Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-07-29 — TX
Operator
Harvest Pipeline Company
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2017-07-29 17:45
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On july 29th around 6:45 pm shell operations identified oil in the ditch on their property. They immediately started investigating their own lines as well as another pipeline company who had piping in the area (american midstream). Shell called the nrc at 6:49 pm (1185661) and started investigating where the leak was coming from. After searching, the leak was identified as coming from a pressure gauge on an out of service oil prover (4-way valve). The prover belongs to harvest pipeline and is tied in to the out of service bayou sale 10' pipeline. The bayou sale line has been flushed and the only residual oil left in the system was in the prover. The oil was cleaned up and the prover will be removed from location along with all piping tied to the prover.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-08-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170248
Supplemental Number
22553
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
30782
Name
Harvest Pipeline Company
Operator Street Address
1111 Travis
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2017-07-29 17:45:00
Location Latitude
29.89654
Location Longitude
-92.06979
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.5
Recovered Bbls
0.5
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Other
Accident Details
An Operator From Another Company That Operates Within The Facility
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-07-29 17:45:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Leak Was Associated Gauge On Out-Of-Service Equipment
On Site Datetime
2017-07-29 17:45:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-07-29 18:49:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1185661
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Bayou Sale
Segment Name
Bayou Sale
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70533
Onshore City Name
Erath
Onshore County Name
Vermillion
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
Erath Station
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
Intrastate
Item Involved
Instrumentation
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Pressure Guage
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Pressure Gauge
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
20
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
60000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
60020
Accident Psig
0
Mop Psig
0
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
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Failure Details
Gauge Leaked Due To Corrosion
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Gauge Leaked Due To Corrosion
Preparer Name
T*** S* B****
Preparer Title
Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
T******@h******.com
Preparer Telephone
7132892688
Prepared Date
2017-08-15 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
S****** W******
Authorizer Telephone
(713) 289-2847
Authorizer Title
Integrity And Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
S********@h******.com
Narrative
On july 29th around 6:45 pm shell operations identified oil in the ditch on their property. They immediately started investigating their own lines as well as another pipeline company who had piping in the area (american midstream). Shell called the nrc at 6:49 pm (1185661) and started investigating where the leak was coming from. After searching, the leak was identified as coming from a pressure gauge on an out of service oil prover (4-way valve). The prover belongs to harvest pipeline and is tied in to the out of service bayou sale 10' pipeline. The bayou sale line has been flushed and the only residual oil left in the system was in the prover. The oil was cleaned up and the prover will be removed from location along with all piping tied to the prover.
| Report Received Date | 2017-08-14 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170248 |
| Supplemental Number | 22553 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 30782 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Harvest Pipeline Company |
| Operator Street Address | 1111 Travis |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-07-29 17:45:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.89654 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -92.06979 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.5 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.5 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Other |
| Accident Details | An Operator From Another Company That Operates Within The Facility |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-07-29 17:45:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Leak Was Associated Gauge On Out-Of-Service Equipment |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-07-29 17:45:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-07-29 18:49:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1185661 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Bayou Sale |
| Segment Name | Bayou Sale |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70533 |
| Onshore City Name | Erath |
| Onshore County Name | Vermillion |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | Erath Station |
| 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 | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Instrumentation |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Pressure Guage |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Pressure Gauge |
| 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 | 20 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 60000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 60020 |
| Accident Psig | 0 |
| Mop Psig | 0 |
| 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 | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Failure Details | Gauge Leaked Due To Corrosion |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Gauge Leaked Due To Corrosion |
| Preparer Name | T*** S* B**** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | T******@h******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7132892688 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-08-15 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | S****** W****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | (713) 289-2847 |
| Authorizer Title | Integrity And Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | S********@h******.com |
| Narrative | On july 29th around 6:45 pm shell operations identified oil in the ditch on their property. They immediately started investigating their own lines as well as another pipeline company who had piping in the area (american midstream). Shell called the nrc at 6:49 pm (1185661) and started investigating where the leak was coming from. After searching, the leak was identified as coming from a pressure gauge on an out of service oil prover (4-way valve). The prover belongs to harvest pipeline and is tied in to the out of service bayou sale 10' pipeline. The bayou sale line has been flushed and the only residual oil left in the system was in the prover. The oil was cleaned up and the prover will be removed from location along with all piping tied to the prover. |
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