"SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — February 2, 2017
Incident Information
| Incident Date | February 2, 2017 |
| Operator | "SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P." |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.71976, -95.13221 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $30,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"MECHANICAL TECH WAS PERFORMING A SURVEY OF THE RELIEF PATH. MECH. TECH NOTICED A MANUAL VALVE THAT HE THOUGHT WAS BLOCKING THE RELIEF PATH. MECH. TECH OPENED THE VALVE. THE VALVE WAS ACTUALLY THE DRAIN VALVE TO THE STATION SUMP. AFTER THE MECH. TECH LEFT THE PUMP STATION, THE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN ALARM OF A STATION SUMP HI. THE CONTROLLER NOTIFIED THE STATION ATTENDANT TO RESPOND TO THE SITE FOR INSPECTION. UPON THE STATION ATTENDANT NOTICED THE SUMP HAD JUST BEGUN TO OVERFILL. THE STATION ATTENDANT ACTIVATED THE STATION EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN. FEBRUARY 2, 2017 - THE CONTROL CENTER MADE A MODIFICATION TO THEIR PROCEDURE TO SHUT DOWN ON A HI SUMP ALARM BEFORE RE-STARTING THE PIPELINE. MECHANICAL TECH ATTENDED I&M MANUAL REFRESHER ON FEB. 13, 2017. GROUP DISCUSSED THE INCIDENT AND WILL INCLUDE OPERATIONS BEFORE A VALVE POSITION WOULD BE CHANGED TO INSURE NO SIMILAR INCIDENT WOULD OCCUR IN THE FUTURE."
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.