ORYX SO. DELAWARE OGT LLC

Incident Narrative

"ON MAY 3RD, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 16:15 CENTRAL TIME, ORYX WAS NOTIFIED BY 3RD PARTY PIPELINE OPERATOR (ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS) THAT A SPILL HAD OCCURRED AT THE ORYX PIG RECEIVER UPSTREAM OF THE ENTERPRISE METER LOCATION. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN REMOTELY BY THE ORYX CONTROL ROOM. THE LEAK WAS LOCALLY ISOLATED AT APPROXIMATELY 16:25 BY OPERATIONS PERSONNEL FROM ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS BY CLOSING THE 2"" ISOLATION VALVE UPSTREAM OF THE COUPON HOLDER ASSEMBLY. ORYX EMPLOYEES WERE THEN DISPATCHED TO THE LEAK SITE AND ARRIVED ON LOCATION AT 16:50 TO BEGIN SPILL RESPONSE ACTIVITIES. AIR PATROL WAS DISPATCHED TO FLY THE ENTIRE PIPELINE PRIOR TO RESTARTING PIPELINE. PIPELINE WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 22:30. INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THAT THE 2"" TREADED PLUG ON COUPON ASSEMBLY WAS NOT TIGHTENED CORRECTLY. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: REQUIRED CONTRACTOR TO REVIEW THEIR PROCEDURE FOR MANUALLY INSPECTING CORROSION COUPONS WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES AND PROVIDE RETRAINING. REQUIRED CONTRACTOR TO REQUALIFY THEIR EMPLOYEE ON THE OQ COVERED TASK BEFORE RETURNING BACK TO WORK AT ORYX FACILITIES. ORYX EXPRESSED THE IMPORTANCE TO ENSURING THAT THE JOB IS 100% COMPLETE BEFORE LEAVING JOB SITE DURING PROCEDURE REVIEW WITH CONTRACT COMPANY. UPDATED BY PHMSA IT PER PHP-6 & OPERATOR CONCURRENCE TO INSERT