The document summarizes OIS's multi-operator well decommissioning campaigns using the Suspended Well Abandonment Tool (SWAT). Some key points:
- OIS has successfully abandoned over 100 wells for operators through multi-operator campaigns using SWAT to plug wells in a cost-effective manner.
- An upcoming 2015 campaign will use SWAT to abandon 6 subsea wells for Centrica, inserting cement plugs to depths of 2000-3000 feet below the seabed for another operator.
- Multi-operator campaigns allow for cost-sharing of vessel mobilization, permitting, and weather downtime across multiple clients.
The Elizabeth Quay development in Perth, Western Australia spans 10 hectares and includes constructing a new inlet with roads, parks, bridges and an island to enhance Perth's appeal as a liveable city. Ventia was awarded the subcontract in 2013 for constructing a rock bund and inlet reclamation, leading dredging and working with an indigenous partner on earthworks. Ventia proposed an alternative dredging solution that reduced environmental impact, saved time, and was nominated for an award, while also completing all works safely with no injuries.
The document discusses Rotherham Council's approach to highway maintenance. It has three prongs: ensuring safety through inspections, recording less serious defects to plan works, and carrying out maintenance based on condition rather than urgency. Due to budget cuts and damage from severe winters, the number of safety defects increased greatly. To better plan repairs, the council created new priority timeframes and purchased a "Multihog" machine to allow permanent repairs. This has reduced repeat defects and proved more cost-effective than temporary fixes. The council believes this approach will help reduce safety defects as part of its overall strategy.
Halliburton established operations in Cyprus between 2013-2015, opening offices in Nicosia and Larnaca. Their main businesses included completion tools, cementing, drilling fluids, waste management, and coring. To address community concerns about visual, noise, and dust impacts, Halliburton made changes to their facilities and equipment. Their liquid mud plant in Larnaca has a storage capacity of over 1500 cubic meters across 24 tanks, while their bulk powder facility can store over 300 tons of material.
A novel installation method for deepwater well conductors 2014-04-08-10 mad...Jonathon Miller P.E.
Subsea installation of driven well conductors using pile driving hammer. Patented installation method and tools made the batch setting of 15 conductor pipes in close proximity with exacting position requirements possible
The document discusses several challenges related to plugging and abandoning oil wells in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. It proposes questions around developing new tools and methods for removing casing strings more quickly when they are stuck, finding alternative materials to cement for creating annular barriers, and investigating options for permanently sealing wells without removing tubing and casing.
The document outlines a plan to abandon 10 wells in the Cold Lake Oil Sands Area. It provides details on the history and current status of each well, and whether they are compliant with AER directives on proper cementing and plugging procedures. For the non-compliant wells, it estimates the potential costs to remediate them with a waiver or without. In total, 4 wells are compliant and the estimated cost for all 10 wells is $102,000 with waivers, but would be $1,504,000 without any waivers granted.
NYK is a shipping company that has implemented several green and safety initiatives. These include adopting responsible environmental practices, seeking to reduce pollution and emissions, and raising environmental awareness among employees. NYK also has a safety management system called NAV9000 that involves collecting reports of near misses to identify issues and prevent accidents from occurring. Truthful and immediate incident reporting is key to the safety management process at NYK.
The Elizabeth Quay development in Perth, Western Australia spans 10 hectares and includes constructing a new inlet with roads, parks, bridges and an island to enhance Perth's appeal as a liveable city. Ventia was awarded the subcontract in 2013 for constructing a rock bund and inlet reclamation, leading dredging and working with an indigenous partner on earthworks. Ventia proposed an alternative dredging solution that reduced environmental impact, saved time, and was nominated for an award, while also completing all works safely with no injuries.
The document discusses Rotherham Council's approach to highway maintenance. It has three prongs: ensuring safety through inspections, recording less serious defects to plan works, and carrying out maintenance based on condition rather than urgency. Due to budget cuts and damage from severe winters, the number of safety defects increased greatly. To better plan repairs, the council created new priority timeframes and purchased a "Multihog" machine to allow permanent repairs. This has reduced repeat defects and proved more cost-effective than temporary fixes. The council believes this approach will help reduce safety defects as part of its overall strategy.
