Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-06-20 — TX
Operator
Vitol Midstream, Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2016-06-20 07:45
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A construction inspector arrived on location at approximately 07:45 hrs and saw oil on the ground near an act meter skid. He walked around the act and discovered the secondary containment full and running over. He called his supervisor @ 08:09 hrs and informed him of the incident. The inspector then secured the site, but not being familiar with the operation of the act did not attempt to stop the spill. His supervisor then called the vitol operations manager @ 08:15 hrs and informed him of the leak. The operations manager immediately had the terminal control center operator disable the permissive for the block valve to isolate the act meter skid from the third party un-regulated gathering pipeline, causing it to close and isolate flow to the act. The spill had ceased when the gathering pipeline stopped pumping, under normal operating conditions, at 08:00 hrs. The operations manager also called the maintenance specialist and asked him to find out what was causing the spill. The maintenance specialist arrived on location @ 08:27 hrs and after thoroughly checking the act he discovered that the air vent had failed and isolated the vent by closing the ball valve under it. A vacuum truck was called out and picked up approximately 1/2 bbl from the ground. The soil was immediately cleaned up and the area remediated.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-06-30 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160206
Supplemental Number
21482
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
39307
Name
Vitol Midstream, Llc
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2016-06-20 06:00:00
Location Latitude
31.651352
Location Longitude
-101.757395
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
4.2
Recovered Bbls
0.5
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
2016-06-20 07:45:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2016-06-20 08:30:00
Restart Datetime
2016-06-20 09:00:00
On Site Datetime
2016-06-20 08:27:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Midkiff Station
Segment Name
Navigator
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79755
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Glasscock
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Navigator Act
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
Other
Item Involved Details
Air Vent
Installation Year
2016
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Stainless Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
A Foreign Object Prevented The Float From Seating (Shutting Off) In The Air Vent After The Vapors Vented From The Line Allowing Crude Oil To Leak Through The Air Vent Filling Up The Act Skid Prover Catch Basin, Causing It To Overflow Into The Act Skid And To The Ground Through An Open Drain Port On The Skid.
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
200
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
300
Est Cost Environmental
5000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
5500
Accident Psig
160
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed 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
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
The scada system was not capable of detecting the leak.
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
A Foreign Object Prevented The Float From Seating (Shutting Off) In The Air Vent After The Vapors Vented From The Line Allowing Crude Oil To Leak Through The Air Vent.
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Trash (Foreign Object) In The Crude Oil.
Preparer Name
K****** N* A*******
Preparer Title
Ehs Manager
Preparer Email
K**@v****.com
Preparer Telephone
432-221-8421
Prepared Date
2016-06-28 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B**** K* J****
Authorizer Telephone
713-230-2480
Authorizer Title
Director Of Operations And Projects
Authorizer Email
B**@v****.com
Narrative
A********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 08:09 hrs and informed him of the incident. The inspector then secured the site, but not being familiar with the operation of the act did not attempt to stop the spill. His supervisor then called the vitol operations manager @ 08:15 hrs and informed him of the leak. The operations manager immediately had the terminal control center operator disable the permissive for the block valve to isolate the act meter skid from the third party un-regulated gathering pipeline, causing it to close and isolate flow to the act. The spill had ceased when the gathering pipeline stopped pumping, under normal operating conditions, at 08:00 hrs. The operations manager also called the maintenance specialist and asked him to find out what was causing the spill. The maintenance specialist arrived on location @ 08:27 hrs and after thoroughly checking the act he discovered that the air vent had failed and isolated the vent by closing the ball valve under it. A vacuum truck was called out and picked up approximately 1/2 bbl from the ground. ************************************************************.
| Report Received Date | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160206 |
| Supplemental Number | 21482 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 39307 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Vitol Midstream, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-06-20 06:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.651352 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.757395 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 4.2 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.5 |
| 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 | 2016-06-20 07:45:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2016-06-20 08:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2016-06-20 09:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-06-20 08:27:00 |
| 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 | Midkiff Station |
| Segment Name | Navigator |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79755 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Glasscock |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Navigator Act |
| 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 | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Air Vent |
| Installation Year | 2016 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Stainless Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | A Foreign Object Prevented The Float From Seating (Shutting Off) In The Air Vent After The Vapors Vented From The Line Allowing Crude Oil To Leak Through The Air Vent Filling Up The Act Skid Prover Catch Basin, Causing It To Overflow Into The Act Skid And To The Ground Through An Open Drain Port On The Skid. |
| 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 | 200 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 300 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 5000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 5500 |
| Accident Psig | 160 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed 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 | 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 | The scada system was not capable of detecting the leak. |
| 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 | A Foreign Object Prevented The Float From Seating (Shutting Off) In The Air Vent After The Vapors Vented From The Line Allowing Crude Oil To Leak Through The Air Vent. |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Trash (Foreign Object) In The Crude Oil. |
| Preparer Name | K****** N* A******* |
| Preparer Title | Ehs Manager |
| Preparer Email | K**@v****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 432-221-8421 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-06-28 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B**** K* J**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-230-2480 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Operations And Projects |
| Authorizer Email | B**@v****.com |
| Narrative | A********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************@ 08:09 hrs and informed him of the incident. The inspector then secured the site, but not being familiar with the operation of the act did not attempt to stop the spill. His supervisor then called the vitol operations manager @ 08:15 hrs and informed him of the leak. The operations manager immediately had the terminal control center operator disable the permissive for the block valve to isolate the act meter skid from the third party un-regulated gathering pipeline, causing it to close and isolate flow to the act. The spill had ceased when the gathering pipeline stopped pumping, under normal operating conditions, at 08:00 hrs. The operations manager also called the maintenance specialist and asked him to find out what was causing the spill. The maintenance specialist arrived on location @ 08:27 hrs and after thoroughly checking the act he discovered that the air vent had failed and isolated the vent by closing the ball valve under it. A vacuum truck was called out and picked up approximately 1/2 bbl from the ground. ************************************************************. |
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