Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2020-10-13 — TX
Operator
Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Llc
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$4,500
Incident datetime
2020-10-13 13:03
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 10/13/20, a contract company working for kinder morgan struck a 2" plug with a deck. The contract mower operator was crossing over the pipeline to move from one side to the other and failed to raise the mower deck. As a result of this, the contractor equipment struck the collar plug assembly. The collar plug assembly that was previously below grade , was unmarked and unknown to be on the pipeline at the time of the incident. The pipeline was shutdown per standard shut down procedure and the leak was isolated. The damaged plug was replaced. Kinder morgan initially reported to nrc, expecting the damages to exceed $50,0000. The required 48 hr. Follow up call was made to nrc on 10/15, report # 1289877 and nrc report was updated on pipeline restart and damage cost.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2020-11-06 00:00:00
Iyear
2020
Report Number
20200299
Supplemental Number
34499
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
31957
Name
Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Llc
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Local Datetime
2020-10-13 13:03:00
Location Latitude
31.416699
Location Longitude
-102.793852
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
123
Recovered Bbls
123
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-10-13 13:03:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2020-10-13 13:09:00
Restart Datetime
2020-10-14 12:51:00
On Site Datetime
2020-10-13 13:03:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2020-10-13 14:28:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1289651
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Mccamey To Wink 10"
Segment Name
L302: Mccamey To Wink
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79756
Onshore City Name
Monahans
Onshore County Name
Ward
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Mp 229.3
Federal
No
Location Type
Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
4
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Threaded Plug On Mainline
Installation Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Plug On Collar Knocked Loose By Mowing Equipment
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
8000
Est Cost Gas Released
4715
Est Cost Prop Damage
4500
Est Cost Emergency
2000
Est Cost Environmental
18000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
37215
Accident Psig
428
Mop Psig
1016
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
109156
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
Yes
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
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
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Operator's Contractor
Preparer Name
J*** J****
Preparer Title
Supervisor - Regulatory
Preparer Email
J*********@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
7133698078
Prepared Date
2020-11-06 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
M***** L*******
Authorizer Telephone
7134204649
Authorizer Title
Director-Operations And Engineering
Authorizer Email
M**************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 10/13/20, a contract company working for kinder morgan struck a 2" plug with a deck. The contract mower operator was crossing over the pipeline to move from one side to the other and failed to raise the mower deck. As a result of this, the contractor equipment struck the collar plug assembly. The collar plug assembly that was previously below grade , was unmarked and unknown to be on the pipeline at the time of the incident. The pipeline was shutdown per standard shut down procedure and the leak was isolated. The damaged plug was replaced. Kinder morgan initially reported to nrc, expecting the damages to exceed $50,0000. The required 48 hr. Follow up call was made to nrc on 10/15, report # 1289877 and nrc report was updated on pipeline restart and damage cost.
| Report Received Date | 2020-11-06 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2020 |
| Report Number | 20200299 |
| Supplemental Number | 34499 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 31957 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Kinder Morgan Wink Pipeline Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St, Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Local Datetime | 2020-10-13 13:03:00 |
| Location Latitude | 31.416699 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.793852 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 123 |
| Recovered Bbls | 123 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-10-13 13:03:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2020-10-13 13:09:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2020-10-14 12:51:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-10-13 13:03:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2020-10-13 14:28:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1289651 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 | Mccamey To Wink 10" |
| Segment Name | L302: Mccamey To Wink |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79756 |
| Onshore City Name | Monahans |
| Onshore County Name | Ward |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Mp 229.3 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Originated On Operator-Controlled Property, But Then Flowed Or Migrated Off The Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 4 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Threaded Plug On Mainline |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | Plug On Collar Knocked Loose By Mowing Equipment |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 8000 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 4715 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 4500 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 2000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 18000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 37215 |
| Accident Psig | 428 |
| Mop Psig | 1016 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 109156 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| 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 | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Operator's Contractor |
| Preparer Name | J*** J**** |
| Preparer Title | Supervisor - Regulatory |
| Preparer Email | J*********@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7133698078 |
| Prepared Date | 2020-11-06 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | M***** L******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7134204649 |
| Authorizer Title | Director-Operations And Engineering |
| Authorizer Email | M**************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 10/13/20, a contract company working for kinder morgan struck a 2" plug with a deck. The contract mower operator was crossing over the pipeline to move from one side to the other and failed to raise the mower deck. As a result of this, the contractor equipment struck the collar plug assembly. The collar plug assembly that was previously below grade , was unmarked and unknown to be on the pipeline at the time of the incident. The pipeline was shutdown per standard shut down procedure and the leak was isolated. The damaged plug was replaced. Kinder morgan initially reported to nrc, expecting the damages to exceed $50,0000. The required 48 hr. Follow up call was made to nrc on 10/15, report # 1289877 and nrc report was updated on pipeline restart and damage cost. |
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