Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2022-09-25 — OH
Operator
Marathon Pipe Line Llc
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)
$80,000
Incident datetime
2022-09-25 23:02
Report number
Location
OH
Narrative
On 9/25/2022 at 23:02 eastern time (local time), putnam county 911 contacted the findlay poc about an odor near fillmore, in. The rio8 products line, running in a steady state, was shut down at 09/25/2022 23:13 eastern time and steps were taken to investigate the 911 report. A second call from putnam county 911 at 09/25/2022 23:40 eastern time provide the company with an updated location reporting a sheen on water near the pipeline. Area operations personnel arrive on site at 9/25/2022 23:47 eastern time to confirm a release occurred based on smell alone. The upstream block valve at milepost 173 was closed at 00:29 09/26/2022 eastern time and the downstream block valve at milepost 183 was closed at 00:30 09/26/2022 eastern time. Company personnel were able to confirm the presence of a sheen on water/creek bank of dyer creek at 01:40 eastern time on 9/26/2022 and a call was made to the nrc at 01:52 eastern time. Due to the properties of the natural gasoline and responding to the release in the middle of the night, it was challenging for responding personnel to distinguish the natural gasoline from water. The natural gasoline does not impart a high contrast sheen to water like other petroleum products. These factors increased the time it took to confirm the presence of natural gasoline on water and contributed to the lower release volume estimate originally reported to the nrc. The first osro onsite at 01:45 eastern time and second osro onsite at 04:30 eastern time on 9/26/2022. Prior to company response equipment being onsite, the local fire department deployed soft, sausage boom on dyer creek. Company personnel deployed to the site contained the release and worked to expose the part of the pipeline were the release originated. Once the release area was exposed and identified, a wood plug was used to stop the release and an 8" plidco clamp was installed around 23:45 on 09/26/2022. After sandblast of the coating from release point to upstream and downstream joints, the company chose to remove the 8" plidco and install a 24" plidco clamp on 09/28/2022. The line was restarted after a static line test and adjusted setpoints to accommodate a 10% derate. A cut out of the pipe is scheduled for the week of october 24th and metallurgical analysis will be performed the week of november 7th. A supplemental report will be submitted with the results of those activities. On 12/15/2022 - the speedway rio-staunton 8" failure analysis and metallurgic examination report was received from the vendor. The report concluded that the leak coincided with the girth weld, resulting in an approximately 1/8-inch through-wall hole. The girth weld contained a series of original construction welding features, which could contain an area of undercut, burnthrough, or suckback. The weld defect area and wall loss created an environment conducive for internal corrosion in the weld feature. This line has historically not been a high risk of internal corrosion, which indicates that corrosion would not have been a contributing factor without the causal factor of the girth weld feature. On 1/9/2023 - updates were made to part g and part k of the report.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2022-10-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2022
Report Number
20220239
Supplemental Number
37708
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32147
Name
Marathon Pipe Line Llc
Operator Street Address
539 South Main Street
Operator City Name
Findlay
Operator State Abbreviation
OH
Operator Postal Code
45840
Local Datetime
2022-09-25 23:02:00
Time Zone
Eastern
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
39.6553093
Location Longitude
-86.76274718
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Other
Commodity Details
Natural Gasoline
Unintentional Release Bbls
595
Recovered Bbls
62.4
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Emergency Responder
Incident Identified Datetime
2022-09-25 23:02:00
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
Yes
Shutdown Datetime
2022-09-25 23:13:00
Restart Datetime
2022-09-28 18:41:00
On Site Datetime
2022-09-25 23:47:00
Confirmed Discovery Datetime
2022-09-26 01:40:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2022-09-26 01:52:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1348259
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1348466
Ignite Ind
No
Upstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Upstream Valve Close Datetime
2022-09-26 00:29:00
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Downstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Downstream Vlv Close Datetime
2022-09-26 00:30:00
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Remotely Controlled
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime
2022-09-25 23:20:00
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
Yes
Osro Activated Datetime
2022-09-26 00:00:00
Osro Arrived On Site Dt
9/26/2022 1:45
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Rio 8" Products
Segment Name
Speedway Rio - Staunton 8"
Onshore State Abbreviation
In
Onshore Postal Code
46128
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Putnam
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
175
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Under Soil
Depth Of Cover
54
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone
Pipe Diameter
8
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.277
Pipe Smys
35000
Pipe Specification
Api-5l-Gr. B
Pipe Seam Type
Seamless
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Coal Tar
Coating Applied Ind
Yes
Weld Subtype
Pipe Girth Weld
Different Girth Weld Ind
No
Installation Year
1945
Manufactured Year
1945
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Wildlife Impact Ind
Yes
Fish Aquatic Impact Ind
Yes
Birds Impact Ind
Yes
Terrestrial Impact Ind
Yes
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
Yes
Surface Contam Ind
Yes
Amount Released
458.2
Rel Water Name
Dyer Creek
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
99500
Est Cost Gas Released
38484
Est Cost Prop Damage
80000
Est Cost Emergency
500000
Est Cost Environmental
1320000
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2037984
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
683
Mop Psig
1520
Mop Cfr Section
Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3)
Maop Established Date
2016-09-29 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
47520
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
Yes
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
Yes
Cpm Conf Ind
Yes
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
Taproot was completed and mpl procedures were followed.
