PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — September 26, 2014
Incident Information
| Incident Date | September 26, 2014 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | HVL OR OTHER FLAMMABLE OR TOXIC FLUID WHICH IS A GAS AT AMBI |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 37.12897, -97.05156 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | NON-THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $5,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"AT APPROXIMATELY 11:30 AM ON 9/26/14 DURING NORMAL MAINTENANCE ROUNDS, PIPELINER DISCOVERED A SMALL LEAK OF BUTANE ESCAPING FROM THE STEM PACKING WEEP HOLE ON BLOCK VALVE W-15 NEAR MP 30 ON PP-03 LINE. REPACKING THE VALVE STEM PER MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTION AND GUIDANCE WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. EQUIPMENT WAS INSTALLED TO DIRECT THE SMALL AMOUNT OF LEAKAGE INTO CONTAINMENT AND THE VALVE WAS REPLACED ON 9-29. UPDATES BELOW PER B. PIERZINA REQUEST ON 1-5-2015: 2015-1-26 - UPDATED PART A-14 WITH PIPELINE SHUTDOWN INFORMATION. INFORMATION ENTERED WAS INITIAL SHUTDOWN TIME. PIPELINE WAS RESTARTED TO REPLACE THE HVL IN THE PIPE AT THIS LOCATION WITH NON HVL PRODUCT TO FACILITATE REPAIRS. SECOND PIPELINE SHUTDOWN OCCURRED ONCE NON HVL WAS IN PLACE ON 9-29-2014 AT 11:11 AND RESTARTED AFTER VALVE REPLACEMENT ON 9-29-2014 AT 19:04. 2015-1-26 - UPDATED PART G-6 WITH ""NON THREADED CONNECTION FAILURE"" (SEAL (NOT PUMP SEAL) OR PACKING) PER PHMSA REQUEST. 2015-1-26 - PART D UPDATED TO DOCUMENT NO SOIL CONTAMINATION. BLATCJM 2015-1-26 UPDATED MULTIPLE SECTIONS DUE TO PHMSA FORM REQUIREMENT CHANGES FROM DATE OF ORIGINAL SUBMISSION TO PRESENT."
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.