Formal safety assessments have become a regulatory requirement in Norway and the UK. This paper outlines different types of risk and safety analysis methods that can be used to evaluate the safety of drilling operations, associated equipment and installations.

Keywords:
frequency, assessment, assumption, hazop, scenario, regulation, acceptance criteria, evaluation, drilling, reliability
Subjects:
Drilling Operations, Drilling Equipment, Offshore Facilities and Subsea Systems, HSSE & Social Responsibility Management, Safety, Risk Management and Decision-Making, HSSE management systems, Contingency planning and emergency response, Safety risk management
Copyright 1991, SPE/IADC Drilling Conference
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