# ONEOK ROCKIES MIDSTREAM, LLC — Warning Letter

- **operation:** document
- **citation:** CPF 520145016W
- **title:** ONEOK ROCKIES MIDSTREAM, LLC — Warning Letter
- **source type:** enforcement
- **agency:** Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
- **status:** historical
- **official:** true
- **published on:** 2014-11-13
- **effective on:** Not available
- **summary:** CLOSED warning letter citing 195.404(c).
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Warning Letter involving ONEOK ROCKIES MIDSTREAM, LLC. PHMSA's enforcement data identifies the cited regulation as 195.404(c). The case was opened on 2014-11-13 and is reported as closed as of 2014-11-13. Open the official case record for notices, responses, orders, and the latest status.

Official case documents:

520145016W_warning letter_11132014.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520145016W/520145016W_warning%20letter_11132014.pdf

520145016W_warning letter_11132014_text.pdf: https://primis.phmsa.dot.gov/enforcement-documents/520145016W/520145016W_warning%20letter_11132014_text.pdf

520145016W_warning letter_11132014_text.pdf

WARNING LETTER
CERTIFIED MAIL - RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
November 13, 2014
Mr. Wes Christensen
Senior Vice President, Operations
ONEOK Rockies Midstream, LLC.
100 West Fifth Street
Tulsa, OK 74103
CPF 5-2014-5016W
Dear Mr. Christensen:
On July 7, 2014 through July 11, 2014, a representative of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration (PHMSA) pursuant to Chapter 601 of 49 United States Code inspected
your OneOK Rockies Midstream, LLC pipeline facilities in Sidney, Montana. Specifically, our
representative inspected the Riverview, Grasslands, and Stateline pipeline assets.
As a result of the inspection, it appears that you have committed a probable violation of the
Pipeline Safety Regulations, Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. The item inspected and the
probable violation is:
1. §195.404 Maps and Records.
(c) Each operator shall maintain the following records for the periods specified;
(1) The date, location, and description of each repair made to pipe shall be
maintained for the useful life of the pipe.
(2) The date, location, and description of each repair made to parts of the
pipeline other than pipe shall be maintained for at least 1 year.



(3) A record of each inspection and test required by this subpart shall be
maintained for at least 2 years or until the next inspection or test is performed,
whichever is longer.
The mid-year inspection record for the only over pressure safety device on the pipeline system
was not available for review at the time of the inspection. The missing inspection record was for
the calendar year 2013. OneOK switched to a different software system to generate work orders
and contends that this one inspection was not recorded. Regardless of the maintenance record-
keeping system used, OneOK must ensure that over pressure protection devices are inspected at
the required intervals and records of the inspection are maintained.
Under 49 United States Code, § 60122, you are subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $200,000
per violation per day the violation persists up to a maximum of $2,000,000 for a related series of
violations. For violations occurring prior to January 4, 2012, the maximum penalty may not
exceed $100,000 per violation per day, with a maximum penalty not to exceed $1,000,000 for a
related series of violations. We have reviewed the circumstances and supporting documents
involved in this case, and have decided not to conduct additional enforcement action or penalty
assessment proceedings at this time. We advise you to correct the item(s) identified in this letter.
Failure to do so will result in OneOK being subject to additional enforcement action.
No reply to this letter is required. If you choose to reply, in your correspondence please refer to
CPF 5-2014-5016W. Be advised that all material you submit in response to this enforcement
action is subject to being made publicly available. If you believe that any portion of your
responsive material qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b), along with the
complete original document you must provide a second copy of the document with the portions
you believe qualify for confidential treatment redacted and an explanation of why you believe
the redacted information qualifies for confidential treatment under 5 U.S.C. 552(b).
Sincerely,
Chris Hoidal
Director, Western Region
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
cc: PHP-60 Compliance Registry
PHP-500 J. Haddow (#146044)
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