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Phillips 66 (2538), Lake Charles

Releases of Crude Oil

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source(s) Notes Amount of Release
99300

2007-09-09		Visible sheen
Cause: STORMS-heavy rains caused outfall 002 to flow

Followup: No

Notes: Report stated that a small amount of crude had been released and caused a sheen on the water. The sheen was going through Outfall #2 and booms were placed in water. Pumped water to fire pond. Installed sausage type absorbent booms
99137

2007-09-03		Pig trap
Cause: see notes

Followup: No

Notes: Report states that closure hatch on pig trap failed		6.0 gallons
103362

2008-02-22		Area C - 2 Vac Unit
Cause: start up of the 2 vac Unit X-20102 / 201

Followup: No

Notes: Report states that 2 to 3 barrels were lost. Also states that 20 to 30 gallons entered water - why the discrepancy? REMEDIAL ACTION: booms and floor dry were deployed by Operations personnel. Mechanical support and Vac truck called to remedy the situation		126.0 gallons
102794

2008-02-02		T-84 tank dike wall
Cause: pinhole leak in a transfer line

Followup: No

Notes: No information given about remedial actions		2.0 gallons
No LDEQ Reported

2009-11-03		#2 Crude unit
Cause: A piece of tubing ruptured in the #2 crude unit.

Followup: No

Notes: oil was cleaned up.
115518

2009-07-07		T-37
Cause: A line inside the T-37 dike wall failed and released approximately 10 gallons of reduced crude.

Followup: No

Notes: No information Given		10.0 gallons
128741

2011-01-16		T-74 Oily Sewer Sump
Cause: Refinery unauthorized discharge notification report states that the T-74 oily sewer pump level indicator appears to have failed to start the pumps operating. Overflow of crude oil into a railroad ditch occurred.

Followup: No

Notes: The oil was cleaned up using vacuum trucks, absorbent booms, and pads. The frequency of operator rounds has been increased. Refinery letter states that no off-site impact occurred and that impact to the sides of railroad ditch were "almost nonexistent."		17,220.0 gallons
137187

2012-02-15		Tank-347
Cause: A pressure change caused oil to leak from a line in Tank-347. 35 gallons of crude oil was released.

Followup: No

Notes: Spill response personnel conducted clean-up. The tank is out of service while the floor of the tank is repaired.		35.0 gallons
151828

2013-10-23		Abandoned P66 pipeline
Cause: On October 10, a leak was discovered on an abandoned P66 pipeline, which was actually abandoned in the 1970s. It was determined that the leak was caused by external corrosion.

Followup: No

Notes: Leak was identified on abandoned 20" Phillips 66 pipeline that ran in the same ROW area at 04:30 on 10/25/2013. Clamp was installed on that pipe to stop leak at 10:00 the same day. All contaminated soil has been excavated and stored in a covered roll-off box. Samples were taken and analyzed for TPH 1005 & 1006, BTEX, GRO, and DRO. A vacuum truck was used to pump out the abandoned pipeline in order to expose the other capped end of the abandoned pipeline, and then secured both ends. The excavations will be backfilled with clean imported fill. Impacted soils will be properly disposed. To prevent recurrence, the pipeline was completely purged and capped.		149.5 gallons