Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-11-14 — TX
Operator
Rose Rock Midstream L.p.
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$6,387
Incident datetime
2017-11-14 07:38
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
November 14, 2017 at 07:38 a contractor arrived onsite of the hudson station and noticed oil in the tank dyke area and on company owned property. The field pipeline operator arrived onsite and he contacted the control center to lock out the pump at the hudson station. The pipeline operator isolated and locked out all inlets to the pump station bringing crude oil into the tank. It was determined that the leak was in the underground tank inlet piping. 851 barrels drained from the tank leaking back into the tank piping. Upon excavating the pipeline, internal corrosion was found at the 6 o'clock position of the pipe. The oil was vacuumed from the dyke area with 560 bbls of crude oil recovered. The remaining bbls were recovered in the soil. Approximately 264 cubic yards of soil was removed from location. The soil is being land farmed and remediated as per kdhe requirements. Pipeline repair was made with a cutout and pipe replacement. The pipeline was returned to service on 11/16 at 17:30 hours.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-12-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170413
Supplemental Number
22942
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31476
Name
Rose Rock Midstream L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2017-11-14 07:38:00
Location Latitude
38.0952582
Location Longitude
-98.5821395
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
851
Recovered Bbls
851
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
2017-11-14 07:38:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-11-14 07:45:00
Restart Datetime
2017-11-16 17:30:00
On Site Datetime
2017-11-14 07:38:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2017-11-14 08:50:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1197253
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Hudson Station
Segment Name
Tank Inlet Piping
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ks
Onshore Postal Code
67545
Onshore City Name
Hudson
Onshore County Name
Stafford
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
48
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
12
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.375
Pipe Smys
42000
Pipe Specification
Api 5l
Pipe Seam Type
Seamless
Pipe Manufacturer
Pangang Group Chengdu Iron And Steel Co.
Pipe Coating Type
Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe)
Installation Year
2012
Manufactured Year
2004
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
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
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
12978
Est Cost Prop Damage
6387
Est Cost Emergency
53858
Est Cost Environmental
5000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
78223
Accident Psig
16
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
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
Corrosion leak
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
1
Num Employees Failed
0
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Int Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Int Water Acid Ind
Yes
Int Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind
Yes
Corrosion Inhibitors
Yes
Corrosion Lining
No
Cleaning Dewatering
No
Corrosion Coupons
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
D**** Y****
Preparer Title
District Manager
Preparer Email
D******@s***********.com
Preparer Telephone
620-268-6004
Prepared Date
2017-12-14 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** A*******
Authorizer Telephone
918.524.8109
Authorizer Title
Manager Dot Compliance
Authorizer Email
T********@s***********.com
Narrative
November 14, 2017 at 07:38 a contractor arrived onsite of the hudson station and noticed oil in the tank dyke area and on company owned property. The field pipeline operator arrived onsite and he contacted the control center to lock out the pump at the hudson station. The pipeline operator isolated and locked out all inlets to the pump station bringing crude oil into the tank. It was determined that the leak was in the underground tank inlet piping. 851 barrels drained from the tank leaking back into the tank piping. Upon excavating the pipeline, internal corrosion was found at the 6 o'clock position of the pipe. The oil was vacuumed from the dyke area with 560 bbls of crude oil recovered. The remaining bbls were recovered in the soil. Approximately 264 cubic yards of soil was removed from location. The soil is being land farmed and remediated as per kdhe requirements. Pipeline repair was made with a cutout and pipe replacement. The pipeline was returned to service on 11/16 at 17:30 hours.
| Report Received Date | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170413 |
| Supplemental Number | 22942 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31476 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Rose Rock Midstream L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-11-14 07:38:00 |
| Location Latitude | 38.0952582 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -98.5821395 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 851 |
| Recovered Bbls | 851 |
| 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 | 2017-11-14 07:38:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-11-14 07:45:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-11-16 17:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-11-14 07:38:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2017-11-14 08:50:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1197253 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Hudson Station |
| Segment Name | Tank Inlet Piping |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ks |
| Onshore Postal Code | 67545 |
| Onshore City Name | Hudson |
| Onshore County Name | Stafford |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 48 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 12 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.375 |
| Pipe Smys | 42000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Seamless |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Pangang Group Chengdu Iron And Steel Co. |
| Pipe Coating Type | Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe) |
| Installation Year | 2012 |
| Manufactured Year | 2004 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| 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 | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 12978 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 6387 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 53858 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 5000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 78223 |
| Accident Psig | 16 |
| 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 | 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 | Corrosion leak |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 1 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Int Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Int Water Acid Ind | Yes |
| Int Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind | Yes |
| Corrosion Inhibitors | Yes |
| Corrosion Lining | No |
| Cleaning Dewatering | No |
| Corrosion Coupons | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | D**** Y**** |
| Preparer Title | District Manager |
| Preparer Email | D******@s***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 620-268-6004 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-12-14 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** A******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 918.524.8109 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Dot Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T********@s***********.com |
| Narrative | November 14, 2017 at 07:38 a contractor arrived onsite of the hudson station and noticed oil in the tank dyke area and on company owned property. The field pipeline operator arrived onsite and he contacted the control center to lock out the pump at the hudson station. The pipeline operator isolated and locked out all inlets to the pump station bringing crude oil into the tank. It was determined that the leak was in the underground tank inlet piping. 851 barrels drained from the tank leaking back into the tank piping. Upon excavating the pipeline, internal corrosion was found at the 6 o'clock position of the pipe. The oil was vacuumed from the dyke area with 560 bbls of crude oil recovered. The remaining bbls were recovered in the soil. Approximately 264 cubic yards of soil was removed from location. The soil is being land farmed and remediated as per kdhe requirements. Pipeline repair was made with a cutout and pipe replacement. The pipeline was returned to service on 11/16 at 17:30 hours. |
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