So your pipe burst, your pump shaft snapped, or your welded joint split, and you need to figure out why and how to fix it. The next steps you take can make the difference between finding answers and leaving the mystery unsolved until the next failure.

Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) is a systems approach to hazard analysis. It is based on the premise that accidents happen when we lose control. They are a control problem, not a failure problem.

The GATE approach to risk ranking makes risk assessment easier, more accurate and more repeatable by incorporating LOPA insights into the risk matrix approach.

HAZOP is the most commonly applied process hazard analysis (PHA) methodology in the processing industries. It is also the most flawed!

This calculator calculates the triaxial stress (VME) at a given depth.

This calculates AP collapse resistance for a specific pipe.

This calculator calculates the change in length of pipe hanging in the hole due to tension, ballooning, buoyancy and thermal effects.

This calculates AP collapse resistance for a specific pipe.

The recent global over supply of crude oil and soft demand has resulted in oil companies shutting wells in to prevent destroying value and to protect their balance sheets. The time frame, until production startup becomes economic, is uncertain and therefore, it is imperative that appropriate actions are taken to maintain and manage the integrity of shut-in wells and associated delivery systems.

The time frame, until production startup becomes economic, is uncertain and therefore it is imperative that appropriate actions are taken to maintain and manage the integrity of the available Installed Production Capacity during shut-in.

Circuitization aims to reduce overhead inspection costs through the thoughtful break down of a system into smaller sections.

In recent years, the BSEE Safety Inspection Program section has been developing a risk-based approach to augment these inspections.

This information provides insight to aid in preventing common failures and improving industry practices to reduce incident rates in addition to saving time and money.

Now its time to assess the TOLC risk and the corresponding locations in the system where TOLC may occur. From there we can determine the appropriate mitigation and control strategies.

The building blocks of a robust inspection program are condition monitoring locations (CMLs). As defined by API 510 and API 570, CMLs are designated locations on pressure vessels or piping systems where periodic external examinations are conducted to assess condition.

At GATE Energy, we have the technical knowledge and experience to apply our own approach to souring prediction which can enable design and operational decisions to be made to mitigate the risks associated with such H2S production.

Seawater injection is a vital tool for the economic success of some projects and those projects need to ensure that the seawater can be effectively delivered from the seawater source to the reservoir.

In Part 2 of this GATEKEEPER series, we will look at the different approaches available to assess risk in the system and will discuss the mitigation options available to us.

This article will outline the challenges during integrity management, and the best practices that ultimately deliver a coordinated, effective, and cost-optimized IM plan.