Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2018-09-11 — TX
Operator
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2018-09-11 10:27
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Contractor onsite saw oil coming from pump and shut down pump at 10:27 am. Contractor then notified enterprise personnel of leak and local personnel arrived onsite at 10:40 am. Houston pipeline control was also notified at 10:27 am by personnel and pump was shut down by pipeline control. Environmental remediation and cleanup began immediately, along with repair of nipple that cracked on instrumentation tied to pump. It was discovered that the nipple utilized was mismatched with the instrumentation utilized. To prevent reoccurrence, our reliability group determined that a different type of nipple needed to be installed that is more aligned with the design and operation of the pump.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2018-10-09 00:00:00
Iyear
2018
Report Number
20180298
Supplemental Number
31042
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
30829
Name
Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
1100 Louisiana Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2018-09-11 10:27:00
Location Latitude
32.0898
Location Longitude
-102.1379
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.2
Recovered Bbls
0.2
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
2018-09-11 10:27:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2018-09-11 10:27:00
Restart Datetime
2018-09-11 14:00:00
On Site Datetime
2018-09-11 10:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Cowden Mainline Pump
Segment Name
Cowden Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79710
Onshore City Name
Midland
Onshore County Name
Martin
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Cowden Stn
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
Instrumentation
Installation Year
Unknown
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
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
100
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
2000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
4100
Accident Psig
175
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
Controller nor control room were a contributing factor
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
Ief Addl Misalignment Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
L**** W*******
Preparer Title
Pipeline Compliance Senior Engineer
Preparer Email
L*********@e****.com
Preparer Telephone
713-381-6748
Prepared Date
2018-10-09 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
L**** W*******
Authorizer Telephone
713-381-6748
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Compliance Senior Engineer
Authorizer Email
L*********@e****.com
Narrative
Contractor onsite saw oil coming from pump and shut down pump at 10:27 am. Contractor then notified enterprise personnel of leak and local personnel arrived onsite at 10:40 am. Houston pipeline control was also notified at 10:27 am by personnel and pump was shut down by pipeline control. Environmental remediation and cleanup began immediately, along with repair of nipple that cracked on instrumentation tied to pump. It was discovered that the nipple utilized was mismatched with the instrumentation utilized. To prevent reoccurrence, our reliability group determined that a different type of nipple needed to be installed that is more aligned with the design and operation of the pump.
| Report Received Date | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2018 |
| Report Number | 20180298 |
| Supplemental Number | 31042 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 30829 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Enterprise Crude Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1100 Louisiana Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-09-11 10:27:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.0898 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.1379 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.2 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.2 |
| 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 | 2018-09-11 10:27:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2018-09-11 10:27:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2018-09-11 14:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-09-11 10:40:00 |
| 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 | Cowden Mainline Pump |
| Segment Name | Cowden Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79710 |
| Onshore City Name | Midland |
| Onshore County Name | Martin |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Cowden Stn |
| 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 | Instrumentation |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| 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 | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 100 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 4100 |
| Accident Psig | 175 |
| 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 | Controller nor control room were a contributing factor |
| 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 |
| Ief Addl Misalignment Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | L**** W******* |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Compliance Senior Engineer |
| Preparer Email | L*********@e****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-381-6748 |
| Prepared Date | 2018-10-09 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | L**** W******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 713-381-6748 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Compliance Senior Engineer |
| Authorizer Email | L*********@e****.com |
| Narrative | Contractor onsite saw oil coming from pump and shut down pump at 10:27 am. Contractor then notified enterprise personnel of leak and local personnel arrived onsite at 10:40 am. Houston pipeline control was also notified at 10:27 am by personnel and pump was shut down by pipeline control. Environmental remediation and cleanup began immediately, along with repair of nipple that cracked on instrumentation tied to pump. It was discovered that the nipple utilized was mismatched with the instrumentation utilized. To prevent reoccurrence, our reliability group determined that a different type of nipple needed to be installed that is more aligned with the design and operation of the pump. |
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