Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-08-23 — TX
Operator
Nustar Permian Transportation And Storage, Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$54
Incident datetime
2017-08-23 10:16
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
A motor operated valve went closed (un-commanded) while making a delivery to a third party terminal. The subsequent pressure increase caused two o-rings to fail on strainer baskets inside nustar's colorado city terminal. The failed o-rings were replaced. Update - the cause of the accident was the over-pressurization of the ansi 150 components inside nustar's colorado city terminal due to an un-commanded valve closure from a defective flow switch. A contributing cause was the failure of the terminal's over-pressure protection system.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-09-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170297
Supplemental Number
23131
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39348
Name
Nustar Permian Transportation And Storage, Llc
Operator Street Address
8111 Westchester Drive
Operator City Name
Dallas
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
75225
Local Datetime
2017-08-23 10:16:00
Location Latitude
32.529108
Location Longitude
-100.854694
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
9.69
Recovered Bbls
9.69
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Contractor Working For The Operator
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-08-23 10:16:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-08-23 10:17:00
Restart Datetime
2017-08-23 20:00:00
On Site Datetime
2017-08-23 10:16:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-08-23 11:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1188154
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
100p Trunkline Pipeline
Segment Name
Colorado City Terminal
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79526
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Scurry
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
214134
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
Other
Item Involved Details
Strainer/filter O-Ring
Installation Year
2016
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Buna-N
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
469
Est Cost Prop Damage
54
Est Cost Emergency
10833
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
11356
Accident Psig
518
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Exceeded 110% Of 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
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 actions nor control room issues contributed to the accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
1
Num Employees Failed
0
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Failure Details
Meter Strainer O-Ring
Additional Overpressure Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
R****** P****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety Supervisor
Preparer Email
R************@n***********.com
Preparer Telephone
3612499417
Preparer Fax
2109187117
Prepared Date
2018-02-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
W** G***
Authorizer Telephone
3612499402
Authorizer Title
Vice President And General Manager
Authorizer Email
W*******@n***********.com
Narrative
A motor operated valve went closed (un-commanded) while making a delivery to a third party terminal. The subsequent pressure increase caused two o-rings to fail on strainer baskets inside nustar's colorado city terminal. The failed o-rings were replaced. Update - the cause of the accident was the over-pressurization of the ansi 150 components inside nustar's colorado city terminal due to an un-commanded valve closure from a defective flow switch. A contributing cause was the failure of the terminal's over-pressure protection system.
| Report Received Date | 2017-09-22 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170297 |
| Supplemental Number | 23131 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39348 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Nustar Permian Transportation And Storage, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 8111 Westchester Drive |
| Operator City Name | Dallas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 75225 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-08-23 10:16:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.529108 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -100.854694 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 9.69 |
| Recovered Bbls | 9.69 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Contractor Working For The Operator |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-08-23 10:16:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-08-23 10:17:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-08-23 20:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-08-23 10:16:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-08-23 11:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1188154 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | 100p Trunkline Pipeline |
| Segment Name | Colorado City Terminal |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79526 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Scurry |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 214134 |
| 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 | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Strainer/filter O-Ring |
| Installation Year | 2016 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Buna-N |
| 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 | 469 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 54 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 10833 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 11356 |
| Accident Psig | 518 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Exceeded 110% Of 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 | 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 actions nor control room issues contributed to the accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 1 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Failure Details | Meter Strainer O-Ring |
| Additional Overpressure Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | R****** P**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | R************@n***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3612499417 |
| Preparer Fax | 2109187117 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-02-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | W** G*** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 3612499402 |
| Authorizer Title | Vice President And General Manager |
| Authorizer Email | W*******@n***********.com |
| Narrative | A motor operated valve went closed (un-commanded) while making a delivery to a third party terminal. The subsequent pressure increase caused two o-rings to fail on strainer baskets inside nustar's colorado city terminal. The failed o-rings were replaced. Update - the cause of the accident was the over-pressurization of the ansi 150 components inside nustar's colorado city terminal due to an un-commanded valve closure from a defective flow switch. A contributing cause was the failure of the terminal's over-pressure protection system. |
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