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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184412-MS
... in an operational savings of 2 to 3 days per month on average through better management of the CPA and line changes. Slowly, operators are accepting this technology as a viable replacement for vessel-mounted ADCPs. Reservoir Characterization platform subsea system Artificial Intelligence autonomous marine...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184452-MS
... safer methods for gauging and sampling. Unanticipated benefits as well as challenges are also covered. Conclusions : The types of approaches featured in these case studies have the potential to nearly eliminate manual tank gauging and sampling in their operations. These companies demonstrate that using...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184458-MS
... Abstract This paper will discuss a simplified quantitative method for calculating the human health impacts of failures during high-pressure fluid operations. The methodology ties catastrophic high-pressure failure energies to specific human impacts. The methods are then applied to specific...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184426-MS
... Abstract The SPE has recently formed a process safety work group to help engineering, drilling and operations personnel to apply process safety to the upstream oil and gas business. One of the goals of this work group is to help apply process safety principles, commonly used in other industries...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-186086-MS
... Abstract Water management in the oil and gas industry has evolved rapidly to meet the needs in the various plays across the country through the boom, downturn, and now into the expected recovery. Operators and service companies have improved frac fluid chemistries to utilize non-freshwater...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184441-MS
... risk dimension while interactions that could potentially result in stakeholders satisfaction represent the upside opportunity dimension. The oil and gas industry is faced with significant NTRs at project and portfolio levels due to the complex operating environment and challenging stakeholder...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184477-MS
... Abstract Objectives/Scope Operators need to manage a complex environment of operating activities, plant conditions, and working practices. All interact with each other as well as with process safety barriers, deliberately and inadvertently changing the potential for a major hazard event...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184422-MS
... in poor HSSE performance characterized by an operating mode of reaction and recovery. However, a proactive approach in working with EPC contractor bidders to ‘front end load’ work on HSSE strategies and plans, and so gaining alignment and contractual agreement up front well before construction work begins...
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Paper presented at the SPE Health, Safety, Security, Environment, & Social Responsibility Conference - North America, April 18–20, 2017
Paper Number: SPE-184476-MS
... Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), are developing faster in their performance and capabilities than even the professional RPAS operators can keep up with. The decision to ‘ send in the drone' , can provide safer and more efficient solutions compared to that of traditional labor intensive inspection...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173492-MS
... that important ongoing scientific exploration can continue. Effectiveness operation West Texas shield Upstream Oil & Gas glare telescope McDonald Observatory visibility skyglow society of petroleum engineers floodlight Fixture safety night time visibility observatory rig dark sky...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173546-MS
... Abstract The integration of HSE as a critical component of project planning during facility design and collaboration between architects, contractors, HSE professionals, and operations personnel ensures sustainability, safety and process flow elements are addressed from the conceptual stage...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173569-MS
... “BowTie and Job Hazard Analysis: A Case Study to Communicate the Barrier Philosophy as it Relates to Process Safety in Well Operations” and “Environmental Risk Arising From Well-Construction Failure—Differences Between Barrier and Well Failure, and Estimates of Failure Frequency Across Common Well Types...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173526-MS
... to the traditional diesel engine. Marine diesel-electric engine is a hybrid engine that uses diesel fuel to generate mechanical torque and transform to electrical power for driving motor and propels the ship. The developed electrical systems, where the diesel engine can be operated on a variable speed giving a huge...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173572-MS
..., site, waste management, biodiversity, and community disturbances potentially alarm citizens who may not understand that numerous environmentally friendlier technologies and practices are currently being developed and used to address such areas. Several operators go beyond what is required, taking steps...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173558-MS
... with establishing increasingly complex compliance programs, including facilities that have not previously been subject to significant regulatory attention. While most operators have traditionally dealt with requirements established by the state oil and gas commissions, these regulations present a new type...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173574-MS
... guidance disclosure social responsibility and development HSSE reporting CR report Newfield risk management criteria operation stakeholder materiality matrix Indicator practical approach information source matrix guideline society of petroleum engineers materiality Introduction...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173575-MS
... of mitigation strategies and support for mitigation plans at the community level in advance of Devon's operational needs. Business Drivers: Why It's Important To Devon To Manage For Wildlife and Biodiversity Business drivers are the primary factors used to support a business vision and to rationalize...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173522-MS
... with climate change, and operating in remote and sensitive areas of the world. An important practice is sustainability reporting. Clear and consistent reporting helps companies create a solid platform for productive engagement and performance improvement. For oil and gas companies, sustainability reporting...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173552-MS
... Abstract This study aims to measure the water footprint for conventional oil production over the entire life cycle. The overall methodology for the development of net water footprint (cubic meters of water/barrel of oil produced) included the modelling of different unit operations...
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Paper presented at the SPE E&P Health, Safety, Security and Environmental Conference-Americas, March 16–18, 2015
Paper Number: SPE-173562-MS
... to shift for GHG management. Key elements of planning include (1) identifying options (technology or operating practices) to reduce emissions, (2) assessing energy flows (source and sinks) to further identify areas for improvement, and (3) establishing a framework for prioritizing the identified GHG...

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