Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-12-07 — TX
Operator
Dixie Pipeline Company Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$80
Incident datetime
2016-12-07 06:15
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At 6:15 am pipeline control received a call from the mccormick county sheriff about a vapor cloud and that highway 28 had been closed. At 6:23 am upstream and downstream valves were closed remotely by pipeline control. At 7:45 am dixie personnel arrived on site and visually confirmed the leak to be on tubing separated from a compression fitting at the valve site. At 10:02 am the leak was stopped and the compression fitting was removed and repaired. Pipeline was retuned to normal operations at 11:30 am.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-12-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160427
Supplemental Number
21986
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
3445
Name
Dixie Pipeline Company Llc
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana St.
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2016-12-07 05:07:00
Location Latitude
33.619833
Location Longitude
-82.127
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other Hvl
Commodity Details
Propane
Unintentional Release Bbls
33
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-12-07 06:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2016-12-07 06:23:00
Restart Datetime
2016-12-07 11:30:00
On Site Datetime
2016-12-07 07:45:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2016-12-07 08:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1165767
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
Mont Belvieu To Apex Mainline
Segment Name
Line Id 120
Onshore State Abbreviation
Sc
Onshore Postal Code
29821
Onshore City Name
Augusta
Onshore County Name
Mccormick
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
842.24
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Tubing
Installation Year
2016
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
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
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
847
Est Cost Prop Damage
80
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Est Cost Other Details
0
Prpty
927
Accident Psig
993
Mop Psig
1440
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
133267
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
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
Controller nor control room were a contributing factor
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
1
Num Employees Failed
0
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
Eq Failure Type
Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting
Additional Installation Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
L**** W*******
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Preparer Email
L*********@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-6748
Prepared Date
2016-12-27 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
L**** W*******
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-6748
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Compliance Engineer
Authorizer Email
L*********@e****.com
Narrative
At 6:15 am pipeline control received a call from the mccormick county sheriff about a vapor cloud and that highway 28 had been closed. At 6:23 am upstream and downstream valves were closed remotely by pipeline control. At 7:45 am dixie personnel arrived on site and visually confirmed the leak to be on tubing separated from a compression fitting at the valve site. At 10:02 am the leak was stopped and the compression fitting was removed and repaired. Pipeline was retuned to normal operations at 11:30 am.
| Report Received Date | 2016-12-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160427 |
| Supplemental Number | 21986 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 3445 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Dixie Pipeline Company Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1100 Louisiana St. |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-12-07 05:07:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.619833 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -82.127 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other Hvl |
| Commodity Details | Propane |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 33 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-12-07 06:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2016-12-07 06:23:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2016-12-07 11:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-12-07 07:45:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2016-12-07 08:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1165767 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 | Mont Belvieu To Apex Mainline |
| Segment Name | Line Id 120 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Sc |
| Onshore Postal Code | 29821 |
| Onshore City Name | Augusta |
| Onshore County Name | Mccormick |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 842.24 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Tubing |
| Installation Year | 2016 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| 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 |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 847 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 80 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Est Cost Other Details | 0 |
| Prpty | 927 |
| Accident Psig | 993 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 133267 |
| 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 | 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 | Controller nor control room were a contributing factor |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 1 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| Eq Failure Type | Defective Or Loose Tubing Or Fitting |
| Additional Installation Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | L**** W******* |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Preparer Email | L*********@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-6748 |
| Prepared Date | 2016-12-27 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | L**** W******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-6748 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Compliance Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | L*********@e****.com |
| Narrative | At 6:15 am pipeline control received a call from the mccormick county sheriff about a vapor cloud and that highway 28 had been closed. At 6:23 am upstream and downstream valves were closed remotely by pipeline control. At 7:45 am dixie personnel arrived on site and visually confirmed the leak to be on tubing separated from a compression fitting at the valve site. At 10:02 am the leak was stopped and the compression fitting was removed and repaired. Pipeline was retuned to normal operations at 11:30 am. |
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