Halliburton established operations in Cyprus between 2013-2015, opening offices in Nicosia and Larnaca. Their main businesses included completion tools, cementing, drilling fluids, waste management, and coring. To address community concerns about visual, noise, and dust impacts, Halliburton made changes to their facilities and equipment. Their liquid mud plant in Larnaca has a storage capacity of over 1500 cubic meters across 24 tanks, while their bulk powder facility can store over 300 tons of material.
A novel installation method for deepwater well conductors 2014-04-08-10 mad...Jonathon Miller P.E.
Subsea installation of driven well conductors using pile driving hammer. Patented installation method and tools made the batch setting of 15 conductor pipes in close proximity with exacting position requirements possible
The document discusses several challenges related to plugging and abandoning oil wells in a more efficient and cost-effective manner. It proposes questions around developing new tools and methods for removing casing strings more quickly when they are stuck, finding alternative materials to cement for creating annular barriers, and investigating options for permanently sealing wells without removing tubing and casing.
The document outlines a plan to abandon 10 wells in the Cold Lake Oil Sands Area. It provides details on the history and current status of each well, and whether they are compliant with AER directives on proper cementing and plugging procedures. For the non-compliant wells, it estimates the potential costs to remediate them with a waiver or without. In total, 4 wells are compliant and the estimated cost for all 10 wells is $102,000 with waivers, but would be $1,504,000 without any waivers granted.
NYK is a shipping company that has implemented several green and safety initiatives. These include adopting responsible environmental practices, seeking to reduce pollution and emissions, and raising environmental awareness among employees. NYK also has a safety management system called NAV9000 that involves collecting reports of near misses to identify issues and prevent accidents from occurring. Truthful and immediate incident reporting is key to the safety management process at NYK.
- A team of 7 people based in Warrington, England started a project to help develop Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in the Irish Sea region to protect important habitats and species.
- The project's goals are to inform local stakeholders about MCZs, create a group to represent different sea users, and host workshops to develop recommendations for MCZ locations that meet ecological guidelines and have consensus from stakeholders.
- The recommendations will then be submitted to government agencies for formal consultation and designation of final MCZs by 2012.
Anglian Water is the largest water company in England geographically, serving over 6 million customers. It produces 1.2 billion liters of water per day across its flat, arid, and extensively coastal operating area. Anglian Water has invested over £300 million in the last 17 years to protect coastal water quality by installing secondary treatment at coastal works, creating additional storm storage, removing unsatisfactory combined sewer overflows, installing UV treatment at shellfish waters, and upgrading monitoring systems. Current initiatives include developing a coastal water strategy for the next 5 years focused on improving water quality through partnerships to address diffuse pollution, and expanding a trial text alert system for shellfish harvesters using coastal water quality modeling data.
This document discusses options for addressing fish barriers caused by asset structures like culverts and bridges. It outlines potential adaptation options such as installing baffles, pre-weirs, rock ramps, fish passes, or bypass channels. While there is no additional funding, SEPA will provide technical support to consider solutions based on cost and feasibility. Asset management plans developed in partnership with local authorities will schedule works to meet objectives by 2021 and 2027 and may involve remedial notices to require improvement works. SEPA seeks a collaborative approach to finding straightforward solutions.
Reef Check Australia is a non-profit organization dedicated to monitoring and conserving coral reefs through community education and scientific research. It has established several long-term monitoring projects on the Great Barrier Reef involving volunteers and local communities. These projects provide data on reef health that can help track impacts from threats like climate change. Reef Check Australia also runs education programs to increase awareness of reef issues and engage more people in conservation efforts.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on emergency response and salvage. It includes:
1. An agenda that covers case studies, the roles of key stakeholders, contracts, legislation, and identifying improvements.
2. A discussion of the fast growth of the Indian shipping industry and need for improved emergency response capabilities.
3. An outline of a case study on the M/V CHESHIRE, a bulk carrier carrying fertilizer cargo that was undergoing a self-sustained decomposition event. Initial response efforts focused on cooling and assessing the toxicity of gases being emitted.
Resolve Salvage and Fire - Your Global Emergency Response Partnercmmindia2017
This document provides an overview of a workshop on emergency response and salvage. It includes:
1. An agenda that covers case studies, the roles of key stakeholders, contracts, legislation, and identifying improvements.
2. A discussion of the fast growth of the Indian shipping industry and need for improved emergency response capabilities.
