PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC
hazardous_liquid Incident — — July 2, 2013
Incident Information
| Incident Date | July 2, 2013 |
| Operator | PHILLIPS 66 PIPELINE LLC |
| Commodity | REFINED AND/OR PETROLEUM PRODUCT (NON-HVL) WHICH IS A LIQUID |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 45.25032, -107.70180 |
Cause
| Cause | NATURAL FORCE DAMAGE |
| Subcause | "EARTH MOVEMENT, NOT DUE TO HEAVY RAINS/FLOODS" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $1,500,000 |
| Emergency Response | $0 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"THE LOCAL AREA SUPERVISOR IN BILLINGS RECIEVED A CALL FROM THE CONTROL CENTER AT 5:45 PM MST ON 07/02/2013, REGARDING A PRESSURE DIFFERENTIAL DOWNSTREAM OF A BLOCK VALVE AT ~MP 22 ON SM01 SEMINOE MAINLINE AND THE LINE HAD BEEN SHUT DOWN. THE AREA SUPERVISOR, A TECHNICIAN AND A PIPELINER HEADED TO THE APPROXIMATE LOCATION TO INVESTIGATE AND THE LINE FLYER WAS RELEASED FOR ASSISTANCE NOTHING WAS FOUND ON 07/02/2013. ON 07/03/13 CREWS CONTINUED TO INVESTIGATE AND THE LEAK WAS FOUND BY THE LINE FLYER. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, OPERATIONS AND CONTRACT CREWS IMMEDIATELY HEADED TO THE SITE AND BEGAN WORK. LINE WAS STRESS RELEIVED FOR ABOUT 4000 FEET AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE LINE. ADDITIONAL SAFETY ITEMS WERE PERFORMED AS REQUESTED BY PHMSA ON THE LINE AND STARTED BACK UP ON 07/13/2013. PRESSURE DOWNSTREAM OF THE VALVE IS ~25 PSI AND UPSTREAM IS ~325 PSI. MP 22 IS 20 MILES SOUTH OF BILLINGS AND TECHNICALLY WITHIN CROW RESERVATION BOUNDARIES."
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.