KINDER MORGAN WINK PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 5, 2020
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 5, 2020 |
| Operator | KINDER MORGAN WINK PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 31.29271, -102.53028 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $3,500 |
| Emergency Response | $25,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
ON 3/6/2020, A KINDER MORGAN PIPELINE OPERATOR WAS NOTIFIED BY A THIRD PARTY OPERATOR OF A RELEASE OF CRUDE OIL FROM ITS MCCAMEY TO WINK 10"" PIPELINE SEGMENT AT THE CORDONA LAKE STATION. THE PIPELINE OPERATOR NOTIFIED THE CONTROL CENTER, AND THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE PIPELINE OPERATOR WAS DISPATCHED TO THE SITE TO INVESTIGATE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON A 1/2"" PIPE NIPPLE THAT WAS CONNECTED TO A 2"" VALVE THAT WAS BEING USED FOR A MAINLINE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER ON THE MCCAMEY TO WINK PIPELINE. BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED DURING THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CRACK ON THE 1/2"" PIPE NIPPLE OCCURRED ON 3/5/2020 AT 21:41PM. KINDER MORGAN DID NOT BECOME AWARE OF THE FAILURE UNTIL 3/6/2020 AT 09:34AM. THE METALLURGICAL ANALYSIS REPORT INDICATED THE CRACK OCCURRED DUE TO HIGH CYCLE FATIGUE THAT INITIATED AT THE ROOT OF THE THREAD IN THE PIPE NIPPLE. THE FOLLOWING IS A CONTINUATION OF PART A, QUESTION 6: NRC REPORT A 48-HOUR FOLLOW-UP TO THE NRC WAS ON 3/8/20 AT 9:49 CST, REPORT # 1272956 ADDITIONAL NRC UPDATE WAS ON 3/11/20 AT 16:09 CST, REPORT# 1273275
About This Pipeline Incident
Pipeline incident data is reported to the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA). All significant incidents involving fatalities, injuries, or property damage over $50,000 must be reported.