3. An outline of a case study on the M/V CHESHIRE, a bulk carrier carrying fertilizer cargo that was undergoing a self-sustained decomposition event. Initial response efforts focused on cooling and assessing the ability to safely board the vessel.
Intertidal habitat creation as compensation for the impacts of dredging assoc...Tristan Wiggill
This document summarizes how intertidal habitat creation was used as compensation for environmental impacts from dredging and development associated with the London Gateway Port project. Monitoring showed that the created intertidal habitat successfully developed and now supports a diversity of invertebrates and provides feeding habitat for bird populations, fulfilling its intended compensatory purpose. Lessons learned include that managed realignment can be an effective tool for port developers to mitigate impacts if a sufficient habitat is created and monitoring evaluates the success of meeting conservation goals. The principles may also apply to habitat creation compensation for port developments in Africa.
V.Group is a ship management company that provides marine services to the shipping, cruise, energy, and defense industries. V.Group was founded in 1984.
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment funded a 4.5 million euro, 4-year project called the Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed Areas Network Project to strengthen marine protected areas in six eastern Caribbean countries. The project aims to declare new protected areas, build local support, improve decision-making tools, and establish long-term funding. Key partners include The Nature Conservancy, OECS Commission, UNEP/SPAW-RAC, Caribbean Network of Fisher Folk Organizations, and PCI Media Impact. An update on activities in St. Kitts and Nevis includes developing management plans, funding livelihood projects, raising awareness, and building capacity.
The document discusses issues facing the South Australian oyster industry including Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) and South Australian Oyster Mortality Syndrome (SAMS). It summarizes efforts to develop an industry emergency response plan to POMS including appointing industry liaison officers, heightened reporting requirements, and decontamination protocols. It also discusses risk mitigation strategies like diversifying into angasi oysters and exploring a SA oyster hatchery. For SAMS, factors potentially significant and unlikely to be important were identified at a workshop. Research priorities identified include investigating the oysters' environment, food sources, and carrying capacity as well as their health, growth, and genetics.
RINA@WORK is the newsletter from RINA GROUP.
This issue is a specific focus on the lastest activities of RINA GROUP in the Cruise & Ferry and Offshore fields.
Mercator Ocean achieved several goals in 2014 to strengthen its core operational oceanography business:
1) It expanded its portfolio of reanalysis products and developed upgraded real-time production systems for Copernicus.
2) It produced the first results from new high-resolution and biogeochemistry systems developed in 2013.
3) It prioritized providing reactive support services to partners through operational systems, validation work, and research projects.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) plays several roles including regulator, advisor, land owner, and incident manager. As a regulator, NRW oversees renewable energy development in marine environments. NRW is also working to address challenges like climate change, energy security, and biodiversity loss. Strategic planning is key to ensuring renewable energy development occurs in appropriate locations. Evidence-based spatial planning through tools like the National Marine Plan can minimize risks for developers while protecting the environment. Collaboration across sectors is needed to align visions and efforts around sustainable natural resource management and renewable energy goals.
Oil and gas are essential parts of a sustainable future. Though these are finite energy resources and sources of greenhouse gas emissions, the world continues to require their production. For this reason, it is imperative that we consider improved industry practices.
To begin, the audience will be presented with the most basic principles of sustainability pertaining to oil and gas operations, including SPE’s position on this matter. When oil is discovered at a location, decisions and guarantees cannot be made without considering the project’s life cycle. Our commitments must be demonstrated consistently along each stage of a project in direct consideration of a sustainable future.
Next, several case studies relating to sustainability, integrating the realities of the social license to operate and operations will be presented to the audience, detailing the required steps for the successful execution of any project facing challenging conditions.
The presentation will conclude by underlining that the inclusion of internal and external stakeholders will only enrich the project and, therefore, pave the road to success. It is our responsibility to create a culture of operational professionalism and reliability through active participation. In order to counterbalance the world’s energy demand, we must produce oil and gas while considering that the more efficiently the energy is produced, the more affordable the energy will be. The oil industry is not only committed to its own sustainability but also to the sustainability of our planet.
The APM Knowledge SIG held their AGM event on Thursday 25th June in London.
Andy Wall presented a case study entitled "If we all knew what we all know - a systematic approach to sharing knowledge across projects".
As pressure increases to deliver projects on time, on budget and to meet ever exacting standards it’s never been a more important to leverage what we already know.
