Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2016-11-28 — TX
Operator
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,500
Incident datetime
2016-11-28 10:27
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Upon making routine operator rounds it was discovered a seal had failed on #3 charge pump at weems station causing a leak and spill. The pump was isolated (stopping the leak) and all notifications were made. The trrc was notified at 12:56 pm central time of the spill. The report number is 1486. The spill was estimated to be 5.3 gallons. The #3 charge pump seal was replaced and the pump was returned to service. The investigation into the cause of the pump seal failure is continuing. When the cause and corrective actions are identified, an updated report will be submitted. Update for final report - 3/29/2017 analysis of the failed seal showed the seal face was worn and damaged which was caused by sand/grit in the crude oil product being pumped. A secondary cause of the spill was that the pump base drains plugged partially (due to blowing dirt in the area) which caused some of the crude oil from the leaking seal to spill over the pump base to the ground rather than draining to the station sump. The seal was installed approximately 8 years earlier, so seal life was rather long. As corrective action for this incident, a task has been added to the operator rounds for this station to perform a solvent flush on all the pump base drains twice a week. This should allow a pump seal failure (should one occur) to drain to the station sump and not spill to the ground.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2016-12-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2016
Report Number
20160429
Supplemental Number
22254
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31684
Name
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
2331 Citywest Blvd
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77042
Local Datetime
2016-11-28 10:27:00
Location Latitude
33.007445
Location Longitude
-102.975571
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.13
Recovered Bbls
0.13
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2016-11-28 10:27:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Pump Seal Fail, Switched To Spare Charge Pump
On Site Datetime
2016-11-28 10:27:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wt-50 / Weems Station
Segment Name
#3 Charge Pump
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79323
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Yoakum
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
Weems Station
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
Pump
Installation Year
2008
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
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
5
Est Cost Prop Damage
2500
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
1000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3505
Accident Psig
100
Mop Psig
275
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction 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
This was a pump seal failure during normal operation. No controller actions affected the pump seal operation.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Seal/packing Failure
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Solids In The Crude Oil Being Pumped Cause Seal Face Damage And Wear
Preparer Name
C**** F*****
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
C*************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
303-862-1189
Prepared Date
2017-04-07 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** F****
Authorizer Telephone
832-765-1632
Authorizer Title
Director Dot Compliance
Authorizer Email
M***********@p**.com
Narrative
Upon making routine operator rounds it was discovered a seal had failed on #3 charge pump at weems station causing a leak and spill. The pump was isolated (stopping the leak) and all notifications were made. The trrc was notified at 12:56 pm central time of the spill. The report number is 1486. The spill was estimated to be 5.3 gallons. The #3 charge pump seal was replaced and the pump was returned to service. The investigation into the cause of the pump seal failure is continuing. When the cause and corrective actions are identified, an updated report will be submitted. Update for final report - 3/29/2017 analysis of the failed seal showed the seal face was worn and damaged which was caused by sand/grit in the crude oil product being pumped. A secondary cause of the spill was that the pump base drains plugged partially (due to blowing dirt in the area) which caused some of the crude oil from the leaking seal to spill over the pump base to the ground rather than draining to the station sump. The seal was installed approximately 8 years earlier, so seal life was rather long. As corrective action for this incident, a task has been added to the operator rounds for this station to perform a solvent flush on all the pump base drains twice a week. This should allow a pump seal failure (should one occur) to drain to the station sump and not spill to the ground.
| Report Received Date | 2016-12-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2016 |
| Report Number | 20160429 |
| Supplemental Number | 22254 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31684 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 2331 Citywest Blvd |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77042 |
| Local Datetime | 2016-11-28 10:27:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.007445 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.975571 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.13 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.13 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2016-11-28 10:27:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Pump Seal Fail, Switched To Spare Charge Pump |
| On Site Datetime | 2016-11-28 10:27:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Wt-50 / Weems Station |
| Segment Name | #3 Charge Pump |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79323 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Yoakum |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | Weems Station |
| 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 | Pump |
| Installation Year | 2008 |
| 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 | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 5 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3505 |
| Accident Psig | 100 |
| Mop Psig | 275 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction 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 | This was a pump seal failure during normal operation. No controller actions affected the pump seal operation. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Seal/packing Failure |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Solids In The Crude Oil Being Pumped Cause Seal Face Damage And Wear |
| Preparer Name | C**** F***** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | C*************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 303-862-1189 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** F**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-765-1632 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Dot Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | M***********@p**.com |
| Narrative | Upon making routine operator rounds it was discovered a seal had failed on #3 charge pump at weems station causing a leak and spill. The pump was isolated (stopping the leak) and all notifications were made. The trrc was notified at 12:56 pm central time of the spill. The report number is 1486. The spill was estimated to be 5.3 gallons. The #3 charge pump seal was replaced and the pump was returned to service. The investigation into the cause of the pump seal failure is continuing. When the cause and corrective actions are identified, an updated report will be submitted. Update for final report - 3/29/2017 analysis of the failed seal showed the seal face was worn and damaged which was caused by sand/grit in the crude oil product being pumped. A secondary cause of the spill was that the pump base drains plugged partially (due to blowing dirt in the area) which caused some of the crude oil from the leaking seal to spill over the pump base to the ground rather than draining to the station sump. The seal was installed approximately 8 years earlier, so seal life was rather long. As corrective action for this incident, a task has been added to the operator rounds for this station to perform a solvent flush on all the pump base drains twice a week. This should allow a pump seal failure (should one occur) to drain to the station sump and not spill to the ground. |
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