ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | ONEOK NGL PIPELINE, LLC |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.85406, -94.89299 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AT 15:37 ON 1/21/2017 THE ONEOK TULSA PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER (PCC) RECEIVED PRIORITY 1 GAS DETECTOR ALARM AND STATION LOCK-OUT AT ONEOK MONT BELVIEU STORAGE (OMBS) (SITE 460) IN MONT BELVIEU, TEXAS. OMBS CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED AND INITIATED THE RESPONSE TO THE SITE. ONEOK NGL PIPELINE FIELD PERSONNEL WERE DISPATCHED TO THE SITE. ONCE ONSITE IT WAS REPORTED THAT A SMALL VAPOR CLOUD WAS VISIBLE FROM THE STERLING 1, (PUMP 601) PUMP SEAL. THE ONEOK FIELD PERSONNEL AND THE OMBS OPERATIONS TEAM ISOLATED THE PUMP SUCTION BLOCK VALVE TO PUMP 601 AND BEGAN BLOWING DOWN THE PUMP CASE TO STOP THE RELEASE. ONCE ISOLATED AND BLOWN DOWN THE PUMP SEAL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED AFTER WHICH THE PUMP WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE. ONEOK INVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE SEAL FAILED DUE TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR.
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.