KINDER MORGAN CRUDE AND CONDENSATE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 12, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 12, 2016 |
| Operator | KINDER MORGAN CRUDE AND CONDENSATE LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.31776, -96.02161 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $2,200 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 4/12/16 KINDER MORGAN CRUDE AND CONDENSATE EXPERIENCED A RELEASE OF 1.4 BBLS OF CRUDE CONDENSATE AT ITS WHARTON PUMP STATION IN WHARTON TX, WHARTON COUNTY. AT 08:45 DURING A ROUTINE FACILITY CHECK LOCAL PERSONNEL DISCOVERED A RELEASE OF CRUDE CONDENSATE ESCAPING VALVE MOV-306 INTO ENGINEERED CONTAINMENT BELOW WITH SLIGHT SURFACE STAINING OF THE GRAVEL SURROUNDING THE CONTAINMENT. THE VALVE WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM THE VALVE STEM. THE LOCAL MANAGER IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED KINDER MORGAN'S HOUSTON CONTROL CENTER (HCC) AND THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN (ERP) WAS PUT INTO ACTION. ONCE KINDER MORGAN PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE RELEASE AMOUNT TO BE GREATER THAN FIVE (5) GALLONS STATE AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED TELEPHONICALLY (RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TX PIPELINE SAFETY). THE KINDER MORGAN SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR WAS DISPATCHED AND WHEN THEY ARRIVED ON SITE CLEANUP BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. ALL RELEASED CONDENSATE WAS RECOVERED AND STAINED GRAVEL WAS REMOVED AND REPLACED. AN INTERNAL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THE RELEASE WAS A RESULT OF A SEAL/PACKING FAILURE. THE VALVE WAS IMMEDIATELY REPACKED AND THE LEAK STOPPED.
About This Pipeline Incident
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