| 22 October 2009- SPE Annual Technical Conference in New Orleans -
We presented a paper jointly with BP on the application of Root Cause Analysis to complex intelligent completions. There were plenty of questions, and I think we had a very good reception, which is very rewarding when we have put a lot of effort into the preparation. This kind of analysis seems to of increasing interest, as the industry progresses towards making complex engineering designs into a matter of routine. This is true not just of completions, but also subsea and platform aspects.
New Orleans was great fun as usual - very lively- but the jazz fraternity seems to be under increasing threat from the heavy rock brigade - at the moment, rock is winning by overwhelming decibels. I think it would be a shame if jazz gets squeezed out of the key venues, by these commercial pressures. (John)
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3 August 2009- Encouraging comment about Proneta from a long established customer -
" It's good that you are keeping busy, not everyone can say that in this market. That says a lot about the quality of your work! "
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17 April 2009 - Report on the Dubai Intelligent Fields conference . .
Very active participation from the delegates, which makes the event much more rewarding for a speaker (me). The audience for my presentation on Reliability Risk Analysis comprised entirely operators, which is also very encouraging- Qatar Petroleum; ADMA-OPCO; Kuwait Oil Company; Khafi Joint Operator; Tatneft; BHP Billiton; Shell; Saudi Arabia Chevro. I look forward to continuing liaison with them.
On a different tack - it was raining on several of the days of the conference ! I was amazed - who would have expected to need an umbrella in Dubai ? Riding the little wooden water taxis on Dubai Creek was good fun too - not for those who worry about health and safety issues !
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19 March 2009- Interesting news piece about London’s famous ‘black cabs’ - a design problem showed how important it is to understand potential failure modes - before delivery!. The manufacturer last year recalled 5,700 ‘black cabs’ for modifications, costing £4Million.
John Russell, CEO said “. . . the situation did provide us with some engineering learning points around issues of systems evaluation and failure mode analysis.” (from Professional Engineering, 11 March 2009, published by IMechE)
Shows how important these things are !! (and clearly not just an academic exercise)
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12 March 2009- Interesting article by Greg Bailey (VP Enventure) in JPT March 2009 "The Evolution of Expandable Technology" - he makes the comments - -
"Incorporating the practice of risk identification and mitigation for development of individual well-installation procedures is extremely beneficial and engages the operator with a rigorous evaluation. . . . . These types of reviews, when incorporated into every installation, yield very high installation-success rates." read the whole article here
Good support for the notion that attention to risk assessment - and implementing the results - brings very big rewards.
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12 March 2009- More encouraging comment from a new customer concerning FMECA we have recently completed with them -
"We look forward to working with you in the future and found the process
of real value. "
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6 January 2009 - Encouraging comment from a long-standing customer concerning Root Cause Analysis we have recently completed with them -
"What was interesting to me was how easily I could pull up the RCA and "plug in" this new information so easily."
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28 September 2008 - SPE's Journal for Petroleum Technology (JPT) has published an article on our Quantitative Risk Analysis work with Shell on the Sakhalin Lunskoye gas platform, focusing on the risks associated with sand production - very interesting project - a departure for us, concentrating on the platform rather than the wells - very successful outcome CLICK HERE TO READ IT
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Two new SPE papers published jointly with Shell, on the application of FMECA / QRA -
SPE 112099
Applying Sand Management Process on the Lunskoye High Gas-Rate Platform using Quantitative Risk Assessment (SPE Intelligent Energy, Amsterdam February 2008)
SPE 116713
Sand Quantification: The Impact on Sandface Completion
Design, Facilities Design and Risk Evaluation (SPE Annual Technical Conference, Denver, Colorado September 2008)
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Encouraging remark from a long-standing customer in an oil major (July 2008) -
"Your report is excellent . . . I appreciate the extensive recommendations . . . "
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Encouraging
comments from a prospective customer in an oil major (August 2007) -
"The feedback on your previous projects from ( . . named colleagues . .) was fantastic "
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and from 3 of our customers at the end of 2006 -
"Many
thanks to the analysis team for following the systematic
reliability engineering approach with support from Smart
Fields and Proneta. Well done for the excellent detailed
evaluation work on the Intelligent Water Injector Completion
Concept selection as presented today. "
"I
want to recognise you and the ././Proneta team for pulling
this excellent piece of work together. "
"
. . . this week (we) had a PT review from an external
team including the Chief PT . and a team of experts/experienced
PTs from the . Group. They were extremely impressed
with the QRA work and specifically the depth and the
rigor which has gone into it. This is a big pat on the
back for the work you've done for us. "
"Thanks
for your prompt response on this issue. We are implementing
many improvements
as a result of the effort. "
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