"SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 7, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 7, 2015 |
| Operator | "SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P." |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 30.47387, -91.04322 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $60,000 |
| Emergency Response | $35,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"CONTROL CENTER WAS NOTIFIED BY THE EAST BATON ROUGE FIRE DEPT. HAZ MAT TEAM OF A FOG COMING FROM A VALVE SITE. THE CONTROLLER SHUT DOWN THE MAINLINE PIPELINE FEEDING THE 12 INCH LATERAL AND CLOSED THE BLOCK VALVE. THIS STOPPED THE RELEASE FROM THE VALVE. VAVLE IS A 12"" EXPANDING GATE VALVE ANSI 600. THE VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW VALVE. VALVE WAS TAKEN TO INSPECT FOR CAUSE. THE VALVE BODY VENT BLEEDER WAS LOOSENED AND NOT SUBSEQUENTLY RE-TIGHTENED. PROCEDURE FOR PERFORMING THIS MAINTENANCE DO NOT ADDRESS THIS THREAT. THE PROCEDURE WILL BE UPDATED FOR STANDARD PROCEDURE FOR VALVE PACKING INJECTION/REPAIR. UPDATE VALVE TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION TO CLARIFY SCHEDULE OF VALVE EXTERNAL FITTINGS."
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.