ENERGY TRANSFER COMPANY

Incident Narrative

ON 07/31/2013 ENERGY TRANSFER (ET) EXPERIENCED A RELEASE OF NGL AND FIRE AT A PUMP STATION LOCATED NEAR YORKTOWN, TEXAS IN DEWITT COUNTY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES, FATALITIES OR EVACUATIONS RESULTING FROM THIS INCIDENT. ET LIQUID CONTROL CENTER RECEIVED A FIRE DETECTION ALARM AT APPROXIMATELY 11:39 AM AND THE FACILITY WAS AUTOMATICALLY BLOCKED IN. CONTROL CENTER NOTIFIED THE COMPANY MECHANIC, WHO CONTACTED THE PIPELINE TECHNICIAN. THE TECHNICIAN RESPONDED TO THE SCENE AT 12:26 AND CONFIRMED THE FIRE. THE FIRE EYE AND ESD SYSTEMS PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. THE FIRE WAS ALLOWED TO BURN ITSELF OUT AND WAS EXTINGUISHED AT 3:15 PM. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED AND PRODUCTION LOSS WAS KEPT TO A MINIMUM. DUE TO A PUMP SEAL FAILURE, ALL DAMAGES WERE CONTAINED TO THE SINGLE PUMP, MOTOR AND CONTROLS SYSTEMS. THIS INCIDENT WAS TELEPHONICALLY REPORTED TO THE TEXAS RAILROAD COMMISSION (REGULATING AGENCY) AT 13:25 ON 07/31/2013 UNDER REPORT # 829. THE INCIDENT WAS ALSO TELEPHONICALLY REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL RESPONSE CENTER (NRC) UNDER REPORT #1055666. FINAL UPDATE: DEC. 16, 2013: ALL DAMAGES WERE LIMITED TO THE SINGLE PUMP, MOTOR AND CONTROLS SYSTEMS. COST OF PROPERTY DAMAGE & REPAIRS, NOTED ON INITIAL REPORT, REMAIN ACCURATE. NEW PACKAGING IS EXPECTED TO BE INSTALLED BY DEC. 31, 2013. FAILURE ANALYSIS IDENTIFIED DESIGN/MANUFACTURING FLAWS WITHIN THE PUMP PACKAGE, WHICH IS STILL WARRANTED.