Employee Drug Test Ind
Yes
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Num Employees Tested
2
Num Employees Failed
0
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
Internal Corrosion Due To Poor Welding Practice
Pwf Additional Other Ind
Yes
Collected Data Ind
Yes
Axial Magnetic Flx Lkg Ind
Yes
Ultrasonic Ind
Yes
Geometry Deformation Ind
Yes
Axial Recent Year
2019
Axial Rcnt Propul Method
Free Swimming
Axial Rcnt Attuned Detect
Metal Loss
Axial Rcnt Atnd Dtct Metal
High Resolution
Axial Previous Year
2012
Axial Prev Propul Method
Free Swimming
Axial Prev Attuned Detect
Metal Loss
Axial Prev Atnd Dtct Metal
High Resolution
Ultrasonic Recent Year
2012
Ultrasonic Rcnt Propul Method
Free Swimming
Ultrasonic Rcnt Attuned
Wall Measurement
Utra Rcnt Att Metl Resolution
Standard Resolution
Geometry Recent Year
2019
Geometry Rcnt Propul Method
Free Swimming
Geometry Rcnt Resolution
High Resolution
Geometrt Rcnt Measur Cups
Inside Ili Cups
Geometry Previous Year
2012
Geometry Prev Propul Method
Free Swimming
Geometry Prev Resolution
High Resolution
Geometrt Prev Measur Cups
Inside Ili Cups
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
Yes
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year
2016
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure
1900
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Pwf Installation Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
D***** S*********
Preparer Email
D***********@m****************.com
Preparer Telephone
4198893123
Prepared Date
2023-02-14 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
A**** M*******
Authorizer Telephone
2106266343
Authorizer Title
Regulatory Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
A*********@m****************.com
Narrative
On 9/25/2022 at 23:02 eastern time (local time), putnam county 911 contacted the findlay poc about an odor near fillmore, in. The rio8 products line, running in a steady state, was shut down at 09/25/2022 23:13 eastern time and steps were taken to investigate the 911 report. A second call from putnam county 911 at 09/25/2022 23:40 eastern time provide the company with an updated location reporting a sheen on water near the pipeline. Area operations personnel arrive on site at 9/25/2022 23:47 eastern time to confirm a release occurred based on smell alone. The upstream block valve at milepost 173 was closed at 00:29 09/26/2022 eastern time and the downstream block valve at milepost 183 was closed at 00:30 09/26/2022 eastern time. Company personnel were able to confirm the presence of a sheen on water/creek bank of dyer creek at 01:40 eastern time on 9/26/2022 and a call was made to the nrc at 01:52 eastern time. Due to the properties of the natural gasoline and responding to the release in the middle of the night, it was challenging for responding personnel to distinguish the natural gasoline from water. The natural gasoline does not impart a high contrast sheen to water like other petroleum products. These factors increased the time it took to confirm the presence of natural gasoline on water and contributed to the lower release volume estimate originally reported to the nrc. The first osro onsite at 01:45 eastern time and second osro onsite at 04:30 eastern time on 9/26/2022. Prior to company response equipment being onsite, the local fire department deployed soft, sausage boom on dyer creek. Company personnel deployed to the site contained the release and worked to expose the part of the pipeline were the release originated. Once the release area was exposed and identified, a wood plug was used to stop the release and an 8" plidco clamp was installed around 23:45 on 09/26/2022. After sandblast of the coating from release point to upstream and downstream joints, the company chose to remove the 8" plidco and install a 24" plidco clamp on 09/28/2022. The line was restarted after a static line test and adjusted setpoints to accommodate a 10% derate. A cut out of the pipe is scheduled for the week of october 24th and metallurgical analysis will be performed the week of november 7th. A supplemental report will be submitted with the results of those activities. On 12/15/2022 - the speedway rio-staunton 8" failure analysis and metallurgic examination report was received from the vendor. The report concluded that the leak coincided with the girth weld, resulting in an approximately 1/8-inch through-wall hole. The girth weld contained a series of original construction welding features, which could contain an area of undercut, burnthrough, or suckback. The weld defect area and wall loss created an environment conducive for internal corrosion in the weld feature. This line has historically not been a high risk of internal corrosion, which indicates that corrosion would not have been a contributing factor without the causal factor of the girth weld feature. On 1/9/2023 - updates were made to part g and part k of the report.
