Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2020-11-22 — PA
Operator
Buckeye Partners, Lp
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
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)
$250,000
Incident datetime
2020-11-22 13:30
Report number
Location
PA
Narrative
At 13:30 on november 22, 2020 an employee of conoco phillips refinery, roxanna ill, notified several pipeline operators, including buckeye, of an odor and sheen on the water in the norfolk southern rail road drainage ditch. Buckeye's 180 line was on a scheduled shut down at the time the expected release was reported. Valves upstream and downstream of the refinery were immediately closed and potholing and exploratory investigation begun. Buckeye confirmed the leak was from our wo180xx, 6" pipeline at 11:35 on november 24, 2020. The nrc and was notified on november 24, 2020 at 12:28 (report number 1292933). Extensive booming and shoring was undertaken to insure leak containment. An estimated 47 bbls was released, to date 17, bbls have been recovered. The affected segment of pipe has been removed and sent for metallurgical analysis. A new section of pipe was installed and the pipeline returned to service on december 2, 2020. The root cause of the release is pending and will be provided by entering a supplemental report upon completion of the metallurgical analysis update 1/8/2020: discovery time and arrival time modified update 6/1/2020: metallurgical report - the results of the analysis indicate that the leak in the carrier pipe was caused by external corrosion, and the leak in side stream weld of the repair sleeve was caused by a crack in the weld metal. Misalignment at the sleeve edges contributed to inadequate penetration at the weld root and a stress concentrator at the weld root that caused the weld to crack when the sleeve became pressurized. The sleeve was presumably installed to mitigate the corrosion. The failure of the sleeve repair is the applicable cause associated with this incident. Buckeye started operating the pipe in 2004.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2020-12-23 00:00:00
Iyear
2020
Report Number
20200338
Supplemental Number
35729
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
2020-11-22 13:30:00
Location Latitude
38.8412019
Location Longitude
-90.0764591
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
47
Recovered Bbls
17
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Contractor Working For The Operator
Incident Identified Datetime
2020-11-22 13:30:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Line Was Not Running At The Time Of Discovery,it Was Shut Down 2 Days Earlier
On Site Datetime
2020-11-23 07:00:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2020-11-24 12:28:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1292933
Ignite Ind
No
Explode Ind
No
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wo180xx
Segment Name
Wo180xx
Onshore State Abbreviation
Il
Onshore Postal Code
62084
Onshore City Name
Roxanna
Onshore County Name
Madison
Designated Location
Milepost/valve Station
Designated Name
Wo180xx
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
48
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone
Weld Subtype
Other Butt Weld
Installation Year
2014
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Crack
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Surface Water Remed Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Surface Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
17
Rel Water Name
Norfolk Southern Rail Road Drainage Ditch
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
1910
Est Cost Prop Damage
250000
Est Cost Emergency
500000
Est Cost Environmental
300000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
1051910
Accident Psig
125
Mop Psig
1425
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
15575
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
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf Ind
No
Investigation Status
Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply)
Invest Schedule Ind
Yes
Invest No Control Room Ind
Yes
Invest No Controller Ind
Yes
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld
Cause Details
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Metallurgical Ind
Yes
Failure Type
Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related
Other Factor
Yes
Other Factor Details
Inadequate Root Bead Penetration
Additional Crack Ind
Yes
Pwf Addl Misalignment Ind
Yes
Collected Data Ind
Yes
Other Recent Year
2020
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
J**** P*****
Preparer Title
Regional Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
J*******@b******.com
Preparer Telephone
219-796-8225
Prepared Date
2021-09-13 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
C****** P********
Authorizer Telephone
610-904-4113
Authorizer Title
Director - Regulatory Compliance
Authorizer Email
C*********@b******.com
Narrative
At 13:30 on november 22, 2020 an employee of conoco phillips refinery, roxanna ill, notified several pipeline operators, including buckeye, of an odor and sheen on the water in the norfolk southern rail road drainage ditch. Buckeye's 180 line was on a scheduled shut down at the time the expected release was reported. Valves upstream and downstream of the refinery were immediately closed and potholing and exploratory investigation begun. Buckeye confirmed the leak was from our wo180xx, 6" pipeline at 11:35 on november 24, 2020. The nrc and was notified on november 24, 2020 at 12:28 (report number 1292933). Extensive booming and shoring was undertaken to insure leak containment. An estimated 47 bbls was released, to date 17, bbls have been recovered. The affected segment of pipe has been removed and sent for metallurgical analysis. A new section of pipe was installed and the pipeline returned to service on december 2, 2020. The root cause of the release is pending and will be provided by entering a supplemental report upon completion of the metallurgical analysis update 1/8/2020: discovery time and arrival time modified update 6/1/2020: metallurgical report - the results of the analysis indicate that the leak in the carrier pipe was caused by external corrosion, and the leak in side stream weld of the repair sleeve was caused by a crack in the weld metal. Misalignment at the sleeve edges contributed to inadequate penetration at the weld root and a stress concentrator at the weld root that caused the weld to crack when the sleeve became pressurized. The sleeve was presumably installed to mitigate the corrosion. The failure of the sleeve repair is the applicable cause associated with this incident. Buckeye started operating the pipe in 2004.
