Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2018-10-18 — KS
Operator
Flint Hills Resources, Lc
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$274,264
Incident datetime
2018-10-18 11:18
Report number
Location
KS
Narrative
At approximately 11:18 am on october 18, 2018, flint hills resources (fhr) received a call from a local emergency responder notifying fhr of a fire/explosion at king ranch near a multi-pipeline corridor. After receiving this call, fhr sent an operations employee to the site, who arrived at approximately 12:30 pm. When the fhr employee arrived at the site, he was not able to get close to the location and could only verify that there was a fire at king ranch. The fhr employee on site called fhr's pipeline control center (pcc) at 12:45 pm to verify to the pcc that there was a fire. At this time, the pcc communicated that the pressure on fhr's seeligson to mayo pipeline segment had dropped to 0 psi, which caused fhr to believe that the line had been impacted by this incident. Fhr notified the nrc and texas railroad commission of the incident at approximately 1:58 pm. Based on the information currently available, fhr believes that a nearby third party natural gas pipeline exploded and burned, which subsequently caused fhr's pipeline to rupture and the crude to burn. The fire continued until october 21, 2018 at approximately 3:30 pm. Fhr believes that the estimated 898 barrels of crude oil reported to have been released was consumed by the fire. The affected section of pipe was replaced and placed back in service on 11-8-18 at 09:35. Note : fhr received landowner permission to backfill the location of where the incident took place. Fhr received communication from the 3rd party pipeline operator that they needed to make repairs to their pipeline before backfilling could take place. The repairs and backfilling should be completed by end of may 2020.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2018-11-16 00:00:00
Iyear
2018
Report Number
20180354
Supplemental Number
33749
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
22855
Name
Flint Hills Resources, Lc
Operator Street Address
4111 East 37th Street North
Operator City Name
Wichita
Operator State Abbreviation
KS
Operator Postal Code
67220
Local Datetime
2018-10-18 11:10:00
Location Latitude
27.531328
Location Longitude
-97.959096
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
898
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Incident Identified Datetime
2018-10-18 11:18:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2018-10-18 10:43:00
Restart Datetime
2018-11-08 09:35:00
On Site Datetime
2018-10-18 12:30:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2018-10-18 13:58:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1227862
Ignite Ind
Yes
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Seeligson To Midway
Segment Name
60402010
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78380
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Kleberg
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
1331+14
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
38
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
10
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
35000
Pipe Specification
Grade B Api 5l
Pipe Seam Type
Seamless
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Installation Year
1945
Manufactured Year
1945
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Other
Rupture Details
1:30 Clock Position Oriented With Flow Direction
Rupture Width
7
Rupture Length
17.5
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
62195
Est Cost Prop Damage
274264
Est Cost Emergency
201219
Est Cost Environmental
8000
Est Cost Other
307383
Est Cost Other Details
Cost Of Trucking Product Since Pipeline Was Shut Down
Prpty
853061
Accident Psig
153
Mop Psig
1172
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
68144
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
Yes
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
It was determined that neither controller actions nor control room issues contributed to the incident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Accident
Outside Force Type
Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident
Preparer Name
M**** T*****
Preparer Title
Senior Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
M***********@f**.com
Preparer Telephone
409-273-9482
Prepared Date
2020-05-14 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
M**** T*****
Authorizer Telephone
409-273-9482
Authorizer Title
Senior Compliance Specialist
Authorizer Email
M***********@f**.com
Narrative
At approximately 11:18 am on october 18, 2018, flint hills resources (fhr) received a call from a local emergency responder notifying fhr of a fire/explosion at king ranch near a multi-pipeline corridor. After receiving this call, fhr sent an operations employee to the site, who arrived at approximately 12:30 pm. When the fhr employee arrived at the site, he was not able to get close to the location and could only verify that there was a fire at king ranch. The fhr employee on site called fhr's pipeline control center (pcc) at 12:45 pm to verify to the pcc that there was a fire. At this time, the pcc communicated that the pressure on fhr's seeligson to mayo pipeline segment had dropped to 0 psi, which caused fhr to believe that the line had been impacted by this incident. Fhr notified the nrc and texas railroad commission of the incident at approximately 1:58 pm. Based on the information currently available, fhr believes that a nearby third party natural gas pipeline exploded and burned, which subsequently caused fhr's pipeline to rupture and the crude to burn. The fire continued until october 21, 2018 at approximately 3:30 pm. Fhr believes that the estimated 898 barrels of crude oil reported to have been released was consumed by the fire. The affected section of pipe was replaced and placed back in service on 11-8-18 at 09:35. Note : fhr received landowner permission to backfill the location of where the incident took place. Fhr received communication from the 3rd party pipeline operator that they needed to make repairs to their pipeline before backfilling could take place. The repairs and backfilling should be completed by end of may 2020.
