Incident details
Operator, cause, commodity and consequences with raw source fields.
HL incident on 2025-06-13 — TX
Operator
Breitburn Energy Co2
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Commodity
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities
0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$20,978
Incident datetime
2025-06-13 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
Farmer was spraying crop field using chemical spray boom rig. He maneuvered too close to the above ground mlv-4 valve set and did not raise the spray boom high enough to clear the 2" blow down stack. The spray boom struck the 2" blow down stack causing a failure in the pipe above the weld at the 6"x2" tee.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2025-06-13 00:00:00
Iyear
2025
Report Number
20250143
Supplemental Number
41216
Report Type
Supplemental Final
Operator Id
39819
Name
Breitburn Energy Co2
Operator Street Address
1000 Main Street Suite 2900
Operator City Name
Houston
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
77002
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
36.74751
Location Longitude
-101.16992
Commodity Released Type
Co2 (Carbon Dioxide)
Unintentional Release Bbls
140
Intentional Release Bbls
1908
Recovered Bbls
0
Fatality Ind
No
Fatal
0
Injury Ind
No
Injure
0
Accident Identifier
Notification From Third Party That Caused The Accident
System Part Involved
Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites
On Off Shore
Onshore
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
Local/state/federal Emergency Responder
Nrc Rpt Num
1431326
Additional Nrc Report Numbers
1431463
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
Transpecto Pipeline
Segment Name
Hardesty Lateral
Onshore State Abbreviation
Ok
Onshore Postal Code
73942
Onshore City Name
Guymon
Onshore County Name
Texas
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
Mlv-4
Federal
No
Location Type
Pipeline Right-Of-Way
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Interstate
Item Involved
Relief Line And Relief Equipment
Installation Year
2011
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
2" Blow Down Pipe Was Struck By Farm Equipment
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
11000
Est Cost Prop Damage
20978
Est Cost Emergency
0
Est Cost Environmental
0
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
31978
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
2000
Mop Psig
2440
Mop Cfr Section
Internal Design Pressure �195.406(A)(1)
Maop Established Date
2011-06-23 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop
Pressure Restriction Ind
No
Length Segment Isolated
63360
Internal Inspection Ind
Yes
Operation Complications Ind
No
Pipeline Function
> 20% Smys Regulated Transmission
Scada In Place 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
Incident was a line strike by a farmer in the field.
Employee Drug Test Ind
No
Contractor Drug Test Ind
No
Cause
Other Outside Force Damage
Cause Details
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Outside Force Type
Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation
Vehicle Subtype
Third Party
Driver Issued Citation Ind
No
Driver In Control Ind
Yes
Estimated Speed
5
Vehicle Type
Large Truck
Vehicle Travel From
Off-Road
Vehicle Travel Distance Ft
20
Protections Installed Ind
Yes
Protection Guard Rails Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
S**** C*****
Preparer Title
Sr Regulatory Analyst
Preparer Email
S***********@m***********.com
Preparer Telephone
713-437-8081
Prepared Date
2025-07-14 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
M****** G*******
Local Contact Email
M********@d***.com
Local Contact Telephone
580-651-5027
Authorizer Name
S**** B*****
Authorizer Telephone
606-437-2271
Authorizer Title
Vp Midstream Operations Compliance
Authorizer Email
J*******@d***.com
Narrative
Farmer was spraying crop field using chemical spray boom rig. He maneuvered too close to the above ground mlv-4 valve set and did not raise the spray boom high enough to clear the 2" blow down stack. The spray boom struck the 2" blow down stack causing a failure in the pipe above the weld at the 6"x2" tee.
