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Incident Narrative

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:46 AM ON 10/10/2017 THE CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED BY CADDO PARISH, LA SHERIFF OF A PETROLEUM ODOR COMPLAINT IN THE AREA OF FINNEY STATION. CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL AND BEGAN SHUTTING THE STATION AND THE ASSOCIATED PIPELINE SYSTEM DOWN AS A PRECAUTION. THE SYSTEM WAS DOWN BY APPROXIMATELY 3:09 AM. LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SITE AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 AM. THE SHERIFF AND LOCAL FIRE DEPT. WERE ALREADY ON SITE. ADDITIONAL OPERATING PERSONNEL RESPONDED TO THE STATION TO AID IN THE INVESTIGATION OF THE ODOR. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 AM, A HOLE IN THE SHELL OF TANK 312 WAS IDENTIFIED. THE HOLE IN THE SHELL WAS LOCATED AT A HEIGHT OF APPROXIMATELY 30'. CONTROL CENTER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY BEGAN TO PUMP OUT OF TANK 312 INTO OTHER TANKS AT THE STATION IN ORDER TO GET THE PRODUCT LEVEL BELOW THE HOLE IN THE SHELL TO STOP THE ACTIVE LEAK. THE TANK WAS LOCKED OUT AFTER BEING PUMPED OUT TO A LEVEL BELOW THE HOLE AND CLEAN UP BEGAN. UPON INVESTIGATION THE HOLE IN THE TANK SHELL APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A BULLET DUE TO ITS EXTREMELY SYMMETRICAL AND CLEAN NATURE. TSA AND PHMSA WERE NOTIFIED OF THE ACCIDENT. TO DATE, NO PARTY HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A SUSPECT IN THIS MATTER. THE TANK REMAINED LOCKED OUT AND THE STATION WAS RESTARTED AT APPROXIMATELY 19:03 ON 10/10/17. CLEAN UP CONTINUED AND ON 10/13/17 IT WAS DETERMINED THAT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP COSTS WOULD CAUSE TOTAL COSTS FOR THE ACCIDENT TO EXCEED $50,000 AND NRC WAS NOTIFIED. REPORT NO. 1193186 WAS ISSUED. REQUIRED 48 HOUR UPDATE WAS PROVIDED TO NRC AND REPORT NO. 1193392 WAS ISSUED. THE HOLE IN THE TANK SHELL WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO API 653 STANDARDS BY A QUALIFIED CONTRACTOR AND WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE ON 11/6/2017. SUPPLEMENTAL/FINAL REPORT SUBMITTED TO ADDRESS PHMSA ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION DIVISION REQUEST FOR UPDATES TO CERTAIN SECTIONS OF REPORT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED AS ORGINAL/FINAL.