| Report Received Date | 2018-11-16 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2018 |
| Report Number | 20180354 |
| Supplemental Number | 33749 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 22855 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Flint Hills Resources, Lc |
| Operator Street Address | 4111 East 37th Street North |
| Operator City Name | Wichita |
| Operator State Abbreviation | KS |
| Operator Postal Code | 67220 |
| Local Datetime | 2018-10-18 11:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 27.531328 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.959096 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 898 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2018-10-18 11:18:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2018-10-18 10:43:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2018-11-08 09:35:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2018-10-18 12:30:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2018-10-18 13:58:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1227862 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Seeligson To Midway |
| Segment Name | 60402010 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78380 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Kleberg |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 1331+14 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 38 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 10 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 35000 |
| Pipe Specification | Grade B Api 5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Seamless |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Installation Year | 1945 |
| Manufactured Year | 1945 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Other |
| Rupture Details | 1:30 Clock Position Oriented With Flow Direction |
| Rupture Width | 7 |
| Rupture Length | 17.5 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 62195 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 274264 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 201219 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 8000 |
| Est Cost Other | 307383 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Cost Of Trucking Product Since Pipeline Was Shut Down |
| Prpty | 853061 |
| Accident Psig | 153 |
| Mop Psig | 1172 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 68144 |
| 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 | Yes |
| 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 | It was determined that neither controller actions nor control room issues contributed to the incident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Accident |
| Outside Force Type | Nearby Industrial, Man-Made, Or Other Fire/explosion As Primary Cause Of Incident |
| Preparer Name | M**** T***** |
| Preparer Title | Senior Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | M***********@f**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 409-273-9482 |
| Prepared Date | 2020-05-14 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | M**** T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 409-273-9482 |
| Authorizer Title | Senior Compliance Specialist |
| Authorizer Email | M***********@f**.com |
| Narrative | At approximately 11:18 am on october 18, 2018, flint hills resources (fhr) received a call from a local emergency responder notifying fhr of a fire/explosion at king ranch near a multi-pipeline corridor. After receiving this call, fhr sent an operations employee to the site, who arrived at approximately 12:30 pm. When the fhr employee arrived at the site, he was not able to get close to the location and could only verify that there was a fire at king ranch. The fhr employee on site called fhr's pipeline control center (pcc) at 12:45 pm to verify to the pcc that there was a fire. At this time, the pcc communicated that the pressure on fhr's seeligson to mayo pipeline segment had dropped to 0 psi, which caused fhr to believe that the line had been impacted by this incident. Fhr notified the nrc and texas railroad commission of the incident at approximately 1:58 pm. Based on the information currently available, fhr believes that a nearby third party natural gas pipeline exploded and burned, which subsequently caused fhr's pipeline to rupture and the crude to burn. The fire continued until october 21, 2018 at approximately 3:30 pm. Fhr believes that the estimated 898 barrels of crude oil reported to have been released was consumed by the fire. The affected section of pipe was replaced and placed back in service on 11-8-18 at 09:35. Note : fhr received landowner permission to backfill the location of where the incident took place. Fhr received communication from the 3rd party pipeline operator that they needed to make repairs to their pipeline before backfilling could take place. The repairs and backfilling should be completed by end of may 2020. |
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