Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2017-11-20 — TX
Operator
Summit Midstream Partners, Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2017-11-20 07:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 11/20/17 at 7:20 am summit's operations control center received a high lel alarm on the north pump skid at epping station. The control center immediately initiated a shutdown and dispatched operations to the station. Operations personnel arrived on-site and discovered 1/2 bbl of crude oil contained to the north pump building floor. The investigation revealed the leak was caused by a pump seal failure. Operations cleaned up the product with absorbent pads and discarded for disposal. The mechanical pump seal was replaced and the north pump resumed normal operations at 11:47 am on 11/20/17. The epping station is located in a hca. The leak was contained to the pump building and did not impact the hca. Supplemental report filed 12/19/17 correcting the gps coordinates.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2017-12-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2017
Report Number
20170421
Supplemental Number
22970
Report Type
Supplemental
Operator Id
39012
Name
Summit Midstream Partners, Llc
Operator Street Address
910 Louisiana St. Suite 4200
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2017-11-20 07:20:00
Location Latitude
48.272907
Location Longitude
-103.360097
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
Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations)
Incident Identified Datetime
2017-11-20 07:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2017-11-20 07:20:00
Restart Datetime
2017-11-20 11:47:00
On Site Datetime
2017-11-20 08:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
North Pump
Segment Name
Epping To Colt Hub
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nd
Onshore Postal Code
58843
Onshore City Name
Epping
Onshore County Name
Williams
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Epping Sta.
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Inside A Building
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Installation Year
2013
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Pump Seal
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
25
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000
Est Cost Emergency
100
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
500
Est Cost Other Details
Cleanup And Disposal Of Product Contained To Pump Building
Prpty
2625
Accident Psig
550
Mop Psig
740
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
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest Schedule Ind
Yes
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Seal/packing Failure
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Mechanical Seal Failure
Preparer Name
A***** G***** J**
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Manager
Preparer Email
A******@s**************.com
Preparer Telephone
832-608-6145
Prepared Date
2017-12-19 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A***** G***** J**
Authorizer Telephone
832-608-6145
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
A******@s**************.com
Narrative
On 11/20/17 at 7:20 am summit's operations control center received a high lel alarm on the north pump skid at epping station. The control center immediately initiated a shutdown and dispatched operations to the station. Operations personnel arrived on-site and discovered 1/2 bbl of crude oil contained to the north pump building floor. The investigation revealed the leak was caused by a pump seal failure. Operations cleaned up the product with absorbent pads and discarded for disposal. The mechanical pump seal was replaced and the north pump resumed normal operations at 11:47 am on 11/20/17. The epping station is located in a hca. The leak was contained to the pump building and did not impact the hca. Supplemental report filed 12/19/17 correcting the gps coordinates.
| Report Received Date | 2017-12-18 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2017 |
| Report Number | 20170421 |
| Supplemental Number | 22970 |
| Report Type | Supplemental |
| Operator Id | 39012 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Summit Midstream Partners, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 910 Louisiana St. Suite 4200 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2017-11-20 07:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 48.272907 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -103.360097 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 | Cpm Leak Detection System Or Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Calculations) |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2017-11-20 07:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2017-11-20 07:20:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2017-11-20 11:47:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2017-11-20 08:00:00 |
| 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 | North Pump |
| Segment Name | Epping To Colt Hub |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nd |
| Onshore Postal Code | 58843 |
| Onshore City Name | Epping |
| Onshore County Name | Williams |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Epping Sta. |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Inside A Building |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Installation Year | 2013 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Pump Seal |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 25 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 100 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 500 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Cleanup And Disposal Of Product Contained To Pump Building |
| Prpty | 2625 |
| Accident Psig | 550 |
| Mop Psig | 740 |
| 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 | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest Schedule Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Seal/packing Failure |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Mechanical Seal Failure |
| Preparer Name | A***** G***** J** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Manager |
| Preparer Email | A******@s**************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 832-608-6145 |
| Prepared Date | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A***** G***** J** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-608-6145 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A******@s**************.com |
| Narrative | On 11/20/17 at 7:20 am summit's operations control center received a high lel alarm on the north pump skid at epping station. The control center immediately initiated a shutdown and dispatched operations to the station. Operations personnel arrived on-site and discovered 1/2 bbl of crude oil contained to the north pump building floor. The investigation revealed the leak was caused by a pump seal failure. Operations cleaned up the product with absorbent pads and discarded for disposal. The mechanical pump seal was replaced and the north pump resumed normal operations at 11:47 am on 11/20/17. The epping station is located in a hca. The leak was contained to the pump building and did not impact the hca. Supplemental report filed 12/19/17 correcting the gps coordinates. |
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