Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2023-07-27 — TX
Operator
Centurion Pipeline L.p.
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2023-07-27 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On june 29, 2023, at approximately 07:47 am cst, a centurion pipeline, l.P. (cpl) employee discovered a leak in cpl's midland station near midland, texas. Cpl determined the source of the leak to be station piping and promptly isolated the leak. The pipeline segment had been excavated and exposed prior to the leak and was pending pipe replacement. Actual pipe replacement had not commenced. Thirty-seven (37) barrels of crude oil was released and was contained completely on-site. The contaminated soil will be remediated on site. No injuries, fatalities or fires were associated with this incident. Cpl reported the leak to the texas railroad commission, office of pipeline safety at 08:44 am cst on june 29, 2023. The "after-hours" operator noted the incident and did not provide an incident number. At the time of this writing, the repair of the station piping is pending and the root cause failure analysis will be conducted pending the removal of the damaged piping segment. The resulting information related to the cause of the leak, preventative and mitigative measures (p&m) and costs associated with the repairing the station piping will be submitted via supplemental report(s). Supplemental report reported on august 28, 2023: during the root cause analysis, cpl determines that under-deposit microbiologically influenced corrosion (mic) resulted in a through-wall internal corrosion pit in the 6 o'clock position of the mtf row 5 dead leg #2 station piping. This station piping was a previously identified dead leg that was scheduled to be replaced. Once replaced, no further actions will be required.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-07-27 00:00:00
Iyear
2023
Report Number
20230172
Supplemental Number
38458
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
31888
Name
Centurion Pipeline L.p.
Operator Street Address
1300 Main Street
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
32.002374
Location Longitude
-102.046692
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
37
Recovered Bbls
37
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Idle
Communication State Fed Ind
No
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Midland Station
Segment Name
Mtf - Row 5
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79706
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Midland
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
Midland Sta.
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Underground
Incident Area Subtype
Exposed Due To Excavation
Depth Of Cover
36
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Puddle Weld Ind
No
Pipe Diameter
10
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.25
Pipe Smys
52000
Pipe Specification
Unknown
Pipe Seam Type
Erw � Unknown Frequency
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
None
Coating Applied Ind
No
Installation Year
2012
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
Yes
Soil Remed Ind
Yes
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
No
Commodity Reached Hca
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
140
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000
Est Cost Emergency
1000
Est Cost Environmental
2400
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
5540
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
1
Mop Psig
720
Mop Cfr Section
Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3)
Maop Established Date
2021-06-16 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
No
Cpm In Place Ind
No
Investigation Status
No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Cause Details
Internal Corrosion
Internal External
Internal Corrosion
Int Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Int Water Acid Ind
Yes
Int Microbiological Ind
Yes
Int Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind
Yes
Corrosion Inhibitors
Yes
Corrosion Lining
No
Cleaning Dewatering
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Corrosion Coupons
Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
No
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Preparer Name
Y*** T*
Preparer Title
Senior Compliance Specialist
Preparer Email
Y******@e*************.com
Preparer Telephone
713-989-7895
Prepared Date
2023-08-28 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
T***** D*****
Authorizer Telephone
2818089234
Authorizer Title
Compliance Manager
Authorizer Email
T************@e*************.com
Narrative
On june 29, 2023, at approximately 07:47 am cst, a centurion pipeline, l.P. (cpl) employee discovered a leak in cpl's midland station near midland, texas. Cpl determined the source of the leak to be station piping and promptly isolated the leak. The pipeline segment had been excavated and exposed prior to the leak and was pending pipe replacement. Actual pipe replacement had not commenced. Thirty-seven (37) barrels of crude oil was released and was contained completely on-site. The contaminated soil will be remediated on site. No injuries, fatalities or fires were associated with this incident. Cpl reported the leak to the texas railroad commission, office of pipeline safety at 08:44 am cst on june 29, 2023. The "after-hours" operator noted the incident and did not provide an incident number. At the time of this writing, the repair of the station piping is pending and the root cause failure analysis will be conducted pending the removal of the damaged piping segment. The resulting information related to the cause of the leak, preventative and mitigative measures (p&m) and costs associated with the repairing the station piping will be submitted via supplemental report(s). Supplemental report reported on august 28, 2023: during the root cause analysis, cpl determines that under-deposit microbiologically influenced corrosion (mic) resulted in a through-wall internal corrosion pit in the 6 o'clock position of the mtf row 5 dead leg #2 station piping. This station piping was a previously identified dead leg that was scheduled to be replaced. Once replaced, no further actions will be required.
