Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-10-31 — TX
Operator
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Cause
Other Accident Cause
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2017-10-31 12:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 12:00 pm on oct 31, 2017 an employee found the drain line on the rod box of the pd pump at mp 92 apache brahaney had become partially plugged with a piece of metal which caused the box to fill up and overflow on the ground. Pump was shut down and the drain line was cleared and the pump was restarted. The spilled crude oil was cleaned up. The cause of the spill was that the rod box drain line had become partially plugged with a piece of metal. The metal was removed and the drain line was flushed with solvent. The pd pump was then restarted.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-11-22 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170388
Supplemental Number
22839
Report Type
Original 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
2017-10-31 12:00:00
Location Latitude
33.157
Location Longitude
-102.89
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.33
Recovered Bbls
0.33
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-10-31 12:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-10-31 12:05:00
Restart Datetime
2017-10-31 13:10:00
On Site Datetime
2017-10-31 12:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wt-80
Segment Name
Apache Brahaney Injection Pump
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79355
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Yoakum
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp92
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
Interstate
Item Involved
Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines)
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Overfill Or Overflow
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
500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
520
Accident Psig
350
Mop Psig
995
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
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
Cause of spill was a plugged drain line. Controller / control room does not impact drain lines
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Accident Cause
Cause Details
Miscellaneous
Other Type
Miscellaneous
Misc Details
Pd Injection Pump Rod Box Drain Was Partially Plugged With A Piece Of Metal.
Preparer Name
C**** F*****
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
C*************@g****.com
Preparer Telephone
303-862-1189
Prepared Date
2017-11-22 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** F****
Authorizer Telephone
832-765-1632
Authorizer Title
Director Dot Compliance
Authorizer Email
M***********@p**.com
Narrative
At approximately 12:00 pm on oct 31, 2017 an employee found the drain line on the rod box of the pd pump at mp 92 apache brahaney had become partially plugged with a piece of metal which caused the box to fill up and overflow on the ground. Pump was shut down and the drain line was cleared and the pump was restarted. The spilled crude oil was cleaned up. The cause of the spill was that the rod box drain line had become partially plugged with a piece of metal. The metal was removed and the drain line was flushed with solvent. The pd pump was then restarted.
| Report Received Date | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170388 |
| Supplemental Number | 22839 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2017-10-31 12:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.157 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.89 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.33 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.33 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-10-31 12:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-10-31 12:05:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-10-31 13:10:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-10-31 12:00:00 |
| 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-80 |
| Segment Name | Apache Brahaney Injection Pump |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79355 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Yoakum |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp92 |
| 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 | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Auxiliary Piping (E.g. Drain Lines) |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Overfill Or Overflow |
| 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 | 500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 520 |
| Accident Psig | 350 |
| Mop Psig | 995 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| 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 | Cause of spill was a plugged drain line. Controller / control room does not impact drain lines |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Accident Cause |
| Cause Details | Miscellaneous |
| Other Type | Miscellaneous |
| Misc Details | Pd Injection Pump Rod Box Drain Was Partially Plugged With A Piece Of Metal. |
| Preparer Name | C**** F***** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | C*************@g****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 303-862-1189 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** F**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-765-1632 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Dot Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | M***********@p**.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 12:00 pm on oct 31, 2017 an employee found the drain line on the rod box of the pd pump at mp 92 apache brahaney had become partially plugged with a piece of metal which caused the box to fill up and overflow on the ground. Pump was shut down and the drain line was cleared and the pump was restarted. The spilled crude oil was cleaned up. The cause of the spill was that the rod box drain line had become partially plugged with a piece of metal. The metal was removed and the drain line was flushed with solvent. The pd pump was then restarted. |
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