ROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM L.P.

hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 24, 2016

Incident Information

Incident DateFebruary 24, 2016
OperatorROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM L.P.
CommodityCRUDE OIL
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates37.68038, -98.42847

Cause

CauseCORROSION FAILURE
SubcauseINTERNAL CORROSION

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage$16,420
Emergency Response$2,500
Other Costs$0

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Incident Narrative

UPDATED REPORT TO REFLECT SOIL WAS REMEDIATED. AT 1410 HRS, THE CONTROL CENTER WAS CONTACTED BY A LANDOWNER AND NOTIFIED OF A LEAK ON THE PIPELINE. THE CONTROL CENTER SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE BY SHUTTING DOWN HUDSON STATION AT 1410 HRS. AT 1416 HRS OPERATIONS PERSONNEL ARRIVED ON SITE AND CLOSED THE PENSOLA BLOCK VALVE LOCATED AT MP 10. THIS ISOLATED THE LEAK. ALL OIL WAS CONTAINED ON SITE AS THE EXCAVATION FROM THE LEAK THAT OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 16 WAS STILL OPEN AND THE OIL WAS CONTAINED IN THE EXCAVATION. EIGHTY-TWO BARRELS (82 BBLS) OF CRUDE OIL WERE RECOVERED BY VACUUM TRUCK. AT 1536 HRS, A CLAMP WAS INSTALLED. RATHER THAN INSTALL A SECOND WELD SLEEVE, IT WAS DECIDED TO REPLACE 34 FEET OF PIPE - WHICH INCLUDED REMOVAL OF THE WELD SLEEVE THAT WAS INSTALLED ON 2/17/16. THE REPLACEMENT PIPE WAS HYDROTESTED TO 2250 PSI AND WAS INSTALLED ON 2/26. NDT WAS PERFORMED ON THE WELDS AND THE PIPELINE WAS BROUGHT BACK INTO SERVICE ON 2/26. APPROXIMATELY 75 SQ CUBIC YARDS OF SOILED DIRT WAS REMOVED AND CONTINUES TO BE LAND FARMED. KDHE VISITED THE LEAK LOCATION AND NOTED THE REMOVAL OF ALL SOILED GROUND. THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN: ROSEN TOOLS HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 19 - APRIL 21. TOOLS INCLUDE A GEOMETRY AND PASSAGE ANALYSIS AND A HIGH RESOLUTION METAL LOSS INSPECTION TOOL. AERIAL PATROLS WILL CONTINUE 3X WEEK ON MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY. THREE SECTIONS OF PIPE WERE SHIPPED TO THE DNV - GL LAB FOR ANALYSIS ON 3/11/16.

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