Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2019-11-13 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2019-11-13 11:31
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
On november 13, 2019, at approximately 11:30, all motor operated valves (movs) and emergency shutdown devices (esds) associated with the 5000 area at buckeye texas processing (btp) closed. At approximately 11:31, buckeye personnel discovered that a pressure relief valve (prv) on a coalescer began venting to atmosphere. After immediately contacting the control center to determine which bullet tank to route product to, the buckeye employee opened the appropriate tank inlet valves which stopped the propane release to the atmosphere. It has been concluded that the movs and esds associated with the 5000 area closed due to the loss of communications. The loss of communications has been attributed to a network switch going bad. The network switch has been replaced and the pipeline was put back into service on november 13, 2019 at approximately 20:20.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2019-12-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2019
Report Number
20190378
Supplemental Number
33535
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
1845
Name
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Operator Street Address
The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar
Operator City Name
Allentown
Operator State Abbreviation
PA
Operator Postal Code
18106
Local Datetime
2019-11-13 11:30:00
Location Latitude
27.816006
Location Longitude
-97.505322
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other Hvl
Commodity Details
Propane
Unintentional Release Bbls
4.4
Intentional Release Bbls
0
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2019-11-13 11:31:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2019-11-13 11:30:00
Restart Datetime
2019-11-13 19:25:00
On Site Datetime
2019-11-13 11:31:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Buckeye Texas Processing
Segment Name
5-Lpg-6491
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
78409
Onshore City Name
Corpus Christi
Onshore County Name
Nueces
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Lpg Coalescer
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
Intrastate
Item Involved
Relief Line And Relief Equipment
Installation Year
2014
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Relief Device Vented To The Atmosphere
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
444
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
444
Accident Psig
275
Mop Psig
340
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 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
It has been determined that operator error is not associated with this release.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Failure Details
Loss Of Communications
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Network Switch Went Bad
Preparer Name
V****** G**************
Preparer Title
Process Safetey Engineer
Preparer Email
V***************@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
361-792-3083
Prepared Date
2020-03-30 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C****** P********
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4113
Authorizer Title
Director Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
C*********@b******.com
Narrative
On november 13, 2019, at approximately 11:30, all motor operated valves (movs) and emergency shutdown devices (esds) associated with the 5000 area at buckeye texas processing (btp) closed. At approximately 11:31, buckeye personnel discovered that a pressure relief valve (prv) on a coalescer began venting to atmosphere. After immediately contacting the control center to determine which bullet tank to route product to, the buckeye employee opened the appropriate tank inlet valves which stopped the propane release to the atmosphere. It has been concluded that the movs and esds associated with the 5000 area closed due to the loss of communications. The loss of communications has been attributed to a network switch going bad. The network switch has been replaced and the pipeline was put back into service on november 13, 2019 at approximately 20:20.
| Report Received Date | 2019-12-12 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2019 |
| Report Number | 20190378 |
| Supplemental Number | 33535 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 1845 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Buckeye Partners, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | The Buckeye Building 6161 Hamilton Boulevar |
| Operator City Name | Allentown |
| Operator State Abbreviation | PA |
| Operator Postal Code | 18106 |
| Local Datetime | 2019-11-13 11:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 27.816006 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -97.505322 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other Hvl |
| Commodity Details | Propane |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 4.4 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 0 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2019-11-13 11:31:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2019-11-13 11:30:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2019-11-13 19:25:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2019-11-13 11:31:00 |
| 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 | Buckeye Texas Processing |
| Segment Name | 5-Lpg-6491 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 78409 |
| Onshore City Name | Corpus Christi |
| Onshore County Name | Nueces |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Lpg Coalescer |
| 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 | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Relief Line And Relief Equipment |
| Installation Year | 2014 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Relief Device Vented To The Atmosphere |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 444 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 444 |
| Accident Psig | 275 |
| Mop Psig | 340 |
| 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 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 | It has been determined that operator error is not associated with this release. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Failure Details | Loss Of Communications |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Network Switch Went Bad |
| Preparer Name | V****** G************** |
| Preparer Title | Process Safetey Engineer |
| Preparer Email | V***************@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 361-792-3083 |
| Prepared Date | 2020-03-30 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C****** P******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4113 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | C*********@b******.com |
| Narrative | On november 13, 2019, at approximately 11:30, all motor operated valves (movs) and emergency shutdown devices (esds) associated with the 5000 area at buckeye texas processing (btp) closed. At approximately 11:31, buckeye personnel discovered that a pressure relief valve (prv) on a coalescer began venting to atmosphere. After immediately contacting the control center to determine which bullet tank to route product to, the buckeye employee opened the appropriate tank inlet valves which stopped the propane release to the atmosphere. It has been concluded that the movs and esds associated with the 5000 area closed due to the loss of communications. The loss of communications has been attributed to a network switch going bad. The network switch has been replaced and the pipeline was put back into service on november 13, 2019 at approximately 20:20. |
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