| Report Received Date | 2025-06-13 00:00:00 |
|---|---|
| Iyear | 2025 |
| Report Number | 20250143 |
| Supplemental Number | 41216 |
| Report Type | Supplemental Final |
| Operator Id | 39819 PHMSA Enforcement |
| Name | Breitburn Energy Co2 |
| Operator Street Address | 1000 Main Street Suite 2900 |
| Operator City Name | Houston |
| Operator State Abbreviation | TX |
| Operator Postal Code | 77002 |
| Time Zone | Central |
| Daylight Savings Ind | Yes |
| Location Latitude | 36.74751 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Location Longitude | -101.16992 Google Maps OpenStreetMap |
| Commodity Released Type | Co2 (Carbon Dioxide) |
| Unintentional Release Bbls | 140 |
| Intentional Release Bbls | 1908 |
| Recovered Bbls | 0 |
| Fatality Ind | No |
| Fatal | 0 |
| Injury Ind | No |
| Injure | 0 |
| Accident Identifier | Notification From Third Party That Caused The Accident |
| System Part Involved | Onshore Pipeline, Including Valve Sites |
| On Off Shore | Onshore |
| 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 | Local/state/federal Emergency Responder |
| Nrc Rpt Num | 1431326 NRC Report How to search |
| Additional Nrc Report Numbers | 1431463 |
| 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 | Transpecto Pipeline |
| Segment Name | Hardesty Lateral |
| Onshore State Abbreviation | Ok |
| Onshore Postal Code | 73942 |
| Onshore City Name | Guymon |
| Onshore County Name | Texas |
| Designated Location | Survey Station No. |
| Designated Name | Mlv-4 |
| Federal | No |
| Location Type | Pipeline Right-Of-Way |
| Incident Area Type | Aboveground |
| Incident Area Subtype | Typical Aboveground Facility Piping Or Appurtenance |
| Crossing | No |
| Pipe Facility Type | Interstate |
| Item Involved | Relief Line And Relief Equipment |
| Installation Year | 2011 |
| Manufactured Year | Unknown |
| Material Involved | Carbon Steel |
| Release Type | Other |
| Release Type Details | 2" Blow Down Pipe Was Struck By Farm Equipment |
| 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 | 11000 |
| Est Cost Prop Damage | 20978 |
| Est Cost Emergency | 0 |
| Est Cost Environmental | 0 |
| Est Cost Other | 0 |
| Prpty | 31978 |
| Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght | 0 |
| Num Injured Treated By Emt | 0 |
| Num Resident Building Affctd | 0 |
| Num Business Building Affctd | 0 |
| Accident Psig | 2000 |
| Mop Psig | 2440 |
| Mop Cfr Section | Internal Design Pressure �195.406(A)(1) View CFR 49 §192 |
| Maop Established Date | 2011-06-23 00:00:00 |
| Maop Reversal Flow Ind | No |
| Accident Pressure | Pressure Did Not Exceed Mop |
| Pressure Restriction Ind | No |
| Length Segment Isolated | 63360 |
| Internal Inspection Ind | Yes |
| Operation Complications Ind | No |
| Pipeline Function | > 20% Smys Regulated Transmission |
| Scada In Place 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 | Incident was a line strike by a farmer in the field. |
| Employee Drug Test Ind | No |
| Contractor Drug Test Ind | No |
| Cause | Other Outside Force Damage |
| Cause Details | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Outside Force Type | Damage By Car, Truck, Or Other Motorized Vehicle/equipment Not Engaged In Excavation |
| Vehicle Subtype | Third Party |
| Driver Issued Citation Ind | No |
| Driver In Control Ind | Yes |
| Estimated Speed | 5 |
| Vehicle Type | Large Truck |
| Vehicle Travel From | Off-Road |
| Vehicle Travel Distance Ft | 20 |
| Protections Installed Ind | Yes |
| Protection Guard Rails Ind | Yes |
| Preparer Name | S**** C***** |
| Preparer Title | Sr Regulatory Analyst |
| Preparer Email | S***********@m***********.com |
| Preparer Telephone | 713-437-8081 |
| Prepared Date | 2025-07-14 00:00:00 |
| Local Contact Name | M****** G******* |
| Local Contact Email | M********@d***.com |
| Local Contact Telephone | 580-651-5027 |
| Authorizer Name | S**** B***** |
| Authorizer Telephone | 606-437-2271 |
| Authorizer Title | Vp Midstream Operations Compliance |
| Authorizer Email | J*******@d***.com |
| Narrative | Farmer was spraying crop field using chemical spray boom rig. He maneuvered too close to the above ground mlv-4 valve set and did not raise the spray boom high enough to clear the 2" blow down stack. The spray boom struck the 2" blow down stack causing a failure in the pipe above the weld at the 6"x2" tee. |
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