Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2018-05-03 — TX
Operator
Oryx So. Delaware Ogt Llc
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2018-05-03 16:50
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On may 3rd, 2018 at approximately 16:15 central time, oryx was notified by 3rd party pipeline operator (enterprise products) that a spill had occurred at the oryx pig receiver upstream of the enterprise meter location. The pipeline was shut down remotely by the oryx control room. The leak was locally isolated at approximately 16:25 by operations personnel from enterprise products by closing the 2" isolation valve upstream of the coupon holder assembly. Oryx employees were then dispatched to the leak site and arrived on location at 16:50 to begin spill response activities. Air patrol was dispatched to fly the entire pipeline prior to restarting pipeline. Pipeline was returned to service at 22:30. Investigation concluded that the 2" treaded plug on coupon assembly was not tightened correctly. Corrective actions: required contractor to review their procedure for manually inspecting corrosion coupons with their employees and provide retraining. Required contractor to requalify their employee on the oq covered task before returning back to work at oryx facilities. Oryx expressed the importance to ensuring that the job is 100% complete before leaving job site during procedure review with contract company. Updated by PHMSA it per php-6 & operator concurrence to insert �onshore pump/meter station equipment and piping� in a14 as well as the [last revision date] and submit date to reflect the date the ad-hoc data update was made.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2018-05-29 00:00:00
Iyear
2018
Report Number
20180148
Supplemental Number
30450
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39284
Name
Oryx So. Delaware Ogt Llc
Operator Street Address
4000 N Big Spring Suite 500
Operator City Name
Midland
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
79705
Local Datetime
2018-05-03 16:50:00
Location Latitude
32.01913
Location Longitude
-102.01311
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
75
Recovered Bbls
40
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Other
Accident Details
3rd Party Pipeline Operator
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-05-03 16:50:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2018-05-03 18:15:00
Restart Datetime
2018-05-03 22:30:00
On Site Datetime
2018-05-03 17:35:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-05-03 18:51:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1211125
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Crane To Midland 16"
Segment Name
Crane To Midland Pig Receiver
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79706
Onshore City Name
Midland
Onshore County Name
Midland
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 61.5
Federal
No
Location Type
Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The 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
Corrosion Coupone Assembly
Installation Year
2016
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
2300
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
325
Est Cost Environmental
50000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
52625
Accident Psig
1124
Mop Psig
1440
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
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
The controllers shutdown pipeline as appropriate. The leak was caused by a plug not installed correctly.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Equipment Not Installed Properly
Operation Type
Equipment Not Installed Properly
Related Failure Follow Ind
Yes
Category Type
Routine Maintenance
Operator Qualification Ind
Yes
Qualified Individuals
Yes, They Were Qualified For The Task(S)
Preparer Name
G****** H****
Preparer Title
Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
G******@o************.com
Preparer Telephone
432-254-2238
Preparer Fax
432-253-7727
Prepared Date
2018-06-05 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
M***** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
432-253-7774
Authorizer Title
Authorized Signatory
Authorizer Email
M*****@o************.com
Narrative
On may 3rd, 2018 at approximately 16:15 central time, oryx was notified by 3rd party pipeline operator (enterprise products) that a spill had occurred at the oryx pig receiver upstream of the enterprise meter location. The pipeline was shut down remotely by the oryx control room. The leak was locally isolated at approximately 16:25 by operations personnel from enterprise products by closing the 2" isolation valve upstream of the coupon holder assembly. Oryx employees were then dispatched to the leak site and arrived on location at 16:50 to begin spill response activities. Air patrol was dispatched to fly the entire pipeline prior to restarting pipeline. Pipeline was returned to service at 22:30. Investigation concluded that the 2" treaded plug on coupon assembly was not tightened correctly. Corrective actions: required contractor to review their procedure for manually inspecting corrosion coupons with their employees and provide retraining. Required contractor to requalify their employee on the oq covered task before returning back to work at oryx facilities. Oryx expressed the importance to ensuring that the job is 100% complete before leaving job site during procedure review with contract company. Updated by PHMSA it per php-6 & operator concurrence to insert �onshore pump/meter station equipment and piping� in a14 as well as the [last revision date] and submit date to reflect the date the ad-hoc data update was made.
| Report Received Date | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2018 |
| Report Number | 20180148 |
| Supplemental Number | 30450 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39284 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Oryx So. Delaware Ogt Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 4000 N Big Spring Suite 500 |
| Operator City Name | Midland |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 79705 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-05-03 16:50:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.01913 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.01311 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 75 |
| Recovered Bbls | 40 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Other |
| Accident Details | 3rd Party Pipeline Operator |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-05-03 16:50:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2018-05-03 18:15:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2018-05-03 22:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-05-03 17:35:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-05-03 18:51:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1211125 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Crane To Midland 16" |
| Segment Name | Crane To Midland Pig Receiver |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79706 |
| Onshore City Name | Midland |
| Onshore County Name | Midland |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 61.5 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The 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 | Corrosion Coupone Assembly |
| Installation Year | 2016 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 2300 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 325 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 50000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 52625 |
| Accident Psig | 1124 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| 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 | 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 | The controllers shutdown pipeline as appropriate. The leak was caused by a plug not installed correctly. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Equipment Not Installed Properly |
| Operation Type | Equipment Not Installed Properly |
| Related Failure Follow Ind | Yes |
| Category Type | Routine Maintenance |
| Operator Qualification Ind | Yes |
| Qualified Individuals | Yes, They Were Qualified For The Task(S) |
| Preparer Name | G****** H**** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | G******@o************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 432-254-2238 |
| Preparer Fax | 432-253-7727 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | M***** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 432-253-7774 |
| Authorizer Title | Authorized Signatory |
| Authorizer Email | M*****@o************.com |
| Narrative | On may 3rd, 2018 at approximately 16:15 central time, oryx was notified by 3rd party pipeline operator (enterprise products) that a spill had occurred at the oryx pig receiver upstream of the enterprise meter location. The pipeline was shut down remotely by the oryx control room. The leak was locally isolated at approximately 16:25 by operations personnel from enterprise products by closing the 2" isolation valve upstream of the coupon holder assembly. Oryx employees were then dispatched to the leak site and arrived on location at 16:50 to begin spill response activities. Air patrol was dispatched to fly the entire pipeline prior to restarting pipeline. Pipeline was returned to service at 22:30. Investigation concluded that the 2" treaded plug on coupon assembly was not tightened correctly. Corrective actions: required contractor to review their procedure for manually inspecting corrosion coupons with their employees and provide retraining. Required contractor to requalify their employee on the oq covered task before returning back to work at oryx facilities. Oryx expressed the importance to ensuring that the job is 100% complete before leaving job site during procedure review with contract company. Updated by PHMSA it per php-6 & operator concurrence to insert �onshore pump/meter station equipment and piping� in a14 as well as the [last revision date] and submit date to reflect the date the ad-hoc data update was made. |
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