TORRANCE VALLEY PIPELINE COMPANY LLC

Incident Narrative

ON MARCH 6, 2019, AT APPROXIMATELY 07:12 A.M. PST, UPON ARRIVAL TO THE MIDWAY STATION, THE OPERATOR NOTICED A SEAL FAILURE AT THE MAINLINE BOOSTER PUMP RELEASING APPROXIMATELY 4 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL ONTO THE PUMP PAD. THE OPERATOR RESPONDED BY CONTACTING THE PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER TO SHUT DOWN THE BOOSTER PUMP. HE CONTACTED HIS SUPERVISOR AND THEN ISOLATED THE STATION WITH THE MAINLINE VALVES. PRODUCT WAS PRIMARILY CONTAINED ON SECONDARY CONTAINMENT OF THE PUMP PAD AND WAS QUICKLY CLEANED UP. THE PUMP SEAL WAS REPLACED AND THE SYSTEM RESUMED OPERATION. THE FAILED SEAL WAS SENT TO THE LAB FOR ANALYSIS AND THE RESULTS WILL BE REPORTED IN A SUPPLEMENT REPORT TO THIS ORIGINAL 7000.1 REPORT. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ THIS NARRATIVE INCLUDES CLARIFICATION FOR THE CAL OES NOTIFICATION MADE. CAL OES WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RELEASE ON 03/06/19 AT 0801 HRS PST, CONTROL NUMBER 19-1565. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT UPDATE- TORRANCE VALLEY PIPELINE COMPANY RECEIVED THE FINAL SEAL FAILURE REPORT FROM JOHN CRANE. THE REPORT CONCLUDED THAT THE SEAL FAILED DUE TO THREE POSSIBLE FACTORS. ONE, THE INTERNAL DIAMETER OF THE SEAL MAY NOT HAVE BEEN CONCENTRIC WITH THE SHAFT; TWO, THE SHAFT MAY BE OUT OF BALANCE OR THREE, THE SHAFT WAS BENT. TVP HAS CONSIDERED THESE POSSIBILITIES AND THE ACTION TO BE TAKEN WILL BE TO REPLACE THE PUMP, THEREFORE ADDRESSING ALL THREE POSSIBLE CAUSES. THIS CONCLUDES THE FINDINGS AND INVESTIGATION FOR THIS INCIDENT.