HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | HOLLY ENERGY PARTNERS - OPERATING, L.P. |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.12740, -104.79070 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
DURING NORMAL PIPELINE OPERATIONS A THIRD-PARTY DOWNSTREAM PUMP FAILED CAUSING A HIGHER THAN NORMAL (BUT WELL BELOW MOP) BOOSTER PUMP DISCHARGE PRESSURE. A THERMAL RELIEF VALVE ON THE HEP METER SKID RELIEVED AND DID NOT RESET CAUSING THE SUMP TO OVERFILL. HEP OPERATIONS SWITCHED TO A SMALLER BOOSTER IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE PIPELINE PRESSURE AND THE PIPELINE WAS RESTARTED. THE HEP PIPELINE FIELD OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO VISUALLY CHECK THE SUMP LEVEL EVERY HOUR FOR ANY RISE IN FLUID LEVEL AND A VACUUM TRUCK WAS STATIONED ON-SITE TO EMPTY THE SUMP IF IT BECAME NECESSARY. THE TOTAL ESTIMATED VOLUME RELEASED REPORTED TO THE NRC WAS 1 BBL.; HOWEVER, AFTER RECEIVING A CONFIRMATION ON THE TOTAL VOLUMES RECOVERED BY THE VACUUM TRUCK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT APPROXIMATELY 5 BBLS WAS RELEASED. THE CONTAMINATED SOIL WAS EXTRACTED AND DISPOSED OF AS REQUIRED.
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.