Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2020-05-01 — TX
Operator
Sfpp, Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$10,500
Incident datetime
2020-05-01 10:10
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 5/1/20, at 10:10 the operator at concord station during a shift inspection saw that surge pump 4 (ls-16) was spraying gasoline from a pump seal. The inbound and outbound lines to the station were immediately shut down and personnel were dispatched to the station. A 911 call was made due to product being gasoline and nrc/california oes notifications were made at 1022. An area approximately 10' x 15' of gravel was saturated by the spill and when lel monitoring indicated it was safe to enter the spill area, the spill was initially calculated to be approximately 25.1 gallons on 5/2/2020. The pump work was completed at 2049 and outbound lines resumed operation shortly afterward. After remediation's sampling and subsequent excavation, the spill volume was revised to be 34.5 gallons on 5/12/2020. No further remediation is expected and this volume is not expected to change again. The cause of the release is still under investigation and a supplemental report will be provided when investigation is complete. Update 8/27/2020: an investigation into the cause of this incident was completed on 8/21/2020 and the cause was determined to be a failure of the intermediate bushing assembly in the shaft. The broken shaft caused the mechanical seal to unload allowing product to be released.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2020-05-19 00:00:00
Iyear
2020
Report Number
20200145
Supplemental Number
34218
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
18092
Name
Sfpp, Lp
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2020-05-01 10:10:00
Location Latitude
38.003951
Location Longitude
-122.05524
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.8
Recovered Bbls
0.8
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-05-01 10:10:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2020-05-01 10:10:00
Restart Datetime
2020-05-01 20:49:00
On Site Datetime
2020-05-01 10:10:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2020-05-01 10:36:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1276479
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Concord Pump Station
Segment Name
Surge Pump For Ls-16
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ca
Onshore Postal Code
94521
Onshore City Name
Concord
Onshore County Name
Contra Costa
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
0
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
Pump
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Usa Drinking Ind
Yes
Usa Drinking Yes No
Yes
Usa Ecological Ind
Yes
Usa Ecological Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
23
Est Cost Prop Damage
10500
Est Cost Emergency
5555
Est Cost Environmental
5400
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
21478
Accident Psig
177
Mop Psig
275
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
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
Controller's performance of a covered task did not cause of contribute to the accident. The leak was discovered by an operator at the facility and volume released was below scada detectible limits.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Appurtenance Failure
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Bushing In The Shaft Failed
Preparer Name
W*** S******
Preparer Title
Pipeline Technical Specialist
Preparer Email
W***********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
661-304-6971
Prepared Date
2020-09-02 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
Q****** F******
Authorizer Telephone
770-751-4240
Authorizer Title
Director Compliance Codes And Standards
Authorizer Email
Q**************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 5/1/20, at 10:10 the operator at concord station during a shift inspection saw that surge pump 4 (ls-16) was spraying gasoline from a pump seal. The inbound and outbound lines to the station were immediately shut down and personnel were dispatched to the station. A 911 call was made due to product being gasoline and nrc/california oes notifications were made at 1022. An area approximately 10' x 15' of gravel was saturated by the spill and when lel monitoring indicated it was safe to enter the spill area, the spill was initially calculated to be approximately 25.1 gallons on 5/2/2020. The pump work was completed at 2049 and outbound lines resumed operation shortly afterward. After remediation's sampling and subsequent excavation, the spill volume was revised to be 34.5 gallons on 5/12/2020. No further remediation is expected and this volume is not expected to change again. The cause of the release is still under investigation and a supplemental report will be provided when investigation is complete. Update 8/27/2020: an investigation into the cause of this incident was completed on 8/21/2020 and the cause was determined to be a failure of the intermediate bushing assembly in the shaft. The broken shaft caused the mechanical seal to unload allowing product to be released.
| Report Received Date | 2020-05-19 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2020 |
| Report Number | 20200145 |
| Supplemental Number | 34218 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 18092 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Sfpp, Lp |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2020-05-01 10:10:00 |
| Location Latitude | 38.003951 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.05524 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Gasoline (Non-Ethanol) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.8 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.8 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-05-01 10:10:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2020-05-01 10:10:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2020-05-01 20:49:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-05-01 10:10:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2020-05-01 10:36:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1276479 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Concord Pump Station |
| Segment Name | Surge Pump For Ls-16 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ca |
| Onshore Postal Code | 94521 |
| Onshore City Name | Concord |
| Onshore County Name | Contra Costa |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| 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 | Pump |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Ind | Yes |
| Usa Drinking Yes No | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Ind | Yes |
| Usa Ecological Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 23 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 5555 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 5400 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 21478 |
| Accident Psig | 177 |
| Mop Psig | 275 |
| 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 | 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 | Controller's performance of a covered task did not cause of contribute to the accident. The leak was discovered by an operator at the facility and volume released was below scada detectible limits. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Eq Failure Type | Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment |
| Other Pump Ind | Appurtenance Failure |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Bushing In The Shaft Failed |
| Preparer Name | W*** S****** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Technical Specialist |
| Preparer Email | W***********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 661-304-6971 |
| Prepared Date | 2020-09-02 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | Q****** F****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 770-751-4240 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Compliance Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Email | Q**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 5/1/20, at 10:10 the operator at concord station during a shift inspection saw that surge pump 4 (ls-16) was spraying gasoline from a pump seal. The inbound and outbound lines to the station were immediately shut down and personnel were dispatched to the station. A 911 call was made due to product being gasoline and nrc/california oes notifications were made at 1022. An area approximately 10' x 15' of gravel was saturated by the spill and when lel monitoring indicated it was safe to enter the spill area, the spill was initially calculated to be approximately 25.1 gallons on 5/2/2020. The pump work was completed at 2049 and outbound lines resumed operation shortly afterward. After remediation's sampling and subsequent excavation, the spill volume was revised to be 34.5 gallons on 5/12/2020. No further remediation is expected and this volume is not expected to change again. The cause of the release is still under investigation and a supplemental report will be provided when investigation is complete. Update 8/27/2020: an investigation into the cause of this incident was completed on 8/21/2020 and the cause was determined to be a failure of the intermediate bushing assembly in the shaft. The broken shaft caused the mechanical seal to unload allowing product to be released. |
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