Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2024-07-12 — TX
Operator
Harvest Midstream Company
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$26,479
Incident datetime
2024-07-12 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On june 14th, 2024, harvest operator arrived at cocodrie station for routine station visit at approximately 7:00am. Upon arrival, harvest operator heard tk-1352 mixer making noise and discovered leak which released about 25 barrels of oil to the ground within tk-1352 containment area and no oil travelled off site.. Harvest operator called harvest control room and harvest senior foreman regarding tk-1352 mixer leak. Harvest operator informed harvest control room and harvest senior foreman that cocodrie station has been isolated from inbound crude oil volumes. Harvest senior foreman made notifications at 7:08am to harvest operations manager and harvest environmental, health, and safety (ehs) specialist. Harvest senior foreman notified louisiana state police spill center and report #24-02082 was filed. At 7:40am, harvest construction supervisor contacted third party contractors for clean up work. At 8:30am, harvest senior foreman notifies national response center (nrc) and report #1401826 was filed. At 8:44am osro arrives on site to do clean up effort. 9:00am - containment was installed under tk-1352 mixer. Oil was then pumped into the sump and pumped out to pipeline. At 9:15am, harvest senior foreman arrived at cocodrie station. Harvest operator and harvest senior foreman discussed isolation of tk-1352. Harvest senior regulatory and compliance specialist notifies ldnr about tk-1352 mixer leak. Harvest senior regulatory and compliance specialist also notifies ldnr assistant director about tk-1352 mixer leak. At 9:45am, harvest operations isolated tk-1352 and directed crude oil volumes to pipeline. At 10:00am, harvest operations continued isolation of tk-1352 and begins to use tk-1355 for incoming crude oil storage. From 10:00am - 6:05pm, clean up efforts continued, free liquids are vacuumed, and contaminated soil is collected for disposal. At 6:05pm, harvest operations pumped down tk-1352 below mixer to stop the leak. Tk-1352 mixer is removed and tagged for equipment inspection. Harvest operations has removed tk-1352 from service until tank integrity can be determined. On july 31, 2024 a supplemental report was filed to clarify the associated lab costs under 8f and to update the pressure at the mixer at the time of the accident which was 3.5 psig on part e #1. Part a 17b requires a date and time for bringing the equipment back into service. Currently there are no plans to bring the equipment back into service during 2024 due to operational conditions outside of this accident. As of december 2024, the tank remains out of service. Plans are to permanently remove the tank from service in 2025.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2024-07-12 00:00:00
Iyear
2024
Report Number
20240164
Supplemental Number
40366
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
30782
Name
Harvest Midstream Company
Operator Street Address
1111 Travis
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
29.29859
Location Longitude
-90.64921
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
25
Recovered Bbls
25
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
Yes
Still Shutdown Ind
Yes
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Nrc Rpt Num
1401826
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1402013
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
Yes
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
Yes
Osro Arrived On Site Dt
6/14/2024 8:45
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Cocodrie Station
Segment Name
Tank 1352
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70344
Onshore City Name
Chauvin
Onshore County Name
Terrebonne
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
Glc-7
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Tank/vessel
Tank Vessel Subtype
Mixer
Tank Type
Atmospheric
Safe Fill Level
21
Safe Fill Level Exceeded Ind
No
Api Std Out Of Service Year
2006
Api Std In Service Year
2021
Installation Year
Unknown
Manufactured Year
2011
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Mixer Bearing
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Other
Leak Type Other
Bearing
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
No
Est Cost Oper Paid
0
Est Cost Gas Released
350
Est Cost Prop Damage
26479
Est Cost Emergency
53000
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
3521
Est Cost Other Details
Lab Costs
Prpty
83350
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
3.5
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Gathering
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
It was determined that the mixer bearing failed.
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
Tank Mixer Bearing
Additional Improper Mntnce Ind
Yes
Io Inadequate Procedure Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
L**** A*****
Preparer Title
Regulatory And Compliance Specialist Iv
Preparer Email
L******@h***************.com
Preparer Telephone
2817871421
Prepared Date
2024-12-26 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
S**** D**
Local Contact Email
S********@h***************.com
Local Contact Telephone
3375780759
Authorizer Name
L***** F*****
Authorizer Telephone
8326038532
Authorizer Title
Director Of Integrity And Compliance
Authorizer Email
L************@h***************.com
Narrative
On june 14th, 2024, harvest operator arrived at cocodrie station for routine station visit at approximately 7:00am. Upon arrival, harvest operator heard tk-1352 mixer making noise and discovered leak which released about 25 barrels of oil to the ground within tk-1352 containment area and no oil travelled off site.. Harvest operator called harvest control room and harvest senior foreman regarding tk-1352 mixer leak. Harvest operator informed harvest control room and harvest senior foreman that cocodrie station has been isolated from inbound crude oil volumes. Harvest senior foreman made notifications at 7:08am to harvest operations manager and harvest environmental, health, and safety (ehs) specialist. Harvest senior foreman notified louisiana state police spill center and report #24-02082 was filed. At 7:40am, harvest construction supervisor contacted third party contractors for clean up work. At 8:30am, harvest senior foreman notifies national response center (nrc) and report #1401826 was filed. At 8:44am osro arrives on site to do clean up effort. 9:00am - containment was installed under tk-1352 mixer. Oil was then pumped into the sump and pumped out to pipeline. At 9:15am, harvest senior foreman arrived at cocodrie station. Harvest operator and harvest senior foreman discussed isolation of tk-1352. Harvest senior regulatory and compliance specialist notifies ldnr about tk-1352 mixer leak. Harvest senior regulatory and compliance specialist also notifies ldnr assistant director about tk-1352 mixer leak. At 9:45am, harvest operations isolated tk-1352 and directed crude oil volumes to pipeline. At 10:00am, harvest operations continued isolation of tk-1352 and begins to use tk-1355 for incoming crude oil storage. From 10:00am - 6:05pm, clean up efforts continued, free liquids are vacuumed, and contaminated soil is collected for disposal. At 6:05pm, harvest operations pumped down tk-1352 below mixer to stop the leak. Tk-1352 mixer is removed and tagged for equipment inspection. Harvest operations has removed tk-1352 from service until tank integrity can be determined. On july 31, 2024 a supplemental report was filed to clarify the associated lab costs under 8f and to update the pressure at the mixer at the time of the accident which was 3.5 psig on part e #1. Part a 17b requires a date and time for bringing the equipment back into service. Currently there are no plans to bring the equipment back into service during 2024 due to operational conditions outside of this accident. As of december 2024, the tank remains out of service. Plans are to permanently remove the tank from service in 2025.
