Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2019-07-02 — TX
Operator
Oryx Delaware Oil Transport Llc
Cause
Locating Issue
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$10,000
Incident datetime
2019-07-02 12:40
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On july 2nd, 2019 at 12:40pm, excavator was contracted to drill a 30" diameter hole for a pipeline support pier for a 30" line tie in. The proposed drill depth was 6'. At 4' the excavator felt resistance in the drill, stopped drilling and pulled out of the hole. The excavator witnessed oil collecting in the hole and notified construction inspector of the incident. The pipe was then isolated and soil remediation contractor was then dispatched to the location. The contributing factor to the incident was an improper response to the subsequent one call tickets and the resultant failure to mark the lines within the facility. Corrective action: oryx damage prevention department held a safety stand down with all 3rd party line locators that work for oryx midstream to discuss the incident, proper response to one call tickets and to improve communication with excavators or construction project managers.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2019-07-31 00:00:00
Iyear
2019
Report Number
20190237
Supplemental Number
32489
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
39654
Name
Oryx Delaware Oil Transport Llc
Operator Street Address
333 Clay St. Suite 1900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2019-07-02 13:00:00
Location Latitude
31.426311
Location Longitude
-102.449186
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.24
Recovered Bbls
0
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
2019-07-02 12:40:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
The In Station Meter Prover Was Not In Operation During The Release.
On Site Datetime
2019-07-02 12:40:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-07-02 16:02:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1250867
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Crane Ii Breakout Facility
Segment Name
Meter Prover Bypass
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79731
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Crane
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Prover Bypass
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
36
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Meter/prover
Installation Year
2018
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
1.2
Puncture Circum
1.2
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
15
Est Cost Prop Damage
10000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
3500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
13515
Accident Psig
15
Mop Psig
285
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
< 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
Yes
Num Employees Tested
1
Num Employees Failed
0
Num Contractors Tested
1
Num Contractors Failed
0
Cause
Excavation Damage
Cause Details
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Ex Party Type
Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party)
Notify Cga Dirt
Yes
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Auger
Work Performed
Building Construction
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
1966104210
One Call Center Name
Texas 811
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
No
Root Cause Category
Locating Issue
Root Cause Type
Facility Marked Inaccurately Due To Locator Error
Preparer Name
G****** H****
Preparer Title
Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
G******@o************.com
Preparer Telephone
4322542238
Prepared Date
2019-07-31 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
M***** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
4322537774
Authorizer Title
Cheif Operating Officer
Authorizer Email
M*****@o************.com
Narrative
On july 2nd, 2019 at 12:40pm, excavator was contracted to drill a 30" diameter hole for a pipeline support pier for a 30" line tie in. The proposed drill depth was 6'. At 4' the excavator felt resistance in the drill, stopped drilling and pulled out of the hole. The excavator witnessed oil collecting in the hole and notified construction inspector of the incident. The pipe was then isolated and soil remediation contractor was then dispatched to the location. The contributing factor to the incident was an improper response to the subsequent one call tickets and the resultant failure to mark the lines within the facility. Corrective action: oryx damage prevention department held a safety stand down with all 3rd party line locators that work for oryx midstream to discuss the incident, proper response to one call tickets and to improve communication with excavators or construction project managers.
| Report Received Date | 2019-07-31 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2019 |
| Report Number | 20190237 |
| Supplemental Number | 32489 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 39654 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Oryx Delaware Oil Transport Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay St. Suite 1900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-07-02 13:00:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.426311 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.449186 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.24 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| 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 | 2019-07-02 12:40:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | The In Station Meter Prover Was Not In Operation During The Release. |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-07-02 12:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-07-02 16:02:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1250867 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Crane Ii Breakout Facility |
| Segment Name | Meter Prover Bypass |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79731 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Crane |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Prover Bypass |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 36 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Meter/prover |
| Installation Year | 2018 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 1.2 |
| Puncture Circum | 1.2 |
| 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 | 15 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 3500 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 13515 |
| Accident Psig | 15 |
| Mop Psig | 285 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | < 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Num Employees Tested | 1 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| Num Contractors Tested | 1 |
| Num Contractors Failed | 0 |
| Cause | Excavation Damage |
| Cause Details | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Ex Party Type | Excavation Damage By Operator's Contractor (Second Party) |
| Notify Cga Dirt | Yes |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Auger |
| Work Performed | Building Construction |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 1966104210 |
| One Call Center Name | Texas 811 |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | No |
| Root Cause Category | Locating Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Facility Marked Inaccurately Due To Locator Error |
| Preparer Name | G****** H**** |
| Preparer Title | Sr. Regulatory Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | G******@o************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 4322542238 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-07-31 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | M***** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 4322537774 |
| Authorizer Title | Cheif Operating Officer |
| Authorizer Email | M*****@o************.com |
| Narrative | On july 2nd, 2019 at 12:40pm, excavator was contracted to drill a 30" diameter hole for a pipeline support pier for a 30" line tie in. The proposed drill depth was 6'. At 4' the excavator felt resistance in the drill, stopped drilling and pulled out of the hole. The excavator witnessed oil collecting in the hole and notified construction inspector of the incident. The pipe was then isolated and soil remediation contractor was then dispatched to the location. The contributing factor to the incident was an improper response to the subsequent one call tickets and the resultant failure to mark the lines within the facility. Corrective action: oryx damage prevention department held a safety stand down with all 3rd party line locators that work for oryx midstream to discuss the incident, proper response to one call tickets and to improve communication with excavators or construction project managers. |
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