On an individual basis it can be difficult to remember and apply everything we know or we’ve ever learned, so imagine multiplying that problem across a large organisation undertaking thousands of projects.
Drawing on the experience of the last 5 year Capital Program (AMP5) this presentation will outline the systematic approach being developed by United Utilities to support the re-use of knowledge across projects that will deliver benefits across the whole asset lifecycle.
2013 06 bristol deep sea container terminal - jerry stanfordSevernEstuary
The Severn Estuary Forum is a key annual event in its eighth year and hosted by the Severn Estuary Partnership: an independent, estuary-wide initiative, involving all those interested in the management of the estuary, from planners to port authorities, fishermen to farmers.
This year’s Forum was opened by the Lord Mayor of Gloucester and supported by CIWEM. It focussed on a number of diverse topics, including the upper estuary; renewable energy possibilities; a review of the Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy; an overview of the operations and maintenance of the Severn River Crossings; Local Enterprise Partnerships; The Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal; proposals for a Severnside Airport and Fisheries amongst others.
These engaging and exciting events are intended for all interested in learning about the latest research and policy developments dealing with the Severn Estuary and its future, and always guarantee a lively and informative day of presentations and talks. They offer a unique opportunity to learn from others, share ideas and participate in the management of the Severn Estuary.
I have worked 30 years in the drilling industry, I started my career in the North Sea as a drilling roustabout and worked my way up to the position of main driller, I spent 10 years working in the North Sea and a further 20 years working overseas in Africa, China, Brazil, Australia, U.S.A and Norway on 6th generation Cyber base semi submersibles and drill ships. Also, I have worked on NOV and AKER hydraulic hoisting systems, (RAM RIGS) and have a good knowledge of conventional semi submersibles, jack ups, platforms, and land rigs, working with operating systems such as MH-Wirth/AKER & NOV cyber base drilling equipment. I have strong teamworking skills and the ability to cooperate with others and the ability to work under pressure with Initiative and drive.
2012 09 Welsh Government – Marine Planning Update Al Storer, Welsh Governmen...SevernEstuary
Al Storer - Welsh Government Marine Team
Welsh Government, Marine Planning Update
Alan started his career as a Foreign Direct Investment Project Executive for the Welsh Development Agency, working across a number of advanced manufacturing sectors before joining the Welsh Government and continuing in a similar role for International Business Wales. Alan initially joined the Marine Branch of the Welsh Government to help project manage the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act in Wales on a 1 year secondment. Alan returned to Marine Branch in January 2011 as a Marine Planning Officer.
This talk will offer an overview of the work of the Welsh Government within the marine planning process. The presentation will offer an insight into marine planning specifically within the Severn Estuary including current planning updates.
The document summarizes efforts by the South Australian Oyster Growers Association (SAOGA) to address major issues facing the oyster industry, including diseases like Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) and South Australian Oyster Mortality Syndrome (SAMS). Key points discussed include developing an emergency response plan for POMS, conducting risk assessments, improving industry data collection and information sharing, researching nutritional and environmental factors that impact oyster health, and the need for a multi-disciplinary research program to better understand normal oyster physiology and build industry resilience.
- A team of 7 people based in Warrington, England started a project to help develop Marine Conservation Zones (MCZs) in the Irish Sea region to protect important habitats and species.
- The project's goals are to inform local stakeholders about MCZs, create a group to represent different sea users, and host workshops to develop recommendations for MCZ locations that meet ecological guidelines and have consensus from stakeholders.
- The recommendations will then be submitted to government agencies for formal consultation and designation of final MCZs by 2012.
Anglian Water is the largest water company in England geographically, serving over 6 million customers. It produces 1.2 billion liters of water per day across its flat, arid, and extensively coastal operating area. Anglian Water has invested over £300 million in the last 17 years to protect coastal water quality by installing secondary treatment at coastal works, creating additional storm storage, removing unsatisfactory combined sewer overflows, installing UV treatment at shellfish waters, and upgrading monitoring systems. Current initiatives include developing a coastal water strategy for the next 5 years focused on improving water quality through partnerships to address diffuse pollution, and expanding a trial text alert system for shellfish harvesters using coastal water quality modeling data.