| Report Received Date | 2022-10-21 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2022 |
| Report Number | 20220239 |
| Supplemental Number | 37708 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32147 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Marathon Pipe Line Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 539 South Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Findlay |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OH |
| Operator Postal Code | 45840 |
| Local Datetime | 2022-09-25 23:02:00 |
| Time Zone | Eastern |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 39.6553093 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -86.76274718 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Other |
| Commodity Details | Natural Gasoline |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 595 |
| Recovered Bbls | 62.4 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Emergency Responder |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2022-09-25 23:02:00 |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | Yes |
| Shutdown Datetime | 2022-09-25 23:13:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2022-09-28 18:41:00 |
| On Site Datetime | 2022-09-25 23:47:00 |
| Confirmed Discovery Datetime | 2022-09-26 01:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2022-09-26 01:52:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1348259 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1348466 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Upstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Upstream Valve Close Datetime | 2022-09-26 00:29:00 |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Downstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Downstream Vlv Close Datetime | 2022-09-26 00:30:00 |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Remotely Controlled |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime | 2022-09-25 23:20:00 |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | Yes |
| Osro Activated Datetime | 2022-09-26 00:00:00 |
| Osro Arrived On Site Dt | 9/26/2022 1:45 |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Rio 8" Products |
| Segment Name | Speedway Rio - Staunton 8" |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | In |
| Onshore Postal Code | 46128 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Putnam |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | 175 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Under Soil |
| Depth Of Cover | 54 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Weld, Including Heat-Affected Zone |
| Pipe Diameter | 8 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.277 |
| Pipe Smys | 35000 |
| Pipe Specification | Api-5l-Gr. B |
| Pipe Seam Type | Seamless |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Coal Tar |
| Coating Applied Ind | Yes |
| Weld Subtype | Pipe Girth Weld |
| Different Girth Weld Ind | No |
| Installation Year | 1945 |
| Manufactured Year | 1945 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | Yes |
| Fish Aquatic Impact Ind | Yes |
| Birds Impact Ind | Yes |
| Terrestrial Impact Ind | Yes |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | Yes |
| Surface Contam Ind | Yes |
| Amount Released | 458.2 |
| Rel Water Name | Dyer Creek |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 99500 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 38484 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 80000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 500000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 1320000 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 2037984 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 683 |
| Mop Psig | 1520 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2016-09-29 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 47520 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Functional Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Detection Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Conf Ind | Yes |
| 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 | Taproot was completed and mpl procedures were followed. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | Yes |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Num Employees Tested | 2 |
| Num Employees Failed | 0 |
| 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 | Internal Corrosion Due To Poor Welding Practice |
| Pwf Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Collected Data Ind | Yes |
| Axial Magnetic Flx Lkg Ind | Yes |
| Ultrasonic Ind | Yes |
| Geometry Deformation Ind | Yes |
| Axial Recent Year | 2019 |
