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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | 153631 |
| State Police # | 14-00539 |
| Accident Date | 2014-02-03 |
| Report Date | 2014-02-10 |
| Follow-up Date | 0000-00-00 |
| Follow-up: | No |
Pollutants Released
| Pollutant | Duration | Point Source | Greenhouse Gas | Criteria Pollutant | Ozone forming chemical | Amount of Release |
| Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) | 20 m | T-38 Flare (EQT 240) of Area D | NO | NO | YES | BRQ |
| Hydrogen Sulfide | 20 m | T-38 Flare (EQT 240) of Area D | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure
An unknown quantity of H2S was released from a flare to the atmosphere due to a pilot flame outage. The source was identified as the T-38 Flare (EQT 240) of Area D, Permit 2626-V9. The flare is equipped with an automatic shut-off valve on the flare piping at the time of the flame outage the valve closed as the intended design, and thus only the material in the flare piping was released.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
The flare pilots were out for approximately 20 minutes. Engineering calculations determined that the amounts of H2S and VOC release during the outage was less than the reportable quantity. There is no mention of what caused the pilot outage.
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