ROADRUNNER PIPELINE, L.L.C.

Incident Narrative

AN HEP PIPELINE TECHNICIAN WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PULLING A PIG FROM THE PIG TRAP AND WAS BLEEDING OFF AIR FROM THE TRAP IN ORDER TO FILL THE TRAP WITH PRODUCT AND WHEN HE WAS READY AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE MOTOR OPERATED VALVE (MOV) THE VALVE WOULD NOT CLOSE. THE HEP TECHNICIAN IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED THE VALVE BACK TO REMOTE AND THEN SWITCHED IT BACK TO LOCAL AND THE VALVE CLOSED AT THIS TIME APPROXIMATELY 2.5 BBLS OF CRUDE OIL HAD ALREADY SPRAYED OUT OF THE BLEEDER VALVE. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE HEP TECHNICIAN SHOULD HAVE CLOSED THE BLEEDER VALVE PRIOR TO ADDRESSING THE ISSUE OCCURRING WITH THE MOV. THE FREE PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE HOLLYFRONTIER REFINERY AND 1 BBL. OF CRUDE OIL WAS RECOVERED FROM THE GROUND. THE SITE CLEAN-UP RESPONSE WAS IMMEDIATELY INITIATED INCLUSIVE OF SOIL REMEDIATION AS THERE WAS ALREADY A VACUUM TRUCK ON-SITE. THE HEP PIPELINE TECHNICIAN DID GO THROUGH RETRAINING OF THE PROCEDURE AND PER THE SUPERVISOR'S ASSESSMENT THE EMPLOYEE IS QUALIFIED TO CONTINUE TO PERFORM THIS TASK. FINALLY, THE INITIAL REPORT TO NRC STATED THAT APPROXIMATELY 7.5 BBLS HAD BEEN RELEASED ONTO THE GROUND AND 5 BBLS RECOVERED BUT AFTER THE FINAL MEASUREMENTS WERE COMPLETED THE RESULTS CONFIRMED THAT 2.5 BBLS WAS RELEASED AND APPROXIMATELY 1 BBL. RECOVERED. ON 10/24/14 PER BASIM BECENTY'S REQUEST REVISED PART G TO REFLECT CAUSE TO BE INSUFFICIENT PROCEDURE.