| Axial Rcnt Propul Method | Free Swimming |
| Axial Rcnt Attuned Detect | Metal Loss |
| Axial Rcnt Atnd Dtct Metal | High Resolution |
| Axial Previous Year | 2012 |
| Axial Prev Propul Method | Free Swimming |
| Axial Prev Attuned Detect | Metal Loss |
| Axial Prev Atnd Dtct Metal | High Resolution |
| Ultrasonic Recent Year | 2012 |
| Ultrasonic Rcnt Propul Method | Free Swimming |
| Ultrasonic Rcnt Attuned | Wall Measurement |
| Utra Rcnt Att Metl Resolution | Standard Resolution |
| Geometry Recent Year | 2019 |
| Geometry Rcnt Propul Method | Free Swimming |
| Geometry Rcnt Resolution | High Resolution |
| Geometrt Rcnt Measur Cups | Inside Ili Cups |
| Geometry Previous Year | 2012 |
| Geometry Prev Propul Method | Free Swimming |
| Geometry Prev Resolution | High Resolution |
| Geometrt Prev Measur Cups | Inside Ili Cups |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | Yes |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year | 2016 |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure | 1900 |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Pwf Installation Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | D***** S********* |
| Preparer Email | D***********@m****************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 4198893123 |
| Prepared Date | 2023-02-14 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | A**** M******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2106266343 |
| Authorizer Title | Regulatory Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | A*********@m****************.com |
| Narrative | On 9/25/2022 at 23:02 eastern time (local time), putnam county 911 contacted the findlay poc about an odor near fillmore, in. The rio8 products line, running in a steady state, was shut down at 09/25/2022 23:13 eastern time and steps were taken to investigate the 911 report. A second call from putnam county 911 at 09/25/2022 23:40 eastern time provide the company with an updated location reporting a sheen on water near the pipeline. Area operations personnel arrive on site at 9/25/2022 23:47 eastern time to confirm a release occurred based on smell alone. The upstream block valve at milepost 173 was closed at 00:29 09/26/2022 eastern time and the downstream block valve at milepost 183 was closed at 00:30 09/26/2022 eastern time. Company personnel were able to confirm the presence of a sheen on water/creek bank of dyer creek at 01:40 eastern time on 9/26/2022 and a call was made to the nrc at 01:52 eastern time. Due to the properties of the natural gasoline and responding to the release in the middle of the night, it was challenging for responding personnel to distinguish the natural gasoline from water. The natural gasoline does not impart a high contrast sheen to water like other petroleum products. These factors increased the time it took to confirm the presence of natural gasoline on water and contributed to the lower release volume estimate originally reported to the nrc. The first osro onsite at 01:45 eastern time and second osro onsite at 04:30 eastern time on 9/26/2022. Prior to company response equipment being onsite, the local fire department deployed soft, sausage boom on dyer creek. Company personnel deployed to the site contained the release and worked to expose the part of the pipeline were the release originated. Once the release area was exposed and identified, a wood plug was used to stop the release and an 8" plidco clamp was installed around 23:45 on 09/26/2022. After sandblast of the coating from release point to upstream and downstream joints, the company chose to remove the 8" plidco and install a 24" plidco clamp on 09/28/2022. The line was restarted after a static line test and adjusted setpoints to accommodate a 10% derate. A cut out of the pipe is scheduled for the week of october 24th and metallurgical analysis will be performed the week of november 7th. A supplemental report will be submitted with the results of those activities. On 12/15/2022 - the speedway rio-staunton 8" failure analysis and metallurgic examination report was received from the vendor. The report concluded that the leak coincided with the girth weld, resulting in an approximately 1/8-inch through-wall hole. The girth weld contained a series of original construction welding features, which could contain an area of undercut, burnthrough, or suckback. The weld defect area and wall loss created an environment conducive for internal corrosion in the weld feature. This line has historically not been a high risk of internal corrosion, which indicates that corrosion would not have been a contributing factor without the causal factor of the girth weld feature. On 1/9/2023 - updates were made to part g and part k of the report. |
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