Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-04-15 — TX
Operator
Centurion Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Notification Issue
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$40,000
Incident datetime
2017-04-15 13:14
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On april 15, 2017, a local landowner, excavating with a front-end loader without notifying one-call, was performing an unapproved excavation activity - developing a fire pit - on the company's row. Due to one-call not being notified, the company did not mark the line with temporary markings. The damaged pipeline was, however, permanently marked within sight of the excavation on both sides. The landowner struck the pipeline, resulting in a 3'' x 3'' hole. The company scada system reported a leak indication at 1314 hours. Company personnel arrived at the scene at 1400 hours and confirmed the accident at 1430 hours. The national response center was notified by company personnel at 1528 hours. A loss of 105 barrels occurred with all barrels recovered. No injuries or fatalities occurred. Total costs attributed to this event are expected to be $124,500. The pipeline was placed back in service at 0805 hours on april 16, 2017. Remediation work is ongoing. Pipeline replacement of the permanent repairs to the affected pipeline will be performed with anticipated costs being reasonably certain, leading to the filing of this report as final. Any unanticipated costs not reasonably anticipated will result in a supplemental report being filed. The initial report included the pipeline coating being classified as "composite" from the form f 7000.1 pick list. Upon further investigation, the coating at the site of the accident was mastic with a wrap. The original supplemental report, filed on august 9, 2017, listed the accident local time as 14:30 on april 15, 2017. This time indicated when the company confirmed the accident met the telephonic reporting criteria in 49 cfr 195.50 (reference the reporting instructions on page 6 of 31 of PHMSA's instruction for form PHMSA f 7000-1). It may be noted that the written reporting criteria in 49 cfr 195.52 is slightly different than the telephonic reporting requirements; it may be inferred that this is due to there being no other location on the reporting form for the accident time meeting the reporting threshold to be reported. Nevertheless, the company is reporting on this supplemental report that the local time in section a4 is 13:14, even though at this time the company only had a scada indication that something had changed on the pipeline pressure profile; the company at 13:14 did not know what, if anything, had actually occurred, and subsequently sent personnel to the area to investigate (the scada indication could have been due to a faulty flow meter, a transmitter malfunction, or other fault in the communication chain; investigation is required prior to determining if the reporting threshold had indeed been met). Once the personnel had determined the telephonic reporting criteria had been met the call to the national response center was made. Therefore, the company is submitting 13:14 as the local time at the specific request of PHMSA but maintains the correct time is 14:30, in accordance with the instructions, when the telephonic reporting criteria was met.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-05-15 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170163
Supplemental Number
22752
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31888
Name
Centurion Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2017-04-15 13:14:00
Location Latitude
33.72743
Location Longitude
-101.87496
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
105
Recovered Bbls
105
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-04-15 13:14:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-04-15 13:15:00
Restart Datetime
2017-04-16 08:05:00
On Site Datetime
2017-04-15 14:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-04-15 15:28:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1175777
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
3
Pipe Fac Name
Slaughter - Monroe #1
Segment Name
Slaughter To Monroe #1 - 16'' Mainline
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79415
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Lubbock
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp346.6
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
30
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
16
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
42000
Pipe Specification
Smys 42,000 Psi
Pipe Seam Type
Flash Welded
Pipe Manufacturer
Ao Smith
Pipe Coating Type
Composite
Installation Year
1944
Manufactured Year
1944
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
3
Puncture Circum
3
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
1500
Est Cost Prop Damage
40000
Est Cost Emergency
8000
Est Cost Environmental
75000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
124500
Accident Psig
395
Mop Psig
610
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
57364
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
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
Yes
Cpm Conf Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Third Party
Prior Notification Ind
No
Notify Cga Dirt
Yes
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Occupant
Excavator Equipment
Backhoe/trackhoe
Work Performed
Grading
One Call Notified Ind
No
Service Interruption
Yes
Service Interruption Hours
67
Root Cause Category
Notification Issue
Root Cause Type
No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811
Preparer Name
D**** M****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Regulatory Consultant
Preparer Email
D**********@o**.com
Preparer Telephone
713-366-5130
Prepared Date
2017-10-23 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C**** C*********
Authorizer Telephone
713-497-2016
Authorizer Title
Director Pipeline Compliance
Authorizer Email
C***************@o**.com
Narrative
On april 15, 2017, a local landowner, excavating with a front-end loader without notifying one-call, was performing an unapproved excavation activity - developing a fire pit - on the company's row. Due to one-call not being notified, the company did not mark the line with temporary markings. The damaged pipeline was, however, permanently marked within sight of the excavation on both sides. The landowner struck the pipeline, resulting in a 3'' x 3'' hole. The company scada system reported a leak indication at 1314 hours. Company personnel arrived at the scene at 1400 hours and confirmed the accident at 1430 hours. The national response center was notified by company personnel at 1528 hours. A loss of 105 barrels occurred with all barrels recovered. No injuries or fatalities occurred. Total costs attributed to this event are expected to be $124,500. The pipeline was placed back in service at 0805 hours on april 16, 2017. Remediation work is ongoing. Pipeline replacement of the permanent repairs to the affected pipeline will be performed with anticipated costs being reasonably certain, leading to the filing of this report as final. Any unanticipated costs not reasonably anticipated will result in a supplemental report being filed. The initial report included the pipeline coating being classified as "composite" from the form f 7000.1 pick list. Upon further investigation, the coating at the site of the accident was mastic with a wrap. The original supplemental report, filed on august 9, 2017, listed the accident local time as 14:30 on april 15, 2017. This time indicated when the company confirmed the accident met the telephonic reporting criteria in 49 cfr 195.50 (reference the reporting instructions on page 6 of 31 of PHMSA's instruction for form PHMSA f 7000-1). It may be noted that the written reporting criteria in 49 cfr 195.52 is slightly different than the telephonic reporting requirements; it may be inferred that this is due to there being no other location on the reporting form for the accident time meeting the reporting threshold to be reported. Nevertheless, the company is reporting on this supplemental report that the local time in section a4 is 13:14, even though at this time the company only had a scada indication that something had changed on the pipeline pressure profile; the company at 13:14 did not know what, if anything, had actually occurred, and subsequently sent personnel to the area to investigate (the scada indication could have been due to a faulty flow meter, a transmitter malfunction, or other fault in the communication chain; investigation is required prior to determining if the reporting threshold had indeed been met). Once the personnel had determined the telephonic reporting criteria had been met the call to the national response center was made. Therefore, the company is submitting 13:14 as the local time at the specific request of PHMSA but maintains the correct time is 14:30, in accordance with the instructions, when the telephonic reporting criteria was met.
