Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-04-15 — GA
Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
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)
$73,000
Incident datetime
2016-04-15 18:10
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
On 04/15/16 at approximately 18:10 cst local operations manager was notified of a suspected leak on mainlines 1 or 2 near mp 670.1 in cleburne county, al (approximately 3 miles downstream of heflin station), by a contractor who reported an odor and sheen on a creek. At 18:14 cst, colonial's alpharetta control center was notified of the possible leak. The control center initiated an orderly shutdown of both lines and remote isolation of segment starting at 18:18. At 18:49 district director of operations was notified and it was confirmed that the district environmental manager and district projects leader were notified. At approximately 19:18 field observers confirmed the leak. Since there were impacts to surface waters, the nrc, adem, county ema and local fire department were notified. Containment and recovery activities by onsite personnel began. Repair was a type b sleeve. Repair was complete at 4/17/16 at approximately 02:00 and line 1 was restarted at approximately 03:09. Cause of release still being investigated. As of 4/28/16 the total estimated release is 600 gallons. Approximately 590 gallons in 6000 tons of soil is scheduled to be removed and 10 gallons reaching the surface water. To date, a total of 23,569 gallons of liquid has been removed with no measurable product found. Update 8/7/17: the mass balance for the cleburne county release soil was performed using landfill weight tickets and average of the gro from samples that were obtained. The gro average was 181.77 and the tonnage of soil was 4846.18 tons. Using the soil volume calculation worksheet, total volume of product in the soil was 290 gallons. The total fluid volume collected from the excavation was 577,388 gallons. 84,388 gallons of total fluids recovered was sent to allied energy corp. By truck for treatment and 493,000 gallons of water was treated onsite under an npdes permit. There was no free product recovered. Note: there is a descrpency in the nrc and 7001 in incident discovery time. The om documented the discovery time as being the time he was notified; whereas, the control center noted the discovery time as when they were notified 5 minutes later. In addition the control center mistakenly adjusted for central time when in fact central time and pipeline time were insync.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-05-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160138
Supplemental Number
23124
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2016-04-15 18:10:00
Location Latitude
33.6594
Location Longitude
-85.4649
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
7.14
Recovered Bbls
6.9
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Contractor Working For The Operator
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-04-15 18:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2016-04-15 18:17:00
Restart Datetime
2016-04-17 03:09:00
On Site Datetime
2016-04-15 18:10:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-04-15 19:43:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1145396
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Line 01
Segment Name
Pelham To Atlanta
Onshore State Abbreviation
Al
Onshore Postal Code
36264
Onshore City Name
Heflin
Onshore County Name
Cleburne
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
670.1
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
120
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Seam
Pipe Diameter
36
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.281
Pipe Smys
52000
Pipe Specification
Api 5l
Pipe Seam Type
Dsaw
Pipe Manufacturer
National Tube
Pipe Coating Type
Other
Pipe Coating Details
Asphalt Enamel
Installation Year
1961
Manufactured Year
1960
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Surface Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
0.24
Rel Water Name
Unnamed Tributary.
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
25000
Est Cost Gas Released
600
Est Cost Prop Damage
73000
Est Cost Emergency
514000
Est Cost Environmental
1164000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1776600
Accident Psig
250
Mop Psig
516
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
38560
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications 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 contribution not a contributing factor.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field)
Field Exam Ind
Yes
Failure Type
Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field)
Other Factor
Yes
Other Factor Details
Unknown
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Collected Data Ind
Yes
Emat Ind
Yes
Emat Recent Year
2008
Other Recent Year
2014
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
D***** L******
Preparer Title
Compliance Coordinator
Preparer Email
D********@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
770-819-3574
Preparer Fax
770-819-3567
Prepared Date
2018-02-09 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
J** B********
Authorizer Telephone
678-762-2872
Authorizer Title
Manager Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Email
J*********@c******.com
Narrative
On 04/15/16 at approximately 18:10 cst local operations manager was notified of a suspected leak on mainlines 1 or 2 near mp 670.1 in cleburne county, al (approximately 3 miles downstream of heflin station), by a contractor who reported an odor and sheen on a creek. At 18:14 cst, colonial's alpharetta control center was notified of the possible leak. The control center initiated an orderly shutdown of both lines and remote isolation of segment starting at 18:18. At 18:49 district director of operations was notified and it was confirmed that the district environmental manager and district projects leader were notified. At approximately 19:18 field observers confirmed the leak. Since there were impacts to surface waters, the nrc, adem, county ema and local fire department were notified. Containment and recovery activities by onsite personnel began. Repair was a type b sleeve. Repair was complete at 4/17/16 at approximately 02:00 and line 1 was restarted at approximately 03:09. Cause of release still being investigated. As of 4/28/16 the total estimated release is 600 gallons. Approximately 590 gallons in 6000 tons of soil is scheduled to be removed and 10 gallons reaching the surface water. To date, a total of 23,569 gallons of liquid has been removed with no measurable product found. Update 8/7/17: the mass balance for the cleburne county release soil was performed using landfill weight tickets and average of the gro from samples that were obtained. The gro average was 181.77 and the tonnage of soil was 4846.18 tons. Using the soil volume calculation worksheet, total volume of product in the soil was 290 gallons. The total fluid volume collected from the excavation was 577,388 gallons. 84,388 gallons of total fluids recovered was sent to allied energy corp. By truck for treatment and 493,000 gallons of water was treated onsite under an npdes permit. There was no free product recovered. Note: there is a descrpency in the nrc and 7001 in incident discovery time. The om documented the discovery time as being the time he was notified; whereas, the control center noted the discovery time as when they were notified 5 minutes later. In addition the control center mistakenly adjusted for central time when in fact central time and pipeline time were insync.
