Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2023-12-28 — TX
Operator
Plains Marketing, L.p.
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$0
Incident datetime
2023-12-28 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Approximately 110 barrels of crude oil were released from tank 5200 at st. James station. The date and time of the release (part a q4) is indicative of the earliest date/time the release could have started based on tank trends. The cause of the release is attributed to an equipment failure following a heavy rain event. An obstruction in the roof drain line prevented the sump from draining water off the top of the roof, which resulted in crude oil reaching the top of the roof and releasing into the tank dike from the roof drain line once the obstruction cleared itself. To prevent future incidents, plains will perform annual tank roof cleanings and inspect the tank roofs monthly.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2023-12-28 00:00:00
Iyear
2023
Report Number
20230308
Supplemental Number
39025
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
26085
Name
Plains Marketing, L.p.
Operator Street Address
333 Clay Street, Suite 1900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
No
Location Latitude
30.000189
Location Longitude
-90.847937
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
110
Recovered Bbls
110
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 Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances
On Off Shore
Onshore
Status When Identified
Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance
Shutdown Due Accident Ind
No
Shutdown Explain
Tank Was In An Idle State At The Time Of The Release.
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
Yes
Osro Arrived On Site Dt
12/2/2023 18:15
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
St. James
Segment Name
Tank 5200
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70086
Onshore City Name
St. James
Onshore County Name
St. James
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
0+00
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
Tank/vessel
Tank Vessel Subtype
Roof Drain System
Tank Type
Atmospheric
Safe Fill Level
42
Safe Fill Level Exceeded Ind
No
Api Std Out Of Srvc None Ind
Yes
Api Std In Service Year
2019
Installation Year
2014
Manufactured Year
2014
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Roof Drain
Wildlife Impact Ind
No
Soil Contamination
Yes
Long Term Assessment
No
Remediation Ind
No
Water Contam Ind
No
Could Be Hca
Yes
Commodity Reached Hca
Yes
Other Pop Ind
Yes
Other Pop Yes No
Yes
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
370
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
45284
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
45654
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
0
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
No
Scada Conf Ind
No
Cpm In Place 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
Release was located and addressed by local operations.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Other Equipment Failure
Eq Failure Type
Other Equipment Failure
Failure Details
Obstruction In Roof Drain Line Prevented The Removal Of Rainfall.
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Obstruction In Roof Drain Line
Nf Heavy Rains Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
N****** A G*******
Preparer Title
Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor
Preparer Email
N***************@p*****.com
Preparer Telephone
7136464376
Prepared Date
2023-12-28 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
N****** A G*******
Local Contact Email
N***************@p*****.com
Local Contact Telephone
7136464376
Authorizer Name
S***** A A*****
Authorizer Telephone
7139935676
Authorizer Title
Senior Manager-Hse-Integrity-And-Phmsa
Authorizer Email
S************@p*****.com
Narrative
Approximately 110 barrels of crude oil were released from tank 5200 at st. James station. The date and time of the release (part a q4) is indicative of the earliest date/time the release could have started based on tank trends. The cause of the release is attributed to an equipment failure following a heavy rain event. An obstruction in the roof drain line prevented the sump from draining water off the top of the roof, which resulted in crude oil reaching the top of the roof and releasing into the tank dike from the roof drain line once the obstruction cleared itself. To prevent future incidents, plains will perform annual tank roof cleanings and inspect the tank roofs monthly.
| Report Received Date | 2023-12-28 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2023 |
| Report Number | 20230308 |
| Supplemental Number | 39025 |
| Report Type | Original Final |
| Operator Id | 26085 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Plains Marketing, L.p. |
| Operator Street Address | 333 Clay Street, Suite 1900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | No |
| Location Latitude | 30.000189 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -90.847937 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 110 |
| Recovered Bbls | 110 |
| 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 Breakout Tank Or Storage Vessel, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| Status When Identified | Normal Operation, Includes Pauses Between Batches And During Maintenance |
| Shutdown Due Accident Ind | No |
| Shutdown Explain | Tank Was In An Idle State At The Time Of The Release. |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Operator |
| 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 | Yes |
| Osro Arrived On Site Dt | 12/2/2023 18:15 |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | St. James |
| Segment Name | Tank 5200 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70086 |
| Onshore City Name | St. James |
| Onshore County Name | St. James |
| Designated Location | Milepost |
| Designated Name | 0+00 |
| 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 | Tank/vessel |
| Tank Vessel Subtype | Roof Drain System |
| Tank Type | Atmospheric |
| Safe Fill Level | 42 |
| Safe Fill Level Exceeded Ind | No |
| Api Std Out Of Srvc None Ind | Yes |
| Api Std In Service Year | 2019 |
| Installation Year | 2014 |
| Manufactured Year | 2014 |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Roof Drain |
| Wildlife Impact Ind | No |
| Soil Contamination | Yes |
| Long Term Assessment | No |
| Remediation Ind | No |
| Water Contam Ind | No |
| Could Be Hca | Yes |
| Commodity Reached Hca | Yes |
| Other Pop Ind | Yes |
| Other Pop Yes No | Yes |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 370 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 0 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 45284 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 45654 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 0 |
| 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 | No |
| Scada Conf Ind | No |
| Cpm In Place 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 | Release was located and addressed by local operations. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Equipment Failure |
| Cause Details | Other Equipment Failure |
| Eq Failure Type | Other Equipment Failure |
| Failure Details | Obstruction In Roof Drain Line Prevented The Removal Of Rainfall. |
| Eq Additional Other Ind | Yes |
| Eq Additional Other Details | Obstruction In Roof Drain Line |
| Nf Heavy Rains Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | N****** A G******* |
| Preparer Title | Hse Regulatory Compliance Supervisor |
| Preparer Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Prepared Date | 2023-12-28 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | N****** A G******* |
| Local Contact Email | N***************@p*****.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 7136464376 |
| Authorizer Name | S***** A A***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 7139935676 |
| Authorizer Title | Senior Manager-Hse-Integrity-And-Phmsa |
| Authorizer Email | S************@p*****.com |
| Narrative | Approximately 110 barrels of crude oil were released from tank 5200 at st. James station. The date and time of the release (part a q4) is indicative of the earliest date/time the release could have started based on tank trends. The cause of the release is attributed to an equipment failure following a heavy rain event. An obstruction in the roof drain line prevented the sump from draining water off the top of the roof, which resulted in crude oil reaching the top of the roof and releasing into the tank dike from the roof drain line once the obstruction cleared itself. To prevent future incidents, plains will perform annual tank roof cleanings and inspect the tank roofs monthly. |
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