost Emergency
6000
Est Cost Environmental
4375
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
19949
Accident Psig
45
Mop Psig
1480
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
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 were not a contributing factor to the incident as this event occured under normal operating conditions, pressure did not exceed mop, and pump station safety devices responded as intended and shut down the facility until a local technician could arrive on site.
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
Seal/packing Failure
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Cause Cannot Be Determined
Preparer Name
J**** P*******
Preparer Title
Specialist-Pipeline Technical
Preparer Email
J*************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7134207004
Preparer Fax
7133604097
Prepared Date
2016-01-26 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J**** H********
Authorizer Telephone
713-369-9443
Authorizer Title
Manager - Ccs
Authorizer Email
J**************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 10-23-15 kinder morgan's double eagle pipeline experienced a release of 1.7 bbls of crude condensate at its mcmullen booster station in calliham tx, mcmullen county. At approximately 19:50 the kinder morgan houston control center (hcc) received a "outboard seal flush high pressure alarm" on pump p-100 at the mcmullen station. The pump was immediately shut down and a kinder morgan technician was dispatched to the site to investigate. Upon his arrival to the site, the technician observed product coming out of the vent on top of the barrier fluid tower resulting in a release of approximately 1.7 bbls of crude condensate, 1.5 bbls was caught in engineered containment, and .2 bbls escaped containment and affected soil. The release was isolated and the kinder morgan emergency response plan (erp) was put into action. Upon arrival of the spill response contractor the release was immediately cleaned up and disposed of properly. An internal investigation conducted cannot determine the exact cause of the seal failure.
| Report Received Date | 2015-11-20 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2015 |
| Report Number | 20150418 |
| Supplemental Number | 21077 |
| 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 | 2015-10-23 19:50:00 |
| Location Latitude | 28.43916 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -98.334664 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 1.7 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1.7 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Controller |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2015-10-23 19:50:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2015-10-23 20:21:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2015-10-26 16:10:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2015-10-23 20:10:00 |
| 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 | Mcmullen Pump Station |
| Segment Name | 12" Gardendale To Three Rivers |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78007 |
| Onshore City Name | Calliham |
| Onshore County Name | Mcmullen |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 15.2 |
| 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 | 2015 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| 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 | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 74 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 9500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 6000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 4375 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 19949 |
| Accident Psig | 45 |
| Mop Psig | 1480 |
| 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 | 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 were not a contributing factor to the incident as this event occured under normal operating conditions, pressure did not exceed mop, and pump station safety devices responded as intended and shut down the facility until a local technician could arrive on site. |
| 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 | Seal/packing Failure |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Cause Cannot Be Determined |
| Preparer Name | J**** P******* |
| Preparer Title | Specialist-Pipeline Technical |
| Preparer Email | J*************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7134207004 |
| Preparer Fax | 7133604097 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J**** H******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-369-9443 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager - Ccs |
| Authorizer Email | J**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 10-23-15 kinder morgan's double eagle pipeline experienced a release of 1.7 bbls of crude condensate at its mcmullen booster station in calliham tx, mcmullen county. At approximately 19:50 the kinder morgan houston control center (hcc) received a "outboard seal flush high pressure alarm" on pump p-100 at the mcmullen station. The pump was immediately shut down and a kinder morgan technician was dispatched to the site to investigate. Upon his arrival to the site, the technician observed product coming out of the vent on top of the barrier fluid tower resulting in a release of approximately 1.7 bbls of crude condensate, 1.5 bbls was caught in engineered containment, and .2 bbls escaped containment and affected soil. The release was isolated and the kinder morgan emergency response plan (erp) was put into action. Upon arrival of the spill response contractor the release was immediately cleaned up and disposed of properly. An internal investigation conducted cannot determine the exact cause of the seal failure. |
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