"SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P."
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 7, 2015
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 7, 2015 |
| Operator | "SHELL PIPELINE CO., L.P." |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.84693, -91.65166 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | MALFUNCTION OF CONTROL/RELIEF EQUIPMENT |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $500 |
| Emergency Response | $4,500 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"THE CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN INDICATION FROM A MAINLINE PUMP STATION FOR THE HYDRO CARBON MONITOR. THE CONTROLLER TOOK ACTION AND SHUT DOWN THE PIPELINE SYSTEM, ISOLATED THE STATION, CALLED THE ON CALL OPERATIONS PERSONNEL TO INVESTIGATE. THE OPERATIONS PERSONNEL FOUND THE PUMP STATION DISCHARGE BLOCK VALVE STEM HAD RELEASED CRUDE OIL TO THE GROUND. CONTACTED MECHANIC TO INSPECT VALVE AND VALVE STEM PACKING. VALVE STEM PACKING ADDED. CLEAN UP OF CRUDE OIL TO SOIL AND HYDRO CARBON MONITOR. RETURNED PIPELINE TO SERVICE AT 02:35 6/8/15. UPDATED VOLUME FROM .24 TO .6 BBLS. FROM CLEAN UP CONTRACTOR. QUESTIONS FROM PHMSA - VALVE INSPECTION RECORDS. - NOTIFICATION TO NRC. CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED AN INDICATION OF HYDROCARBON MONITOR, CONTROLLER SHUT DOWN PIPELINE AND ISOLATED PUMP STATION. THE INDICATIONS HAVE SOMETIMES BEEN FALSE ALARMS. SENT OUT ON-CALL OPERATOR INVESTIGATE. DRIVE TO PUMP STATION IN HEAVY RAIN STORM WAS ONE HOUR AND TEN MINUTES. FOUND EVIDENCE OF RELEASE, CONTACTED CONTROL CENTER & OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR, TIME 22:40. OPERATIONS SUPERVISOR CONTACTED EMERGENCY RESPONSE REPRESENTATIVE WITH INFORMATION OF INCIDENT. EMERGENCY RESPONSE REPRESENTATIVE MADE THE CALL TO THE NRC AT 23:23."
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.