PHMSA Report 20220056
PHMSA Report 20220056
Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in STANTON, MARTIN County, TX. Reported cause: EQUIPMENT FAILURE. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 35 CRUDE OIL released, $20,000 reported property damage. Operator-reported incident data submitted to PHMSA, generally within 30 days. Records may be supplemented or corrected and do not represent final agency causal findings.
Report number: 20220056.
Operator ID: 15851.
Reported incident date: 5/30/2022 8:15.
Cause detail: THREADED CONNECTION/COUPLING FAILURE
Cause detail: A POPPET VALVE FAILED DUE TO SHEERED THREADS AND RESULTING ON A LOSS OF APPROXIMATELY 35 BBLS. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED BY LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND THE UNIT SHUTDOWN. THE RELEASED CRUDE OIL WAS CONFINED TO THE OPERATOR PROPERTY AND CLEANED UP PROMPTLY. THE VALVE WAS REPAIRED AND THE UNIT WAS RESTARTED.
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