from Oil Platforms to Deep Well drilling

BP Oil started drilling in October 2009, but the rig was damaged by Hurricane Ida in late November that year. The company decided to switch to the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and resumed drilling on Feb. 6. The rig was 43 days late for its next drilling location by the time it exploded April 20, costing BP around $500,000 each day it was overdue it appears. With this in mind measures were hurried to meet dates and this is where the problem began and the mistakes lead to the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Platform in the Gulk of Mexico and the World's worst disaster. Remember the corners cut and the engineers avoided the safety issues that could have saved this from happening --therefore human error.

MONTARA BLOWOUT & BP BLOWOUT

The Australian Montara Blowout in 2009 in the Timor Sea was a prime example that has availed the Australian Government to look at the safety standards on the oil Platforms [ Montara papers ] Thai energy firm PTTEP stopped the oil leak on the Montara and West Atlas oil rig which leaked for 10 weeks in the Timor Sea.

On 5 November 2009, The Hon Martin Ferguson MP, Minister for Resources and Energy, announced a Commission of inquiry into the uncontrolled release of oil and gas from the Montara Wellhead Platform in the Timor Sea.The Commission of inquiry was established under Part 9.10A of the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, and has nearly all the powers of a Royal Commission.

The Inquiry was not about attributing blame – it was, and continues to be, about understanding and learning the lessons from Montara. The report is focussed on making oil and gas exploration and production operations the best and safest in the world and will play an important role in keeping our workers safe, protecting our environment and safeguarding our energy security.

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WHAT IS NEEDED FOR THE BP INVESTIGATION PROCESS: Our submissions

ท         All morning daily drilling reports from spud to the incident.

ท         Mud logs and any other logs ran and Dexponent data.

ท         Any rock compressibility data or Geomechanics derived from logs

ท         Daily mud reports

ท         Pressure While Drilling information (PWD)

ท         All real time drilling dynamics data. They should have a video file on this.

ท         Any pore pressure and fracture gradient curves: anything from the geoscientists and/or engineers that will focus on pore pressures, stress and fracture gradient.

ท         Original planned well and step-by step drilling procedures.

ท         Any tests conducted in open hole such as formation interval tests or leak off tests

ท         Any offset data used to plan this well – we would need the same data from that well or wells

WELL EXAMINATION PROCESS:

Well Examination process offers the framework of definitions of what is needed for all well monitoring- not just this specific audit. This system is used in the UK and is required to be carried out by regulation here. Several large Oil Companies use it for all their worldwide operations as they find it gives the independent assurance for well design and construction operations and causes focus on Management Of Change.

In summary the system requires an independent examiner to assess the well design and all changes to well design and also to monitor the execution process of well construction from initiation through drilling / testing / production to abandonment. Focus of well examiners is on well design, design envelope, and compliance to design. Definition of barriers, their testing and adherence to programme are examined closely.

The information provided to well examiners is that needed to make such assessment fully. It is normally succinct – requiring routinely generated documents such as Well Basis Of Design, Well Programme, Well Daily Drilling Reports, evidence of all formal Permits. Upon occasions where issues arise Drilling Managers may find sending more detailed data to the Well Examiner supports their case. The Well Examiner tends to provide a “formal conscience” to whom the well managing team has to provide convincing evidence to justify their case – whether seeking support for a Well Design initially or for a deviation to design. Steps within the operation at well-site are highlighted as being critical to achieving assurance of design and these are specifically included on the 24 hour Daily Drilling Reports. The Well Examiner agrees at design this sequence and tracks it throughout well-site operations and they are tasked with alerting to a lacking in compliance with that sequence.

Obviously the Well Examination system is not flawless - it certainly benefits from a very experienced engineer performing this role and obviously the requirement for independence is the real strength.

The evidence for not complying is documented by companies who are going bankrupt due to violating best practises around attitudinal issues. Many believe it will never happen to them like in BPs case yet BP over the years has been fined for not adhering to safety standards. Examples of companies who do not initiate good safety and environmental practices in mines are plentiful. They include:
* pollution from Iron ore ships in Northern Australia,
* lead mining pollution in Thailand,
* ocean pollution with cyanide by a gold mining company in Papua New Guinea
* oil industry accidents and spillages that had significant bottom line impacts due to loss of credibility and lower share prices, increased insurance rates and legal suits. The recent Petrobras incident where a floating drilling and production platform sank in the early stages of its production life joins many other high profile oil industry losses that distort the real value of the industry. It is also a time when deep well drilling will cause unprecedented environmental impacts due to the inefficiency of oil companies to plan ahead and be bale to work at such depths which would crush any submarine over 7000 meters etc. Now we have BP who failed to adhere to proper safety issues in a well thats over 4000 metres deep.

LARGE COMPANIES DO FACE BANKRUPTCY DUE TO MANAGEMENT GREED & NEGLIGENCE. These companies have forgotten about the simple factors facing their companies today. Gone are the days of consultants axing employees to safeguard their shareholders interests. Gone are the coverups that will come to life sooner or later. This is no longer acceptable. The real problem these companies face is Global Awareness. Don't leave it until it is too late? Ask us for help as we are the experts.

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