Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-08-26 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,800,000
Incident datetime
2017-08-26 23:30
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
During hurricane harvey, tank 150-8 external floating roof gave a movement alarm to the control room. At the moment it was safe enough for an operator to check the tank, at which time it was determined the roof had tilted from the excessive rain event (50+" of rain in less than 2 days). Foaming was implemented in the area to lower lel's. The roof drains and outfalls were closed. Product was cleaned up using lift stations and vacuum trucks. The tank was taken out of service for repairs. 12/5/2017 -corrective actions: prior to hurricane harvey, km identified that efr tanks equipped with two 4' drains struggled to drain during a period of sustained heavy rainfall. In order to upgrade the drainage on those tanks, km has been replacing the two 4' drains with a 6' drain to allow for increased drainage capacity. None of those tanks already equipped with the 6' drains had roof issues during the storm. Therefore, the plan to replace the 4' roof drains will continue and will be done as tanks are taken out of service for their API 653 inspection. Estimated cost of repair will be $1.8 million, if any cost change occurs, a supplemental report will be submitted the initial time of 20:30 was a typo. Please see timeframe below: 08/26/2017 23:30 - movement alarm 23:30 - facility shutdown 23:35 - resources arrive on site 08/27/2017 11:28 - nrc contacted 8/29/2017 23:35 - facility restarted
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-09-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170293
Supplemental Number
22897
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
26041
Name
Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2017-08-26 23:30:00
Location Latitude
29.72536
Location Longitude
-95.20334
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
527
Recovered Bbls
527
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-08-26 23:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-08-26 23:30:00
Restart Datetime
2017-08-29 23:35:00
On Site Datetime
2017-08-26 23:35:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-08-27 11:28:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1188508
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Pasadena Terminal
Segment Name
Tank 150-8
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
77566-0351
Onshore City Name
Pasadena
Onshore County Name
Harris
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Tank/vessel
Tank Vessel Subtype
Roof/roof Seal
Tank Type
Atmospheric
Installation Year
1969
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
External Floating Roof Sank Due To Excessive Rain Event (Hurricane Harvey)
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Commercially Nav Ind
Yes
Commercially Nav Yes No
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Drinking Ind
Yes
Usa Drinking Yes No
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
1800000
Est Cost Emergency
22000
Est Cost Environmental
11000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1833000
Accident Psig
0.25
Mop Psig
285
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
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
Cpm In Place 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 responded accordingly
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Heavy Rains/floods
Natural Force Type
Heavy Rains/floods
Heavy Rains Subtype
Other
Nf Other Details
External Floating Roof Sank
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
Yes
Nf Hurricane Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D******* S*******
Preparer Title
Director Of Compliance Codes And Standards
Preparer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7134206496
Preparer Fax
3039843048
Prepared Date
2017-12-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7134206496
Authorizer Title
Director Of Compliance Codes And Standards
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
During hurricane harvey, tank 150-8 external floating roof gave a movement alarm to the control room. At the moment it was safe enough for an operator to check the tank, at which time it was determined the roof had tilted from the excessive rain event (50+" of rain in less than 2 days). Foaming was implemented in the area to lower lel's. The roof drains and outfalls were closed. Product was cleaned up using lift stations and vacuum trucks. The tank was taken out of service for repairs. 12/5/2017 -corrective actions: prior to hurricane harvey, km identified that efr tanks equipped with two 4' drains struggled to drain during a period of sustained heavy rainfall. In order to upgrade the drainage on those tanks, km has been replacing the two 4' drains with a 6' drain to allow for increased drainage capacity. None of those tanks already equipped with the 6' drains had roof issues during the storm. Therefore, the plan to replace the 4' roof drains will continue and will be done as tanks are taken out of service for their API 653 inspection. Estimated cost of repair will be $1.8 million, if any cost change occurs, a supplemental report will be submitted the initial time of 20:30 was a typo. Please see timeframe below: 08/26/2017 23:30 - movement alarm 23:30 - facility shutdown 23:35 - resources arrive on site 08/27/2017 11:28 - nrc contacted 8/29/2017 23:35 - facility restarted
| Report Received Date | 2017-09-21 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170293 |
| Supplemental Number | 22897 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 26041 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Liquid Terminals, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-08-26 23:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.72536 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -95.20334 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 527 |
| Recovered Bbls | 527 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-08-26 23:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-08-26 23:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-08-29 23:35:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-08-26 23:35:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-08-27 11:28:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1188508 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Pasadena Terminal |
| Segment Name | Tank 150-8 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 77566-0351 |
| Onshore City Name | Pasadena |
| Onshore County Name | Harris |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Tank/vessel |
| Tank Vessel Subtype | Roof/roof Seal |
| Tank Type | Atmospheric |
| Installation Year | 1969 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | External Floating Roof Sank Due To Excessive Rain Event (Hurricane Harvey) |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Ind | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Yes No | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Ind | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1800000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 22000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 11000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1833000 |
| Accident Psig | 0.25 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| Cpm In Place 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 responded accordingly |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Heavy Rains/floods |
| Natural Force Type | Heavy Rains/floods |
| Heavy Rains Subtype | Other |
| Nf Other Details | External Floating Roof Sank |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | Yes |
| Nf Hurricane Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D******* S******* |
| Preparer Title | Director Of Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Preparer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7134206496 |
| Preparer Fax | 3039843048 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-12-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7134206496 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | During hurricane harvey, tank 150-8 external floating roof gave a movement alarm to the control room. At the moment it was safe enough for an operator to check the tank, at which time it was determined the roof had tilted from the excessive rain event (50+" of rain in less than 2 days). Foaming was implemented in the area to lower lel's. The roof drains and outfalls were closed. Product was cleaned up using lift stations and vacuum trucks. The tank was taken out of service for repairs. 12/5/2017 -corrective actions: prior to hurricane harvey, km identified that efr tanks equipped with two 4' drains struggled to drain during a period of sustained heavy rainfall. In order to upgrade the drainage on those tanks, km has been replacing the two 4' drains with a 6' drain to allow for increased drainage capacity. None of those tanks already equipped with the 6' drains had roof issues during the storm. Therefore, the plan to replace the 4' roof drains will continue and will be done as tanks are taken out of service for their API 653 inspection. Estimated cost of repair will be $1.8 million, if any cost change occurs, a supplemental report will be submitted the initial time of 20:30 was a typo. Please see timeframe below: 08/26/2017 23:30 - movement alarm 23:30 - facility shutdown 23:35 - resources arrive on site 08/27/2017 11:28 - nrc contacted 8/29/2017 23:35 - facility restarted |
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