Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-07-05 — TX
Operator
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2016-07-05 15:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 7/5/2016 maintenance personnel performing a routine station check discovered a small release of crude oil under the scraper trap at nome station. The facility was down at the time of discovery. Investigation revealed that a 2" union on the piping from the scraper trap to the reinjection pump had leaked due to thread sealant failure. The union was removed, threads cleaned, new thread sealant applied and the union was reinstalled. The contaminated soil was remediated onsite. The tx rrc pipeline safety division was notified of this release at 16:30 on 7/5/2016. The accident was assigned case no. 1376.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-08-03 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160241
Supplemental Number
21567
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
18718
Name
Sunoco Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2016-07-05 15:00:00
Location Latitude
30.01173
Location Longitude
-94.40758
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.25
Recovered Bbls
0.25
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-07-05 15:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Line Was Down When Leak Was Discovered.
On Site Datetime
2016-07-05 15:05:00
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
Nome Station
Segment Name
613007-7" Nome To Winnie
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77629
Onshore City Name
Nome
Onshore County Name
Jefferson
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
555+62.2
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
Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines)
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
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
30
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
1000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1030
Accident Psig
2
Mop Psig
720
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
15
Internal Inspection Ind
No
Other Inspection Ind
Yes
Internal Inspection Details
No Applicable, 2" Drain Line Piping.
Operation Complications Ind
Yes
Other Complications Ind
Yes
Inspect Comp Details
Not Applicable, 2" Drain Line Piping.
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
A review of the accident determined that there were no control room actions that contributed to the event.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Other Stripped Ind
Threaded Fitting
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Thread Sealant Failure.
Preparer Name
T*** G* N*******
Preparer Title
Dot Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
281-637-6576
Preparer Fax
877-917-0448
Prepared Date
2016-08-03 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** G* N*******
Authorizer Telephone
281-637-6576
Authorizer Title
Dot Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
T*********@s**************.com
Narrative
On 7/5/2016 maintenance personnel performing a routine station check discovered a small release of crude oil under the scraper trap at nome station. The facility was down at the time of discovery. Investigation revealed that a 2" union on the piping from the scraper trap to the reinjection pump had leaked due to thread sealant failure. The union was removed, threads cleaned, new thread sealant applied and the union was reinstalled. The contaminated soil was remediated onsite. The tx rrc pipeline safety division was notified of this release at 16:30 on 7/5/2016. The accident was assigned case no. 1376.
| Report Received Date | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160241 |
| Supplemental Number | 21567 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 18718 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Sunoco Pipeline L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-07-05 15:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 30.01173 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -94.40758 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.25 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.25 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-07-05 15:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Line Was Down When Leak Was Discovered. |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-07-05 15:05:00 |
| 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 | Nome Station |
| Segment Name | 613007-7" Nome To Winnie |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77629 |
| Onshore City Name | Nome |
| Onshore County Name | Jefferson |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 555+62.2 |
| 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 | Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines) |
| 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 | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 30 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1030 |
| Accident Psig | 2 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 15 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | No |
| Other Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Internal Inspection Details | No Applicable, 2" Drain Line Piping. |
| Operation Complications Ind | Yes |
| Other Complications Ind | Yes |
| Inspect Comp Details | Not Applicable, 2" Drain Line Piping. |
| 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 | A review of the accident determined that there were no control room actions that contributed to the event. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Other Stripped Ind | Threaded Fitting |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Thread Sealant Failure. |
| Preparer Name | T*** G* N******* |
| Preparer Title | Dot Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | T*********@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 281-637-6576 |
| Preparer Fax | 877-917-0448 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** G* N******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 281-637-6576 |
| Authorizer Title | Dot Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | T*********@s**************.com |
| Narrative | On 7/5/2016 maintenance personnel performing a routine station check discovered a small release of crude oil under the scraper trap at nome station. The facility was down at the time of discovery. Investigation revealed that a 2" union on the piping from the scraper trap to the reinjection pump had leaked due to thread sealant failure. The union was removed, threads cleaned, new thread sealant applied and the union was reinstalled. The contaminated soil was remediated onsite. The tx rrc pipeline safety division was notified of this release at 16:30 on 7/5/2016. The accident was assigned case no. 1376. |
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