Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2019-11-02 — TX
Operator
Oryx Delaware Oil Transport Llc
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$500
Incident datetime
2019-11-02 10:20
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On november 2nd, 2019 a 3rd party personnel contacted the oryx midstream control room to report a leaking valve. Control room immediately contacted the local oryx midstream operator at 9:36am (mt). Oryx operator instructed the control room to shut down all lact units on the system until investigation was complete. Oryx operator arrived on site at 10:20am and confirmed that the leak was an oryx midstream pipeline. Oryx operator found that a 2" ball valve at the bottom of the pig launcher had split. The weather temperature during the night of november 2nd dropped from 42*f to 31*f with 8 mph wind from 12am to 6am. The temperature rapidly increased from 31*f to 45*f with 7 mph to 0 mph wind from 6am to 9am. The root cause of the incident was that the water within the oil dropped out at the low point drain of the pig launcher. The valve had froze due to the water content somewhere between 12am and 6am that morning. Between 6am and 8am the valve began to defrost, releasing the crude oil from primary containment. The low point drain valve has been removed and replaced with a 2" plug. Pipeline was restarted at 11:18am (mt).
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2019-11-25 00:00:00
Iyear
2019
Report Number
20190356
Supplemental Number
33022
Report Type
Supplemental 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
2019-11-02 10:20:00
Location Latitude
32.22476
Location Longitude
-104.133393
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
2.67
Recovered Bbls
1
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Public
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-11-02 10:20:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2019-11-02 10:20:00
Restart Datetime
2019-11-02 11:18:00
On Site Datetime
2019-11-02 10:20:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2019-11-02 11:55:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1263241
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Boston 6" Lateral
Segment Name
Boston 6" Lateral
Onshore State Abbreviation
Nm
Onshore Postal Code
88263
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Eddy
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Pig Launcher
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
Valve
Valve Type
Auxiliary Or Other Valve
Installation Year
2019
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
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
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
170
Est Cost Prop Damage
500
Est Cost Emergency
5000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
5670
Accident Psig
100
Mop Psig
740
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
10
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
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
Operator feels that incident response was appropriate.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Natural Force Damage
Cause Details
Temperature
Natural Force Type
Temperature
Temperature Subtype
Frozen Components
Nf Extreme Weather Ind
No
Preparer Name
G****** H****
Preparer Title
Regulatory Compliance
Preparer Email
G******@o************.com
Preparer Telephone
4322542238
Prepared Date
2019-12-04 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
M***** M*****
Authorizer Telephone
4322537774
Authorizer Title
Chief Operating Officer
Authorizer Email
M*****@o************.com
Narrative
On november 2nd, 2019 a 3rd party personnel contacted the oryx midstream control room to report a leaking valve. Control room immediately contacted the local oryx midstream operator at 9:36am (mt). Oryx operator instructed the control room to shut down all lact units on the system until investigation was complete. Oryx operator arrived on site at 10:20am and confirmed that the leak was an oryx midstream pipeline. Oryx operator found that a 2" ball valve at the bottom of the pig launcher had split. The weather temperature during the night of november 2nd dropped from 42*f to 31*f with 8 mph wind from 12am to 6am. The temperature rapidly increased from 31*f to 45*f with 7 mph to 0 mph wind from 6am to 9am. The root cause of the incident was that the water within the oil dropped out at the low point drain of the pig launcher. The valve had froze due to the water content somewhere between 12am and 6am that morning. Between 6am and 8am the valve began to defrost, releasing the crude oil from primary containment. The low point drain valve has been removed and replaced with a 2" plug. Pipeline was restarted at 11:18am (mt).
| Report Received Date | 2019-11-25 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2019 |
| Report Number | 20190356 |
| Supplemental Number | 33022 |
| Report Type | Supplemental 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 | 2019-11-02 10:20:00 |
| Location Latitude | 32.22476 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -104.133393 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 2.67 |
| Recovered Bbls | 1 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Public |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-11-02 10:20:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2019-11-02 10:20:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2019-11-02 11:18:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-11-02 10:20:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2019-11-02 11:55:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1263241 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Boston 6" Lateral |
| Segment Name | Boston 6" Lateral |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Nm |
| Onshore Postal Code | 88263 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Eddy |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Pig Launcher |
| 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 | Valve |
| Valve Type | Auxiliary Or Other Valve |
| Installation Year | 2019 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| 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 | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 170 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 5670 |
| Accident Psig | 100 |
| Mop Psig | 740 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 10 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| 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 | Operator feels that incident response was appropriate. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Natural Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Temperature |
| Natural Force Type | Temperature |
| Temperature Subtype | Frozen Components |
| Nf Extreme Weather Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | G****** H**** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory Compliance |
| Preparer Email | G******@o************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 4322542238 |
| Prepared Date | 2019-12-04 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | M***** M***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 4322537774 |
| Authorizer Title | Chief Operating Officer |
| Authorizer Email | M*****@o************.com |
| Narrative | On november 2nd, 2019 a 3rd party personnel contacted the oryx midstream control room to report a leaking valve. Control room immediately contacted the local oryx midstream operator at 9:36am (mt). Oryx operator instructed the control room to shut down all lact units on the system until investigation was complete. Oryx operator arrived on site at 10:20am and confirmed that the leak was an oryx midstream pipeline. Oryx operator found that a 2" ball valve at the bottom of the pig launcher had split. The weather temperature during the night of november 2nd dropped from 42*f to 31*f with 8 mph wind from 12am to 6am. The temperature rapidly increased from 31*f to 45*f with 7 mph to 0 mph wind from 6am to 9am. The root cause of the incident was that the water within the oil dropped out at the low point drain of the pig launcher. The valve had froze due to the water content somewhere between 12am and 6am that morning. Between 6am and 8am the valve began to defrost, releasing the crude oil from primary containment. The low point drain valve has been removed and replaced with a 2" plug. Pipeline was restarted at 11:18am (mt). |
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