KINDER MORGAN CRUDE AND CONDENSATE LLC

Incident Narrative

ON 2/17/17 KINDER MORGAN CRUDE AND CONDENSATE (OPID 32678) EXPERIENCED A RELEASE OF 0.79 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL INTO ENGINEERED CONCRETE CONTAINMENT AT ITS DEWITT PUMP STATION IN CUERO TX, DEWITT COUNTY. AT APPROXIMATELY 11:03 ON STARTUP OF MAINLINE PUMP 307, FOLLOWING THE REPLACEMENT OF AN INBOARD SEAL, THE INBOARD SEAL IMMEDIATELY FAILED RELEASING CRUDE OIL. PUMP 307 WAS IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN BY LOCAL PERSONNEL, SUCTION AND DISCHARGE VALVES WERE CLOSED ISOLATING THE PUMP AND ASSOCIATED PIPING, AND THE ONSITE SUPERVISOR AND LOCAL TECHNICIANS INITIATED THE OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLAN. ONCE KINDER MORGAN PERSONNEL CONFIRMED THE RELEASE AMOUNT TO BE GREATER THAN 5 GALLONS STATE AUTHORITIES (RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TX PIPELINE SAFETY) WERE NOTIFIED TELEPHONICALLY AT 12:43. THIS TELEPHONIC REPORT WAS DONE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF CONFIRMED DISCOVERY AS PER RRC OF TX HAZARDOUS LIQUID RULE 8.301(A) (1). DUE TO OTHER MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES OCCURRING WITHIN THE FACILITY, VACUUM TRUCKS AND OPERATOR RESOURCES WERE ALREADY ON SITE AND CLEANUP BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. ALL RELEASED CRUDE OIL WAS RECOVERED VIA A VACUUM TRUCK AND DISPOSED OF PROPERLY. PUMP 307 WAS SENT OFF TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR FAILURE ANALYSIS AND REPAIR ESTIMATE. ON 2/28/17 AN ESTIMATE FOR REPAIR WAS PROVIDED TO KINDER MORGAN AND DUE TO THE FORECASTED COST EXCEEDING $50,000.00 A CALL WAS MADE TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER AT 11:23, NRC #1172107, AND UPDATED TELEPHONIC NOTIFICATION WAS MADE TO STATE AUTHORITIES (RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TX PIPELINE SAFETY DEPARTMENT). THE REPAIR SHOP'S INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE RELEASE WAS MECHANICAL FAILURE DUE TO A SECTION OF PUMP 307'S IMPELLER SHROUD FRACTURING AND BREAKING OFF. THIS THEN CAUSED THE SEAL FAILURE RESULTING IN THE RELEASE. THE PUMP IMPELLER AND SEALS WILL BE REPLACED AND RE INSTALLED UPON COMPLETION.