Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2023-12-24 — TX
Operator
Whitney Oil & Gas, Llc
Cause
Corrosion Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$15,000
Incident datetime
2023-12-24 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Operators noticed a sheen on the water between c platform and ko #1. Operators isolated the pipeline on both ends by closing the manual valves at each location. Diver found a pinhole in the pipeline and installed plidco clamp. The pipeline was pressure tested for leak and returned to service.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-12-24 00:00:00
Iyear
2023
Report Number
20230307
Supplemental Number
39268
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39377
Name
Whitney Oil & Gas, Llc
Operator Street Address
820 Gessner Rd, Suite 1745
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77024
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
29.035508
Location Longitude
-89.273669
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.2
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors
Operator Type
Operator Employee
System Part Involved
Offshore Pipeline, Including Riser And Riser Bend
On Off Shore
Offshore
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
1385367
Ignite Ind
No
Upstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Upstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Downstream Action Taken
Valve Closure
Downstream Valve Type Ind
Manual
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
6 In. Pipeline From C Platform To Ko #1
Segment Name
Ldnr-05
Off Water Depth
10
Off Accident Origin
In State Waters
Offshore State Abbreviation
La
Off Instate Area
South Pass
Off Instate Block
24
Offshore County Name
Plauquemines
Off Area Accident Type
Below Water, Pipe Buried Or Jetted Below Seabed
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pipe
Pipe Type
Pipe Body
Puddle Weld Ind
No
Pipe Diameter
6.625
Pipe Wall Thickness
0.423
Pipe Smys
45000
Pipe Specification
Schedule 80
Pipe Seam Type
Seamless
Pipe Manufacturer
Unknown
Pipe Coating Type
Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe)
Coating Applied Ind
Yes
Installation Year
Unknown
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Pinhole
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
No
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
50
Est Cost Prop Damage
15000
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
15050
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
70
Mop Psig
836
Mop Cfr Section
Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3)
Maop Established Date
2013-12-16 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
5200
Internal Inspection Ind
No
Unsuitable Mainline Ind
Yes
Tight Mitered Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
Yes
Excessive Debris Ind
Yes
Low Op Pressure Ind
Yes
Pipeline Function
=< 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
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
External Corrosion
Internal External
External Corrosion
Visual Exam Results
Localized Pitting
Galvanic Corrosion Ind
Yes
Field Exam Basis Ind
Yes
Underground Location
Yes
Under Cathodic Protection Ind
Yes
Cathodic Pro Start Year
1960
Shielding Evident
No
Cathodic Survey Type
No
Prior Damage
N/a Bare/ineffectively Coated Pipe
Collected Data Ind
No
Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind
Yes
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year
2013
Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure
1045
Direct Asmnt Conducted
No
Non Destructive Exam Ind
No
Extrnl Cor Galvanic Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
R****** S******
Preparer Title
Hse Manager
Preparer Email
R*******@w***********.com
Preparer Telephone
832-786-7163
Prepared Date
2024-02-29 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
R****** S******
Authorizer Telephone
832-786-7163
Authorizer Title
Hse Manager
Authorizer Email
R*******@w***********.com
Narrative
Operators noticed a sheen on the water between c platform and ko #1. Operators isolated the pipeline on both ends by closing the manual valves at each location. Diver found a pinhole in the pipeline and installed plidco clamp. The pipeline was pressure tested for leak and returned to service.
| Report Received Date | 2023-12-24 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023 |
| Report Number | 20230307 |
| Supplemental Number | 39268 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39377 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Whitney Oil & Gas, Llc |
| Operator Street Address | 820 Gessner Rd, Suite 1745 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77024 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 29.035508 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -89.273669 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 0.2 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Local Operating Personnel, Including Contractors |
| Operator Type | Operator Employee |
| System Part Involved | Offshore Pipeline, Including Riser And Riser Bend |
| On Off Shore | Offshore |
| 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 | 1385367 NRC Report How to search |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Upstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Upstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Downstream Action Taken | Valve Closure |
| Downstream Valve Type Ind | Manual |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | 6 In. Pipeline From C Platform To Ko #1 |
| Segment Name | Ldnr-05 |
| Off Water Depth | 10 |
| Off Accident Origin | In State Waters |
| Offshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Off Instate Area | South Pass |
| Off Instate Block | 24 |
| Offshore County Name | Plauquemines |
| Off Area Accident Type | Below Water, Pipe Buried Or Jetted Below Seabed |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Pipe |
| Pipe Type | Pipe Body |
| Puddle Weld Ind | No |
| Pipe Diameter | 6.625 |
| Pipe Wall Thickness | 0.423 |
| Pipe Smys | 45000 |
| Pipe Specification | Schedule 80 |
| Pipe Seam Type | Seamless |
| Pipe Manufacturer | Unknown |
| Pipe Coating Type | Fusion Bonded Epoxy(Fbe) |
| Coating Applied Ind | Yes |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Pinhole |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | No |
| 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 | 50 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 15000 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 15050 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 70 |
| Mop Psig | 836 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2013-12-16 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 5200 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | No |
| Unsuitable Mainline Ind | Yes |
| Tight Mitered Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | Yes |
| Excessive Debris Ind | Yes |
| Low Op Pressure Ind | Yes |
| Pipeline Function | =< 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| 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 | External Corrosion |
| Internal External | External Corrosion |
| Visual Exam Results | Localized Pitting |
| Galvanic Corrosion Ind | Yes |
| Field Exam Basis Ind | Yes |
| Underground Location | Yes |
| Under Cathodic Protection Ind | Yes |
| Cathodic Pro Start Year | 1960 |
| Shielding Evident | No |
| Cathodic Survey Type | No |
| Prior Damage | N/a Bare/ineffectively Coated Pipe |
| Collected Data Ind | No |
| Has Hydrtst Conduc Before Ind | Yes |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Year | 2013 |
| Hydrtst Most Rcnt Pressure | 1045 |
| Direct Asmnt Conducted | No |
| Non Destructive Exam Ind | No |
| Extrnl Cor Galvanic Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | R****** S****** |
| Preparer Title | Hse Manager |
| Preparer Email | R*******@w***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 832-786-7163 |
| Prepared Date | 2024-02-29 00:00:00 |
| Authorizer Name | R****** S****** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 832-786-7163 |
| Authorizer Title | Hse Manager |
| Authorizer Email | R*******@w***********.com |
| Narrative | Operators noticed a sheen on the water between c platform and ko #1. Operators isolated the pipeline on both ends by closing the manual valves at each location. Diver found a pinhole in the pipeline and installed plidco clamp. The pipeline was pressure tested for leak and returned to service. |
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