"HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 2, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 2, 2021 |
| Operator | "HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.88046, -103.30442 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $2,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON JUNE 2 AT APPX. 7:12 CDT, HEP PERSONNEL WERE NOTIFIED BY LOVINGTON REFINERY PERSONNEL OF OIL BUBBLING UP FROM THE GROUND ABOVE WHERE AN UNDERGROUND SUMP IS LOCATED. HEP PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON-SITE AT APPX. 7:50 CDT AND CONFIRMED SHORTLY THEREAFTER THAT RESIDUAL CRUDE OIL REMAINING WITHIN THE SUMP HAD OVERFLOWED CAUSING THE OIL TO RISE ABOVE THE SOIL/DIRT. IN TOTAL, APPX. 14 GALLONS (.3 BBL.) OF CRUDE OIL HAD BEEN RELEASED. DUE TO THE SMALLER QUANTITY, HEP PERSONNEL WHERE ABLE TO INITIATE IMMEDIATE CLEAN-UP EFFORTS BRINGING IN A VAC TRUCK TO REMOVE ALL FREE STANDING LIQUID. REMAINING IMPACTED DIRT/SOIL WAS DUG UP AND DISPOSED OF. SINCE THIS SUMP IS FED BY A REGULATED PIPELINE AND AN INTRASTATE ASSET; NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO BOTH THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) AND NEW MEXICO PUBLIC REGULATION COMMISSION (NMPRC). THE APPARENT CAUSE OF THIS INCIDENT WAS DUE TO RESIDUAL BUILD UP ON THE STEM WITHIN THE SUMP. BECAUSE OF THE BUILDUP, THE STEM DID NOT MOVE TO ACTIVATE A SWITCH (SHOULD LEVELS HIT A CERTAIN LEVEL) WITHIN THE SUMP AND THUS LED TO THE SUMP OVERFLOWING."
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.