Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2019-06-19 — TX
Operator
Phillips 66 Pipeline Llc
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$5,000
Incident datetime
2019-06-19 14:40
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On june 19th, 2019 at 2:40 pm a crude oil leak was discovered at the meter on the weems station #2 imo pump suction piping. The #2 imo pump is a crude injection pump for the wt-10 pipeline. The suction piping/meter were out of service (and isolated) at the time, so the leak at the meter allowed the suction and meter piping to drain down in the area. The spill volume was estimated at 36 gallons. Personnel drained down the remaining crude in the meter and suction piping system and cleaned up all the spilled crude. The #2 imo pump is routinely operated as part of the crude injection system into wt-10 at the weems station. Due to a failure of the #2 imo pump in january 2018, the suction piping and meter system were isolated until repairs could be made. Due to spare parts issues, the repairs to the pump had not been completed after more than a year and a half. Because there was no regular flow in the system, accelerated internal corrosion in the bottom of the meter occurred until the meter body failed. The corrective actions for this incident are as follows: * the failed meter will be replaced and the suction piping system will be evaluated to ensure proper integrity of the system before it is returned to service (after the #2 imo pump is repaired) * reinforce with the field personnel that the isolated piping system should have been viewed as a dead-leg since the pump repair did not occur in a timely fashion. If the system would have been recognized as a dead-leg, the piping and meter system would have been drained down and purged to prevent internal corrosion.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2019-07-18 00:00:00
Iyear
2019
Report Number
20190226
Supplemental Number
32438
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
2019-06-19 14:40:00
Location Latitude
33.007445
Location Longitude
-102.975571
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.85
Recovered Bbls
0.85
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-06-19 14:40:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
The Leak Occurred On An Already Isolated Pump Suction And Meter System
On Site Datetime
2019-06-19 14:40:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wt-10
Segment Name
Weems Station
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79323
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Yoakum
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Weems 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
Meter/prover
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
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
60
Est Cost Prop Damage
5000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
10000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
15060
Accident Psig
0
Mop Psig
285
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
The leak was on an already isolated section of piping in the pipeline system, so the controllers could not have impacted the situation.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Other Incorrect Operation
Operation Type
Other Incorrect Operation
Operation Details
The Failure Occurred At A Meter Located On A Pump Suction Piping System That Had Been Out Of Service For About 1.5 Years Due To Issues With Getting Spare Parts For The Pump. The Pump Suction/meter Piping System Should Have Been Recognized As A Dead-Leg When The Pump Repair Had Not Occurred In A Timely Fashion. As A Dead-Leg The System Should Have Been Drained Down And Purged To Prevent Internal Corrosion.
Related Failure Follow Ind
Yes
Category Type
Non-Routine Operating Conditions (Abnormal Operations Or Emergencies)
Operator Qualification Ind
No
Preparer Name
C**** F*****
Preparer Title
Dot Coordinator
Preparer Email
C*************@p**.com
Preparer Telephone
303-862-1189
Prepared Date
2019-07-18 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T*** F****
Authorizer Telephone
832-765-1632
Authorizer Title
Director Dot Compliance
Authorizer Email
T***********@p**.com
Narrative
On june 19th, 2019 at 2:40 pm a crude oil leak was discovered at the meter on the weems station #2 imo pump suction piping. The #2 imo pump is a crude injection pump for the wt-10 pipeline. The suction piping/meter were out of service (and isolated) at the time, so the leak at the meter allowed the suction and meter piping to drain down in the area. The spill volume was estimated at 36 gallons. Personnel drained down the remaining crude in the meter and suction piping system and cleaned up all the spilled crude. The #2 imo pump is routinely operated as part of the crude injection system into wt-10 at the weems station. Due to a failure of the #2 imo pump in january 2018, the suction piping and meter system were isolated until repairs could be made. Due to spare parts issues, the repairs to the pump had not been completed after more than a year and a half. Because there was no regular flow in the system, accelerated internal corrosion in the bottom of the meter occurred until the meter body failed. The corrective actions for this incident are as follows: * the failed meter will be replaced and the suction piping system will be evaluated to ensure proper integrity of the system before it is returned to service (after the #2 imo pump is repaired) * reinforce with the field personnel that the isolated piping system should have been viewed as a dead-leg since the pump repair did not occur in a timely fashion. If the system would have been recognized as a dead-leg, the piping and meter system would have been drained down and purged to prevent internal corrosion.
| Report Received Date | 2019-07-18 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2019 |
| Report Number | 20190226 |
| Supplemental Number | 32438 |
| 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 | 2019-06-19 14:40:00 |
| Location Latitude | 33.007445 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.975571 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.85 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.85 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-06-19 14:40:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | The Leak Occurred On An Already Isolated Pump Suction And Meter System |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-06-19 14:40:00 |
| 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 | Wt-10 |
| Segment Name | Weems Station |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79323 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Yoakum |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Weems 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 | Meter/prover |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| 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 | 60 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 5000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 10000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 15060 |
| Accident Psig | 0 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| 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 | The leak was on an already isolated section of piping in the pipeline system, so the controllers could not have impacted the situation. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Other Incorrect Operation |
| Operation Type | Other Incorrect Operation |
| Operation Details | The Failure Occurred At A Meter Located On A Pump Suction Piping System That Had Been Out Of Service For About 1.5 Years Due To Issues With Getting Spare Parts For The Pump. The Pump Suction/meter Piping System Should Have Been Recognized As A Dead-Leg When The Pump Repair Had Not Occurred In A Timely Fashion. As A Dead-Leg The System Should Have Been Drained Down And Purged To Prevent Internal Corrosion. |
| Related Failure Follow Ind | Yes |
| Category Type | Non-Routine Operating Conditions (Abnormal Operations Or Emergencies) |
| Operator Qualification Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | C**** F***** |
| Preparer Title | Dot Coordinator |
| Preparer Email | C*************@p**.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 303-862-1189 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-07-18 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T*** F**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-765-1632 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Dot Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | T***********@p**.com |
| Narrative | On june 19th, 2019 at 2:40 pm a crude oil leak was discovered at the meter on the weems station #2 imo pump suction piping. The #2 imo pump is a crude injection pump for the wt-10 pipeline. The suction piping/meter were out of service (and isolated) at the time, so the leak at the meter allowed the suction and meter piping to drain down in the area. The spill volume was estimated at 36 gallons. Personnel drained down the remaining crude in the meter and suction piping system and cleaned up all the spilled crude. The #2 imo pump is routinely operated as part of the crude injection system into wt-10 at the weems station. Due to a failure of the #2 imo pump in january 2018, the suction piping and meter system were isolated until repairs could be made. Due to spare parts issues, the repairs to the pump had not been completed after more than a year and a half. Because there was no regular flow in the system, accelerated internal corrosion in the bottom of the meter occurred until the meter body failed. The corrective actions for this incident are as follows: * the failed meter will be replaced and the suction piping system will be evaluated to ensure proper integrity of the system before it is returned to service (after the #2 imo pump is repaired) * reinforce with the field personnel that the isolated piping system should have been viewed as a dead-leg since the pump repair did not occur in a timely fashion. If the system would have been recognized as a dead-leg, the piping and meter system would have been drained down and purged to prevent internal corrosion. |
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