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Shell Chemical East (26336), Norco
LDEQ Accident Report
| Accident # | No LDEQ Number Available |
| State Police # | 13-01953 |
| Accident Date | 2013-05-06 |
| Report Date | 2013-05-09 |
| 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 |
| Heavy Gas Oil | Furnace piping | NO | NO | NO | BRQ |
Accident Classified As: Below Reportable Quantity (BRQ)
Cause of Problem: Piping or Tubing
On May 6, an employee of the neighboring facility called and reported to Shell that an odor was identified in the area of the north east side of the site around the OL-5 unit area by the fence line roadway. Shell investigated and found a hole in a furnace piping going to the process water drain. Residual cracked heavy gas oil was found in the furnace piping.
Discharge Preventable - No Information Given
Notes/Remedial Actions
Operations personnel pressured out residual oil with steam and odor was eliminated.
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