SUNCOR ENERGY (USA) PIPELINE CO.
hazardous_liquid Incident — — June 14, 2010
Incident Information
| Incident Date | June 14, 2010 |
| Operator | SUNCOR ENERGY (USA) PIPELINE CO. |
| Commodity | CRUDE OIL |
| Pipeline Type | hazardous_liquid |
Location
| State | |
| Coordinates | 41.12338, -104.78386 |
Cause
| Cause | INCORRECT OPERATION |
| Subcause | "TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR ALLOWED OR CAUSED TO OVERFILL OR OVERFLOW" |
Casualties
| Fatalities | 0 |
| Injuries | 0 |
Costs
| Property Damage | $10,000 |
| Emergency Response | $5,000 |
| Other Costs | $0 |
Location Map
Incident Narrative
"TIME LINE FOR JUNE 14, 2010 TANK 1168 OVER FILL AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT SUNCOR PIPELINE CONTROL CENTER WAS FILLING TANK 1168, NOTHING COMING OUT OF THE TANK. OPERATIONS WERE NORMAL. AT 13:34 ON JUNE 14, 2010 OPERATOR RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE CONTROL CENTER IN SHERWOOD PARK, ALBERTA TO INFORM HIM THEY HAD RECEIVED A HIGH ALARM ON TANK 1168. (THIS WAS THE FIRST AND ONLY ALARM THEY RECEIVED) THE OPERATOR WAS PREPARING TO INVESTIGATE. DATA AT THE CONTROL CENTER SHOWED 1200 BBLS WORKING ROOM. LEVEL WAS ~32 FEET (32,200 BBLS) AND THE TANK TREND SHOWED NORMAL. AT 13:37, OPERATOR WAS TURNING ONTO THE ACCESS ROAD TO CHEYENNE CRUDE STATION AND SAW THE TANK OVER FLOWING. HE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE CONTROL CENTER TO INFORM THEM TO STOP FLOW INTO TANK 1168 AND SWING INTO TANK 928. AT 13:39 THE VALVE TO TANK 1168 WAS CLOSED. AT 13:30 THE SUNCOR LEAK TRAILER WAS ACTIVATED AND CONTRACTORS WORKING AT THE CRUDE STATION WERE EVACUATED. BARRICADES WERE ESTABLISHED AND ABSORBENT BOOM WAS DEPLOYED. OVERFLOW WAS CONTAINED IN THE TANK DIKE AND NO OIL LEFT SUNCOR'S PROPERTY. CLEANUP BEGAN IMMEDIATELY. PHONE NOTIFICATIONS: 14:30 NCR (944028) 14:40 PHMSA 14:45 WY-DEQ (100614-1400)"
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.