This document discusses options for addressing fish barriers caused by asset structures like culverts and bridges. It outlines potential adaptation options such as installing baffles, pre-weirs, rock ramps, fish passes, or bypass channels. While there is no additional funding, SEPA will provide technical support to consider solutions based on cost and feasibility. Asset management plans developed in partnership with local authorities will schedule works to meet objectives by 2021 and 2027 and may involve remedial notices to require improvement works. SEPA seeks a collaborative approach to finding straightforward solutions.
Reef Check Australia is a non-profit organization dedicated to monitoring and conserving coral reefs through community education and scientific research. It has established several long-term monitoring projects on the Great Barrier Reef involving volunteers and local communities. These projects provide data on reef health that can help track impacts from threats like climate change. Reef Check Australia also runs education programs to increase awareness of reef issues and engage more people in conservation efforts.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on emergency response and salvage. It includes:
1. An agenda that covers case studies, the roles of key stakeholders, contracts, legislation, and identifying improvements.
2. A discussion of the fast growth of the Indian shipping industry and need for improved emergency response capabilities.
3. An outline of a case study on the M/V CHESHIRE, a bulk carrier carrying fertilizer cargo that was undergoing a self-sustained decomposition event. Initial response efforts focused on cooling and assessing the toxicity of gases being emitted.
Resolve Salvage and Fire - Your Global Emergency Response Partnercmmindia2017
This document provides an overview of a workshop on emergency response and salvage. It includes:
1. An agenda that covers case studies, the roles of key stakeholders, contracts, legislation, and identifying improvements.
2. A discussion of the fast growth of the Indian shipping industry and need for improved emergency response capabilities.
3. An outline of a case study on the M/V CHESHIRE, a bulk carrier carrying fertilizer cargo that was undergoing a self-sustained decomposition event. Initial response efforts focused on cooling and assessing the ability to safely board the vessel.
Intertidal habitat creation as compensation for the impacts of dredging assoc...Tristan Wiggill
This document summarizes how intertidal habitat creation was used as compensation for environmental impacts from dredging and development associated with the London Gateway Port project. Monitoring showed that the created intertidal habitat successfully developed and now supports a diversity of invertebrates and provides feeding habitat for bird populations, fulfilling its intended compensatory purpose. Lessons learned include that managed realignment can be an effective tool for port developers to mitigate impacts if a sufficient habitat is created and monitoring evaluates the success of meeting conservation goals. The principles may also apply to habitat creation compensation for port developments in Africa.
V.Group is a ship management company that provides marine services to the shipping, cruise, energy, and defense industries. V.Group was founded in 1984.
The German Federal Ministry for the Environment funded a 4.5 million euro, 4-year project called the Eastern Caribbean Marine Managed Areas Network Project to strengthen marine protected areas in six eastern Caribbean countries. The project aims to declare new protected areas, build local support, improve decision-making tools, and establish long-term funding. Key partners include The Nature Conservancy, OECS Commission, UNEP/SPAW-RAC, Caribbean Network of Fisher Folk Organizations, and PCI Media Impact. An update on activities in St. Kitts and Nevis includes developing management plans, funding livelihood projects, raising awareness, and building capacity.
The document discusses issues facing the South Australian oyster industry including Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) and South Australian Oyster Mortality Syndrome (SAMS). It summarizes efforts to develop an industry emergency response plan to POMS including appointing industry liaison officers, heightened reporting requirements, and decontamination protocols. It also discusses risk mitigation strategies like diversifying into angasi oysters and exploring a SA oyster hatchery. For SAMS, factors potentially significant and unlikely to be important were identified at a workshop. Research priorities identified include investigating the oysters' environment, food sources, and carrying capacity as well as their health, growth, and genetics.
RINA@WORK is the newsletter from RINA GROUP.
This issue is a specific focus on the lastest activities of RINA GROUP in the Cruise & Ferry and Offshore fields.
Mercator Ocean achieved several goals in 2014 to strengthen its core operational oceanography business:
1) It expanded its portfolio of reanalysis products and developed upgraded real-time production systems for Copernicus.
2) It produced the first results from new high-resolution and biogeochemistry systems developed in 2013.
3) It prioritized providing reactive support services to partners through operational systems, validation work, and research projects.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) plays several roles including regulator, advisor, land owner, and incident manager. As a regulator, NRW oversees renewable energy development in marine environments. NRW is also working to address challenges like climate change, energy security, and biodiversity loss. Strategic planning is key to ensuring renewable energy development occurs in appropriate locations. Evidence-based spatial planning through tools like the National Marine Plan can minimize risks for developers while protecting the environment. Collaboration across sectors is needed to align visions and efforts around sustainable natural resource management and renewable energy goals.
