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Motiva Enterprises (2719), Convent

Causal Factor: Other

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
79534

2005-05-03		Flares
Cause: see notes. A power dip caused shutdown of many units on east side of refinery

Followup: No

Notes: POWER FAILURE. Courtesy notice.
76633

2005-01-31		Fresh water system
Cause: see notes. Leak in the fresh water system adjacent to the brine system.

Followup: No

Notes: originally reported on telephone as leak in salt water system aproximately 1 barrel which would have been in exceedance of reportable quanitity.
100970

2007-11-13		Hydro Treating Unit
Cause: see notes

Followup: No

Notes: Small packing leak on a control valve of the Hydro treating unit ignited. This info from a DEQ report - no corresponding letter from Motiva
94473

2007-03-09		Sulfur Recovery Unit
Cause: see notes

Followup: No

Notes: Release results from trips in the Sulfur Recovery Unit. This is a verbal notification - no letter from Motiva included.		Sulfur Dioxide: 500.0 pounds
94049

2007-02-19		Tank 20D-19
Cause: see notes

Followup: Yes

Notes: MTBE contamination detected in soil and groundwater samples takne beneath the floor of Tank 20D-19.
110742

2008-11-11		None Reported
Cause: see notes.

Followup: No

Notes: FIRE. Fire quickly extinguished by operations personnel using a handheld fire hose
109465

2008-09-23		VPS-2 Atmospheric Heater (83H-101)
Cause: see notes. Air flow to the heater was shifted more to one side than the other and an oxygen fan was operating at low RPM

Followup: No

Notes: Affirmative defense letter
No LDEQ Reported

2008-09-19		Tail Gas Treating Unit 2 (76H-101)
Cause: see notes. Insufficient oxygen supply to the Sulfur Recovery Unit

Followup: No

Notes: Affirmative defense letter
108900

2008-09-11		None Reported
Cause: see notes.

Followup: No

Notes: Diesel powered air compressor caught fire
107997

2008-08-13		Alkylation Unit pump
Cause: see notes. Fresh acid leak on suction side of a pump.

Followup: No

Notes: Letter states that emissions were BRQ and did not create reportable emergency conditions
107171

2008-07-13		None Reported
Cause: see notes

Followup: No

Notes: FIRE. Insulation was soaked and ignited outside the plant. Fire monitor was put on the fire and it was put out.
106126

2008-06-03		Tank
Cause: see notes. Overpressure of a spent caustic tank caused the roof to separate.

Followup: No

Notes: No letter from Motiva. File contains DEQ report and verbal notification.
105080

2008-04-24		Heater Check Valve
Cause: see notes. Leak on H-oil unit reactor. Heater check valve had a flash fire

Followup: No

Notes: FIRE.
103449

2008-02-27		VPS-1 Unit
Cause: see notes. Small leak from a vaporizer.

Followup: No

Notes: No official letter from Motiva; files include DEQ report and verbal notification
103359

2008-02-23		H-Oil Unit (hydrocracker)
Cause: see notes. Incipient fire from a leaking bleeder on the H-Oil Unit

Followup: No

Notes: FIRE. Motiva will continue to monitor process bleeders, caps, and plugs for correct positioning and isolatio		Sulfur Dioxide: 2.0 pounds
Gas Oil: 5.0 gallons
No LDEQ Reported

2008-01-17		Tail Gas Treating Unit 4 (78h-101)
Cause: see notes. Hydrocarbon carryover into the amine system due to an incident in/around the H-Oil Unit

Followup: No

Notes: Affirmative defense letter.
No LDEQ Reported

2008-01-05		HGU WWTU Flare (EPN 85D-105)
Cause: see notes. Pilot outage on flare

Followup: No

Notes: Under investigation. Affirmative defense letter.		>RQ