PHMSA Report 20220025
PHMSA Report 20220025
Hazardous liquid gravity and reporting-regulated-only incident in BIG SPRING, HOWARD County, TX. Reported cause: INCORRECT OPERATION. Reported consequences: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries, 2 CRUDE OIL released, $0 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: 20220025.
Operator ID: 15851.
Reported incident date: 2/24/2022 16:33.
Cause detail: VALVE LEFT OR PLACED IN WRONG POSITION, BUT NOT RESULTING IN A TANK, VESSEL, OR SUMP/SEPARATOR OVERFLOW OR FACILITY OVERPRESSURE
Cause detail: OPERATOR CLOSED DRA VALVE ON A PUMP HOWEVER, DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER, FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND ICE BUILD UP AROUND THE SEAT, THE VALVE DID NOT FULLY SEAT RESULTING IN A LOSS OF 2 BBLS OF A DRA AND CRUDE OIL MIX. DURING DEEP FREEZE, FROZEN MATERIAL WAS IN THE VALVE AND DID NOT FULLY SEAT, LEADING OPERATOR TO BELIEVE VALVE WAS CLOSED. THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED BY LOCAL OPERATING PERSONNEL. THE CONTROL CENTER WAS IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED AND THE UNIT SHUTDOWN. THE RELEASED DRA AND CRUDE OIL MIX WAS CONFINED TO OPERATOR PROPERTY, CLEANED UP PROMPTLY AND THE UNIT RESTARTED.
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