Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2019-07-30 — TX
Operator
Epic Consolidated Operations, Llc
Cause
Excavation Issue
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$60,000
Incident datetime
2019-07-30 12:36
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Pumpco inc was installing a 30" pipeline for epic adjacent to epic's 24" crude pipeline. Pumpco inc's excavator operator and swamper did not observe a 45 degree pi clearly marked by survey stakes and on alignment sheets , and trenched past the pi and continued until they reached the 24" pipeline. The excavator, pumpco inc. Developed and implemented a new procedure, "pumpco trenching procedure paralleling lines within 25 feet" for their employees on august 5th 2019.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2019-08-29 00:00:00
Iyear
2019
Report Number
20190275
Supplemental Number
33055
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39785
Name
Epic Consolidated Operations, Llc
Operator Street Address
18615 Tuscany Stone, Suite 300
Operator City Name
San Antonio
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
78258
Local Datetime
2019-07-30 12:40:00
Location Latitude
29.789161
Location Longitude
-100.616425
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
10460
Recovered Bbls
150
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Controller
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-07-30 12:36:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2019-07-30 12:48:00
Restart Datetime
2019-08-02 17:00:00
On Site Datetime
2019-07-30 14:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-07-30 13:27:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1253661
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Automatic
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Automatic
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Phase 3
Segment Name
Spread 3
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78880
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Edwards
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
3087+00
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Depth Of Cover
48
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Pipe Diameter
24
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.75
Pipe Smys
70000
Pipe Specification
Api 5l
Pipe Seam Type
Erw - High Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Stupp
Pipe Coating Type
Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe)
Installation Year
2019
Manufactured Year
2018
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Mechanical Puncture
Puncture Axial
3
Puncture Circum
10
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
679900
Est Cost Prop Damage
60000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
4500000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
5239900
Accident Psig
701
Mop Psig
1440
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
83235
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
No
Scada Detection Ind
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
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 contributing cause of the accident was a second-party excavator.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
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
No
Pipeline Easement Row Ind
Yes
Excavator Type
Contractor
Excavator Equipment
Trencher
Work Performed
Liquid Pipeline
One Call Notified Ind
Yes
One Call Ticket Num
1968362338
One Call Center Name
Texas 811
Locator Type
Contract Locator
Visible Marks
Yes
Service Interruption
No
Root Cause Category
Excavation Issue
Root Cause Type
Improper Backfilling Practices
Preparer Name
J***** E****
Preparer Title
Project Manager
Preparer Email
J***********@f*************.net
Preparer Telephone
2105386872
Prepared Date
2019-12-11 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
D***** V** D****
Authorizer Telephone
2109202255
Authorizer Title
Director Of Operations
Authorizer Email
D**************@e******.com
Narrative
Pumpco inc was installing a 30" pipeline for epic adjacent to epic's 24" crude pipeline. Pumpco inc's excavator operator and swamper did not observe a 45 degree pi clearly marked by survey stakes and on alignment sheets , and trenched past the pi and continued until they reached the 24" pipeline. The excavator, pumpco inc. Developed and implemented a new procedure, "pumpco trenching procedure paralleling lines within 25 feet" for their employees on august 5th 2019.
| Report Received Date | 2019-08-29 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2019 |
| Report Number | 20190275 |
| Supplemental Number | 33055 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39785 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Epic Consolidated Operations, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 18615 Tuscany Stone, Suite 300 |
| Operator City Name | San Antonio |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 78258 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-07-30 12:40:00 |
| Location Latitude | 29.789161 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -100.616425 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 10460 |
| Recovered Bbls | 150 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Controller |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-07-30 12:36:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2019-07-30 12:48:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2019-08-02 17:00:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-07-30 14:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-07-30 13:27:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1253661 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Automatic |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Automatic |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Phase 3 |
| Segment Name | Spread 3 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78880 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Edwards |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | 3087+00 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Depth Of Cover | 48 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Pipe Diameter | 24 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.75 |
| Pipe Smys | 70000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api 5l |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw - High Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Stupp |
| Pipe Coating Type | Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe) |
| Installation Year | 2019 |
| Manufactured Year | 2018 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Mechanical Puncture |
| Puncture Axial | 3 |
| Puncture Circum | 10 |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 679900 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 60000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 4500000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 5239900 |
| Accident Psig | 701 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 83235 |
| 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 | No |
| Scada Detection Ind | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| 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 contributing cause of the accident was a second-party excavator. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| 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 | No |
| Pipeline Easement Row Ind | Yes |
| Excavator Type | Contractor |
| Excavator Equipment | Trencher |
| Work Performed | Liquid Pipeline |
| One Call Notified Ind | Yes |
| One Call Ticket Num | 1968362338 |
| One Call Center Name | Texas 811 |
| Locator Type | Contract Locator |
| Visible Marks | Yes |
| Service Interruption | No |
| Root Cause Category | Excavation Issue |
| Root Cause Type | Improper Backfilling Practices |
| Preparer Name | J***** E**** |
| Preparer Title | Project Manager |
| Preparer Email | J***********@f*************.net |
| Preparer Telephone | 2105386872 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-12-11 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | D***** V** D**** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2109202255 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Operations |
| Authorizer Email | D**************@e******.com |
| Narrative | Pumpco inc was installing a 30" pipeline for epic adjacent to epic's 24" crude pipeline. Pumpco inc's excavator operator and swamper did not observe a 45 degree pi clearly marked by survey stakes and on alignment sheets , and trenched past the pi and continued until they reached the 24" pipeline. The excavator, pumpco inc. Developed and implemented a new procedure, "pumpco trenching procedure paralleling lines within 25 feet" for their employees on august 5th 2019. |
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