Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-05-06 — IN
Operator
Countrymark Refining And Logistics, Llc
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$9,404
Incident datetime
2016-05-06 14:56
Report number
Location
IN
Narrative
On 5/6/16 at 14:56 countrymark scada high pressure alarm was received on the new harmony booster station discharge line. Approx. 4 seconds later a high pressure alarm was received on the enfield station discharge line. Two seconds later the new harmony booster line automatic shut-down activated on that line and approx. 16 seconds later the control room operator shut down the enfield station pumps manually. He immediately at 14:57 approx. Initiated emergency response notifications to local technicians. At 15:00 approx. The control room technician made internal emergency response notifications to refinery and logistics personnel. At 15:56 approx. Air operations was instructed to fly both pipeline row's and all crude gathering injections on these segments looking for any evidence of leaks. At 16:23 an nrc report #1147134 was submitted and at 17:11 a supplemental nrc report #1147137 was submitted updating the initial report. Also idem was notified with report #63743. Locations of leaks were found amounting to approx. 2.4 barrels of crude oil at the meter for the enfield pipeline at smith rd. And givens rd. On countrymark property near the north west corner of the property. This leak did run off of the property into a road ditch then .5 barrels made it into mill creek a short distance before countrymark personnel contained it with booms. All of the oil was recovered from mill creek and 2.3 barrels of oil was recovered in the enfield pipeline leak recovery effort. There was a second leak well toward the center of countrymark refinery property on the new harmony booster meter piping in a backpressure control valve. That leak was approximately .6 barrels of crude oil which was isolated and then .6 barrels recovered. Clean-up on both lines was started immediately and was completed within the next 20 hours. Initial cause was suspected to have been a valve downstream of the incoming metering facilities which was found to be closed and may have caused an overpressure condition to these assets. After all leaks were repaired on 5/7/16 a countrymark local technician was dispatched to both pump stations where he recalibrated pressure control devices. At 08:49 on 5/7/16 the new harmony booster pipeline was restarted and at 11:35 on 5/7/16 the enfield pipeline was restarted. An investigation is now complete and it is found that valve line up was incorrect with a 6" valve left closed during a transfer which should have been open and a kill switch which had not been properly inspected and maintained failed. A root cause analysis "reason report" was completed in which countrymark concludes that the cause was ultimately that no procedures existed for inspection and maintenance of kill switches for the crude gathering pipelines and no written procedures existed for operator personnel regarding the unloading of crude barges.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-06-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160171
Supplemental Number
21956
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26049
Name
Countrymark Refining And Logistics, Llc
Operator Street Address
225 S.e. St. , Suite 44
Operator City Name
Indianapolis
Operator State Abbreviation
IN
Operator Postal Code
46202-4059
Local Datetime
2016-05-06 14:56:00
Location Latitude
37.94261
Location Longitude
-87.91559
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
2.4
Recovered Bbls
2.3
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Controller
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-05-06 14:56:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2016-05-06 14:56:00
Restart Datetime
2016-05-07 11:35:00
On Site Datetime
2016-05-06 15:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-05-06 16:23:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1147134
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Countrymark Rural Regulated Gathering System
Segment Name
Enfield 6" Pipeline At Mp 28
Onshore State Abbreviation
In
Onshore Postal Code
47620
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Posey
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 28
Federal
No
Location Type
Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Meter/prover
Installation Year
2013
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Cast Iron
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Surface Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
0.5
Rel Water Name
Mill Creek
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
91
Est Cost Prop Damage
9404
Est Cost Emergency
20435
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
29930
Accident Psig
827
Mop Psig
720
Accident Pressure
Pressure Exceeded 110% Of Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
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
Yes
Cpm Conf Ind
Yes
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
The incident occurred during a realignment of valves for a river dock crude unloading. The alignment occurs in a manifold that also has connections to the new harmony booster and enfield rural regulated gathering pipelines. Countrymark believes the alignment of those valves in preparation for a barge unloading and the failure of a kill switch are the causes and that the controllers have no role in that operation.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage
Operation Type
Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage
Related No Proc Ind
Yes
Category Type
Normal Operating Conditions
Operator Qualification Ind
No
Preparer Name
R****** H****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Integrity Manager
Preparer Email
R************@c**********.com
Preparer Telephone
812-838-8505
Preparer Fax
812-833-3619
Prepared Date
2016-12-14 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
P** W***
Authorizer Telephone
812-838-8134
Authorizer Title
V.p. Operations
Authorizer Email
P*******@c**********.com
Narrative
On 5/6/16 at 14:56 countrymark scada high pressure alarm was received on the new harmony booster station discharge line. Approx. 4 seconds later a high pressure alarm was received on the enfield station discharge line. Two seconds later the new harmony booster line automatic shut-down activated on that line and approx. 16 seconds later the control room operator shut down the enfield station pumps manually. He immediately at 14:57 approx. Initiated emergency response notifications to local technicians. At 15:00 approx. The control room technician made internal emergency response notifications to refinery and logistics personnel. At 15:56 approx. Air operations was instructed to fly both pipeline row's and all crude gathering injections on these segments looking for any evidence of leaks. At 16:23 an nrc report #1147134 was submitted and at 17:11 a supplemental nrc report #1147137 was submitted updating the initial report. Also idem was notified with report #63743. Locations of leaks were found amounting to approx. 2.4 barrels of crude oil at the meter for the enfield pipeline at smith rd. And givens rd. On countrymark property near the north west corner of the property. This leak did run off of the property into a road ditch then .5 barrels made it into mill creek a short distance before countrymark personnel contained it with booms. All of the oil was recovered from mill creek and 2.3 barrels of oil was recovered in the enfield pipeline leak recovery effort. There was a second leak well toward the center of countrymark refinery property on the new harmony booster meter piping in a backpressure control valve. That leak was approximately .6 barrels of crude oil which was isolated and then .6 barrels recovered. Clean-up on both lines was started immediately and was completed within the next 20 hours. Initial cause was suspected to have been a valve downstream of the incoming metering facilities which was found to be closed and may have caused an overpressure condition to these assets. After all leaks were repaired on 5/7/16 a countrymark local technician was dispatched to both pump stations where he recalibrated pressure control devices. At 08:49 on 5/7/16 the new harmony booster pipeline was restarted and at 11:35 on 5/7/16 the enfield pipeline was restarted. An investigation is now complete and it is found that valve line up was incorrect with a 6" valve left closed during a transfer which should have been open and a kill switch which had not been properly inspected and maintained failed. A root cause analysis "reason report" was completed in which countrymark concludes that the cause was ultimately that no procedures existed for inspection and maintenance of kill switches for the crude gathering pipelines and no written procedures existed for operator personnel regarding the unloading of crude barges.
