Enabling Multidisciplinary Collaboration in Rig Acceptance via Digital Rig Acceptance Workflow (DRAW) Solution

Abstract

With the current rig acceptance workflow practiced by operators globally, the process efficiency gap has been apparent for years. Redundancy, accountability issues and resource wastages can be quite complicated. In a typical workflow, the issues encountered include lack of accountability by inspectors toward item closure, inability to generate snapshots of current status, limited access due to current update via e-mail distribution only, and inefficient process as updates have to be emailed to inspectors. Report formats are not standardized across different disciplines hence the experience is not seamless as there is no one-stop center to view aviation, marine, and HSE inspection items. In fact, some inspection items across disciplines are redundant to each other. The digitalization of rig acceptance workflow can help to overcome these pain points by having a single platform to allow multidiscipline parties to keep tabs on rig activation status and updates throughout company-wide operations globally during the rig acceptance process. The paper approaches the subject by introducing a much leaner and more seamless method for conducting rig acceptance. This can be achieved by having a web-based one-stop center for all things related to rig acceptance (i.e., marine, rig, HSE, and aviation). It grants the ability for inspectors and designated personnel (e.g., DSV) to insert comments for each finding as well as the ability for inspectors to assign and edit severity levels (P1/P2/P3) for each finding. The single platform approach allows the possibility to link up the other checklist and findings on the same system and immediately reduce the redundancy of certain items that is similar to other checklists, which can be streamlined online. Therefore, implementation of this Digital Rig Acceptance Workflow (DRAW) solution can produce a user-friendly online platform to allow inspectors, project teams, management, and rig equipment subject matter experts to access the system anywhere, anytime. DRAW allows status updates (i.e., open/ongoing/close) and clarifications to be communicated via a single platform. It utilizes data input to produce actionable insights (i.e., pie/bar charts, P1/P2/P3 status, etc.) hence generating direct business value via improving process cycle efficiency in a project well life cycle.