JP ENERGY MARKETING, LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 28, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 28, 2014 |
| Operator | JP ENERGY MARKETING, LLC |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 34.55307, -97.40303 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $0 |
| Emergency Response | $3,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
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Incident Narrative
A FAULTY RELAY SWITCH IN THE EXISTING PLC SCADA PACK THAT PROVIDES PERMISSIVE TO START/STOP THE DISCHARGE PUMP, SENSITIVE TO TANK LEVELS, CAUSED THE OUTBOUND DISCHARGE PUMP AND SCADA TANK LEVELS TO BE 100% INOPERABLE WHILE UPSTREAM VOLUMES CONTINUED TO FILL LIMITED TANK CAPACITIES AT THE STATION (THE LIMITED STORAGE CAPACITY WAS DUE TO THE TANK REPLACEMENT PROJECT WHERE THREE OF FIVE TANKS WERE OOS). A PIPELINE TECHNICIAN (RONNIE SMITH) NOTICED AN ABNORMAL TANK LEVEL INDICATION WHILE REVIEWING SCADALYNX ON HIS CELL PHONE, SO HE WENT TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THE RELEASE. RONNIE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED HIS SUPERVISOR AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO PROCEED TO THE UPSTREAM STATION (LONE GROVE) LOCATED 25 MILES AWAY TO ISOLATE FLOW INTO THE ELMORE STATION. THE RELEASE WAS STOPPED AT APPROXIMATELY 7:10PM. THE RELEASE WAS FULLY CONTAINED WITHIN SECONDARY CONTAINMENT AND RESPONSE/CLEANUP EFFORTS WERE DEPLOYED AT THIS TIME.
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.