HL incident on 2025-08-26 — TX

Operator
Kinetik Holdings, Lp
Cause
Equipment Failure
Commodity
Crude Oil
Program
HL
Damage and Injuries
0 fatalities 0 injuries
Property damage (nominal)
$2,000
Incident datetime
2025-08-26 00:00 UTC
Report number
Location
TX
Narrative
On tuesday august 5, 2025, kinetic holdings lp compliance supervisor kevin ritch reported a release of crude oil on a rural location near menton, texas in reeves county. Mr. Ritch reported an estimated release of 10 bbl�s crude oil at the stampede terminal. The release was contained within a rubber lined containment at the facility, and that there were no injuries, no fires, no fatalities, no media involved, traffic was not rerouted, no evacuations, and that there was no bodies of water contaminated. All the released crude oil was recovered via vacuum trucks and no soil remediation was required due to the rubber lined containment. Kinetik recovered a total of 10 barrels crude oil by vacuum truck supporting the initial 10 bbl release. The kinetik investigation determined the root cause of the failure to be instantaneous catastrophic bearing failure resulting in the destruction of the mechanical seal assembly and not due to wear, vibration or lack of maintenance.
Detailed record list
Report Received Date
2025-08-26 00:00:00
Iyear
2025
Report Number
20250198
Supplemental Number
41303
Report Type
Original Final
Operator Id
Name
Kinetik Holdings, Lp
Operator Street Address
303 Veterans Airpark Lane Suite 2000
Operator City Name
Midland
Operator State Abbreviation
TX
Operator Postal Code
79705
Time Zone
Central
Daylight Savings Ind
Yes
Location Latitude
Location Longitude
Commodity Released Type
Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls
10
Recovered Bbls
10
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 Terminal/tank Farm 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
Multiple Pumps Allowed Kinetik To Isolate The Pump And Continue To Operate
Communication State Fed Ind
No
Nrc Rpt Num
Ignite Ind
No
Notify Qualified Indiv Ind
No
Oil Spill Removal Org Ind
No
Num Pub Evacuated
0
Pipe Fac Name
Stampede Terminal
Segment Name
Pump 100
Onshore State Abbreviation
Tx
Onshore Postal Code
79722
Onshore City Name
Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name
Reeves
Designated Location
Milepost
Designated Name
0
Federal
No
Location Type
Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type
Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype
Other
Incident Area Details
Pump Inside A Rubber Lined Containment
Crossing
No
Pipe Facility Type
Intrastate
Item Involved
Pump
Pump Type
Centrifugal
Pump Service Type
Mainline
Installation Year
2018
Manufactured Year
Unknown
Material Involved
Carbon Steel
Release Type
Other
Release Type Details
Instantaneous Catastrophic Bearing Failure Resulting In The Destruction Of The Mechanical Seal Assembly.
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
0
Est Cost Prop Damage
2000
Est Cost Emergency
600
Est Cost Environmental
500
Est Cost Other
0
Est Cost Other Details
Vacuum Truck Recovered The Oil And Returned The Oil To Our System.
Prpty
3100
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght
0
Num Injured Treated By Emt
0
Num Resident Building Affctd
0
Num Business Building Affctd
0
Accident Psig
140
Mop Psig
600
Mop Cfr Section
Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3)
Maop Established Date
2019-09-10 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
Yes
Cpm Operating Ind
Yes
Cpm Functional Ind
Yes
Cpm Detection Ind
No
Cpm Conf 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
Equipment Failure
Cause Details
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type
Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind
Other
Other Pump Details
Bearing Failure Resulting In The Destruction Of The Seal Assembly
Eq Additional Other Ind
Yes
Eq Additional Other Details
Seal Failed After Instantaneous Bearing Failure
Preparer Name
K**** R****
Preparer Title
Pipeline Safety Compliance Supervisor
Preparer Email
K*****@k******.com
Preparer Telephone
2144783969
Prepared Date
2025-08-26 00:00:00
Local Contact Name
K**** R****
Local Contact Email
K*****@k******.com
Local Contact Telephone
2144783969
Authorizer Name
K**** R****
Authorizer Telephone
2144783969
Authorizer Title
Pipeline Safety Compliance Supervisor
Authorizer Email
K*****@k******.com
Narrative
On tuesday august 5, 2025, kinetic holdings lp compliance supervisor kevin ritch reported a release of crude oil on a rural location near menton, texas in reeves county. Mr. Ritch reported an estimated release of 10 bbl�s crude oil at the stampede terminal. The release was contained within a rubber lined containment at the facility, and that there were no injuries, no fires, no fatalities, no media involved, traffic was not rerouted, no evacuations, and that there was no bodies of water contaminated. All the released crude oil was recovered via vacuum trucks and no soil remediation was required due to the rubber lined containment. Kinetik recovered a total of 10 barrels crude oil by vacuum truck supporting the initial 10 bbl release. The kinetik investigation determined the root cause of the failure to be instantaneous catastrophic bearing failure resulting in the destruction of the mechanical seal assembly and not due to wear, vibration or lack of maintenance.
