Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2022-11-14 — TX
Operator
Holly Energy Partners - Operating, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$10,000
Incident datetime
2022-11-14 11:00
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On november 14 at appx. 09:56a cst, a communications failure occurred affecting the russell to lovington pipeline system. Due to this communications failure, the line was subsequently shutdown within appx. 2 minutes, at 09:58a cst. Following procedures, local operating personnel were immediately notified to man the station for this pipeline. At appx. 11:00a cst, a pipeline technician arrived at the russell station and discovered the unit 1 pump was leaking oil from the outboard seal onto the ground. The technician immediately made notifications to his immediate supervisor and the hep control center. At appx. 11:40a cst, it was confirmed that appx. 36 gallons of crude oil had leaked onto the soil (totally contained within the fence line of the station); a nrc notification was subsequently made at appx. 12:31 cst. Over the next hour, additional crews arrived on-site to begin clean-up and, in all, affected soil for the appx. 36 gallons released was able to be dug up and placed on tarp for final disposal. To note, although scada and cpm leak detection is in place for this line, it was not operational or functional due to the communications failure. In addition, because there are two pumps (units 1 and 2) that feed this line, it was able to be restarted within appx. 1 hour and 15 minutes through isolation of the pump leaking (unit 1) and turning on another pump (unit 2). The apparent cause of this release is due to an equipment failure. Specifically, operating personnel believe residual buildup from rain events that had previously occurred likely led to thermal stress on the outboard bearing, shaft and seal of the pump, causing these components to fail.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2022-12-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2022
Report Number
20220281
Supplemental Number
37544
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32011
Name
Holly Energy Partners - Operating, L.p.
Operator Street Address
2323 Victory Ave. Suite 1400
Operator City Name
Dallas
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
75219
Local Datetime
2022-11-14 11:00:00
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Latitude
32.86128
Location Longitude
-102.92021
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.9
Recovered Bbls
0.9
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Controller
Operator Type
Operator Employee
Incident Identified Datetime
2022-11-14 11:00:00
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
2022-11-14 09:58:00
Restart Datetime
2022-11-14 11:13:00
Communication State Fed Ind
No
On Site Datetime
2022-11-14 11:00:00
Confirmed Discovery Datetime
2022-11-14 11:40:00
Nrc Rpt Datetime
2022-11-14 12:31:00
Nrc Rpt Num
1352530
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1352649
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime
2022-11-14 11:00:00
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
West Texas Crude System
Segment Name
Russell To Lovington
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79360
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Gaines
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
Russell Sta.
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Other
Incident Area Details
Off The Discharge Side Of Pump
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pump
Pump Type
Centrifugal
Pump Service Type
Mainline
Installation Year
2006
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
60
Est Cost Prop Damage
10000
Est Cost Emergency
7500
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
17560
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
323
Mop Psig
1181
Mop Cfr Section
Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
2006-03-27 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
No
Scada Functional Ind
No
Scada Detection Ind
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place Ind
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
No
Cpm Functional Ind
No
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
Was not warranted due to cause of release.
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
Seal/packing Failure
Additional Thermal Ind
Yes
Additional Erosion Wear Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
B******** T*****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Regulatory Manager
Preparer Email
B***************@h**********.com
Preparer Telephone
2149546652
Prepared Date
2023-01-05 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
B******** T*****
Authorizer Telephone
2149546652
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Regulatory Manager
Authorizer Email
B***************@h**********.com
Narrative
On november 14 at appx. 09:56a cst, a communications failure occurred affecting the russell to lovington pipeline system. Due to this communications failure, the line was subsequently shutdown within appx. 2 minutes, at 09:58a cst. Following procedures, local operating personnel were immediately notified to man the station for this pipeline. At appx. 11:00a cst, a pipeline technician arrived at the russell station and discovered the unit 1 pump was leaking oil from the outboard seal onto the ground. The technician immediately made notifications to his immediate supervisor and the hep control center. At appx. 11:40a cst, it was confirmed that appx. 36 gallons of crude oil had leaked onto the soil (totally contained within the fence line of the station); a nrc notification was subsequently made at appx. 12:31 cst. Over the next hour, additional crews arrived on-site to begin clean-up and, in all, affected soil for the appx. 36 gallons released was able to be dug up and placed on tarp for final disposal. To note, although scada and cpm leak detection is in place for this line, it was not operational or functional due to the communications failure. In addition, because there are two pumps (units 1 and 2) that feed this line, it was able to be restarted within appx. 1 hour and 15 minutes through isolation of the pump leaking (unit 1) and turning on another pump (unit 2). The apparent cause of this release is due to an equipment failure. Specifically, operating personnel believe residual buildup from rain events that had previously occurred likely led to thermal stress on the outboard bearing, shaft and seal of the pump, causing these components to fail.
