TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435.Abstract BP started development of Andrew field in 1996 with a program for 13 producer wells and one gas injection well. Oriented perforating was used for the weaker Andrew sandstone intervals in some wells, as a means of reducing the risk of sand production. However, the accuracy of oriented perforating was unknown at the time and sanding has recently occurred on some of the wells. Subsequent work with the latest sanding-prediction software showed that perforations oriented away from the vertical direction could have collapsed and provided a source of sand production. Perforations oriented much closer to the vertical direction would, however, be stable and would extend the sand-free field life considerably. This paper describes the results and the evolution to high-accuracy orienting systems on three new Andrew wells and two workover wells.
Tuberculosis (TB) still represents the leading cause of death due to a single infectious agent. It is a resurgent disease in most regions of the world, particularly in non-developed and developing countries Today TB, together with Malaria and HIV/AIDS, represents one of the major health related burdens for the O&G Industry. Being preventable it is also a challenging health related issue. Many countries have developed their own National Tuberculosis Programs, and it is with these programs that O&G industry, together with NGOes has to interact and develop its specific prevention programs. But how and to which extent? How to manage the sick or TB positive employee? How to screen the employees and possible contacts? Which actions to undertake in case of a sickness being detected in the field? To answer at the above questions, and many other related to TB, OGP/IPIECA created a task force with a scope of preparing and issuing a guiding document that will help the Managers and supervisors in O&G industry to manage Tuberculosis. The document is not a new textbook of tuberculosis, but a simple guideline for prevention and management of the disease in field operations and their practical implementation. The document was published in 2010. Its’ main chapters are: The importance of effective TB management; Relevance to O&G facilities; Clinical aspects of tuberculosis; Workplace programmes for TB management; and Appendices. These last ones, five of them, are giving the concrete guidelines on TB detection, Development of TB program, and Responding to a suspected case Being TB a serious health burden to O&G operations OGP/IPIECA issued a document to help and support the Management in coping with all the aspects of this disease. The document has the ambition to become the reference point for the industry on this issue.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death from a curable infectious disease. TB can disrupt workflow, reduce productivity, increase health-care costs and result in the need to train new workers. The majority of TB cases occur in the working population; the oil and gas industry is particularly vulnerable to the impact of TB, due to the fact that many countries in which the industry operates are 'high burden' countries and that there is considerable movement of industry workers between regions.This paper outlines basic strategies to manage TB in the workplace and is designed to assist managers and supervisors in oil industry facilities recognize the risks associatd with TB in the workforce, and to respond by putting in place plans and programs to manage the disease.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports a rising incidence of food- and water-related illnesses in both developed and developing countries. According to recent data, unsafe food and water is implicated in three million deaths per year and 2.4 billion episodes of illness. It is known that food and waterborne diseases are a major contributor to the global disease burden and as such, have a large potential health and economic impact on oil and gas projects and operations, from frontier E&P locations through the supply chain to retail operations. In view of the health risks to project personnel and the public, we found there to be a clear need for modern industry guidelines and training on the prevention and mitigation of food and waterborne diseases. This paper therefore highlights the recently published Food & Water Safety guideline for the Oil & Gas Industry. This guideline document has been prepared by the joint Health Committee of the Oil and Gas Producers Association (OGP) and the International Petroleum Industry Environmental Conservation Association (IPIECA) in response to the above concerns, and has drawn on the competence of representatives from a number of member companies, including BP, ENI, Nexen, and Statoil. There is an emerging international consensus on the key principles and practices for organising and implementing effective and sustainable food and water management programmes and the two building blocks cited are the Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) system and the generic Food Safety Management System (FSMS) developed under the 2005 International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 2200 standard. Water safety management systems have been the subject of numerous World Health Organization (WHO) guidance documents. The 2001 WHO document, "Water Quality: Guidelines, Standards and Health: Assessment of risk and risk management for water-related infectious disease" also embraces the key HACCP principles as one of the most effective strategies for managing water-related disease risks. Therefore, from a management perspective, there is a strong overlap and commonality between food and water safety management approaches, particularly in their use of HACCP. The new guide is an evidence-based reference aimed at corporate and project-level HSE managers, operations managers, company physicians, clinic medical staff, occupational health and hygiene supervisors and company, as well as contractor and franchise retail site managers and staff, and contains generic programme templates, checklists, audit protocols, layperson guidance documents, web-based resources and evidence-based technical and scientific articles, achieved through a combination of CD – based interactive material and conventional text. While the main focus of the guide is on microbial contamination, in many parts of the world chemical and physical contamination is potentially as serious a problem. For this reason, the technical focus of the guide is on the broad impacts and control of microbial, chemical and physical contamination of food and water systems.
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