BackDROPS Forum - Singapore, 22nd May 2014
DROPS Asia Forum Minutes
Suntec City, Singapore
On 22 May 2014, DROPS Asia organized a forum in Singapore. The forum which was sponsored by Talisman Malaysia and Keppel Fels, was attended by approximately 130 people and was held at the Suntec City Convention Centre.
Key note speech - Grant Vidrine - Talisman Energy
In spite of the Industry's collective efforts over the last 10 -15 years we continue to have these serious and sometimes fatal incidents occur. In fact, Talisman Asia-Pacific has had over 44 events over the last two years where potential and actual consequences of a dropped object have been identified. These occurred after Talisman made Preventing Dropped Objects a priority by adding it to its list of 10 Golden Rules four years ago which also included the development of procedures, awareness and countless hours of training. And when we consider all the information, resources and best practices that are available in the DROPS Global Resource Center that surely addresses most if not all of the dropped object scenarios we could possibly see, it is frustrating and baffling that here we are still encountering dozens of dropped objects every year.
So why is it so difficult to eliminate the occurrence of dropped objects? We have the tools and we have the passion and interest as evidenced by your presence here today. So why is success so elusive? Grant shared several thoughts for consideration which can be reviewed in the presentation
Grant's presentation is available to download here
The Roadmap & Managing Maturing Assets - Bob Thompson, Chevron & A.B. Hanfi, Talisman Energy
In the vast spectrum of offshore operations the spectre of Dropped Objects overshadows our safety on a day to day basis. It is this variety of activity that challenges the management of Dropped Objects: In order to manage the issue we first have to identify where hazards manifest themselves and then we can identify responsibilities in order to manage them.
I was instrumental in the development of this "Drops Roadmap" in 2006 and am pleased to see it is still being referenced today. Today's discussion is a brief overview of the presentation to show that whatever we do in the O&G industry we can lay this template over it, in some way, shape or form and identify "Who's Responsible".
Multiple DROPS challenges have been recognized throughout the Mature Assets DROPS prevention process. DROPS road maps has been utilized as the frame work in sharing multiple resents incidents. Purchasing playing a part of the crucial element in in the DROPs road map. Review standard of retaining high pressure lines in DROPS perspective. Managing contractors drives an integral part in the drop prevention throughout the roadmap. Sharing contractors management process compliment the DROPS Prevention initiatives in Talisman Malaysia.
Bob's DROPS Roadmap presentation is available to download here
AB Hanfi's presentation is available to download here
Reliability & Maintenance Management / Lessons from Top Drive Study - Imran Amir - Brunei Shell Petroleum
Reliability & Maintenance
Dropped Objects in Drilling, Completions & Well Intervention operations expose the workforce to significant risks. Equipment failure because of lack of preventative maintenance can contribute up to 50% of the Dropped Object incidents on the drilling rigs.
Drilling Industry is evolving from break down to preventative maintenance. This presentation talks about an integrated approach (Design, Maintenance & Operations Integrity) and the mindset change which is required to implement mitigations & controls.
Imran's presentation is available to download here
Learning from TDS Workshop Imran Amir - Brunei Shell Petroleum
A number of Dropped Object incidents have happened on the rig floors, because of equipment or securing arrangements failure on the TopDrive System. DROPS Forum Asia Chapter & Lloyds Register arranged a joint industry discussion with relevant stakeholder to address this specific issue. 20 participants from Equipment Manufacturer, Operators and Drilling Contractor attended this discussion, hosted by Lloyds Register GTC Singapore in November 2013.
Scope of this discussion was limited to Top Drive System and associated equipment and objective was to explore improvement areas in:
1. Equipment Design
2. Operations
Participants & industry experts identified major contributing factors, behind 4 main types of TDS related incidents. These slides summaries the key learning & way forward after this workshop.
Imran's presentation is available to download here
Future Research & DROPS JIP - Chris Tolleson - LR Global Technology
This presents an outline for a joint industry project to assess the forces and vibrations which a topdrive is subject to and relate these parameters to the potential for dropped objects. There is anecdotal information that topdrives are sources of drops. This presentation outlines a plan to measure these forces and provides a discussion of a possible mechanism to attribute the suspected large vibrational amplitudes. The presentation discusses changing vibration resonance conditions as a possible cause of large vibrations and how to measure these vibrations without interfering with the operation of the topdrive.
