HL incident on 2025-08-21 — GA

Operator
Colonial Pipeline Co
Cause
Equipment Failure
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)
$0
Incident datetime
2025-08-21 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
GA
Narrative
Operators were refilling the line 01 delivery prover during an active delivery. After several minutes of filling nearing completion, the operators noticed product dripping from the top of the prover. The prover was promptly bypassed and the prover drains were opened. Upon inspection, the product source was determined to be the prover ram shaft seal failure. Local personnel responded and a total of 6.6 gallons of gasoline was released. The seal was repaired and all product was cleaned up the same day. All necessary internal and external notifications were made. An incident analysis (ia) will be conducted on this event.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2025-08-21 00:00:00
Iyear
2025
Report Number
20250194
Supplemental Number
41284
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
Name
Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address
1000 Lake St.
Operator City Name
Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation
GA
Operator Postal Code
30009
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
-91.28374885
Commodity Released Type
Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype
Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls
0.2
Recovered Bbls
0.2
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 Pump/meter Station 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
The Station Was Bypassed
Communication State Fed Ind
Yes
Party Initiated Communication
Operator
Nrc Rpt Num
Nrc Notification Not Required
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
No
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Baton Rouge Junction
Segment Name
Unit 88799
Onshore State Abbreviation
La
Onshore Postal Code
70748
Onshore City Name
Baton Rouge
Onshore County Name
East Feliciana
Designated Location
Survey Station No.
Designated Name
222
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
Meter/prover
Installation Year
1980
Manufactured Year
1980
Material Involved
Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details
Seal Failure
Release Type
Leak
Leak Type
Seal Or Packing
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
24
Est Cost Prop Damage
0
Est Cost Emergency
1620
Est Cost Environmental
500
Est Cost Other
0
Prpty
2144
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
44
Mop Psig
275
Mop Cfr Section
Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2)
Maop Established Date
1975-01-30 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind
No
Accident Pressure
Pressure Did Not Exceed 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 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
Material failure
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
Packing Glad Nuts Were Loose
Additional Vibration Ind
Yes
Preparer Name
R***** D*****
Preparer Email
R******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone
4097904288
Prepared Date
2025-08-21 00:00:00
Authorizer Name
Q****** F******
Authorizer Telephone
7706879672
Authorizer Email
Q*******@c******.com
Narrative
Operators were refilling the line 01 delivery prover during an active delivery. After several minutes of filling nearing completion, the operators noticed product dripping from the top of the prover. The prover was promptly bypassed and the prover drains were opened. Upon inspection, the product source was determined to be the prover ram shaft seal failure. Local personnel responded and a total of 6.6 gallons of gasoline was released. The seal was repaired and all product was cleaned up the same day. All necessary internal and external notifications were made. An incident analysis (ia) will be conducted on this event.
Report Received Date 2025-08-21 00:00:00
Iyear 2025
Report Number 20250194
Supplemental Number 41284
Report Type Original Final
Operator Id 2552 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Colonial Pipeline Co
Operator Street Address 1000 Lake St.
Operator City Name Alpharetta
Operator State Abbreviation GA
Operator Postal Code 30009
Time Zone Central
Daylight Savings Ind Yes
Location Latitude 30.71091977 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -91.28374885 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Commodity Released Type Refined And/or Petroleum Product (Non-Hvl) Which Is A Liquid At Ambient Conditions
Commodity Subtype Gasoline (Non-Ethanol)
Unintentional Release Bbls 0.2
Recovered Bbls 0.2
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 Pump/meter Station 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 The Station Was Bypassed
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 No
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind No
Num Pub Evacuated 0
Pipe Fac Name Baton Rouge Junction
Segment Name Unit 88799
Onshore State Abbreviation La
Onshore Postal Code 70748
Onshore City Name Baton Rouge
Onshore County Name East Feliciana
Designated Location Survey Station No.
Designated Name 222
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 Meter/prover
Installation Year 1980
Manufactured Year 1980
Material Involved Material Other Than Carbon Steel
Material Details Seal Failure
Release Type Leak
Leak Type Seal Or Packing
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 24
Est Cost Prop Damage 0
Est Cost Emergency 1620
Est Cost Environmental 500
Est Cost Other 0
Prpty 2144
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght 0
Num Injured Treated By Emt 0
Num Resident Building Affctd 0
Num Business Building Affctd 0
Accident Psig 44
Mop Psig 275
Mop Cfr Section Component Design Pressure �195.406(A)(2) View CFR 49 §192
Maop Established Date 1975-01-30 00:00:00
Maop Reversal Flow Ind No
Accident Pressure Pressure Did Not Exceed 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 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 Material failure
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 Packing Glad Nuts Were Loose
Additional Vibration Ind Yes
Preparer Name R***** D*****
Preparer Email R******@c******.com
Preparer Telephone 4097904288
Prepared Date 2025-08-21 00:00:00
Authorizer Name Q****** F******
Authorizer Telephone 7706879672
Authorizer Email Q*******@c******.com
Narrative Operators were refilling the line 01 delivery prover during an active delivery. After several minutes of filling nearing completion, the operators noticed product dripping from the top of the prover. The prover was promptly bypassed and the prover drains were opened. Upon inspection, the product source was determined to be the prover ram shaft seal failure. Local personnel responded and a total of 6.6 gallons of gasoline was released. The seal was repaired and all product was cleaned up the same day. All necessary internal and external notifications were made. An incident analysis (ia) will be conducted on this event.

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