CRIMSON PIPELINE L.P.

Incident Narrative

DESCRIPTION: AT 08:52AM ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, THE CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE VENTURA COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT OF A LEAK AND ODOR AT TUSCAN GROVE PL. AND SANTA ROSA ROAD IN THE CITY OF CAMARILLO. THE PIPELINE WAS SHUTDOWN AT 08:54AM AND A PIPELINE OPERATOR WAS SENT OUT. THE SUSPECTED RELEASE WAS WITHIN A CRIMSON VAULT AND UPON ARRIVAL THE PIPELINE OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THE RELEASE DUE TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT'S SAFETY CONCERNS. AS A PRECAUTION, THE UPSTREAM AND DOWNSTREAM VALVES WERE CLOSED AT 09:24AM AND APPROXIMATELY 10:00AM RESPECTIVELY. OPERATOR RESOURCES ARRIVED AT 10:15AM. TO INVESTIGATE, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SENT A GOPRO CAMERA INTO THE VAULT TO SAFELY CONFIRM THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE. VENTURA COUNTY FIRE AFTER DETERMINING NO HEALTH SAFETY HAZARDS WERE PRESENT CRIMSON WAS PERMITTED TO ENTER THE AREA AT 12:45PM. CRIMSON CLAIMED THE RELEASE AND BEGAN EXTERNAL NOTIFICATIONS AT 12:51. THE RELEASE WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE VAULT AND VACUUM TRUCKS BEGAN REMOVING FREE OIL FROM THE VAULT LATER THAT EVENING. FINDINGS: A PINHOLE LEAK ON THE NIPPLE OF A BLEEDER VALVE ON THE UPSTREAM SIDE OF VALVE 7010 WAS DISCOVERED. DURING REPAIRS, PART OF THE VAULT WALL WAS REMOVED AND A SUMP WAS FOUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE VAULT THAT HAD BREACHED PRODUCT TO GROUND. THE VAULT IS SUPPLIED WITH A SECURITY CHAIN. IT IS A POSSIBILITY THAT OVER TIME THE SECURITY CHAIN CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE VALVE NIPPLE STRIPPING IT FROM ITS PROTECTION. AS A RESULT, THE NIPPLE WAS VULNERABLE TO EXTERNAL CORROSION. CORRECTIVE ACTION: IMMEDIATE: THE BLEEDER VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPOOL PIECE AND 2"" VALVE IMPACTED SOIL WAS REMOVED AND PROPERLY DISPOSED VAULT WAS REPLACED SOIL WAS REPLACED WITH CERTIFIED CLEAN SOIL SURROUNDED AFFECTED AREAS WERE RESTORED TO ORIGINAL CONDITION