Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-11-04 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Cause
Corrosion 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)
$45,000
Incident datetime
2016-11-04 11:00
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
***supplemental 7/10/2017 narrative update on 11/4/2016 at 06:00, local third-party operations personnel noticed stained stoned in the vicinity of buckeye's inactive 604 pipeline within the motiva facility. The line was not running at the time of discovery. Further investigation by motiva personnel indicated that there was a release, but with multiple operator's lines in the area the source could not be confirmed to be from buckeye's line 604. Local third-party operations continued to excavate the pipe by hand and at 10:30am a motiva operator notified the buckeye operations personnel of the situation via phone. At 11:00am buckeye operations personnel arrived on site and visually confirmed that the release was buckeye's line 604. An estimated .05 barrels of product was released and .05 barrels has been recovered. At that time the spill did not meet the requirement for accident reporting noted in 195.50. On november 4, 2016 at 11:59 a.M. Buckeye contacted the nrc and was issued case number 1163287. All product was contained on operator-controlled property. All free product has been recovered and all effected soil has been removed. No further remediation is necessary. There were no injuries. On 11/26/2016 it was determined that the total estimated property damage including clean-up and recovery, value of lost product, and damage to the property, will exceed $50,000. The pipe was temporally repaired with a plidco sleeve on the day of the release. On december 14, 2016 line 604 was drained, pigged and a new pup piece was welded in place as a final repair. The pipeline was put back into service after a successful pressure test. Although external corrosion is the suspected cause, an investigation into the root cause is ongoing pending the results of a third party metallurgical analysis. Updated part a 7. Local time (24-hr clock) and date of initial telephonic report to the national response center updated part a 9. Estimated volume of commodity released unintentionally updated part a 11. Estimated volume of commodity recovered updated part a 18a. Local time operator identified failure updated part a 18b. Local time operator resources arrived on site updated part b 11. Area of accident part c 3e, f, g and h. This information is not available updated part e 5d. Is the pipeline configured to accommodate internal inspection tools? Updated part e 5e. For this pipeline, are there operational factors which significantly complicate the execution of an internal inspection tool run? Updated part e 9. Was an investigation initiated into whether or not the controller(s) or control room issues were the cause of or a contributing factor to the accident? 8/10/2018 updated part c 3h updated part d 8b updated part g - apparent cause and sub-cause sections updated narrative the results of the third party metallurgical analysis indicate that the cause of the through wall leak was external pitting corrosion caused by dc stray current corrosion.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-12-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160401
Supplemental Number
30826
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
1845
Name
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Operator Street Address
The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar
Operator City Name
Allentown
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
18106
Local Datetime
2016-11-04 06:00:00
Location Latitude
40.547339
Location Longitude
-74.260283
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
0.5
Recovered Bbls
0.5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Other
Accident Details
Notification From Third Party
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-11-04 11:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Pipeline Was Not Running At The Time Of Discovery
On Site Datetime
2016-11-04 11:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-11-04 11:59:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1163287
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Sa
Segment Name
Sa604pc
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nj
Onshore Postal Code
07077
Onshore City Name
Sewaren
Onshore County Name
Middlesex
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Sa
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
30
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
12
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
35000
Pipe Specification
Grade B
Pipe Seam Type
Other
Pipe Seam Details
This Information Is Unknown
Pipe Manufacturer
This Information Is Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Installation Year
1966
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
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
27
Est Cost Prop Damage
45000
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Environmental
10000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
60027
Accident Psig
0
Mop Psig
720
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
300
Internal Inspection Ind
No
Other Restrictions 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 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
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Stray Current Corrosion Ind
Yes
Metallurgical Basis Ind
Yes
Underground Location
Yes
Under Cathodic Protection Ind
Yes
Cathodic Pro Start Year
Unknown
Shielding Evident
No
Cathodic Survey Type
Yes
Cp Annual Survey Ind
Yes
Close Interval Survey Ind
Yes
Cp Annual Survey Year
2016
Close Interval Survey Year
2015
Prior Damage
No
Collected Data Ind
Yes
Other Recent Year
2013
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
Yes
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year
1973
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure
1299
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
C********** A S********
Preparer Title
Manager Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
C*********@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
610-904-4410
Prepared Date
2018-08-20 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C****** P********
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4113
Authorizer Title
Director Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
C*********@b******.com
Narrative
***supplemental 7/10/2017 narrative update on 11/4/2016 at 06:00, local third-party operations personnel noticed stained stoned in the vicinity of buckeye's inactive 604 pipeline within the motiva facility. The line was not running at the time of discovery. Further investigation by motiva personnel indicated that there was a release, but with multiple operator's lines in the area the source could not be confirmed to be from buckeye's line 604. Local third-party operations continued to excavate the pipe by hand and at 10:30am a motiva operator notified the buckeye operations personnel of the situation via phone. At 11:00am buckeye operations personnel arrived on site and visually confirmed that the release was buckeye's line 604. An estimated .05 barrels of product was released and .05 barrels has been recovered. At that time the spill did not meet the requirement for accident reporting noted in 195.50. On november 4, 2016 at 11:59 a.M. Buckeye contacted the nrc and was issued case number 1163287. All product was contained on operator-controlled property. All free product has been recovered and all effected soil has been removed. No further remediation is necessary. There were no injuries. On 11/26/2016 it was determined that the total estimated property damage including clean-up and recovery, value of lost product, and damage to the property, will exceed $50,000. The pipe was temporally repaired with a plidco sleeve on the day of the release. On december 14, 2016 line 604 was drained, pigged and a new pup piece was welded in place as a final repair. The pipeline was put back into service after a successful pressure test. Although external corrosion is the suspected cause, an investigation into the root cause is ongoing pending the results of a third party metallurgical analysis. Updated part a 7. Local time (24-hr clock) and date of initial telephonic report to the national response center updated part a 9. Estimated volume of commodity released unintentionally updated part a 11. Estimated volume of commodity recovered updated part a 18a. Local time operator identified failure updated part a 18b. Local time operator resources arrived on site updated part b 11. Area of accident part c 3e, f, g and h. This information is not available updated part e 5d. Is the pipeline configured to accommodate internal inspection tools? Updated part e 5e. For this pipeline, are there operational factors which significantly complicate the execution of an internal inspection tool run? Updated part e 9. Was an investigation initiated into whether or not the controller(s) or control room issues were the cause of or a contributing factor to the accident? 8/10/2018 updated part c 3h updated part d 8b updated part g - apparent cause and sub-cause sections updated narrative the results of the third party metallurgical analysis indicate that the cause of the through wall leak was external pitting corrosion caused by dc stray current corrosion.