Oil and gas are essential parts of a sustainable future. Though these are finite energy resources and sources of greenhouse gas emissions, the world continues to require their production. For this reason, it is imperative that we consider improved industry practices.
To begin, the audience will be presented with the most basic principles of sustainability pertaining to oil and gas operations, including SPE’s position on this matter. When oil is discovered at a location, decisions and guarantees cannot be made without considering the project’s life cycle. Our commitments must be demonstrated consistently along each stage of a project in direct consideration of a sustainable future.
Next, several case studies relating to sustainability, integrating the realities of the social license to operate and operations will be presented to the audience, detailing the required steps for the successful execution of any project facing challenging conditions.
The presentation will conclude by underlining that the inclusion of internal and external stakeholders will only enrich the project and, therefore, pave the road to success. It is our responsibility to create a culture of operational professionalism and reliability through active participation. In order to counterbalance the world’s energy demand, we must produce oil and gas while considering that the more efficiently the energy is produced, the more affordable the energy will be. The oil industry is not only committed to its own sustainability but also to the sustainability of our planet.
The APM Knowledge SIG held their AGM event on Thursday 25th June in London.
Andy Wall presented a case study entitled "If we all knew what we all know - a systematic approach to sharing knowledge across projects".
As pressure increases to deliver projects on time, on budget and to meet ever exacting standards it’s never been a more important to leverage what we already know.
On an individual basis it can be difficult to remember and apply everything we know or we’ve ever learned, so imagine multiplying that problem across a large organisation undertaking thousands of projects.
Drawing on the experience of the last 5 year Capital Program (AMP5) this presentation will outline the systematic approach being developed by United Utilities to support the re-use of knowledge across projects that will deliver benefits across the whole asset lifecycle.
2013 06 bristol deep sea container terminal - jerry stanfordSevernEstuary
The Severn Estuary Forum is a key annual event in its eighth year and hosted by the Severn Estuary Partnership: an independent, estuary-wide initiative, involving all those interested in the management of the estuary, from planners to port authorities, fishermen to farmers.
This year’s Forum was opened by the Lord Mayor of Gloucester and supported by CIWEM. It focussed on a number of diverse topics, including the upper estuary; renewable energy possibilities; a review of the Severn Estuary Flood Risk Management Strategy; an overview of the operations and maintenance of the Severn River Crossings; Local Enterprise Partnerships; The Bristol Deep Sea Container Terminal; proposals for a Severnside Airport and Fisheries amongst others.
These engaging and exciting events are intended for all interested in learning about the latest research and policy developments dealing with the Severn Estuary and its future, and always guarantee a lively and informative day of presentations and talks. They offer a unique opportunity to learn from others, share ideas and participate in the management of the Severn Estuary.
I have worked 30 years in the drilling industry, I started my career in the North Sea as a drilling roustabout and worked my way up to the position of main driller, I spent 10 years working in the North Sea and a further 20 years working overseas in Africa, China, Brazil, Australia, U.S.A and Norway on 6th generation Cyber base semi submersibles and drill ships. Also, I have worked on NOV and AKER hydraulic hoisting systems, (RAM RIGS) and have a good knowledge of conventional semi submersibles, jack ups, platforms, and land rigs, working with operating systems such as MH-Wirth/AKER & NOV cyber base drilling equipment. I have strong teamworking skills and the ability to cooperate with others and the ability to work under pressure with Initiative and drive.
2012 09 Welsh Government – Marine Planning Update Al Storer, Welsh Governmen...SevernEstuary
Al Storer - Welsh Government Marine Team
Welsh Government, Marine Planning Update
Alan started his career as a Foreign Direct Investment Project Executive for the Welsh Development Agency, working across a number of advanced manufacturing sectors before joining the Welsh Government and continuing in a similar role for International Business Wales. Alan initially joined the Marine Branch of the Welsh Government to help project manage the implementation of the Marine and Coastal Access Act in Wales on a 1 year secondment. Alan returned to Marine Branch in January 2011 as a Marine Planning Officer.
