ROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — December 6, 2018
Incident Information
| Incident Date | December 6, 2018 |
| Operator | ROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.01472, -96.75556 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $24,915 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON DECEMBER 6TH, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:05 PM CST, OIL THAT HAD LEAKED NEAR AND AROUND TANK 2535 WAS DISCOVERED. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION THE SOURCE OF THE CRUDE OIL LEAK WAS FROM THE SEAL ON THE NORTHWEST MIXER. THE CRUDE OIL HAD ACCUMULATED PRIMARILY ON THE WEST SIDE OF TANK 2535 AND HAD MIGRATED IN LOW LYING AREAS AROUND THE TANK TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHWEST. APPROXIMATELY 28 BARRELS OF CRUDE OIL WAS RELEASED, THE VOLUME OF THE RELEASE WAS DETERMINED BY SCADA INFORMATION AND THE AMOUNT OF PRODUCT RECOVERED. COMPANY PERSONNEL WERE ABLE TO STOP THE RELEASE BY PLACING THE MIXER IN A MAINTENANCE MODE. EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CLEAN UP EFFORTS WERE CONDUCTED BY COMPANY PERSONNEL AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR. AIR MONITORING WAS ON SITE CONTINUOUSLY THROUGHOUT THE CLEAN UP TO ENSURE BENZENE LEVELS WERE SAFE AND ALL READINGS WERE LESS THAN THE ACTION LEVEL. THE INITIAL CLEAN UP WAS CONCLUDED AT 10 PM CST ON DEC. 6TH. CLEAN UP EFFORTS TO RESTORE THE IMPACTED AREA WERE COMPLETED BY DEC. 11TH.
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.