| Report Received Date | 2016-06-03 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160171 |
| Supplemental Number | 21956 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26049 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Countrymark Refining And Logistics, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 225 S.e. St. , Suite 44 |
| Operator City Name | Indianapolis |
| Operator State Abbreviation | IN |
| Operator Postal Code | 46202-4059 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-05-06 14:56:00 |
| Location Latitude | 37.94261 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -87.91559 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2.4 |
| Recovered Bbls | 2.3 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Controller |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-05-06 14:56:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2016-05-06 14:56:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2016-05-07 11:35:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-05-06 15:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-05-06 16:23:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1147134 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Countrymark Rural Regulated Gathering System |
| Segment Name | Enfield 6" Pipeline At Mp 28 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | In |
| Onshore Postal Code | 47620 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Posey |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 28 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Meter/prover |
| Installation Year | 2013 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Cast Iron |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Surface Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 0.5 |
| Rel Water Name | Mill Creek |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 91 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 9404 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 20435 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 29930 |
| Accident Psig | 827 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Exceeded 110% Of Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cpm Conf Ind | Yes |
| 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 | The incident occurred during a realignment of valves for a river dock crude unloading. The alignment occurs in a manifold that also has connections to the new harmony booster and enfield rural regulated gathering pipelines. Countrymark believes the alignment of those valves in preparation for a barge unloading and the failure of a kill switch are the causes and that the controllers have no role in that operation. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage |
| Operation Type | Damage By Operator Or Operator's Contractor Not Related To Excavation And Not Due To Motorized Vehicle/equipment Damage |
| Related No Proc Ind | Yes |
| Category Type | Normal Operating Conditions |
| Operator Qualification Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | R****** H**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Integrity Manager |
| Preparer Email | R************@c**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 812-838-8505 |
| Preparer Fax | 812-833-3619 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | P** W*** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 812-838-8134 |
| Authorizer Title | V.p. Operations |
| Authorizer Email | P*******@c**********.com |
| Narrative | On 5/6/16 at 14:56 countrymark scada high pressure alarm was received on the new harmony booster station discharge line. Approx. 4 seconds later a high pressure alarm was received on the enfield station discharge line. Two seconds later the new harmony booster line automatic shut-down activated on that line and approx. 16 seconds later the control room operator shut down the enfield station pumps manually. He immediately at 14:57 approx. Initiated emergency response notifications to local technicians. At 15:00 approx. The control room technician made internal emergency response notifications to refinery and logistics personnel. At 15:56 approx. Air operations was instructed to fly both pipeline row's and all crude gathering injections on these segments looking for any evidence of leaks. At 16:23 an nrc report #1147134 was submitted and at 17:11 a supplemental nrc report #1147137 was submitted updating the initial report. Also idem was notified with report #63743. Locations of leaks were found amounting to approx. 2.4 barrels of crude oil at the meter for the enfield pipeline at smith rd. And givens rd. On countrymark property near the north west corner of the property. This leak did run off of the property into a road ditch then .5 barrels made it into mill creek a short distance before countrymark personnel contained it with booms. All of the oil was recovered from mill creek and 2.3 barrels of oil was recovered in the enfield pipeline leak recovery effort. There was a second leak well toward the center of countrymark refinery property on the new harmony booster meter piping in a backpressure control valve. That leak was approximately .6 barrels of crude oil which was isolated and then .6 barrels recovered. Clean-up on both lines was started immediately and was completed within the next 20 hours. Initial cause was suspected to have been a valve downstream of the incoming metering facilities which was found to be closed and may have caused an overpressure condition to these assets. After all leaks were repaired on 5/7/16 a countrymark local technician was dispatched to both pump stations where he recalibrated pressure control devices. At 08:49 on 5/7/16 the new harmony booster pipeline was restarted and at 11:35 on 5/7/16 the enfield pipeline was restarted. An investigation is now complete and it is found that valve line up was incorrect with a 6" valve left closed during a transfer which should have been open and a kill switch which had not been properly inspected and maintained failed. A root cause analysis "reason report" was completed in which countrymark concludes that the cause was ultimately that no procedures existed for inspection and maintenance of kill switches for the crude gathering pipelines and no written procedures existed for operator personnel regarding the unloading of crude barges. |
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