HARVEST MIDSTREAM COMPANY
hazardous_liquid Incident — — January 1, 2019
Incident Information
| Incident Date | January 1, 2019 |
| Operator | HARVEST MIDSTREAM COMPANY |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.46062, -98.44847 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | OTHER EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $265,000 |
| Emergency Response | $1,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON JANUARY 1, 2019 IT IS ESTIMATED THAT AT 04:45 THE INTERNAL FLOATING ROOF ON THE RUTHERFORD STATION TANK 4000 SANK AND BECAME STUCK. AT 06:43 THE OPERATOR ARRIVED ONSITE AND DISCOVERED PRODUCT WAS OVERFLOWING FROM THE TANK VENT. ALL OIL WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE TANK SECONDARY CONTAINMENT. THE CONTROL ROOM WAS IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED AND INCOMING PRODUCT AND TRUCK LACTS WERE BLOCKED IN. ONCE IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE SAFE, OIL WAS PUMPED FROM THE TANK TO THE PIPELINE. PREVENTATIVE MEASURE TO KEEP FROM REOCCURRING DIRECT CAUSE ' TANK COMPONENT FAILURE - METALLURGY FOR THE REPLACEMENT INTERNAL FLOATING ROOF (IFR) PONTOONS WAS CHANGED BASED UPON THE EXAMINATION OF THE FAILED IFR PONTOON METALLURGY. SYSTEM CAUSE - NO REDUNDANCY ALLOWING A SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE - UPGRADED THE HIGH-HIGH LEVEL SWITCH TO NOT REQUIRED CONTACT WITH THE IFR TO INITIATE OVERFILL PROTECTION. THE NEW SWITCH WILL SENSE THE IFR OR A LIQUID LEVEL. CONTRIBUTING FACTOR - INADEQUATE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND LACK OF SITUATIONAL AWARENESS - ENHANCEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO SCADA IN WHICH METERED FLOW VOLUMES IN AND OUT OF THE TANK ARE USED TO CALCULATE PREDICTED TANK LEVELS AND A RATE OF CHANGE OF THE TANK VOLUME WAS ALSO ADDED TO IMPROVE THE CONTROLLER'S AWARENESS.
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.