Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2018-03-15 — TX
Operator
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,500
Incident datetime
2018-03-15 11:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Operations personnel discovered an ~11.8 gallon crude oil release from failed threads on a valve nipple at the bk04 new town (pelican) site. The leak was not active at the time the release was discovered. The line was immediately shut down, internal notifications were made and clean up activities initiated. At this injection site the pd pump is causing extensive vibration and with the weight of the transmitter caused the threaded pipe nipple to crack. The transmitter has been removed from the piping and mounted to post. Tubing is now utilized in between the pipeline and transmitter. Other locations with similar piping configurations along the pipeline were evaluated and corrected. 6/6/2018 correct gps coordinates request from brian pierzina update 3/14/2019 changed report to reflect interstate line, not intra and part e 5f tp transmission line, not gathering
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2018-05-29 00:00:00
Iyear
2018
Report Number
20180154
Supplemental Number
31788
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2018-03-15 11:00:00
Location Latitude
47.963
Location Longitude
-102.4635
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.28
Recovered Bbls
0.28
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-03-15 11:00:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2018-03-15 11:00:00
Restart Datetime
2018-03-15 18:00:00
On Site Datetime
2018-03-15 11:00:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Newtown Facility
Segment Name
Newtown Injection Sight
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nd
Onshore Postal Code
58763
Onshore City Name
Newtown
Onshore County Name
Mountrail
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Injection Sit
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
2017
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Connection Failure
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
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
500
Est Cost Prop Damage
1500
Est Cost Emergency
1000
Est Cost Environmental
1000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
4000
Accident Psig
250.7
Mop Psig
1480
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
Local operations drove into the valve site, began doing their rounds and discovered the leak.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Eq Failure Type
Threaded Connection/coupling Failure
Other Stripped Ind
Threaded Fitting
Additional Vibration Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
M****** J* D******
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
M****************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
406.255.5740
Preparer Fax
406.255.5734
Prepared Date
2019-03-14 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** T* F****
Authorizer Telephone
832.765.1632
Authorizer Title
Directer Dot Compliance
Authorizer Email
T***********@p**.com
Narrative
Operations personnel discovered an ~11.8 gallon crude oil release from failed threads on a valve nipple at the bk04 new town (pelican) site. The leak was not active at the time the release was discovered. The line was immediately shut down, internal notifications were made and clean up activities initiated. At this injection site the pd pump is causing extensive vibration and with the weight of the transmitter caused the threaded pipe nipple to crack. The transmitter has been removed from the piping and mounted to post. Tubing is now utilized in between the pipeline and transmitter. Other locations with similar piping configurations along the pipeline were evaluated and corrected. 6/6/2018 correct gps coordinates request from brian pierzina update 3/14/2019 changed report to reflect interstate line, not intra and part e 5f tp transmission line, not gathering
| Report Received Date | 2018-05-29 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2018 |
| Report Number | 20180154 |
| Supplemental Number | 31788 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2018-03-15 11:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 47.963 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.4635 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.28 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.28 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-03-15 11:00:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2018-03-15 11:00:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2018-03-15 18:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-03-15 11:00:00 |
| 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 | Newtown Facility |
| Segment Name | Newtown Injection Sight |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nd |
| Onshore Postal Code | 58763 |
| Onshore City Name | Newtown |
| Onshore County Name | Mountrail |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Injection Sit |
| 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 | 2017 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Connection Failure |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| 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 | 500 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 4000 |
| Accident Psig | 250.7 |
| Mop Psig | 1480 |
| 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 | Local operations drove into the valve site, began doing their rounds and discovered the leak. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Threaded Connection/coupling Failure |
| Other Stripped Ind | Threaded Fitting |
| Additional Vibration Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | M****** J* D****** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | M****************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 406.255.5740 |
| Preparer Fax | 406.255.5734 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-03-14 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** T* F**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832.765.1632 |
| Authorizer Title | Directer Dot Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T***********@p**.com |
| Narrative | Operations personnel discovered an ~11.8 gallon crude oil release from failed threads on a valve nipple at the bk04 new town (pelican) site. The leak was not active at the time the release was discovered. The line was immediately shut down, internal notifications were made and clean up activities initiated. At this injection site the pd pump is causing extensive vibration and with the weight of the transmitter caused the threaded pipe nipple to crack. The transmitter has been removed from the piping and mounted to post. Tubing is now utilized in between the pipeline and transmitter. Other locations with similar piping configurations along the pipeline were evaluated and corrected. 6/6/2018 correct gps coordinates request from brian pierzina update 3/14/2019 changed report to reflect interstate line, not intra and part e 5f tp transmission line, not gathering |
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