Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2023-07-14 — OK
Operator
Williams Field Services
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$300,000
Incident datetime
2023-07-14 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
OK
Narrative
On friday evening june 16 about 5pm the station fire-eye tripped the ogallah pump station facility esd, shutting down the pump and blocking in the station. Pipeline control could not get the remote cameras to pull up to verify presence of actual fire, and our technician responded in person within about 20 minutes, to an obvious fire. The fire was localized to one of the two pumps, p-200. The fire department responded and our technician and the fire department stood by about 3/4 mile away from the station. Ogallah ps is on a dead end so there was no concern of public encroachment. The fire size was initially around 3 to 4 feet high and gradually decreasing over time. Decision was made to allow for fire to consume leaking product until size was decreased to reasonable size for entry with a developed safe work management work plan. Entry to the site occurred on saturday evening to ignite the facility flare and open manual blowdowns to accelerate the depressurization. Once the manual blowdown valves were opened, the seal fire soon extinguished by about 7pm. The site was inspected and utility power was restored before the ups batteries expired. No delivery volumes were impacted during fire event due to the pump station being isolated from mainline and fire sufficiently away from the mainline. Ogallah station second pump, p-100 was put back into service as of 6/20/23 18:48 local time. Pump p-200, one that caught fire, is still out of service.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-07-14 00:00:00
Iyear
2023
Report Number
20230160
Supplemental Number
39102
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
30826
Name
Williams Field Services
Operator Street Address
One Williams Center Wrc-3
Operator City Name
Tulsa
Operator State Abbreviation
OK
Operator Postal Code
74172
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
38.938333
Location Longitude
-99.760555
Commodity Released Type
Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Lpg (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) / Ngl (Natural Gas Liquid)
Unintentional Release Bbls
36
Intentional Release Bbls
4
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Or Pack Calculations)
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
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Nrc Rpt Num
1370328
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1370443
Ignite Ind
Yes
How Extinguished
Operator/contractor
Consumed By Fire In Barrels
36
Explode Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Ogallah Pump Station
Segment Name
Overland Pipeline Pass (Oppl)
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ks
Onshore Postal Code
67656
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Trego
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
643.8
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Pump
Pump Type
Centrifugal
Pump Service Type
Mainline
Installation Year
Unknown
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Antimony / Tungsten Carbide
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
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
40000
Est Cost Gas Released
1700
Est Cost Prop Damage
300000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
341700
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
1219
Mop Psig
1440
Mop Cfr Section
Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
2015-03-14 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
Yes
Scada Conf Ind
Yes
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
Pump station was operating at normal conditions and seal failure could not be caused by any action by a controller.
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
Ief Addl Misalignment Ind
Yes
Additional Erosion Wear Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
L***** H***
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety Manager
Preparer Email
L**********@w*******.com
Preparer Telephone
9182404259
Prepared Date
2024-01-23 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
T* S********
Local Contact Email
T***********@w*******.com
Local Contact Telephone
6208342162
Authorizer Name
L***** H***
Authorizer Telephone
9182404259
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety Manager
Authorizer Email
L**********@w*******.com
Narrative
On friday evening june 16 about 5pm the station fire-eye tripped the ogallah pump station facility esd, shutting down the pump and blocking in the station. Pipeline control could not get the remote cameras to pull up to verify presence of actual fire, and our technician responded in person within about 20 minutes, to an obvious fire. The fire was localized to one of the two pumps, p-200. The fire department responded and our technician and the fire department stood by about 3/4 mile away from the station. Ogallah ps is on a dead end so there was no concern of public encroachment. The fire size was initially around 3 to 4 feet high and gradually decreasing over time. Decision was made to allow for fire to consume leaking product until size was decreased to reasonable size for entry with a developed safe work management work plan. Entry to the site occurred on saturday evening to ignite the facility flare and open manual blowdowns to accelerate the depressurization. Once the manual blowdown valves were opened, the seal fire soon extinguished by about 7pm. The site was inspected and utility power was restored before the ups batteries expired. No delivery volumes were impacted during fire event due to the pump station being isolated from mainline and fire sufficiently away from the mainline. Ogallah station second pump, p-100 was put back into service as of 6/20/23 18:48 local time. Pump p-200, one that caught fire, is still out of service.
| Report Received Date | 2023-07-14 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023 |
| Report Number | 20230160 |
| Supplemental Number | 39102 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 30826 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Williams Field Services |
| Operator Street Address | One Williams Center Wrc-3 |
| Operator City Name | Tulsa |
| Operator State Abbreviation | OK |
| Operator Postal Code | 74172 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 38.938333 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -99.760555 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Hvl Or Other Flammable Or Toxic Fluid Which Is A Gas At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Lpg (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) / Ngl (Natural Gas Liquid) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 36 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 4 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Scada-Based Information (Such As Alarm(S), Alert(S), Event(S), And/or Volume Or Pack Calculations) |
| 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 |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Operator |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1370328 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1370443 |
| Ignite Ind | Yes |
| How Extinguished | Operator/contractor |
| Consumed By Fire In Barrels | 36 |
| Explode Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Ogallah Pump Station |
| Segment Name | Overland Pipeline Pass (Oppl) |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ks |
| Onshore Postal Code | 67656 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Trego |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | 643.8 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Pump |
| Pump Type | Centrifugal |
| Pump Service Type | Mainline |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Antimony / Tungsten Carbide |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| 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 | 40000 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 1700 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 300000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 341700 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 1219 |
| Mop Psig | 1440 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2015-03-14 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 | Yes |
| Scada Conf Ind | Yes |
| 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 | Pump station was operating at normal conditions and seal failure could not be caused by any action by a controller. |
| 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 |
| Ief Addl Misalignment Ind | Yes |
| Additional Erosion Wear Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | L***** H*** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Safety Manager |
| Preparer Email | L**********@w*******.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 9182404259 |
| Prepared Date | 2024-01-23 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | T* S******** |
| Local Contact Email | T***********@w*******.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 6208342162 |
| Authorizer Name | L***** H*** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 9182404259 |
| Authorizer Title | Pipeline Safety Manager |
| Authorizer Email | L**********@w*******.com |
| Narrative | On friday evening june 16 about 5pm the station fire-eye tripped the ogallah pump station facility esd, shutting down the pump and blocking in the station. Pipeline control could not get the remote cameras to pull up to verify presence of actual fire, and our technician responded in person within about 20 minutes, to an obvious fire. The fire was localized to one of the two pumps, p-200. The fire department responded and our technician and the fire department stood by about 3/4 mile away from the station. Ogallah ps is on a dead end so there was no concern of public encroachment. The fire size was initially around 3 to 4 feet high and gradually decreasing over time. Decision was made to allow for fire to consume leaking product until size was decreased to reasonable size for entry with a developed safe work management work plan. Entry to the site occurred on saturday evening to ignite the facility flare and open manual blowdowns to accelerate the depressurization. Once the manual blowdown valves were opened, the seal fire soon extinguished by about 7pm. The site was inspected and utility power was restored before the ups batteries expired. No delivery volumes were impacted during fire event due to the pump station being isolated from mainline and fire sufficiently away from the mainline. Ogallah station second pump, p-100 was put back into service as of 6/20/23 18:48 local time. Pump p-200, one that caught fire, is still out of service. |
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