Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-05-25 — KS
Operator
Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
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)
$150
Incident datetime
2016-05-25 19:40
Report number
Location
KS
Narrative
On 5-25-16 at approx. 7:40 pm a landowner called a nustar maintenance technician to report a release from a flange at shickley junction on the line 2 - geneva to columbus. The maintenance technician notified regional management immediately and had the pipeline shut down and the pressure removed from the pipeline. Nustar personnel arrived at shickley junction where it was determined that one of the gaskets on a 6" 600# flanged valve had failed. It was estimated that 15 gallons of diesel fuel had been released. The stained soil was put onto plastic, covered with plastic, and transported to and disposed of at an authorized landfill. The associated valve with the failed gasket was replaced. *update 9/21-16* - ten (10) tons of soil was removed from the site and disposed of at lexington solid waste agency landfill in lexington, ne. The actual cause of release came from a spiral wound gasket that became hooked on a gauge plate pig causing the gasket to partially unwind. The new style gasket has an inner ring that will prevent this from happening again.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-07-20 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160229
Supplemental Number
21720
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
10012
Name
Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership L.p.
Operator Street Address
7340 W. 21st Street N, Suite 200
Operator City Name
Wichita
Operator State Abbreviation
KS
Operator Postal Code
67205
Local Datetime
2016-05-25 19:40:00
Location Latitude
40.480804
Location Longitude
-97.765209
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.36
Recovered Bbls
0.36
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-05-25 19:40:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2016-05-25 19:50:00
Restart Datetime
2016-05-26 15:19:00
On Site Datetime
2016-05-25 20:20:00
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
Shickley Block Valve Site
Segment Name
Geneva To Columbus
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ne
Onshore Postal Code
68436
Onshore City Name
Shickley
Onshore County Name
Fillmore
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
547+19
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
Interstate
Item Involved
Flange Assembly
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
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
45
Est Cost Prop Damage
150
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
1500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3695
Accident Psig
790
Mop Psig
960
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
20
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
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Other Non Threaded Ind
Gasket
Additional Defect Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D***** J T******
Preparer Title
Director - Hse
Preparer Email
D**********@n***********.com
Preparer Telephone
316-721-7056
Preparer Fax
316-773-9001
Prepared Date
2016-09-21 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B*** F******
Authorizer Telephone
316-721-7066
Authorizer Title
General Manager
Authorizer Email
B***********@n***********.com
Narrative
On 5-25-16 at approx. 7:40 pm a landowner called a nustar maintenance technician to report a release from a flange at shickley junction on the line 2 - geneva to columbus. The maintenance technician notified regional management immediately and had the pipeline shut down and the pressure removed from the pipeline. Nustar personnel arrived at shickley junction where it was determined that one of the gaskets on a 6" 600# flanged valve had failed. It was estimated that 15 gallons of diesel fuel had been released. The stained soil was put onto plastic, covered with plastic, and transported to and disposed of at an authorized landfill. The associated valve with the failed gasket was replaced. *update 9/21-16* - ten (10) tons of soil was removed from the site and disposed of at lexington solid waste agency landfill in lexington, ne. The actual cause of release came from a spiral wound gasket that became hooked on a gauge plate pig causing the gasket to partially unwind. The new style gasket has an inner ring that will prevent this from happening again.
| Report Received Date | 2016-07-20 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160229 |
| Supplemental Number | 21720 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 10012 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Nustar Pipeline Operating Partnership L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 7340 W. 21st Street N, Suite 200 |
| Operator City Name | Wichita |
| Operator State Abbreviation | KS |
| Operator Postal Code | 67205 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-05-25 19:40:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.480804 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.765209 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.36 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.36 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-05-25 19:40:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2016-05-25 19:50:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2016-05-26 15:19:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-05-25 20:20:00 |
| 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 | Shickley Block Valve Site |
| Segment Name | Geneva To Columbus |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ne |
| Onshore Postal Code | 68436 |
| Onshore City Name | Shickley |
| Onshore County Name | Fillmore |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 547+19 |
| 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 | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Flange Assembly |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| 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 | 45 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 150 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3695 |
| Accident Psig | 790 |
| Mop Psig | 960 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 20 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Other Non Threaded Ind | Gasket |
| Additional Defect Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D***** J T****** |
| Preparer Title | Director - Hse |
| Preparer Email | D**********@n***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 316-721-7056 |
| Preparer Fax | 316-773-9001 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B*** F****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 316-721-7066 |
| Authorizer Title | General Manager |
| Authorizer Email | B***********@n***********.com |
| Narrative | On 5-25-16 at approx. 7:40 pm a landowner called a nustar maintenance technician to report a release from a flange at shickley junction on the line 2 - geneva to columbus. The maintenance technician notified regional management immediately and had the pipeline shut down and the pressure removed from the pipeline. Nustar personnel arrived at shickley junction where it was determined that one of the gaskets on a 6" 600# flanged valve had failed. It was estimated that 15 gallons of diesel fuel had been released. The stained soil was put onto plastic, covered with plastic, and transported to and disposed of at an authorized landfill. The associated valve with the failed gasket was replaced. *update 9/21-16* - ten (10) tons of soil was removed from the site and disposed of at lexington solid waste agency landfill in lexington, ne. The actual cause of release came from a spiral wound gasket that became hooked on a gauge plate pig causing the gasket to partially unwind. The new style gasket has an inner ring that will prevent this from happening again. |
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