Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2018-06-04 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$1,500
Incident datetime
2018-06-04 21:15
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
At approximately 21:15 on june 4, 2018, buckeye personnel identified that motor operated valve (mov) 892 belonging to 16" pp861hf (viking) had leaked approximately 4 gallons of crude at the northwest corner of buckeye texas processing (btp) facility. At this time, buckeye personnel implemented containment measures under mov 892 and ensured that the valve was no longer actively leaking before making the appropriate internal notifications. At approximately 23:15, a telephonic release notification was made to the railroad commission of texas and it was reported that approximately 4 gallons of product had contaminated the soil. At approximately 7:40 on june 5, 2018, a contractor arrived on-site, tightened the packing on mov 892, and permanently stopped the leak. At this time it was identified that an additional 31 gallons of crude had leaked into the newly implemented containment under mov 892. The leak was confined to buckeye owned property and all remediation activities have been completed. There were no injuries or deaths; no ignition of the commodity released; traffic did not need to be re-routed; no media was involved; and all required notifications were made. The root cause of the crude release has been attributed to the breakdown of the packing in mov 892, which will continue to be monitored during mainline valve inspections every 6 months, not to exceed 7 1/2 months.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2018-06-29 00:00:00
Iyear
2018
Report Number
20180184
Supplemental Number
30779
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
1845
Name
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Operator Street Address
The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar
Operator City Name
Allentown
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
18106
Local Datetime
2018-06-04 21:15:00
Location Latitude
27.8189044
Location Longitude
-97.5079139
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.7
Recovered Bbls
0.7
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
2018-06-04 21:15:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
The Pipeline Was Not Actively Flowing Product At The Time Of Discovery.
On Site Datetime
2018-06-04 21:15:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Pp861hf
Segment Name
16" Viking
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78409
Onshore City Name
Corpus Christi
Onshore County Name
Nueces
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Btp Facility
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
Intrastate
Item Involved
Valve
Valve Type
Mainline
Valve Mainline Type
Other
Valve Mainline Details
Motor Operated Valve
Valve Manufacturer
Walworth
Installation Year
2018
Manufactured Year
2016
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
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
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
46
Est Cost Prop Damage
1500
Est Cost Emergency
1494
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
3040
Accident Psig
0
Mop Psig
275
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
Unknown
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications 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
The pipeline system was not actively moving product when the release was identified.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Eq Failure Type
Non-Threaded Connection Failure
Other Non Threaded Ind
Seal (Not Pump Seal) Or Packing
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Breakdown Of Packing
Preparer Name
V****** G**************
Preparer Title
District Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
V***************@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
361-792-3083
Prepared Date
2018-08-10 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C****** P********
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4916
Authorizer Title
Director Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
C*********@b******.com
Narrative
At approximately 21:15 on june 4, 2018, buckeye personnel identified that motor operated valve (mov) 892 belonging to 16" pp861hf (viking) had leaked approximately 4 gallons of crude at the northwest corner of buckeye texas processing (btp) facility. At this time, buckeye personnel implemented containment measures under mov 892 and ensured that the valve was no longer actively leaking before making the appropriate internal notifications. At approximately 23:15, a telephonic release notification was made to the railroad commission of texas and it was reported that approximately 4 gallons of product had contaminated the soil. At approximately 7:40 on june 5, 2018, a contractor arrived on-site, tightened the packing on mov 892, and permanently stopped the leak. At this time it was identified that an additional 31 gallons of crude had leaked into the newly implemented containment under mov 892. The leak was confined to buckeye owned property and all remediation activities have been completed. There were no injuries or deaths; no ignition of the commodity released; traffic did not need to be re-routed; no media was involved; and all required notifications were made. The root cause of the crude release has been attributed to the breakdown of the packing in mov 892, which will continue to be monitored during mainline valve inspections every 6 months, not to exceed 7 1/2 months.
| Report Received Date | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2018 |
| Report Number | 20180184 |
| Supplemental Number | 30779 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 1845 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Buckeye Partners, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar |
| Operator City Name | Allentown |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 18106 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-06-04 21:15:00 |
| Location Latitude | 27.8189044 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.5079139 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.7 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.7 |
| 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 | 2018-06-04 21:15:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | The Pipeline Was Not Actively Flowing Product At The Time Of Discovery. |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-06-04 21:15:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Pp861hf |
| Segment Name | 16" Viking |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78409 |
| Onshore City Name | Corpus Christi |
| Onshore County Name | Nueces |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Btp Facility |
| 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 | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Valve |
| Valve Type | Mainline |
| Valve Mainline Type | Other |
| Valve Mainline Details | Motor Operated Valve |
| Valve Manufacturer | Walworth |
| Installation Year | 2018 |
| Manufactured Year | 2016 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| 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 |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 46 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 1500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1494 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 3040 |
| Accident Psig | 0 |
| Mop Psig | 275 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | Unknown |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications 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 | The pipeline system was not actively moving product when the release was identified. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Non-Threaded Connection Failure |
| Other Non Threaded Ind | Seal (Not Pump Seal) Or Packing |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Breakdown Of Packing |
| Preparer Name | V****** G************** |
| Preparer Title | District Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | V***************@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 361-792-3083 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-08-10 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C****** P******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4916 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | C*********@b******.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 21:15 on june 4, 2018, buckeye personnel identified that motor operated valve (mov) 892 belonging to 16" pp861hf (viking) had leaked approximately 4 gallons of crude at the northwest corner of buckeye texas processing (btp) facility. At this time, buckeye personnel implemented containment measures under mov 892 and ensured that the valve was no longer actively leaking before making the appropriate internal notifications. At approximately 23:15, a telephonic release notification was made to the railroad commission of texas and it was reported that approximately 4 gallons of product had contaminated the soil. At approximately 7:40 on june 5, 2018, a contractor arrived on-site, tightened the packing on mov 892, and permanently stopped the leak. At this time it was identified that an additional 31 gallons of crude had leaked into the newly implemented containment under mov 892. The leak was confined to buckeye owned property and all remediation activities have been completed. There were no injuries or deaths; no ignition of the commodity released; traffic did not need to be re-routed; no media was involved; and all required notifications were made. The root cause of the crude release has been attributed to the breakdown of the packing in mov 892, which will continue to be monitored during mainline valve inspections every 6 months, not to exceed 7 1/2 months. |
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