| Report Received Date | 2016-12-02 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160401 |
| Supplemental Number | 30826 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 1845 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Buckeye Partners, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar |
| Operator City Name | Allentown |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 18106 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-11-04 06:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 40.547339 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -74.260283 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 | 0.5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Other |
| Accident Details | Notification From Third Party |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-11-04 11:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Pipeline Was Not Running At The Time Of Discovery |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-11-04 11:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-11-04 11:59:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1163287 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Sa |
| Segment Name | Sa604pc |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nj |
| Onshore Postal Code | 07077 |
| Onshore City Name | Sewaren |
| Onshore County Name | Middlesex |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Sa |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 30 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 12 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 35000 |
| Pipe Specification | Grade B |
| Pipe Seam Type | Other |
| Pipe Seam Details | This Information Is Unknown |
| Pipe Manufacturer | This Information Is Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Installation Year | 1966 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| 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 | 27 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 45000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 10000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 60027 |
| Accident Psig | 0 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 300 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | No |
| Other Restrictions 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 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 | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Stray Current Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Metallurgical Basis Ind | Yes |
| Underground Location | Yes |
| Under Cathodic Protection Ind | Yes |
| Cathodic Pro Start Year | Unknown |
| Shielding Evident | No |
| Cathodic Survey Type | Yes |
| Cp Annual Survey Ind | Yes |
| Close Interval Survey Ind | Yes |
| Cp Annual Survey Year | 2016 |
| Close Interval Survey Year | 2015 |
| Prior Damage | No |
| Collected Data Ind | Yes |
| Other Recent Year | 2013 |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | Yes |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year | 1973 |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure | 1299 |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | C********** A S******** |
| Preparer Title | Manager Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | C*********@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 610-904-4410 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-08-20 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C****** P******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4113 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | C*********@b******.com |
| Narrative | ***supplemental 7/10/2017 narrative update on 11/4/2016 at 06:00, local third-party operations personnel noticed stained stoned in the vicinity of buckeye's inactive 604 pipeline within the motiva facility. The line was not running at the time of discovery. Further investigation by motiva personnel indicated that there was a release, but with multiple operator's lines in the area the source could not be confirmed to be from buckeye's line 604. Local third-party operations continued to excavate the pipe by hand and at 10:30am a motiva operator notified the buckeye operations personnel of the situation via phone. At 11:00am buckeye operations personnel arrived on site and visually confirmed that the release was buckeye's line 604. An estimated .05 barrels of product was released and .05 barrels has been recovered. At that time the spill did not meet the requirement for accident reporting noted in 195.50. On november 4, 2016 at 11:59 a.M. Buckeye contacted the nrc and was issued case number 1163287. All product was contained on operator-controlled property. All free product has been recovered and all effected soil has been removed. No further remediation is necessary. There were no injuries. On 11/26/2016 it was determined that the total estimated property damage including clean-up and recovery, value of lost product, and damage to the property, will exceed $50,000. The pipe was temporally repaired with a plidco sleeve on the day of the release. On december 14, 2016 line 604 was drained, pigged and a new pup piece was welded in place as a final repair. The pipeline was put back into service after a successful pressure test. Although external corrosion is the suspected cause, an investigation into the root cause is ongoing pending the results of a third party metallurgical analysis. Updated part a 7. Local time (24-hr clock) and date of initial telephonic report to the national response center updated part a 9. Estimated volume of commodity released unintentionally updated part a 11. Estimated volume of commodity recovered updated part a 18a. Local time operator identified failure updated part a 18b. Local time operator resources arrived on site updated part b 11. Area of accident part c 3e, f, g and h. This information is not available updated part e 5d. Is the pipeline configured to accommodate internal inspection tools? Updated part e 5e. For this pipeline, are there operational factors which significantly complicate the execution of an internal inspection tool run? Updated part e 9. Was an investigation initiated into whether or not the controller(s) or control room issues were the cause of or a contributing factor to the accident? 8/10/2018 updated part c 3h updated part d 8b updated part g - apparent cause and sub-cause sections updated narrative the results of the third party metallurgical analysis indicate that the cause of the through wall leak was external pitting corrosion caused by dc stray current corrosion. |
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