Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2018-07-02 — TX
Operator
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2018-07-02 11:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
At approximately 11:20 am on july 2, 2018, a p66 employee doing station checks found the seal on the fisher control valve at pep station was leaking crude oil to the ground. The pump was shut down and the control valve was isolated and drained up. The leak was estimated to be 0.29 barrels. The primary cause was most likely wear of the valve seals from normal operation; therefore, the inboard and outboard seals were replaced and the valve was returned to service. In addition, seals were replaced on a similar control valve at the dimmit station on this same pipeline. Finally, an annual preventative maintenance work order has been set up to replace the seals on these control valves every 12 months.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2018-07-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2018
Report Number
20180219
Supplemental Number
30714
Report Type
Original 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
2018-07-02 11:20:00
Location Latitude
33.78740126
Location Longitude
-102.5202362
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.29
Recovered Bbls
0.29
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-07-02 11:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Station Control Valve Leak So Station Was Bypassed And Pipeline Continued To Run
On Site Datetime
2018-07-02 11:20:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wt-10 / Pep Station
Segment Name
Pep Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79336
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Hockley
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Pep Station
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
Valve
Weld Subtype
Other
Weld Details
Control Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
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
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
20
Est Cost Prop Damage
500
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
1500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2020
Accident Psig
490
Mop Psig
1195
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
This was a valve packing leak, and there were no operational issues, upsets or overpressure events which occurred on the pipeline system; therefore, controller actions could not have contributed to the accident.
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
Likely The Seals Failed Due To Wear During Normal Operation
Preparer Name
C**** F*****
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
C*************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
303-862-1189
Prepared Date
2018-07-27 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** F****
Authorizer Telephone
832-765-1632
Authorizer Title
Director Dot Compliance
Authorizer Email
T***********@p**.com
Narrative
At approximately 11:20 am on july 2, 2018, a p66 employee doing station checks found the seal on the fisher control valve at pep station was leaking crude oil to the ground. The pump was shut down and the control valve was isolated and drained up. The leak was estimated to be 0.29 barrels. The primary cause was most likely wear of the valve seals from normal operation; therefore, the inboard and outboard seals were replaced and the valve was returned to service. In addition, seals were replaced on a similar control valve at the dimmit station on this same pipeline. Finally, an annual preventative maintenance work order has been set up to replace the seals on these control valves every 12 months.
| Report Received Date | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2018 |
| Report Number | 20180219 |
| Supplemental Number | 30714 |
| Report Type | Original 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 | 2018-07-02 11:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.78740126 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.5202362 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.29 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.29 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-07-02 11:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Station Control Valve Leak So Station Was Bypassed And Pipeline Continued To Run |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-07-02 11:20:00 |
| 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 | Wt-10 / Pep Station |
| Segment Name | Pep Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79336 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Hockley |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Pep Station |
| 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 | Valve |
| Weld Subtype | Other |
| Weld Details | Control Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| 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 | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 20 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 2020 |
| Accident Psig | 490 |
| Mop Psig | 1195 |
| 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 | This was a valve packing leak, and there were no operational issues, upsets or overpressure events which occurred on the pipeline system; therefore, controller actions could not have contributed to the accident. |
| 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 | Likely The Seals Failed Due To Wear During Normal Operation |
| Preparer Name | C**** F***** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | C*************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 303-862-1189 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** F**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-765-1632 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Dot Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T***********@p**.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 11:20 am on july 2, 2018, a p66 employee doing station checks found the seal on the fisher control valve at pep station was leaking crude oil to the ground. The pump was shut down and the control valve was isolated and drained up. The leak was estimated to be 0.29 barrels. The primary cause was most likely wear of the valve seals from normal operation; therefore, the inboard and outboard seals were replaced and the valve was returned to service. In addition, seals were replaced on a similar control valve at the dimmit station on this same pipeline. Finally, an annual preventative maintenance work order has been set up to replace the seals on these control valves every 12 months. |
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