PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC

hazardous_liquid Incident —

Incident Information

Report Date
OperatorPHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
Commodity—
Pipeline Typehazardous_liquid

Location

State
Coordinates41.78261, -107.11650

Cause

CauseINCORRECT OPERATION
Subcause—

Casualties

Fatalities0
Injuries0

Costs

Property Damage
Lost Commodity
Public/Private Damage
Emergency Response
Environmental Remediation
Other Costs

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Incident Narrative

THE MORNING OF 10/08/2014 AT 0735 HRS STATION PERSONNEL WERE PREFORMING THE OPERATOR ROUNDS WHEN A LEAK WAS NOTICED FROM A VALVE ON SM17. CONSOLE 4 WAS CONTACTED AND THE LINE WAS SHUT DOWN. THE VALVE BODY BLEEDER WAS FOUND TO BE PARTIALLY OPEN WITH NO CAP ON THE END OF THE TUBING FROM COMISSIONING. THIS WAS A NEW INSTALL DURING THE EARLY SPRING OF THIS YEAR WITH SOME RECENT PAINTING ACITVITIES WHICH IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BUMPED THE NEEDLE VALVE ENOUGH TO PARTIALLY OPEN IT WITH THE RELEASE OCCURING DURING AN EARLY MORNING DELIVERY. BASED ON THE SPILL TO SOIL ESTIMATOR 5 1/2 GALLONS WAS RELEASED. ALL NOTIFICATIONS WERE MADE, NO INJURIES OCCURED.

About This Pipeline Incident

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