| Report Received Date | 2023-07-27 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023 |
| Report Number | 20230172 |
| Supplemental Number | 38458 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 31888 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Centurion Pipeline L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 1300 Main Street |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 32.002374 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -102.046692 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 37 |
| Recovered Bbls | 37 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Idle |
| Communication State Fed Ind | No |
| Nrc Rpt Num | Nrc Notification Not Required NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | No |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Midland Station |
| Segment Name | Mtf - Row 5 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Tx |
| Onshore Postal Code | 79706 |
| Onshore City Name | Not Within A Municipality |
| Onshore County Name | Midland |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | Midland Sta. |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Underground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Exposed Due To Excavation |
| Depth Of Cover | 36 |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Puddle Weld Ind | No |
| Pipe Diameter | 10 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.25 |
| Pipe Smys | 52000 |
| Pipe Specification | Unknown |
| Pipe Seam Type | Erw � Unknown Frequency |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | None |
| Coating Applied Ind | No |
| Installation Year | 2012 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | Yes |
| Soil Remed Ind | Yes |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | No |
| Commodity Reached Hca | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 140 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 2000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 1000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 2400 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 5540 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 1 |
| Mop Psig | 720 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2021-06-16 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 | No |
| Cpm In Place Ind | No |
| Investigation Status | No, the facility was not monitored by a controller(s) at the time of the accident |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Corrosion Failure |
| Cause Details | Internal Corrosion |
| Internal External | Internal Corrosion |
| Int Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Int Water Acid Ind | Yes |
| Int Microbiological Ind | Yes |
| Int Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Int Low Point Pipe Loc Ind | Yes |
| Corrosion Inhibitors | Yes |
| Corrosion Lining | No |
| Cleaning Dewatering | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Corrosion Coupons | Not Applicable - Not Mainline Pipe |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | No |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | Y*** T* |
| Preparer Title | Senior Compliance Specialist |
| Preparer Email | Y******@e*************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-989-7895 |
| Prepared Date | 2023-08-28 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | T***** D***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 2818089234 |
| Authorizer Title | Compliance Manager |
| Authorizer Email | T************@e*************.com |
| Narrative | On june 29, 2023, at approximately 07:47 am cst, a centurion pipeline, l.P. (cpl) employee discovered a leak in cpl's midland station near midland, texas. Cpl determined the source of the leak to be station piping and promptly isolated the leak. The pipeline segment had been excavated and exposed prior to the leak and was pending pipe replacement. Actual pipe replacement had not commenced. Thirty-seven (37) barrels of crude oil was released and was contained completely on-site. The contaminated soil will be remediated on site. No injuries, fatalities or fires were associated with this incident. Cpl reported the leak to the texas railroad commission, office of pipeline safety at 08:44 am cst on june 29, 2023. The "after-hours" operator noted the incident and did not provide an incident number. At the time of this writing, the repair of the station piping is pending and the root cause failure analysis will be conducted pending the removal of the damaged piping segment. The resulting information related to the cause of the leak, preventative and mitigative measures (p&m) and costs associated with the repairing the station piping will be submitted via supplemental report(s). Supplemental report reported on august 28, 2023: during the root cause analysis, cpl determines that under-deposit microbiologically influenced corrosion (mic) resulted in a through-wall internal corrosion pit in the 6 o'clock position of the mtf row 5 dead leg #2 station piping. This station piping was a previously identified dead leg that was scheduled to be replaced. Once replaced, no further actions will be required. |
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