Chris's presentation is available to download here
Lessons from new build projects (contractors) - Kenny Suthren - LR Energy Drilling
The purpose of the Shipyard Lessons Learned presentation was to raise awareness of issues that we Lloyds Register Surveyors continually observe during inspections/surveys, which have been carried out on various types of drilling units during the shipyard equipment installation and commissioning phases. Examples of items and equipment which had not been correctly installed or secured and poor housekeeping were shown. These findings showed the increasing dangers of potential dropped objects which is still evident today during the shipyard phases of construction and commissioning. A change in the DROPS awareness of shipyard staff and managers was needed to improve the current conditions which still prevail.
Kenny's presentation is available to download here
Lessons from new build projects (Shipyard) - Norman Chua - Keppel Fels
The offshore division of Keppel Offshore & Marine, Keppel FELS is a leading designer, builder and repairer of high-performance mobile offshore rigs. For Keppel, safety makes good business sense. Given the dynamic work environment, dropped objects prevention is a key focus when designing and building rigs safely. Norman Chua shared on Keppel FELS' ongoing efforts in managing dropped objects which ranged from the rig design aspects, purchasing of equipment to the initiatives implemented during the construction phase to ensure that a holistic approach is adopted when mitigating dropped objects risks.
Norman's presentation is available to download here
Reliable Securing Update - Chris Paxton - K2
Drops Reliable Securing Revision 3 is the latest offering from the Dropped Objects Prevention Scheme. The presentation has extracted three topics for discussion and review (terminology, bolted connections and sheaves) that highlight the positive changes found in this revision, possible consequences and areas of development for the future.
Chris's presentation is available to download here
P.I.T. our DROPS Experience - James Ward - Tesco Corporation
Tesco Corporation is a global leader in the design, manufacture and service of technology based solutions for the upstream energy industry. As a company TESCO seeks to change the way people drill wells by delivering safer and more efficient solutions that add real value by reducing the costs of drilling for and producing oil and gas.
TESCO has embedded Dropped Object Prevention within its product lines from the design phase to its service offerings. James began with a global overview from its reinvention through the TESCO 3.0 Process Improvement Team (P.I.T) initiative. The presentation touched on program successes and its continued sustainability of the Dropped Object Prevention Program within TESCO.
James's presentation is available to download here
DROPS the Maersk Drilling way - Bo D. Johansen - Maersk Drilling
Doing what you always do
In Maersk Drilling a lot of efforts have been put in to trying to prevent DROPS, and any other type of accidents all together. A variety of campaigns have been rolled out from headquarters over the past years, in an effort to break the curve from the constant 0.5-1,5 LTI frequency. The question is whether the current initiatives will make that change needed to get to the Zero Goal. The answer is most likely "no".
From push to pull
Keeping the old mantra in mind: "if you do what you have always done, you will get what you always got" Maersk Drilling has now tried to turn the flow around.
We recognize that what has been done up until now has gotten us to the good result we are at today. However if we are serious about getting to zero, we have to think outside the box, in addition to what is already being done.
Based on a minimum requirement from headquarters we have invited the end users, the crewmembers on the rigs, to be creative, to come up with ideas and suggestions to break the curve. We have given them the opportunity to try out any suggestion they have, and to then feed this information back to the corporate HSEQ office.
Suggestions
The results have been very encouraging, and given a number of very good suggestions. All suggestions related to DROPS are uploaded to a combined DROPS SharePoint site, for everybody else to pick and choose from.
Some examples of the better suggestions:
· Very structured drops inspections chart, where the entire rig is categorized by potential severity, and all areas inspected regularly by different crew based on a matrix
· Designing and building new rigs offers the opportunity to include some DROPS prevention schemes, such as minimizing the use of crane lifts, and preventing any lifts through hatches.
· DROPS inspection game. A high quality 1st person user interactive game where the user has to climb the derrick, looking for potential dropped objects.
Conclusion
Are we there yet? NO!
But we will get there.
In Maersk Drilling we have an ambitious goal of getting to zero by 2018. This goal is supported all the way from the CEO to the end user, and will require everybody to have continuous focus.
Maersk Drilling is trying to find the good stories, and share them. We are trying to identify "what does good look like" from the end users perspective, and then make it the standard. Finally we are trying to focus our energy where it matters, by adopting good practice from elsewhere instead of constantly trying to reinvent the wheel.
Bo's presentation is available to download here
Closing
The next forums will be held in Beijing, China and Jakarta Indonesia. If you would like to be involved in these forums, please contact the DROPS Asia Secretary Joachim van der Meulen at secretary@dropsasia.com.