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Calumet Lubricants 8 (1214), Shreveport

Releases in 2009

LDEQ Accident Number
Accident Date		 Point Source/Release CauseNotes
120035

2009-12-10
Point Source(s):
Tank Farm

Pollutant(s):
Smoke - BRQ
Asphalt - 1,000 pounds
Cause of Problem: Human Factors

Tank 92 fire inside the tank. Black smoke was visible. 5 to 8 feet of hard pin asphalt was being heated in order to transfer from damaged tank. Fire occurred because heater tubes were exposed from asphalt due to low product level in tank.		Extinguished fire.
119349

2009-11-08
Point Source(s):
tank farm

Pollutant(s):
Naphtha - 29,400 gallons
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

Approximately 700 barrels of naphtha were discharged from the roof of tank 58. The gauging system had failed and manual readings were not taken.		Stopped flow into tank, foamed product,removed naphtha from within diked area.
118112

2009-09-21
Point Source(s):
tank farm

Pollutant(s):
Gasoline - 420 gallons
Cause of Problem: No Information Given

While attempting to gauge 68 tank, an operator noticed a strong hydrocarbon smell. He began to look for a leak and found one on the south side of 68 tank. He notified the shift supervisor. He responded and found another area of seepage on the east side of 68 tank. Gasoline flowed into plant sewer system. soil removal not required. Cause is unknown. Tank will be internally inspected to determine cause.		Began to transfer product into another tank. Connected water to water draw to allow gasoline to float on the water and eliminate the hazards of releasing gasoline. Taking the tank out of service and establishing an action to repair, gasoline floated on water, no soil removal was required.
119092

2009-09-04
Point Source(s):
T-44

Pollutant(s):
Volatile Organic Compounds - 192,636 pounds
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

On September 4th the floating roof of T-44 collapsed and no alternate storage was available as T-61 had been out of service since August 4th. Plans were in place to move the contents on T-44 to the other gasoline storage tank T-68, when the floor of T-68 developed a leak on September 31st and it was taken out of service.		T-61 will be back in service by November 6, and T-44 will be taken out of service until then.
117485

2009-08-23
Point Source(s):
tank farm

Pollutant(s):
Isomerate - 210 pounds
Cause of Problem: Instrument Failure

T-31 was overflowing due to level indicator not working. Day shift operators discovered the overflowing product and switched the incoming product to a different tank (T195) and isolated T-31.		Blocked in tank cleaned up product. Utilized vac trucks to remove product from water surface.
117003

2009-08-04
Point Source(s):
T-61

Pollutant(s):
Gasoline - 4,200 gallons
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

Roof sank on T-61 releasing approximately 100 barrels of gasoline through roof drain. Product was floating on water on the ground and was draining back into concrete process sewer system. Some product was also on the ground at T-61 and south towards T-44.		Secured area, took LEL readings, foamed area. Jones Env called to remove product.
116061

2009-06-29
Point Source(s):
MEK

Pollutant(s):
Methyl Ethyl Ketone - 2 pounds
Lubricating Oil - 1 pounds
Toluene - 4 pounds
Water - 3 pounds
Cause of Problem: Power Failure

Due to an electrical power failure, operations were dumping deketonizer bottom water to the sump. Also at the same time operations were dropping out the primary and secondary feed drums to the warm wash receiver. They had only one predilution pump on and the warm wash receiver overflows to the sump. The south sump pump could not keep up and solvent backed out of the sump leg drain at the MEK charge pump. Source of ignition was heat trace that was arcing above the pump.		Fire was extinguished, electrical heat tape turned off, and an electrician was called over to look at it.
116091

2009-06-29
Point Source(s):
Other

Pollutant(s):
No Information Given - 0
Cause of Problem: Human Factors

Sour crude heater exploded splitting the heater on two sides. The heater was being restarted as a result of a power failure the previous night. Cause is operations problems.		secured area
116060

2009-06-28
Point Source(s):
#3 Flare

Pollutant(s):
No Information Given - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Power Failure

Off-site and on-site transformers failed causing complete power failure. #3 flare smoking due to lack of steam		electricians called to restore power.
116014

2009-06-26
Point Source(s):
Flare #3

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 252 pounds
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

All 3 flare gas compressors shut down due to electrical breakers tripping.		Electrician called to repair/replace breakers.
115655

2009-06-12
Point Source(s):
Flare #3

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 850 pounds
Cause of Problem: Power Failure

Swepco off-site transformer failed and cause plant power failure at approximately 7pm. SRUs and boilers shut down causing excess SO2 to be released to #3 Flare. Because of lack of boilers thick black smoke was also coming from the #3 flare.		power restored, restarted all process units.
113122

2009-03-04
Point Source(s):
#3 SRU

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 5,600 pounds
Cause of Problem: Equipment Failure

#3 SRU shut down to high temperature. The acid Gas was routed to the #3 flare until the #3 SRU could be restarted.		restarted SRU
112725

2009-02-13
Point Source(s):
Diesel Hydrotreater

Pollutant(s):
Diesel Fuel - BRQ
Cause of Problem: Seal or Gasket

Flange seal leak caused a fire in the diesel hydrotreater unit on the reactor feed effluent exchanger flange on the second deck.		no information given
112699

2009-02-12
Point Source(s):
Hydrogen Plant

Pollutant(s):
Hydrogen - 816 pounds
Hydrogen Sulfide - 46 pounds
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing

Piping Flange broke off recycle absorber on LOHT unit		Unit was depressurized and purged with nitrogen.
112663

2009-02-11
Point Source(s):
#3 flare

Pollutant(s):
Sulfur Dioxide - 5,640 pounds
Cause of Problem: Power Failure

Plant power failure from storm event caused shut-down of processing units. Utility pole was knocked down which caused electrical sub-station to fail. Both Sulfur Recovery Units went down, the belco thermal oxidizers and most other processing units.		Attempting to repair electrical and restart units. LDEQ conducted a field inspection and completed a field interview form: Strong odor was noted upon arrival. Perimeter air monitoring was conducted. SO2 and H2S were the parameters that were monitored. All monitoring showed non-detect. Full PDF was not able to be uploaded at this time. Current PDF does not include LDEQ investigation form. No refinery letter.
112282

2009-01-23
Point Source(s):
pipeline

Pollutant(s):
Natural Gas - 0 pounds
Cause of Problem: Process Upset

The pressure regulator valve failed on the pipeline supplying natural gas to Calumet. This caused the relief valve to vent the gas.		Relief valves were blocked in and repaired.