ROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM L.P.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — April 2, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | April 2, 2014 |
| Operator | ROSE ROCK MIDSTREAM L.P. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 36.77616, -97.24686 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | PIPELINE OR EQUIPMENT OVERPRESSURED |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $15,000 |
| Emergency Response | $17,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
AS PART OF A MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE, LO/TO WAS IMPLEMENTED ON FOUR MAINLINE VALVES. UPON COMPLETION OF THE MAINTENANCE WORK, INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO REMOVE ALL LOCKS AND OPEN UP MAINLINE VALVES. ONE VALVE WAS INADVERTENTLY LEFT CLOSED AND THE LINE WAS STARTED UP AGAINST THE CLOSED VALVE. THE MOP OF THE PIPELINE AT BRAMAN STATION IS 1440 PSIG. THE MOP OF THE PIPELINE AT THE POINT OF FAILURE IS 780 PSIG. BECAUSE THE PRESSURE TRANSMITTER ON THE PIPELINE AT BLACKWELL JCT WAS INOPERABLE NO PRESSURE ALARM WAS RECEIVED TO INDICATE EXCEEDENCE OF THE 780 MOP. THE SYSTEM IS DESIGNED TO SHUTDOWN BRAMAN STATION IF THE PRESSURE REACHES 780 AT BLACKWELL JCT. THE CONTROLLER WAS WATCHING THE PRESSURE AT BRAMAN AND HE SAW IT HIGHER THAN NORMAL AND SHUT THE PIPELINE DOWN AT 1160 PSI. HE COULD NOT SEE THE PRESSURE AT BLACKWELL JCT.
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.