SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.15667, -90.17571 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 6:58 AM 5/16/19 HOUSTON CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A SEAL FAILURE ALARM FOR FOURCHON BOOSTER UNIT 3 FOLLOWED BY A STATION LOCKOUT. HCC IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED LOCAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNICIANS WERE DISPATCHED TO THE LOCATION. UPON ARRIVAL IT WAS OBSERVED CRUDE OIL HAD RELEASED FROM UNIT 3 AND HAD MIGRATED TO LOCAL DITCHES INSIDE THE SECONDARY CONTAINMENT BERM. APPROXIMATELY 297 BBLS OF CRUDE RELEASED FROM THE UNIT. SPLC EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISPATCHED REMEDIATION TEAMS AND NOTIFIED REGULATORY AGENCIES. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS WAS PERFORMED AND LEARNING FROM INCIDENT (LFI) WAS PUBLISHED TO SHARE THE CAUSE AND LESSON LEARNED FROM THIS INCIDENT. FEW RECOMMENDATIONS AND CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ARE TAKEN TO PREVENT RECURRENCE OF SUCH INCIDENT. THE ROOT CAUSE(S) OF THE INCIDENT ARE: O THE UNIT 3 INBOARD SEAL FAILED DUE TO AXIAL MOVEMENT. O THERE WAS A LOGIC ERROR CAUSING THE MOV BREAKER TO OPEN DUE TO SWITCHING DIRECTIONS WITHOUT A TIME DELAY. O INTERNALLY PASSING STATION VALVES DID NOT EFFECTIVELY ISOLATE THE STATION.
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.