Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-11-21 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$3,000
Incident datetime
2016-11-21 03:20
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
At 03:20 on november 21, 2016 the buckeye texas hub facility experienced an emergency shutdown. The shutdown impacted the pp860hf which was pumping crude oil to a vessel at dock number 1. The event caused the upstream flange to experience excessive pressure and the gasket to fail which resulted in the release of about 5 barrels of crude oil. All product was confined to the containment area and successfully remediated. The root cause of the emergency shutdown and subsequent gasket failure have been attributed to condensation build up in the cabinet containing the proximity switches. The equipment is sensitive to moisture which caused a shut in of the pipeline and produced a sudden surge in pressure which caused the gasket failure. The pressure during the surge did not reach mop.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-12-20 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160420
Supplemental Number
22167
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
2016-11-21 03:20:00
Location Latitude
27.829994
Location Longitude
-97.50026
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
5
Recovered Bbls
5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-11-21 03:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2016-11-21 03:20:00
Restart Datetime
2016-11-22 13:30:00
On Site Datetime
2016-11-21 03:20:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-11-21 03:46:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1164599
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Bth
Segment Name
Pp860hf
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78409
Onshore City Name
Corpus Christi
Onshore County Name
Nueces
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Bth
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
Flange Assembly
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
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
25
Est Cost Prop Damage
3000
Est Cost Emergency
20000
Est Cost Environmental
1500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
24525
Accident Psig
214
Mop Psig
272
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident
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 Overpressure Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
H*** S******
Preparer Title
Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
H*******@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
610-904-4916
Prepared Date
2017-03-09 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C****** P********
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4113
Authorizer Title
Director Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
C*********@b******.com
Narrative
At 03:20 on november 21, 2016 the buckeye texas hub facility experienced an emergency shutdown. The shutdown impacted the pp860hf which was pumping crude oil to a vessel at dock number 1. The event caused the upstream flange to experience excessive pressure and the gasket to fail which resulted in the release of about 5 barrels of crude oil. All product was confined to the containment area and successfully remediated. The root cause of the emergency shutdown and subsequent gasket failure have been attributed to condensation build up in the cabinet containing the proximity switches. The equipment is sensitive to moisture which caused a shut in of the pipeline and produced a sudden surge in pressure which caused the gasket failure. The pressure during the surge did not reach mop.
| Report Received Date | 2016-12-20 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160420 |
| Supplemental Number | 22167 |
| 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 | 2016-11-21 03:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 27.829994 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.50026 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-11-21 03:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2016-11-21 03:20:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2016-11-22 13:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-11-21 03:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-11-21 03:46:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1164599 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Bth |
| Segment Name | Pp860hf |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78409 |
| Onshore City Name | Corpus Christi |
| Onshore County Name | Nueces |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Bth |
| 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 | Flange Assembly |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| 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 | 25 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 3000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 20000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 24525 |
| Accident Psig | 214 |
| Mop Psig | 272 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident |
| 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 Overpressure Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | H*** S****** |
| Preparer Title | Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | H*******@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 610-904-4916 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-03-09 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C****** P******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4113 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | C*********@b******.com |
| Narrative | At 03:20 on november 21, 2016 the buckeye texas hub facility experienced an emergency shutdown. The shutdown impacted the pp860hf which was pumping crude oil to a vessel at dock number 1. The event caused the upstream flange to experience excessive pressure and the gasket to fail which resulted in the release of about 5 barrels of crude oil. All product was confined to the containment area and successfully remediated. The root cause of the emergency shutdown and subsequent gasket failure have been attributed to condensation build up in the cabinet containing the proximity switches. The equipment is sensitive to moisture which caused a shut in of the pipeline and produced a sudden surge in pressure which caused the gasket failure. The pressure during the surge did not reach mop. |
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