| Report Received Date | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160138 |
| Supplemental Number | 23124 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2016-04-15 18:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.6594 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -85.4649 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 | 7.14 |
| Recovered Bbls | 6.9 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Contractor Working For The Operator |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-04-15 18:10:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2016-04-15 18:17:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2016-04-17 03:09:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-04-15 18:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-04-15 19:43:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1145396 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Line 01 |
| Segment Name | Pelham To Atlanta |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Al |
| Onshore Postal Code | 36264 |
| Onshore City Name | Heflin |
| Onshore County Name | Cleburne |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 670.1 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 120 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Seam |
| Pipe Diameter | 36 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.281 |
| Pipe Smys | 52000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Dsaw |
| Pipe Manufacturer | National Tube |
| Pipe Coating Type | Other |
| Pipe Coating Details | Asphalt Enamel |
| Installation Year | 1961 |
| Manufactured Year | 1960 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Surface Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 0.24 |
| Rel Water Name | Unnamed Tributary. |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 25000 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 600 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 73000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 514000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1164000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1776600 |
| Accident Psig | 250 |
| Mop Psig | 516 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 38560 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications 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 contribution not a contributing factor. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field) |
| Field Exam Ind | Yes |
| Failure Type | Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field) |
| Other Factor | Yes |
| Other Factor Details | Unknown |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | Yes |
| Emat Ind | Yes |
| Emat Recent Year | 2008 |
| Other Recent Year | 2014 |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | D***** L****** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | D********@c******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 770-819-3574 |
| Preparer Fax | 770-819-3567 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | J** B******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 678-762-2872 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | J*********@c******.com |
| Narrative | On 04/15/16 at approximately 18:10 cst local operations manager was notified of a suspected leak on mainlines 1 or 2 near mp 670.1 in cleburne county, al (approximately 3 miles downstream of heflin station), by a contractor who reported an odor and sheen on a creek. At 18:14 cst, colonial's alpharetta control center was notified of the possible leak. The control center initiated an orderly shutdown of both lines and remote isolation of segment starting at 18:18. At 18:49 district director of operations was notified and it was confirmed that the district environmental manager and district projects leader were notified. At approximately 19:18 field observers confirmed the leak. Since there were impacts to surface waters, the nrc, adem, county ema and local fire department were notified. Containment and recovery activities by onsite personnel began. Repair was a type b sleeve. Repair was complete at 4/17/16 at approximately 02:00 and line 1 was restarted at approximately 03:09. Cause of release still being investigated. As of 4/28/16 the total estimated release is 600 gallons. Approximately 590 gallons in 6000 tons of soil is scheduled to be removed and 10 gallons reaching the surface water. To date, a total of 23,569 gallons of liquid has been removed with no measurable product found. Update 8/7/17: the mass balance for the cleburne county release soil was performed using landfill weight tickets and average of the gro from samples that were obtained. The gro average was 181.77 and the tonnage of soil was 4846.18 tons. Using the soil volume calculation worksheet, total volume of product in the soil was 290 gallons. The total fluid volume collected from the excavation was 577,388 gallons. 84,388 gallons of total fluids recovered was sent to allied energy corp. By truck for treatment and 493,000 gallons of water was treated onsite under an npdes permit. There was no free product recovered. Note: there is a descrpency in the nrc and 7001 in incident discovery time. The om documented the discovery time as being the time he was notified; whereas, the control center noted the discovery time as when they were notified 5 minutes later. In addition the control center mistakenly adjusted for central time when in fact central time and pipeline time were insync. |
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