DOUBLE EAGLE PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — March 31, 2016
Incident Information
| Incident Date | March 31, 2016 |
| Operator | DOUBLE EAGLE PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 28.51010, -99.22351 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $3,557 |
| Emergency Response | $915 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 3/31/16 KINDER MORGAN'S DOUBLE EAGLE PIPELINE EXPERIENCED A RELEASE OF .90 BBLS OF CONDENSATE INTO ENGINEERED CONTAINMENT AT ITS GARDENDALE TERMINAL IN COTULLA TX, LA SALLE COUNTY. AT APPROXIMATELY 15:08, WHILE THE PIPELINE WAS SHUT DOWN, THE KINDER MORGAN HOUSTON CONTROL CENTER (HCC) RECEIVED A HIGH LOWER EXPLOSIVE LIMIT (LEL) ALARM FROM THE GARDENDALE BOOSTER-EAST AREA EXPLOSIVE ATMOSPHERIC DEVICE (EAD). IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR HCC OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR THIS SYSTEM THE CONTROLLER REMOTELY ISOLATED THE BOOSTER PUMP FURTHER FROM THE REST OF THE STATION BY ISSUING A SCADA ""CLOSE"" COMMAND TO THE PUMP'S SUCTION AND DISCHARGE VALVES. AT 15:15 THE HCC CONTROLLER DISPATCHED THE LOCAL ON CALL TECHNICIAN TO INVESTIGATE. UPON HIS ARRIVAL AT 15:30 THE LOCAL TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT BOOSTER PUMP P-400 HAD A LEAK COMING FROM GASKET AT THE PUMP CAN FOUNDATION MOUNTING FLANGE RESULTING IN THE AFOREMENTIONED LEAK. THE LOCAL TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED HIS SUPERVISOR AND THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN (ERP) WAS PUT INTO ACTION. ONCE KINDER MORGAN PERSONNEL DETERMINED THE RELEASE AMOUNT TO BE GREATER THAN 5 GALLONS STATE AUTHORITIES WERE NOTIFIED TELEPHONICALLY (RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TX PIPELINE SAFETY). THE KINDER MORGAN SPILL RESPONSE CONTRACTOR ARRIVED ON SITE AND CLEANUP BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. ALL RELEASED CONDENSATE WAS RECOVERED VIA A VACUUM TRUCK AND RETURNED TO THE PIPELINE SYSTEM. A PRELIMINARY INTERNAL INVESTIGATION CONCLUDED THE RELEASE WAS A RESULT OF A RUBBER GASKET FAILURE. THE FAILED GASKET WAS REPLACED ON APRIL 6, 2016.
About This Pipeline Incident
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