| Report Received Date | 2022-12-12 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2022 |
| Report Number | 20220281 |
| Supplemental Number | 37544 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32011 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Holly Energy Partners - Operating, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 2323 Victory Ave. Suite 1400 |
| Operator City Name | Dallas |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 75219 |
| Local Datetime | 2022-11-14 11:00:00 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Latitude | 32.86128 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.92021 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.9 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0.9 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Controller |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| Incident Identified Datetime | 2022-11-14 11:00:00 |
| 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 | 2022-11-14 09:58:00 |
| Restart Datetime | 2022-11-14 11:13:00 |
| Communication State Fed Ind | No |
| On Site Datetime | 2022-11-14 11:00:00 |
| Confirmed Discovery Datetime | 2022-11-14 11:40:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Datetime | 2022-11-14 12:31:00 |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1352530 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1352649 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Qualified Indiv Notif Datetime | 2022-11-14 11:00:00 |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | West Texas Crude System |
| Segment Name | Russell To Lovington |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79360 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Gaines |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | Russell Sta. |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Other |
| Incident Area Details | Off The Discharge Side Of Pump |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Pump Type | Centrifugal |
| Pump Service Type | Mainline |
| Installation Year | 2006 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 60 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 10000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 7500 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 17560 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 323 |
| Mop Psig | 1181 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2006-03-27 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 | No |
| Scada Functional Ind | No |
| Scada Detection Ind | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | Yes |
| Cpm Operating Ind | No |
| Cpm Functional Ind | No |
| 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 | Was not warranted due to cause of release. |
| 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 | Seal/packing Failure |
| Additional Thermal Ind | Yes |
| Additional Erosion Wear Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | B******** T***** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Regulatory Manager |
| Preparer Email | B***************@h**********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 2149546652 |
| Prepared Date | 2023-01-05 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | B******** T***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2149546652 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Regulatory Manager |
| Authorizer Email | B***************@h**********.com |
| Narrative | On november 14 at appx. 09:56a cst, a communications failure occurred affecting the russell to lovington pipeline system. Due to this communications failure, the line was subsequently shutdown within appx. 2 minutes, at 09:58a cst. Following procedures, local operating personnel were immediately notified to man the station for this pipeline. At appx. 11:00a cst, a pipeline technician arrived at the russell station and discovered the unit 1 pump was leaking oil from the outboard seal onto the ground. The technician immediately made notifications to his immediate supervisor and the hep control center. At appx. 11:40a cst, it was confirmed that appx. 36 gallons of crude oil had leaked onto the soil (totally contained within the fence line of the station); a nrc notification was subsequently made at appx. 12:31 cst. Over the next hour, additional crews arrived on-site to begin clean-up and, in all, affected soil for the appx. 36 gallons released was able to be dug up and placed on tarp for final disposal. To note, although scada and cpm leak detection is in place for this line, it was not operational or functional due to the communications failure. In addition, because there are two pumps (units 1 and 2) that feed this line, it was able to be restarted within appx. 1 hour and 15 minutes through isolation of the pump leaking (unit 1) and turning on another pump (unit 2). The apparent cause of this release is due to an equipment failure. Specifically, operating personnel believe residual buildup from rain events that had previously occurred likely led to thermal stress on the outboard bearing, shaft and seal of the pump, causing these components to fail. |
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