Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-07-06 — TX
Operator
Plantation Pipe Line 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)
$246,000
Incident datetime
2016-07-06 18:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On july 6, 2016, company personnel along with right-of-way (row) mowers, came upon a location on the row where the soil was moist and it had an unusual odor. The company personnel called his manager to communicate his observations. The control center was contacted and the pipeline was shutdown. Agency notifications were made and resources were mobilized to the site. The pipeline was excavated in the area of the moist soil and odor and a small crack in the long seam of the pipe was discovered. The failed pipe segment was replace with a new pipe segment. The crack was the result of an upturned fiber in the electric resistance weld seam present since pipe manufacturing.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-08-04 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160242
Supplemental Number
21682
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
15674
Name
Plantation Pipe Line Co
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2016-07-06 18:30:00
Location Latitude
37.586723
Location Longitude
-77.61972897
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
12.05
Recovered Bbls
11.93
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-07-06 18:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2016-07-06 16:09:00
Restart Datetime
2016-07-07 21:55:00
On Site Datetime
2016-07-06 18:30:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-07-06 18:47:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1152593
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
14w-12
Segment Name
Line Section 17a
Onshore State Abbreviation
Va
Onshore Postal Code
23063
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Goochland
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
541+53.56
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
48
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Seam
Pipe Diameter
12.75
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.203
Pipe Smys
52000
Pipe Specification
Api 5l
Pipe Seam Type
Erw - Low Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Bethlehem
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Installation Year
1964
Manufactured Year
1964
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
700
Est Cost Prop Damage
246000
Est Cost Emergency
132000
Est Cost Environmental
46000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
424700
Accident Psig
521
Mop Psig
1142
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
127929
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
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest Schedule Ind
Yes
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
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)
Metallurgical Ind
Yes
Failure Type
Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field)
Other Factor
Yes
Other Factor Details
Upturned Fiber In The Electric Resistance Weld Seam Present Since Pipe Manufactu
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Collected Data Ind
Yes
Cir Trn Wave Mgn Flx Lkg Ind
Yes
Geometry Deformation Ind
Yes
Circ Wave Recent Year
2015
Geometry Recent Year
2015
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
Yes
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year
1997
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure
1427
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
Q****** H* F******
Preparer Title
Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
Q**************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
770-751-4240
Prepared Date
2016-09-09 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
Q****** H* F******
Authorizer Telephone
770-751-4240
Authorizer Title
Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards
Authorizer Email
Q**************@k***********.com
Narrative
On july 6, 2016, company personnel along with right-of-way (row) mowers, came upon a location on the row where the soil was moist and it had an unusual odor. The company personnel called his manager to communicate his observations. The control center was contacted and the pipeline was shutdown. Agency notifications were made and resources were mobilized to the site. The pipeline was excavated in the area of the moist soil and odor and a small crack in the long seam of the pipe was discovered. The failed pipe segment was replace with a new pipe segment. The crack was the result of an upturned fiber in the electric resistance weld seam present since pipe manufacturing.
| Report Received Date | 2016-08-04 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160242 |
| Supplemental Number | 21682 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 15674 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plantation Pipe Line Co |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-07-06 18:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 37.586723 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -77.61972897 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 | 12.05 |
| Recovered Bbls | 11.93 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-07-06 18:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2016-07-06 16:09:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2016-07-07 21:55:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-07-06 18:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-07-06 18:47:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1152593 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | 14w-12 |
| Segment Name | Line Section 17a |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Va |
| Onshore Postal Code | 23063 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Goochland |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 541+53.56 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 48 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Seam |
| Pipe Diameter | 12.75 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.203 |
| Pipe Smys | 52000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw - Low Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Bethlehem |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Installation Year | 1964 |
| Manufactured Year | 1964 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 700 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 246000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 132000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 46000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 424700 |
| Accident Psig | 521 |
| Mop Psig | 1142 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 127929 |
| 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 | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest Schedule Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| 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) |
| Metallurgical Ind | Yes |
| Failure Type | Original Manufacturing-Related (Not Girth Weld Or Other Welds Formed In The Field) |
| Other Factor | Yes |
| Other Factor Details | Upturned Fiber In The Electric Resistance Weld Seam Present Since Pipe Manufactu |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | Yes |
| Cir Trn Wave Mgn Flx Lkg Ind | Yes |
| Geometry Deformation Ind | Yes |
| Circ Wave Recent Year | 2015 |
| Geometry Recent Year | 2015 |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | Yes |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year | 1997 |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure | 1427 |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | Q****** H* F****** |
| Preparer Title | Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | Q**************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 770-751-4240 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | Q****** H* F****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 770-751-4240 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager-Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Email | Q**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On july 6, 2016, company personnel along with right-of-way (row) mowers, came upon a location on the row where the soil was moist and it had an unusual odor. The company personnel called his manager to communicate his observations. The control center was contacted and the pipeline was shutdown. Agency notifications were made and resources were mobilized to the site. The pipeline was excavated in the area of the moist soil and odor and a small crack in the long seam of the pipe was discovered. The failed pipe segment was replace with a new pipe segment. The crack was the result of an upturned fiber in the electric resistance weld seam present since pipe manufacturing. |
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