| Report Received Date | 2020-12-23 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2020 |
| Report Number | 20200338 |
| Supplemental Number | 35729 |
| 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 | 2020-11-22 13:30:00 |
| Location Latitude | 38.8412019 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -90.0764591 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 | 47 |
| Recovered Bbls | 17 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Contractor Working For The Operator |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2020-11-22 13:30:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Line Was Not Running At The Time Of Discovery,it Was Shut Down 2 Days Earlier |
| On Site Datetime | 2020-11-23 07:00:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2020-11-24 12:28:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1292933 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 | Wo180xx |
| Segment Name | Wo180xx |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Il |
| Onshore Postal Code | 62084 |
| Onshore City Name | Roxanna |
| Onshore County Name | Madison |
| Designated Location | Milepost/valve Station |
| Designated Name | Wo180xx |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 48 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone |
| Weld Subtype | Other Butt Weld |
| Installation Year | 2014 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Crack |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Surface Water Remed Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Surface Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 17 |
| Rel Water Name | Norfolk Southern Rail Road Drainage Ditch |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 1910 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 250000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 300000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 1051910 |
| Accident Psig | 125 |
| Mop Psig | 1425 |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 15575 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | Yes, specify investigation result(s): (select all that apply) |
| Invest Schedule Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Control Room Ind | Yes |
| Invest No Controller Ind | Yes |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Material Failure Of Pipe Or Weld |
| Cause Details | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Metallurgical Ind | Yes |
| Failure Type | Design-, Construction-, Installation-, Or Fabrication-Related |
| Other Factor | Yes |
| Other Factor Details | Inadequate Root Bead Penetration |
| Additional Crack Ind | Yes |
| Pwf Addl Misalignment Ind | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | Yes |
| Other Recent Year | 2020 |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | J**** P***** |
| Preparer Title | Regional Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | J*******@b******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 219-796-8225 |
| Prepared Date | 2021-09-13 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | C****** P******** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 610-904-4113 |
| Authorizer Title | Director - Regulatory Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | C*********@b******.com |
| Narrative | At 13:30 on november 22, 2020 an employee of conoco phillips refinery, roxanna ill, notified several pipeline operators, including buckeye, of an odor and sheen on the water in the norfolk southern rail road drainage ditch. Buckeye's 180 line was on a scheduled shut down at the time the expected release was reported. Valves upstream and downstream of the refinery were immediately closed and potholing and exploratory investigation begun. Buckeye confirmed the leak was from our wo180xx, 6" pipeline at 11:35 on november 24, 2020. The nrc and was notified on november 24, 2020 at 12:28 (report number 1292933). Extensive booming and shoring was undertaken to insure leak containment. An estimated 47 bbls was released, to date 17, bbls have been recovered. The affected segment of pipe has been removed and sent for metallurgical analysis. A new section of pipe was installed and the pipeline returned to service on december 2, 2020. The root cause of the release is pending and will be provided by entering a supplemental report upon completion of the metallurgical analysis update 1/8/2020: discovery time and arrival time modified update 6/1/2020: metallurgical report - the results of the analysis indicate that the leak in the carrier pipe was caused by external corrosion, and the leak in side stream weld of the repair sleeve was caused by a crack in the weld metal. Misalignment at the sleeve edges contributed to inadequate penetration at the weld root and a stress concentrator at the weld root that caused the weld to crack when the sleeve became pressurized. The sleeve was presumably installed to mitigate the corrosion. The failure of the sleeve repair is the applicable cause associated with this incident. Buckeye started operating the pipe in 2004. |
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