"HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 30, 2021
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 30, 2021 |
| Operator | "HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.56826, -109.97817 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $2,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"ON MARCH 30TH AT APPX. 13:24 MST , A FIELD TECHNICIAN WAS PERFORMING HIS DAILY INSPECTIONS WHEN HE ARRIVED AT THE LOCATION OF OUR GRANGER JUNCTION VALVE STATION AND SAW A SMALL AMOUNT OF CRUDE OIL LEAKING FROM THE VALVE ITSELF. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED BOTH THE HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS CONTROL CENTER IN ARTESIA, NM TO SHUT DOWN THE LINE (CASPER TO FRONTIER ANSCHUTZ 16IN) AND HIS IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR. THE CONTROL ROOM THEN MADE APPROPRIATE NOTIFICATIONS PER PROCEDURES. THE ENTIRE AMOUNT OF LEAKED PRODUCT PULLED WITHIN THE FENCE LINE OF THE STATION AND DID NOT TRAVEL OFF-SITE. THE TECHNICIAN THEN BEGAN THE PROCESS TO MANUALLY SHUT OFF THE VALVE ITSELF AS WELL AS THE ONE UPSTREAM FROM THE SITE; BOTH OF WHICH ARE MANUALLY OPERATED. THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO CLEAN UP THE RESIDUAL PRODUCT WITH ABSORBENT PADS. DUE TO THE ESTIMATED QUANTITY OF 11 GALLONS, THE LEAK WAS REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT APPX, 14:13 MST. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE LEAK OCCURRED DUE TO A PACKING FAILURE WITHIN THE VALVE ITSELF."
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.