Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2019-04-13 — NJ
Operator
Torrance Valley Pipeline Company Llc
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$250
Incident datetime
2019-04-13 18:42
Report number
Location
NJ
Narrative
On april 13, 2019, at approximately 06:42 p.M. Pst, upon arrival at emidio station, station operator discovered injection pump #3 leaking, releasing approximately 27.75 barrels of crude oil; 26.75 barrels onto the bermed pump pad and 1 barrel onto soil. The operator responded by contacting the pipeline control center to shut down the pump. As an additional precaution, the operator closed the manual valve from tank 3000x08 further isolating the pump. Due to exceeding the reportable quantity of 5 barrels, at approximately 07:33 p.M. Pst, notification was made to cal oes, report number 19-2438. In addition, local cupa was notified. Released product was quickly recovered and cleaned up; contaminated soil was recovered and properly disposed. The failed pump was repaired and resumed operation the following morning on april 14, 2019. An investigation is underway for the cause of the pump failure and the results will be reported in a supplement report to this original 7000.1 report. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ correction to original report narrative: the failed pd pump cover was replaced and the pump resumed operation the following morning on april 14, 2019. An investigation is underway for the cause of the pump cover failure... Supplemental/final report updates: part e - additional operating information, question 7, 7a, 7b - changed from yes to no part g6 - equipment failure, question 6 - equipment failure sub-cause: selected excessive vibration; deselected other and removed under investigation for description part h narrative description of the accident- the cause of failure was due to excessive vibration causing internal component (jam nut) to loosen and damage the liner cover. After the failure of this equipment, mitigative action taken was to inspect all pd pump jam nuts at all facilities to ensure tightness. Additionally, the inspection of the jam nuts has been added to a preventative maintenance schedule to be inspected annually. This concludes the investigation and actions taken for this incident.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2019-05-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2019
Report Number
20190152
Supplemental Number
32670
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39534
Name
Torrance Valley Pipeline Company Llc
Operator Street Address
1 Sylvan Way 2nd Floor
Operator City Name
Parsippany
Operator State Abbreviation
NJ
Operator Postal Code
07054
Local Datetime
2019-04-13 18:42:00
Location Latitude
35.063187
Location Longitude
-119.065405
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
27.75
Recovered Bbls
27.75
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-04-13 18:42:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Shutdown Injection Pumps Only
On Site Datetime
2019-04-13 18:42:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Emidio Station
Segment Name
M1 Pentland-Emidio
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ca
Onshore Postal Code
93301
Onshore City Name
Bakersfield
Onshore County Name
Kern
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Emidio Sta
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Other
Incident Area Details
Pump
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Cast Metal
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
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
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
250
Est Cost Emergency
10548
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
10798
Accident Psig
226
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
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 pumps were is steady state of operation. The operator did not make any changes that could have caused the incident.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Crack In Body
Additional Vibration Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
A****** G*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Advisor
Preparer Email
A*************@p********.com
Preparer Telephone
3102121764
Prepared Date
2019-09-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T***** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
2816024224
Authorizer Title
Director Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
T************@p********.com
Narrative
On april 13, 2019, at approximately 06:42 p.M. Pst, upon arrival at emidio station, station operator discovered injection pump #3 leaking, releasing approximately 27.75 barrels of crude oil; 26.75 barrels onto the bermed pump pad and 1 barrel onto soil. The operator responded by contacting the pipeline control center to shut down the pump. As an additional precaution, the operator closed the manual valve from tank 3000x08 further isolating the pump. Due to exceeding the reportable quantity of 5 barrels, at approximately 07:33 p.M. Pst, notification was made to cal oes, report number 19-2438. In addition, local cupa was notified. Released product was quickly recovered and cleaned up; contaminated soil was recovered and properly disposed. The failed pump was repaired and resumed operation the following morning on april 14, 2019. An investigation is underway for the cause of the pump failure and the results will be reported in a supplement report to this original 7000.1 report. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ correction to original report narrative: the failed pd pump cover was replaced and the pump resumed operation the following morning on april 14, 2019. An investigation is underway for the cause of the pump cover failure... Supplemental/final report updates: part e - additional operating information, question 7, 7a, 7b - changed from yes to no part g6 - equipment failure, question 6 - equipment failure sub-cause: selected excessive vibration; deselected other and removed under investigation for description part h narrative description of the accident- the cause of failure was due to excessive vibration causing internal component (jam nut) to loosen and damage the liner cover. After the failure of this equipment, mitigative action taken was to inspect all pd pump jam nuts at all facilities to ensure tightness. Additionally, the inspection of the jam nuts has been added to a preventative maintenance schedule to be inspected annually. This concludes the investigation and actions taken for this incident.
| Report Received Date | 2019-05-13 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2019 |
| Report Number | 20190152 |
| Supplemental Number | 32670 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39534 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Torrance Valley Pipeline Company Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1 Sylvan Way 2nd Floor |
| Operator City Name | Parsippany |
| Operator State Abbreviation | NJ |
| Operator Postal Code | 07054 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-04-13 18:42:00 |
| Location Latitude | 35.063187 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -119.065405 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 27.75 |
| Recovered Bbls | 27.75 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-04-13 18:42:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Shutdown Injection Pumps Only |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-04-13 18:42:00 |
| 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 | Emidio Station |
| Segment Name | M1 Pentland-Emidio |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ca |
| Onshore Postal Code | 93301 |
| Onshore City Name | Bakersfield |
| Onshore County Name | Kern |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Emidio Sta |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Other |
| Incident Area Details | Pump |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Cast Metal |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| 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 | 0 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 250 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 10548 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 10798 |
| Accident Psig | 226 |
| 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 | 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 pumps were is steady state of operation. The operator did not make any changes that could have caused the incident. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Crack In Body |
| Additional Vibration Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | A****** G***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Advisor |
| Preparer Email | A*************@p********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3102121764 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-09-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T***** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2816024224 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T************@p********.com |
| Narrative | On april 13, 2019, at approximately 06:42 p.M. Pst, upon arrival at emidio station, station operator discovered injection pump #3 leaking, releasing approximately 27.75 barrels of crude oil; 26.75 barrels onto the bermed pump pad and 1 barrel onto soil. The operator responded by contacting the pipeline control center to shut down the pump. As an additional precaution, the operator closed the manual valve from tank 3000x08 further isolating the pump. Due to exceeding the reportable quantity of 5 barrels, at approximately 07:33 p.M. Pst, notification was made to cal oes, report number 19-2438. In addition, local cupa was notified. Released product was quickly recovered and cleaned up; contaminated soil was recovered and properly disposed. The failed pump was repaired and resumed operation the following morning on april 14, 2019. An investigation is underway for the cause of the pump failure and the results will be reported in a supplement report to this original 7000.1 report. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ correction to original report narrative: the failed pd pump cover was replaced and the pump resumed operation the following morning on april 14, 2019. An investigation is underway for the cause of the pump cover failure... Supplemental/final report updates: part e - additional operating information, question 7, 7a, 7b - changed from yes to no part g6 - equipment failure, question 6 - equipment failure sub-cause: selected excessive vibration; deselected other and removed under investigation for description part h narrative description of the accident- the cause of failure was due to excessive vibration causing internal component (jam nut) to loosen and damage the liner cover. After the failure of this equipment, mitigative action taken was to inspect all pd pump jam nuts at all facilities to ensure tightness. Additionally, the inspection of the jam nuts has been added to a preventative maintenance schedule to be inspected annually. This concludes the investigation and actions taken for this incident. |
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