| Report Received Date | 2024-07-12 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2024 |
| Report Number | 20240164 |
| Supplemental Number | 40366 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 30782 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Harvest Midstream Company |
| Operator Street Address | 1111 Travis |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 29.29859 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -90.64921 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Crude Oil |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 25 |
| Recovered Bbls | 25 |
| 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 | Yes |
| Still Shutdown Ind | Yes |
| Communication State Fed Ind | Yes |
| Party Initiated Communication | Operator |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1401826 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1402013 |
| Ignite Ind | No |
| Notify Qualified Indiv Ind | Yes |
| Oil Spill Removal Org Ind | Yes |
| Osro Arrived On Site Dt | 6/14/2024 8:45 |
| Num Pub Evacuated | 0 |
| Pipe Fac Name | Cocodrie Station |
| Segment Name | Tank 1352 |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | La |
| Onshore Postal Code | 70344 |
| Onshore City Name | Chauvin |
| Onshore County Name | Terrebonne |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | Glc-7 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property |
| Incident Area Type | Tank, Including Attached Appurtenances |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Intrastate |
| Item Involved | Tank/vessel |
| Tank Vessel Subtype | Mixer |
| Tank Type | Atmospheric |
| Safe Fill Level | 21 |
| Safe Fill Level Exceeded Ind | No |
| Api Std Out Of Service Year | 2006 |
| Api Std In Service Year | 2021 |
| Installation Year | Unknown |
| Manufactured Year | 2011 |
| Material Involved | Material Other Than Carbon Steel |
| Material Details | Mixer Bearing |
| Release Type | Leak |
| Leak Type | Other |
| Leak Type Other | Bearing |
| 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 | No |
| Est Cost Oper Paid | 0 |
| Est Cost Gas Released | 350 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 26479 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 53000 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 3521 |
| Est Cost Other Details | Lab Costs |
| Prpty | 83350 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 3.5 |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Gathering |
| 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 | It was determined that the mixer bearing failed. |
| 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 | Tank Mixer Bearing |
| Additional Improper Mntnce Ind | Yes |
| Io Inadequate Procedure Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | L**** A***** |
| Preparer Title | Regulatory And Compliance Specialist Iv |
| Preparer Email | L******@h***************.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 2817871421 |
| Prepared Date | 2024-12-26 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | S**** D** |
| Local Contact Email | S********@h***************.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 3375780759 |
| Authorizer Name | L***** F***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 8326038532 |
| Authorizer Title | Director Of Integrity And Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | L************@h***************.com |
| Narrative | On june 14th, 2024, harvest operator arrived at cocodrie station for routine station visit at approximately 7:00am. Upon arrival, harvest operator heard tk-1352 mixer making noise and discovered leak which released about 25 barrels of oil to the ground within tk-1352 containment area and no oil travelled off site.. Harvest operator called harvest control room and harvest senior foreman regarding tk-1352 mixer leak. Harvest operator informed harvest control room and harvest senior foreman that cocodrie station has been isolated from inbound crude oil volumes. Harvest senior foreman made notifications at 7:08am to harvest operations manager and harvest environmental, health, and safety (ehs) specialist. Harvest senior foreman notified louisiana state police spill center and report #24-02082 was filed. At 7:40am, harvest construction supervisor contacted third party contractors for clean up work. At 8:30am, harvest senior foreman notifies national response center (nrc) and report #1401826 was filed. At 8:44am osro arrives on site to do clean up effort. 9:00am - containment was installed under tk-1352 mixer. Oil was then pumped into the sump and pumped out to pipeline. At 9:15am, harvest senior foreman arrived at cocodrie station. Harvest operator and harvest senior foreman discussed isolation of tk-1352. Harvest senior regulatory and compliance specialist notifies ldnr about tk-1352 mixer leak. Harvest senior regulatory and compliance specialist also notifies ldnr assistant director about tk-1352 mixer leak. At 9:45am, harvest operations isolated tk-1352 and directed crude oil volumes to pipeline. At 10:00am, harvest operations continued isolation of tk-1352 and begins to use tk-1355 for incoming crude oil storage. From 10:00am - 6:05pm, clean up efforts continued, free liquids are vacuumed, and contaminated soil is collected for disposal. At 6:05pm, harvest operations pumped down tk-1352 below mixer to stop the leak. Tk-1352 mixer is removed and tagged for equipment inspection. Harvest operations has removed tk-1352 from service until tank integrity can be determined. On july 31, 2024 a supplemental report was filed to clarify the associated lab costs under 8f and to update the pressure at the mixer at the time of the accident which was 3.5 psig on part e #1. Part a 17b requires a date and time for bringing the equipment back into service. Currently there are no plans to bring the equipment back into service during 2024 due to operational conditions outside of this accident. As of december 2024, the tank remains out of service. Plans are to permanently remove the tank from service in 2025. |
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