HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 32.84711, -104.39072 |
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 02:45 AM ON 08/13/16 A HEP CONTROLLER RECEIVED A SCADA HIGH SUMP AND VAPOR MONITOR ALARMS ON THE 4 CORNERS PUMP STATION, CONTACTED HEP I & E FOREMAN, AND SHUT DOWN AND ISOLATED THE STATION. SIMULTANEOUSLY ANOTHER CONTROLLER RECEIVED A CALL FROM A HFC EMPLOYEE MAKING HIS ROUNDS OF NOTICING A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE IN THE AREA OF THE 4 CORNERS PUMP STATION. HEP AND HFC PERSONNEL BOTH RESPONDED. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A SEAL ON UNIT 2 HAD FAILED, RELEASING ESTIMATED 10 BARRELS OF GASOLINE THAT WAS FLOATING ON RAIN WATER, WHICH HAD COLLECTED AT THE PUMP STATION FROM A THUNDERSTORM IN THE AREA. THE WATER AND FREE PRODUCT WERE PICKED UP BY VACUUM TRUCKS, AND PROPERLY DISPOSED OF. THE SEAL WAS REPLACED IN UNIT 2 WAS REPLACED, UNIT PLACED BACK INTO SERVICE.
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.