DOUBLE H
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 5, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 5, 2015 |
| Operator | DOUBLE H |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 47.80554, -104.48547 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,125 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
ON 7-5-15 AT 12:53 A KINDER MORGAN EMPLOYEE FOUND A CRACKED O-LET ON THE RELIEF LINE AT THE ALBIN PUMP STATION MAIN VALVE SKID. THE ESTIMATED RELEASE VOLUME WAS 1.5 BARRELS ON THE CONCRETE VALVE STATION SKID WHICH WAS ALSO INSIDE A CONTAINMENT AREA. THE EMPLOYEE CONTACTED THE CONTROL CENTER TO SHUT THE PUMPS DOWN. UPON THE PUMPS BEING SHUT DOWN BY THE CONTROL CENTER THE EMPLOYEE SHUT IN THE EFFECTED SECTION OF PIPELINE. THE ONSITE EMPLOYEES USED DIAPERS AND ABSORBENT TO CLEAN UP ALL RELEASED CRUDE OIL. THE CRACKED O-LET WAS CAUSED BY THE VIBRATION OF THE PUMPS. ONCE THE RELEASED CRUDE OIL WAS CLEANED UP FROM THE SKID, THE DAMAGE O-LET WAS REPAIRED. THE SYSTEM WAS TURNED BACK ON THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON (7-6-15) AT 16:00. NO OTHER ISSUES WERE NOTICED ON STARTUP. SUPPLEMENTAL UPDATE/CORRECTION 11/9/2016: KINDER MORGAN CORRECTED PART D-8 BY CHANGING ITEM ""8-A"" TO ""ZERO"" AND MOVED THE PREVIOUS ENTRY OF ""$90"" TO LINE ITEM ""8-E"". THIS CHANGE WAS MADE IN ORDER FOR THE COST DATA TO REFLECT THAT THE PRODUCT WAS ""TOTALLY CONTAINED ON OPERATOR-CONTROLLED PROPERTY"" AS NOTED IN PART B-10.
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.