Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2018-06-04 — TX
Operator
Holly Energy Partners - Operating, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$3,500
Incident datetime
2018-06-04 04:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 0420 cst a hep technician discovered oil spraying from the pump area of unit #1 upon his arrival at riley station. The technician immediately shut down the line and made notification of the incident to the hep control center. At the initial discovery of the release the technician could not determine the release amount due to it still being dark out. At 0513 cst the technician reported that the approximate amount of release to be 10 barrels. At 0539 cst the hep supervisor for the area confirmed the release amount to be approximately 10 barrels. At 0541 cst notification was made to nrc via telephone. At 0548 cst notification was made to txrrc via telephone. The cause of the release has been determined to be due to vibrations of the surge dampners not being charged to 100% causing excessive vibrations. These excessive vibrations then in turn caused the cracking on the t fitting of the piping. To address this issue hep field technicians are required to check the surge dampners on a weekly basis and/or when abnormal vibrations are present while conducting their daily routines.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2018-07-02 00:00:00
Iyear
2018
Report Number
20180190
Supplemental Number
30579
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
32011
Name
Holly Energy Partners - Operating, L.p.
Operator Street Address
2323 Victory Ave. Suite 1400
Operator City Name
Dallas
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
75219
Local Datetime
2018-06-04 04:20:00
Location Latitude
32.914781
Location Longitude
-102.853647
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
10
Recovered Bbls
10
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-06-04 04:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2018-06-04 04:30:00
Restart Datetime
2018-06-04 22:30:00
On Site Datetime
2018-06-04 04:20:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-06-04 05:41:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1214150
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Riley Station
Segment Name
479
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79323
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Gaines
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Station Pipe
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
Other
Item Involved Details
Welded T Fitting
Installation Year
1939
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
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
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
679
Est Cost Prop Damage
3500
Est Cost Emergency
600
Est Cost Environmental
36500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
41279
Accident Psig
350
Mop Psig
926
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
Yes
Exceed Restriction Ind
No
Phmsa Restriction Ind
Not Mandated
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
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
No alarms were received by the controller due to the nature of the crack in the t fitting
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
Other
Other Non Threaded Details
T Junction 4 Inch
Additional Vibration Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
M****** N****
Preparer Title
Environmental Specialist I
Preparer Email
M************@h**********.com
Preparer Telephone
575-745-8972
Preparer Fax
575-748-4052
Prepared Date
2018-07-02 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
K**** G*****
Authorizer Telephone
(575) 748-4083
Authorizer Title
Senior Regulatory Coordinator
Authorizer Email
K***********@h**********.com
Narrative
At approximately 0420 cst a hep technician discovered oil spraying from the pump area of unit #1 upon his arrival at riley station. The technician immediately shut down the line and made notification of the incident to the hep control center. At the initial discovery of the release the technician could not determine the release amount due to it still being dark out. At 0513 cst the technician reported that the approximate amount of release to be 10 barrels. At 0539 cst the hep supervisor for the area confirmed the release amount to be approximately 10 barrels. At 0541 cst notification was made to nrc via telephone. At 0548 cst notification was made to txrrc via telephone. The cause of the release has been determined to be due to vibrations of the surge dampners not being charged to 100% causing excessive vibrations. These excessive vibrations then in turn caused the cracking on the t fitting of the piping. To address this issue hep field technicians are required to check the surge dampners on a weekly basis and/or when abnormal vibrations are present while conducting their daily routines.
| Report Received Date | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2018 |
| Report Number | 20180190 |
| Supplemental Number | 30579 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 32011 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Holly Energy Partners - Operating, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 2323 Victory Ave. Suite 1400 |
| Operator City Name | Dallas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 75219 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-06-04 04:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.914781 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.853647 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 10 |
| Recovered Bbls | 10 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-06-04 04:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2018-06-04 04:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2018-06-04 22:30:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-06-04 04:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-06-04 05:41:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1214150 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Riley Station |
| Segment Name | 479 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79323 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Gaines |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Station Pipe |
| 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 | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Welded T Fitting |
| Installation Year | 1939 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| 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 | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 679 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 3500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 600 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 36500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 41279 |
| Accident Psig | 350 |
| Mop Psig | 926 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | Yes |
| Exceed Restriction Ind | No |
| Phmsa Restriction Ind | Not Mandated |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| 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 | No alarms were received by the controller due to the nature of the crack in the t fitting |
| 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 | Other |
| Other Non Threaded Details | T Junction 4 Inch |
| Additional Vibration Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | M****** N**** |
| Preparer Title | Environmental Specialist I |
| Preparer Email | M************@h**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 575-745-8972 |
| Preparer Fax | 575-748-4052 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-07-02 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | K**** G***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | (575) 748-4083 |
| Authorizer Title | Senior Regulatory Coordinator |
| Authorizer Email | K***********@h**********.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 0420 cst a hep technician discovered oil spraying from the pump area of unit #1 upon his arrival at riley station. The technician immediately shut down the line and made notification of the incident to the hep control center. At the initial discovery of the release the technician could not determine the release amount due to it still being dark out. At 0513 cst the technician reported that the approximate amount of release to be 10 barrels. At 0539 cst the hep supervisor for the area confirmed the release amount to be approximately 10 barrels. At 0541 cst notification was made to nrc via telephone. At 0548 cst notification was made to txrrc via telephone. The cause of the release has been determined to be due to vibrations of the surge dampners not being charged to 100% causing excessive vibrations. These excessive vibrations then in turn caused the cracking on the t fitting of the piping. To address this issue hep field technicians are required to check the surge dampners on a weekly basis and/or when abnormal vibrations are present while conducting their daily routines. |
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