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CSB Investigation Report No. 2012-03-I-CA 2012 Safety Safety Environmental Environmental
Chevron Richmond Refinery Pipe Leak and Fire
Chevron Richmond Refinery, California
Related equipment → piping (piping)
0Fatalities
0Injuries
Corrosive ruptureMechanism code STD
Failure Mode · ISO 14224 Mapping
Damage mechanism (recorded in KB)
Corrosive ruptureSTD
ISO functional code (as recorded)
ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code
STD · Structural failure
ISO STD — Structural failure.
1What Happened

Crude unit 4-inch pipe sulfidation thinning rupture -> naphtha leak and fire

2Root Cause

Underestimated high-temperature sulfidation corrosion rate + inadequate wall-thickness monitoring

3Reliability Lessons (from investigation root cause)
  • Underestimated high-temperature sulfidation corrosion rate
  • inadequate wall-thickness monitoring
4Associated Failure Mechanisms (Keywords)
piping corrosion thinning sulfidation leak internal shell corrosion fire
About the Failure-Mode Code (click to expand)

The recorded code STD is an ISO 14224:2016 functional failure code (describes what the equipment failed to do). The damage mechanism (how it failed) is shown in the Mapping block above. The two are distinct dimensions in ISO 14224.

5Evidence Source (transparent)
Authority:U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB)
Official Report:www.csb.gov ↗
Data Verification:verified_url_csb_sitemap
Related Failure Modes · Traceability
Fouling/Plugging fouling_pluggingCorrosion Thinning corrosion_thinningErosion erosionStress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) sccFlow-induced Vibration Fatigue (Tube) flow_induced_vibration_fatigueExpanded Joint Leak expanded_joint_leakTube Sheet Corrosion tube_sheet_corrosionTube Hole Enlargement tube_hole_enlargementCladding Disbonding cladding_disbondingPartition Leak partition_leakChannel Flange Leak channel_flange_leakShell Internal Corrosion / Erosion fmShell Crack fm_2Baffle Corrosion / Wear -> Loss of Tube Support fm_3Baffle Vibration Fatigue fm_4Fatigue Cracking fatigue_crackingCorrosion Thinning fm_5Gasket Aging / Creep -> Leak fm_6Improper Gasket Installation fm_7Bolt Relaxation bolt_relaxationBolt Corrosion fm_8Valve Internal Leak fm_9Blockage fm_10Relief Valve Set-pressure Drift fm_11Valve Seat Leak fm_12Inlet Line Blockage fm_13Sensor Drift fm_14Loose Wiring / Terminals fm_15Fouling/Plugging fouling_pluggingCorrosion Thinning corrosion_thinningErosion erosionStress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) sccFlow-induced Vibration Fatigue (Tube) flow_induced_vibration_fatigueExpanded Joint Leak expanded_joint_leakTube Sheet Corrosion tube_sheet_corrosionTube Hole Enlargement tube_hole_enlargementCladding Disbonding cladding_disbondingPartition Leak partition_leakChannel Flange Leak channel_flange_leakShell Internal Corrosion / Erosion fmShell Crack fm_2Baffle Corrosion / Wear -> Loss of Tube Support fm_3Baffle Vibration Fatigue fm_4Fatigue Cracking fatigue_crackingCorrosion Thinning fm_5Gasket Aging / Creep -> Leak fm_6Improper Gasket Installation fm_7Bolt Relaxation bolt_relaxationBolt Corrosion fm_8Valve Internal Leak fm_9Blockage fm_10Relief Valve Set-pressure Drift fm_11Valve Seat Leak fm_12Inlet Line Blockage fm_13Sensor Drift fm_14Loose Wiring / Terminals fm_15内腐蚀(Internal Corrosion) internal_corrosion外腐蚀(External Corrosion) external_corrosion保温层下腐蚀 CUI(Corrosion Under Insulation) cui冲蚀-冲刷腐蚀(Erosion-Corrosion) erosion_corrosion死角/滞留区腐蚀(Dead-Leg Corrosion) dead_leg_corrosion热疲劳(Thermal Fatigue) thermal_fatigue振动疲劳(Vibration Fatigue) vibration_fatigue应力腐蚀开裂 SCC(Stress Corrosion Cracking) scc氢致开裂 HIC(Hydrogen-Induced Cracking) hic脆性断裂(Brittle Fracture) brittle_fracture高温蠕变(High-Temperature Creep) creep法兰-垫片密封泄漏(Flange/Gasket Leak) flange_gasket_leak焊缝缺陷/未熔合(Weld Defect) weld_defect水击(Water Hammer) water_hammer堵塞/沉积(Blockage/Deposit) blockage机械损伤/第三方破坏(Mechanical Damage) mechanical_damage
Report No. 2012-03-I-CA · Data from CSB public investigation conclusions, compiled by Reliability AI, for reliability demonstration purposes only. This case is derived from public incident investigation reports for learning purposes only. AIM does not endorse or guarantee its accuracy.