Report Received Date 2025-08-26 00:00:00
Iyear 2025
Report Number 20250198
Supplemental Number 41303
Report Type Original Final
Operator Id 40768 PHMSA Enforcement
Name Kinetik Holdings, Lp
Operator Street Address 303 Veterans Airpark Lane Suite 2000
Operator City Name Midland
Operator State Abbreviation TX
Operator Postal Code 79705
Time Zone Central
Daylight Savings Ind Yes
Location Latitude 31.661688 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Location Longitude -103.72274 Google Maps OpenStreetMap
Commodity Released Type Crude Oil
Unintentional Release Bbls 10
Recovered Bbls 10
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 Terminal/tank Farm 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 Multiple Pumps Allowed Kinetik To Isolate The Pump And Continue To Operate
Communication State Fed Ind No
Nrc Rpt Num 1438935 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 Stampede Terminal
Segment Name Pump 100
Onshore State Abbreviation Tx
Onshore Postal Code 79722
Onshore City Name Not Within A Municipality
Onshore County Name Reeves
Designated Location Milepost
Designated Name 0
Federal No
Location Type Totally Contained On Operator-Controlled Property
Incident Area Type Aboveground
Incident Area Subtype Other
Incident Area Details Pump Inside A Rubber Lined Containment
Crossing No
Pipe Facility Type Intrastate
Item Involved Pump
Pump Type Centrifugal
Pump Service Type Mainline
Installation Year 2018
Manufactured Year Unknown
Material Involved Carbon Steel
Release Type Other
Release Type Details Instantaneous Catastrophic Bearing Failure Resulting In The Destruction Of The Mechanical Seal Assembly.
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 0
Est Cost Prop Damage 2000
Est Cost Emergency 600
Est Cost Environmental 500
Est Cost Other 0
Est Cost Other Details Vacuum Truck Recovered The Oil And Returned The Oil To Our System.
Prpty 3100
Num Persons Hosp Not Ovnght 0
Num Injured Treated By Emt 0
Num Resident Building Affctd 0
Num Business Building Affctd 0
Accident Psig 140
Mop Psig 600
Mop Cfr Section Subpart E Pressure Test �195.406(A)(3) View CFR 49 §192
Maop Established Date 2019-09-10 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 Yes
Cpm Operating Ind Yes
Cpm Functional Ind Yes
Cpm Detection Ind No
Cpm Conf 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 Equipment Failure
Cause Details Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Eq Failure Type Pump Or Pump-Related Equipment
Other Pump Ind Other
Other Pump Details Bearing Failure Resulting In The Destruction Of The Seal Assembly
Eq Additional Other Ind Yes
Eq Additional Other Details Seal Failed After Instantaneous Bearing Failure
Preparer Name K**** R****
Preparer Title Pipeline Safety Compliance Supervisor
Preparer Email K*****@k******.com
Preparer Telephone 2144783969
Prepared Date 2025-08-26 00:00:00
Local Contact Name K**** R****
Local Contact Email K*****@k******.com
Local Contact Telephone 2144783969
Authorizer Name K**** R****
Authorizer Telephone 2144783969
Authorizer Title Pipeline Safety Compliance Supervisor
Authorizer Email K*****@k******.com
Narrative On tuesday august 5, 2025, kinetic holdings lp compliance supervisor kevin ritch reported a release of crude oil on a rural location near menton, texas in reeves county. Mr. Ritch reported an estimated release of 10 bbl�s crude oil at the stampede terminal. The release was contained within a rubber lined containment at the facility, and that there were no injuries, no fires, no fatalities, no media involved, traffic was not rerouted, no evacuations, and that there was no bodies of water contaminated. All the released crude oil was recovered via vacuum trucks and no soil remediation was required due to the rubber lined containment. Kinetik recovered a total of 10 barrels crude oil by vacuum truck supporting the initial 10 bbl release. The kinetik investigation determined the root cause of the failure to be instantaneous catastrophic bearing failure resulting in the destruction of the mechanical seal assembly and not due to wear, vibration or lack of maintenance.

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