This talk will offer an overview of the work of the Welsh Government within the marine planning process. The presentation will offer an insight into marine planning specifically within the Severn Estuary including current planning updates.
The document summarizes efforts by the South Australian Oyster Growers Association (SAOGA) to address major issues facing the oyster industry, including diseases like Pacific Oyster Mortality Syndrome (POMS) and South Australian Oyster Mortality Syndrome (SAMS). Key points discussed include developing an emergency response plan for POMS, conducting risk assessments, improving industry data collection and information sharing, researching nutritional and environmental factors that impact oyster health, and the need for a multi-disciplinary research program to better understand normal oyster physiology and build industry resilience.
4. A Quick Overview
• The SWAT system is an integrated tool deployed from a Light CSV and can perform
all the P&A tasks for a safe and responsible operation on Cat 2 Subsea and* Mud‐
line wells.
• In 2013 the campaign consisted of six subsea wells which were successfully
abandoned for three operators in Central North Sea.
• In March 2014 OIS completed its first well abandonment campaign in Norway.
• Summer 2015 will consist of multiple wells in the North Sea being abandoned on
behalf of Centrica. The initial campaign includes six subsea wells in the Central
North Sea, in categories 2.1 and 2.2, which will be abandoned using a driverless,
vessel‐based approach.
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7. UK Oil & Gas Well Categorisation Requirements
• Under UK Oil & Gas guidelines, wells requiring insertion of shallow cement plugs across
the well bore and annuli are classed as category 2 with the following sub‐categories in
place:
• Category 2.1 – One casing string.
• Category 2.2 ‐ Two casing strings.
• Category 2.3 – Three casing strings.
• In order to be classed as category 2, wells must have deep set permanent cement plugs
in place. If they do not then they are not suitable for intervention using the OIS
systems.
• Upon insertion of shallow cement plugs (UK O&G requirement – 100ft of good cement),
a well will be classified as category 1.
• In order to be abandoned in line with UK Oil & Gas requirements, category 1 wells not
only require removal of well head and casing (UK O&G requirement – casing to be cut
10ft below mudline) but also any permanent guide base, temporary guide base or
associated subsea structure.
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8. 2015 Multi- Operator Campaign
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In July 2015 OIS will be conducting its 17th Multi‐Operating Campaign in the Central
North Sea.
Work Scope:
• OIS will design, engineer and manage the
abandonment of 6 x Category 2 subsea wells in
the Central North Sea for Centrica Energy.
• Water depths range from 300 to 420ft.
• OIS will contract the Island Valiant to perform
the intervention operations and utilise the
Market leading, Claxton owned SWAT tool to
perforate, recover drilling fluids, install
additional barriers and pressure test the new
barriers. Following the intervention operations
the vessel will begin the abrasive severance
and recovery of each of the wellheads.
Operations are likely to take 28days in total.
12. Multi- Operator vs Standalone
Multi – Operator Campaign Stand Alone Campaign
(Low Number of Wells)
Commercially Efficient YES NO
Detailed Planning YES YES
Consistent Equipment YES YES
Shared Risk of WoW YES NO
Shared Cost YES NO
Shared
Transit/Mob/Demob
YES NO
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17. SWAT Tool – Technical Snap Shots
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Pressure Test to confirm lower packer
functionality and integrity of well
Firing 3‐3/8 inch gun perforating 9 ‐5/8in
casing
18. SWAT Tool – Technical Snap Shots
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F.I.T on 13‐3/8in shoe Firing upper 2 inch guns perforating
9.5/8in casing
19. SWAT Tool – Technical Snap Shot
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Circulate path bore and A annulus –
Clean up annulus
1st stage cement job reversed
circulation in A annulus
20. SWAT Tool – Technical Snap Shots
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Pressure test A annulus cement plug Firing lower 5.5 inch guns
perforating 9.5/8inch and 13.3/8in
casing
21. SWAT Tool – Technical Snap Shot
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F.I.T 20 inch shoe
Fire upper 3.3/8inc guns, perforate
9.5/8 inch and 13.8 inch casing
22. SWAT Tool – Technical Snap Shots
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Circulate path bore and B annulus ‐
Clean up annulus
2nd stage cement job –
conventionally circulate into bore
and B annulus (Both annuli and
bore are filled with cement)
23. SWAT Tool – Technical Snap Shoot
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Releasing of lower guns Pressure test on new plug