Value Oriented Engineering Solutions for Business Continuity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose Luis Delgado Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Business Continuity ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Safety And Reliability ◽  
Major Disruption

Abstract This paper presents a systemic approach using Engineering and analytics methods to avail the fastest and safest responses to recovering business operations after Abqaiq Plants major disruption after the 2019 September 14th incident. This new approach using value and agile engineering, risk management methodologies combined with the business continuity model suggested was successfully applied to recover Abqaiq Plants Operations after catastrophic events occurred. This paper pretends to serve as example about how the business continuity plan should response to a major emergency and how this planning activity could be effectively supported using a Value Oriented Engineering Solutions (VOES). This VOES approach is based on Business continuity framework and adapted for use during emergency situations to generate effective and urgent responses to recover one of the most strategical operations in the Oil and Gas Industry worldwide ahead of the last year significant disruption. VOES approach vastly implemented during Abqaiq Plants Restoration allowed a 100% functional recovery on 9 days, 5 days in advance to the most optimistic scenario. This paper shows a case study implemented for major instrumentation and electrical equipment activities performed in UA Spheroids plant, one of the most affected area and responsible to process the 100% of the Abqaiq Plants Oil Production rate. This paper pretends to contribute with the research and practice on business continuity management. Considering a particular approach to BCM, incorporating value-oriented engineering solutions in the developing of continuity plans; we apply model-based techniques to provide quality assurance in the elaboration process, and to automate the generation/update of a BCP. On the practical side, this study converts Operational, Maintenance, Safety and Reliability perspectives in a holistic view provided from Engineering solutions responsible to generate the guidelines for an agile, effective and realizable recovery plan.

scholarly journals A comprehensive review of sucker rod pumps’ components, diagnostics, mathematical models, and common failures and mitigations

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherif Fakher ◽  
Abdelaziz Khlaifat ◽  
M. Enamul Hossain ◽  
Hashim Nameer
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Models ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Comprehensive Review ◽  
Artificial Lift ◽  
Sucker Rod ◽  
Sucker Rod Pump

AbstractIn many oil reservoirs worldwide, the downhole pressure does not have the ability to lift the produced fluids to the surface. In order to produce these fluids, pumps are used to artificially lift the fluids; this method is referred to as artificial lift. More than seventy percent of all currently producing oil wells are being produced by artificial lift methods. One of the most applied artificial lift methods is sucker rod pump. Sucker rod pumps are considered a well-established technology in the oil and gas industry and thus are easy to apply, very common worldwide, and low in capital and operational costs. Many advancements in technology have been applied to improve sucker rod pumps performance, applicability range, and diagnostics. With these advancements, it is important to be able to constantly provide an updated review and guide to the utilization of the sucker rod pumps. This research provides an updated comprehensive review of sucker rod pumps components, diagnostics methods, mathematical models, and common failures experienced in the field and how to prevent and mitigate these failures. Based on the review conducted, a new classification of all the methods that can fall under the sucker rod pump technology based on newly introduced sucker rod pump methods in the industry has been introduced. Several field cases studies from wells worldwide are also discussed in this research to highlight some of the main features of sucker rod pumps. Finally, the advantages and limitations of sucker rod pumps are mentioned based on the updated review. The findings of this study can help increase the understanding of the different sucker rod pumps and provide a holistic view of the beam rod pump and its properties and modeling.

scholarly journals Simulation of 500 MHz Electromagnetic Interference Effect on Electrical Equipment with Various RF Grids and Enclosures

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 21-27
Author(s):  
I.F. Warsito ◽  
H. Widyaputera ◽  
E. Supriyanto ◽  
J. Pusppanathan ◽  
M. A. A. Taib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Electromagnetic Interference ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Electrical Equipment ◽  
Protection System ◽  
Comsol Multiphysics ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Near Resonance ◽  
Electric And Magnetic Fields

This paper presents the modelling and simulation of a protection system for equipment in the oil and gas industry with various RF grids and enclosures against 500 MHz electromagnetic interference (EMI). COMSOL Multiphysics®Modelling software was used in this study. Electric and magnetic fields distributions were determined by using the Generalized Minimal Residual Method (GMRES) which was integrated into COMSOL Multiphysics® Modelling software. Simulation results indicated that larger RF grid size contributed to the higher electric and magnetic field on equipment. Furthermore, without RF grid, electric and magnetic fields on the equipment were increased significantly (up to 100x). The maximum electric and magnetic fields were found to be near resonance enclosure size (299 mm for 500 MHz frequency source). The results showed that the presence of the RF grid for the EMI protection system was essential.

scholarly journals Intelligent system for object recognition on optical images using cascade neural networks

2018 ◽  
pp. 50-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. V. Shavranskyi ◽  
A. V. Kuchmystenko
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Intelligent System ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Structure Model ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Optical Images

The paper is devoted to increasing the accuracy of the classification of objects on optical images by developing a structure, model and method of teaching the combined neural network and creating on its basis an intelligent image recognition system for tasks of the oil and gas industry - diagnostics, forecasting of emergency situations of technological objects.

scholarly journals Federal Income Taxation of Oil and Gas Operations

1977 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 455
Author(s):  
M. A. Carten
Keyword(s):  
Income Tax ◽  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Income Taxation ◽  
Tax System ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Business Operations ◽  
Oil And Gas Operations ◽  
Federal Income Tax

In his paper Mr. Carten discusses the Canadian federal income tax system and its application to the oil and gas industry. His principal concern is with those situations in which the taxation of the profits of the industry is not subject to the same basic principles of taxation as are other business operations in Canada.

Reduced manning with improved safety and reliability: how classification societies and digital solutions can support operators

2019 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 821
Author(s):  
Mark Tipping
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Detailed Knowledge ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Safety And Reliability ◽  
Offshore Industry ◽  
Near Future ◽  
Design Construction

The oil and gas industry is moving steadily towards automation and remote control of processes, which has the added advantage of removing personnel from the immediate danger of the offshore workplace. However, significant challenges remain to be met before the more complex type of offshore facility (especially floating facilities) can be operated fully unmanned, particularly when it comes to maintenance and repair campaigns. In particular, even though human life may be protected, the consequence of a major pollution incident occurring as a result of lack of sufficient manned surveillance is increasingly unacceptable in today’s society, and solutions have to protect these requirements as well. With today’s technologies and the pace of innovation, it is not difficult to envisage facilities in the near future where manned intervention is reduced to a far lower level than currently prevalent, perhaps even eliminated as robotics steadily advance. We can already begin to consider design features and systems that will make new facilities ready for such advances so that projects can absorb benefits from innovation as it occurs. The role of independent bodies such as the classification societies is to assess the design, construction and operation of offshore facilities and issue certification that gives regulators, financiers and insurers alike the confidence to support developments. For floating facilities this includes formal classification and a requirement for detailed knowledge of the state of the structure. This paper explores the methods that the classification society can use to support the aims of the offshore industry for reduced manning with improved safety and reliability.

scholarly journals REVIEW OF MODERN SOFTWARE COMPLEXES AND DIGITAL TWIN CONCEPT FOR FORECASTING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS IN OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY

2020 ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Karina N. Abdrakhmanova ◽  
Artem V. Fedosov ◽  
Karina R. Idrisova ◽  
Ilida R. Danieva ◽  
Regina R. Valeeva
Keyword(s):  
Oil And Gas ◽  
Oil And Gas Industry ◽  
Gas Industry ◽  
Digital Twin ◽  
Emergency Situations
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