| Report Received Date | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170163 |
| Supplemental Number | 22752 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31888 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Centurion Pipeline L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-04-15 13:14:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.72743 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.87496 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 105 |
| Recovered Bbls | 105 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-04-15 13:14:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-04-15 13:15:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-04-16 08:05:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-04-15 14:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-04-15 15:28:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1175777 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 3 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Slaughter - Monroe #1 |
| Segment Name | Slaughter To Monroe #1 - 16'' Mainline |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79415 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Lubbock |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp346.6 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 30 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 16 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 42000 |
| Pipe Specification | Smys 42,000 Psi |
| Pipe Seam Type | Flash Welded |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Ao Smith |
| Pipe Coating Type | Composite |
| Installation Year | 1944 |
| Manufactured Year | 1944 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 3 |
| Puncture Circum | 3 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 1500 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 40000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 8000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 75000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 124500 |
| Accident Psig | 395 |
| Mop Psig | 610 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 57364 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Conf Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Third Party |
| Prior Notification Ind | No |
| Notify Cga Dirt | Yes |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Occupant |
| Excavator Equipment | Backhoe/trackhoe |
| Work Performed | Grading |
| One Call Notified Ind | No |
| Service Interruption | Yes |
| Service Interruption Hours | 67 |
| Root Cause Category | Notification Issue |
| Root Cause Type | No Notification Made To The One-Call Center/811 |
| Preparer Name | D**** M**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Regulatory Consultant |
| Preparer Email | D**********@o**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-366-5130 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-10-23 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C**** C********* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-497-2016 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Pipeline Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | C***************@o**.com |
| Narrative | On april 15, 2017, a local landowner, excavating with a front-end loader without notifying one-call, was performing an unapproved excavation activity - developing a fire pit - on the company's row. Due to one-call not being notified, the company did not mark the line with temporary markings. The damaged pipeline was, however, permanently marked within sight of the excavation on both sides. The landowner struck the pipeline, resulting in a 3'' x 3'' hole. The company scada system reported a leak indication at 1314 hours. Company personnel arrived at the scene at 1400 hours and confirmed the accident at 1430 hours. The national response center was notified by company personnel at 1528 hours. A loss of 105 barrels occurred with all barrels recovered. No injuries or fatalities occurred. Total costs attributed to this event are expected to be $124,500. The pipeline was placed back in service at 0805 hours on april 16, 2017. Remediation work is ongoing. Pipeline replacement of the permanent repairs to the affected pipeline will be performed with anticipated costs being reasonably certain, leading to the filing of this report as final. Any unanticipated costs not reasonably anticipated will result in a supplemental report being filed. The initial report included the pipeline coating being classified as "composite" from the form f 7000.1 pick list. Upon further investigation, the coating at the site of the accident was mastic with a wrap. The original supplemental report, filed on august 9, 2017, listed the accident local time as 14:30 on april 15, 2017. This time indicated when the company confirmed the accident met the telephonic reporting criteria in 49 cfr 195.50 (reference the reporting instructions on page 6 of 31 of PHMSA's instruction for form PHMSA f 7000-1). It may be noted that the written reporting criteria in 49 cfr 195.52 is slightly different than the telephonic reporting requirements; it may be inferred that this is due to there being no other location on the reporting form for the accident time meeting the reporting threshold to be reported. Nevertheless, the company is reporting on this supplemental report that the local time in section a4 is 13:14, even though at this time the company only had a scada indication that something had changed on the pipeline pressure profile; the company at 13:14 did not know what, if anything, had actually occurred, and subsequently sent personnel to the area to investigate (the scada indication could have been due to a faulty flow meter, a transmitter malfunction, or other fault in the communication chain; investigation is required prior to determining if the reporting threshold had indeed been met). Once the personnel had determined the telephonic reporting criteria had been met the call to the national response center was made. Therefore, the company is submitting 13:14 as the local time at the specific request of PHMSA but maintains the correct time is 14:30, in accordance with the instructions, when the telephonic reporting criteria was met. |
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