COLONIAL PIPELINE CO
hazardous_liquid Incident —
Incident Information
| Report Date | — |
| Operator | COLONIAL PIPELINE CO |
| Commodity | — |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 29.90801, -94.01201 |
Cause
| Cause | EQUIPMENT FAILURE |
| Subcause | — |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | — |
| Lost Commodity | — |
| Public/Private Damage | — |
| Emergency Response | — |
| Environmental Remediation | — |
| Other Costs | — |
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Incident Narrative
AT APPROXIMATELY 11:00 A.M. CST ON NOVEMBER 3, 2010 DURING A FACILITY INSPECTION, AN OPERATOR FOUND PRODUCT FLOATING ON WATER IN THE LINE 2 INJECTION VALVE ACCESS WELL AT NORTH PORT ARTHUR STATION. TECHNICIANS AND CONTRACTORS WERE CONTACTED AND THE OPERATIONS MANAGER WAS NOTIFIED AT 11:15 A.M. AND THE DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS WAS NOTIFIED AT 11:30 A.M. CONTRACTORS AND A VACUUM TRUCK ARRIVED AT 11:30 A.M. AND RECOVERED APPROXIMATELY 1,879 GALLONS OF WATER AND PRODUCT FROM THE ACCESS WELL. THE SOURCE OF THE RELEASE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE LEFT GUIDE PLUG ON THE INJECTION VALVE. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED ON THE PLUG AND THE BOLTS WERE RETIGHTENED AND THE SYSTEM WAS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT 9:00 P.M. CST. ALL PRODUCT WAS CONTAINED IN THE ACCESS WELL SO THERE WAS NO CONTAMINATED SOIL. APPROXIMATELY, 141 GALLONS OF FREE PRODUCT WERE COLLECTED DURING THE RECOVERY PROCESS. THE EVENT DID NOT MEET STATE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THE INCIDENT ANALYSIS WAS COMPLETED ON JUNE 2, 2011. TECHNICAL SERVICES WORKED WITH THE VALVE MANUFACTURE TO DETERMINE THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS SIGNIFICANT WEAR OF THE GUIDE PLUG. THE WEAR CAUSED THE GUIDE PLUG TO BECOME LOOSE AND ALLOWED PRODUCT TO ESCAPE.
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.