Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2023-08-24 — TX
Operator
West Coast Terminal Pipeline (Wctp)
Cause
Incorrect Operation
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)
$20,000
Incident datetime
2023-08-24 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On 8/13/23 at 19:12 pacific time, wctp willbridge(opid 32688) personnel making rounds in the tank farm observed jet fuel being released from the lid of one of the jet filtration vessels on filter train #3. While this filter train can be used to filter jet fuel being delivered to either the portland airport pipeline or the willbridge terminal truck loading rack, it was idle at the time of the release. Total volume released is 0.9 bbls. The osro responded to assist in removing and drumming up the impacted gravel and sand. This release has been determined to be an operational error due to insufficient detail in the site-specific procedure. This supplemental final report is being submitted to include the cause and updated financial information, along with the updated nrc control numbers: 12/6/2023: this supplemental final report is being amended as the nrc numbers were omitted. Initial nrc - PHMSA 50k criteria - 1383108 48hr update nrc - 1383258
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-08-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2023
Report Number
20230193
Supplemental Number
38919
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
32688
Name
West Coast Terminal Pipeline (Wctp)
Operator Street Address
1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Time Zone
Pacific
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Latitude
45.565061
Location Longitude
-122.742638
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.9
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Controller
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
System Was Already Shut Down
Communication State Fed Ind
No
Nrc Rpt Num
1383108
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1383258
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
Yes
Osro Arrived On Site Dt
8/13/2023 22:00
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Wilbridge Terminal
Segment Name
In Terminal
Onshore State Abbreviation
Or
Onshore Postal Code
97210
Onshore City Name
Portland
Onshore County Name
Multnomah
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
Terminal
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
Filter/strainer/separator
Installation Year
Unknown
Manufactured Year
1981
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
Yes
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Commercially Nav Ind
Yes
Commercially Nav Yes No
Yes
High Pop Ind
Yes
High Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
103
Est Cost Prop Damage
20000
Est Cost Emergency
21009
Est Cost Environmental
39944
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
81056
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
151
Mop Psig
150
Mop Cfr Section
Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
1981-01-01 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Exceeded Mop, But Did Not Exceed 110% Of 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
Incorrect Operation
Cause Details
Pipeline Or Equipment Overpressured
Operation Type
Pipeline Or Equipment Overpressured
Related Inadequate Proc Ind
Yes
Category Type
Normal Operating Conditions
Operator Qualification Ind
No
Preparer Name
S**** A W***
Preparer Title
Pipeline Technical Specialist
Preparer Email
W****@k***********.com
Preparer Telephone
5206310711
Prepared Date
2023-12-06 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
L*** K*******
Local Contact Email
L************@k***********.com
Local Contact Telephone
5032201263
Authorizer Name
D******* S*******
Authorizer Telephone
7134206496
Authorizer Title
Manager Codes And Standards
Authorizer Email
D****************@k***********.com
Narrative
On 8/13/23 at 19:12 pacific time, wctp willbridge(opid 32688) personnel making rounds in the tank farm observed jet fuel being released from the lid of one of the jet filtration vessels on filter train #3. While this filter train can be used to filter jet fuel being delivered to either the portland airport pipeline or the willbridge terminal truck loading rack, it was idle at the time of the release. Total volume released is 0.9 bbls. The osro responded to assist in removing and drumming up the impacted gravel and sand. This release has been determined to be an operational error due to insufficient detail in the site-specific procedure. This supplemental final report is being submitted to include the cause and updated financial information, along with the updated nrc control numbers: 12/6/2023: this supplemental final report is being amended as the nrc numbers were omitted. Initial nrc - PHMSA 50k criteria - 1383108 48hr update nrc - 1383258
| Report Received Date | 2023-08-24 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023 |
| Report Number | 20230193 |
| Supplemental Number | 38919 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 32688 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | West Coast Terminal Pipeline (Wctp) |
| Operator Street Address | 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Time Zone | Pacific |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Latitude | 45.565061 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -122.742638 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions |
| Commodity Subtype | Diesel, Fuel Oil, Kerosene, Jet Fuel |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.9 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Controller |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Terminal/tank Farm Equipment And Piping |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | System Was Already Shut Down |
| Communication State Fed Ind | No |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1383108 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1383258 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | Yes |
| Osro Arrived On Site Dt | 8/13/2023 22:00 |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Wilbridge Terminal |
| Segment Name | In Terminal |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Or |
| Onshore Postal Code | 97210 |
| Onshore City Name | Portland |
| Onshore County Name | Multnomah |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | Terminal |
| 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 | Filter/strainer/separator |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Manufactured Year | 1981 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Seal Or Packing |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | Yes |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Ind | Yes |
| Commercially Nav Yes No | Yes |
| High Pop Ind | Yes |
| High Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 103 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 20000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 21009 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 39944 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 81056 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 151 |
| Mop Psig | 150 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 1981-01-01 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Exceeded Mop, But Did Not Exceed 110% Of 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 | Incorrect Operation |
| Cause Details | Pipeline Or Equipment Overpressured |
| Operation Type | Pipeline Or Equipment Overpressured |
| Related Inadequate Proc Ind | Yes |
| Category Type | Normal Operating Conditions |
| Operator Qualification Ind | No |
| Preparer Name | S**** A W*** |
| Preparer Title | Pipeline Technical Specialist |
| Preparer Email | W****@k***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 5206310711 |
| Prepared Date | 2023-12-06 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | L*** K******* |
| Local Contact Email | L************@k***********.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 5032201263 |
| Authorizer Name | D******* S******* |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7134206496 |
| Authorizer Title | Manager Codes And Standards |
| Authorizer Email | D****************@k***********.com |
| Narrative | On 8/13/23 at 19:12 pacific time, wctp willbridge(opid 32688) personnel making rounds in the tank farm observed jet fuel being released from the lid of one of the jet filtration vessels on filter train #3. While this filter train can be used to filter jet fuel being delivered to either the portland airport pipeline or the willbridge terminal truck loading rack, it was idle at the time of the release. Total volume released is 0.9 bbls. The osro responded to assist in removing and drumming up the impacted gravel and sand. This release has been determined to be an operational error due to insufficient detail in the site-specific procedure. This supplemental final report is being submitted to include the cause and updated financial information, along with the updated nrc control numbers: 12/6/2023: this supplemental final report is being amended as the nrc numbers were omitted. Initial nrc - PHMSA 50k criteria - 1383108 48hr update nrc - 1383258 |
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