Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Practical Approach

Summary

An Insightful Guide to Avoiding Offshore Oil- and Gas-Industry Disaster

Designing, constructing, operating, and maintaining offshore oil and gas industry equipment and systems can sometimes result in accidents, injuries, and other serious problems. Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Practical Approach focuses on oil and gas industry equipment reliability, offers useful and up-to-date information on the subject, and covers in a single volume the most common safety and reliability engineering issues in the oil and gas industry. The book introduces the latest developments in the area, and provides relevant methods and approaches. It also presents important aspects of various case studies on major accidents in the oil and gas industry, and considers human factors that contribute to accidents and fatalities in the area of oil and gas.

Additionally, this book describes:

• Mathematical concepts
• Oil and gas industry equipment reliability characteristics
• Accident data and analysis
• Mathematical models used for performing safety and reliability-related analyses in the industry

Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry: A Practical Approach covers important aspects of safety in the offshore oil and gas industry. A reference designed with engineering professionals in mind, this book can also be used in oil- and gas-industry-related courses, and serves as a guide for anyone concerned with safety and reliability in the area of oil and gas.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Background
Oil and Gas Industry Safety and Reliability-Related Facts, Figures, and Examples
Terms and Definitions
Useful Sources for Obtaining Information on Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry
Scope of This Book
Problems
References

Basic Mathematical Concepts
Introduction
Boolean Algebra Laws
Probability Definition and Properties
Useful Mathematical Definitions
Probability Distributions
Solving First-Order Linear Differential Equations Using
Laplace Transforms
Problems
References

Safety and Reliability Basics
Introduction
Need for Safety and Safety and Engineers
Safety Management Principles
Product Hazard Classifications and Product Safety Organization Tasks
Common Causes of Work Injuries and Mechanical Injuries
Accident Causation Theories
Occupational Stressors and Human Error Occurrence Reasons
Consequences of Human Error and Human Error Classifications
Bathtub Hazard Rate Curve
General Reliability-Related Formulas
Reliability Networks
Problems
References

Methods for Performing Safety and Reliability Analyses in the Oil and Gas Industry
Introduction
Root Cause Analysis
Hazards and Operability Analysis
Technique of Operations Review
Interface Safety Analysis
Job Safety Analysis
Preliminary Hazard Analysis
Failure Modes and Effect Analysis
Fault Tree Analysis
Markov Method
Problems
References

Safety in Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
Introduction
Offshore Industrial Sector Risk Picture
Offshore Worker Situation Awareness Concept, Studies, and Their Results
Offshore Industry Accident Reporting Approach and Offshore Accident-Related Causes
Offshore Industry Accidents’ Case Studies
Problems
References

Case Studies of Oil Tanker Spill-Related Accidents and Oil Tanker Spill Analysis
Introduction
Case Studies of Oil Tanker Spill-Related Accidents
Tanker Oil Spills Number Analysis
Quantities of Oil Spilt
Oil Spill Causes
Problems
References

Human Factors Contribution to Accidents in the Oil and Gas Industry and Fatalities in the Industry
Introduction
Human Factors That Affect Safety in General
Categorization of Accident-Related Human Factors in the Industrial Sector
Categories of Human Factors Accident Causation in the Oil Industry
Oilfield Fatality Analysis
Recommendations to Reduce Fatal Oil and Gas Industry
Incidents
Problems
References

Case Studies of Maintenance Influence on Major Accidents in Oil and Gas Industry and Safety Instrumented Systems and Their Spurious Activation in Oil and Gas Industry
Introduction
Maintenance Influence on Major Accidents in the Oil and Gas Industry: Case Studies
Safety Instrumented Systems
Spurious Activation of Safety Instrumented Systems
International Electrotechnical Commission and Its Standards: IEC 61511 and IEC 61508
Problems
References

Oil and Gas Industry Accident Data and Accident Data Analysis
Introduction
Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Accident Databases and Accident Data Collection Sources
Onshore and Offshore Oil and Gas Industry Accident Data and Analysis
Offshore Oil and Gas Rigs Accident Analysis
Failures and Lessons Learned from Landmark Offshore Oil and Gas Accidents and Corrective Measures
Problems
References

Oil and Gas Industry Equipment Reliability
Introduction
Mechanical Seals’ Failures
Optical Connector Failures
Corrosion-Related Failures
Oil and Gas Pipeline Fault Tree Analysis
Common Cause Failures Defense Approach for Oil and Gas Industry Safety Instrumented Systems
Fatigue Damage Initiation in Oil and Gas Steel Pipes Assessment
Problems
References

Mathematical Models for Performing Safety and Reliability Analyses in Oil and Gas Industry
Introduction
Model I
Model II
Model III
Model IV
Model V
Model VI
Model VII
Problems
References

Appendix: Bibliography—Literature on Safety and Reliability in the Oil and Gas Industry

Author(s) Bio

Dr. B.S. Dhillon is a professor of engineering management in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Ottawa, where he has served as a chairman/director of the mechanical engineering department/engineering management program for over 10 years. He is the founder of the probability distribution named Dhillon distribution/law/model, has published numerous articles, served on the editorial boards of 12 journals, and written 42 books. Professor Dhillon attended the University of Wales where he received a BS in electrical and electronic engineering and an MS in mechanical engineering. He received a Ph.D. in industrial engineering from the University of Windsor.

Reviews

"… one of a kind book… The author took meticulous care in translating the most complex and difficult concepts in safety and reliability engineering and provided a simple, easy to use step-by-step approach."
—Dr. Subramanyam Naidu Rayapati, Agile CloudTech, LLC, Austin, Texas, USA

"This book leaves no stone unturned as a reference to the safety engineer/professional working in the field. Many of the sites are referenced, which makes it easy for those who desire more information to find it."
—Paul E. West, Safety Manager/College Professor, Navarro College, Corsicana, Texas, USA

"Assists in developing and designing better engineering systems in the oil and gas industry … Provides case studies of oil tanker spill-related accidents and oil tanker spill analysis … well organized and presented."
—Dr. Kouorush Jenab, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida, USA

"The book covers important issues related to reliability and safety analysis in oil and gas industry. There are many examples, illustrations…and interesting case studies."
—Janusz Sosnowski, Institute of Computer Science, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland