Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2022-06-28 — TX
Operator
Nustar Logistics, L.p.
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)
$68
Incident datetime
2022-06-28 08:54
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Nustar operations personnel discovered a leak inside valero's mckee refinery at nustar's 03p el paso pipeline system pump station. The system pump station was immediately shutdown. Approximately 56 gallons of gasoline was released and contained inside the facility. The leak originated at an instrument hose associated with the discharge pressure loop. The hose was replaced, and the system was re-started. The hose has been sent to a third-party laboratory for analysis. Update: the failed hose ruptured due to abrasion/mechanical wear of the reinforcing braids. The length of the hose allowed it to contact adjacent pipe and/or supports, and this contact point was the source of the wear damage.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2022-07-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2022
Report Number
20220161
Supplemental Number
37160
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31454
Name
Nustar Logistics, L.p.
Operator Street Address
8111 Westchester Drive
Operator City Name
Dallas
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
75225
Local Datetime
2022-06-28 08:54:00
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
35.95552
Location Longitude
-101.88166
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
1.3
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
2022-06-28 08:54:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2022-06-28 08:55:00
Restart Datetime
2022-06-28 10:29:00
Communication State Fed Ind
No
On Site Datetime
2022-06-28 08:54:00
Confirmed Discovery Datetime
2022-06-28 08:54:00
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime
2022-06-28 09:15:00
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
03p El Paso Pipeline System
Segment Name
Mckee Pump Station El Paso
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79086
Onshore City Name
Sunray
Onshore County Name
Moore
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
0
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Other
Item Involved Details
Steel-Braided Instrument Hose
Installation Year
Unknown
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Steel Braided Hose
Release Type
Rupture
Rupture Orient
Longitudinal
Rupture Width
0.2
Rupture Length
0.2
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
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
251
Est Cost Prop Damage
68
Est Cost Emergency
78
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
1500
Est Cost Other Details
Failure Analysis
Prpty
1897
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
967
Mop Psig
1480
Mop Cfr Section
Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
1995-11-01 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
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
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf 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
Neither controller action nor control room issues contributed to the accident
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
Rupture Of Steel-Braided Instrument Hose
Additional Erosion Wear Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
R****** P****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety Manager
Preparer Email
R************@n***********.com
Preparer Telephone
3612499417
Prepared Date
2022-09-23 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
R***** F*****
Authorizer Telephone
18063711304
Authorizer Title
General Manager
Authorizer Email
R************@n***********.com
Narrative
Nustar operations personnel discovered a leak inside valero's mckee refinery at nustar's 03p el paso pipeline system pump station. The system pump station was immediately shutdown. Approximately 56 gallons of gasoline was released and contained inside the facility. The leak originated at an instrument hose associated with the discharge pressure loop. The hose was replaced, and the system was re-started. The hose has been sent to a third-party laboratory for analysis. Update: the failed hose ruptured due to abrasion/mechanical wear of the reinforcing braids. The length of the hose allowed it to contact adjacent pipe and/or supports, and this contact point was the source of the wear damage.
| Report Received Date | 2022-07-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2022 |
| Report Number | 20220161 |
| Supplemental Number | 37160 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31454 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Nustar Logistics, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 8111 Westchester Drive |
| Operator City Name | Dallas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 75225 |
| Local Datetime | 2022-06-28 08:54:00 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 35.95552 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.88166 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 | 1.3 |
| 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 | 2022-06-28 08:54:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pump/meter Station Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2022-06-28 08:55:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2022-06-28 10:29:00 |
| Communication State Fed Ind | No |
| On Site Datetime | 2022-06-28 08:54:00 |
| Confirmed Discovery Datetime | 2022-06-28 08:54:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime | 2022-06-28 09:15:00 |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | 03p El Paso Pipeline System |
| Segment Name | Mckee Pump Station El Paso |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79086 |
| Onshore City Name | Sunray |
| Onshore County Name | Moore |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | 0 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Other |
| Item Involved Details | Steel-Braided Instrument Hose |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Steel Braided Hose |
| Release Type | Rupture |
| Rupture Orient | Longitudinal |
| Rupture Width | 0.2 |
| Rupture Length | 0.2 |
| 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 | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 251 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 68 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 78 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 1500 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Failure Analysis |
| Prpty | 1897 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 967 |
| Mop Psig | 1480 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1995-11-01 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | No |
| Cpm Conf 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 | Neither controller action nor control room issues contributed to the accident |
| 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 | Rupture Of Steel-Braided Instrument Hose |
| Additional Erosion Wear Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | R****** P**** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety Manager |
| Preparer Email | R************@n***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 3612499417 |
| Prepared Date | 2022-09-23 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | R***** F***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 18063711304 |
| Authorizer Title | General Manager |
| Authorizer Email | R************@n***********.com |
| Narrative | Nustar operations personnel discovered a leak inside valero's mckee refinery at nustar's 03p el paso pipeline system pump station. The system pump station was immediately shutdown. Approximately 56 gallons of gasoline was released and contained inside the facility. The leak originated at an instrument hose associated with the discharge pressure loop. The hose was replaced, and the system was re-started. The hose has been sent to a third-party laboratory for analysis. Update: the failed hose ruptured due to abrasion/mechanical wear of the reinforcing braids. The length of the hose allowed it to contact adjacent pipe and/or supports, and this contact point was the source of the wear damage. |
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