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Ocean Energy Safety Institute

Annual Report

November 2015 – October 2016

26 October 2016



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Outline

• Background

• 2016 Efforts

• Communications

• Director’s Tasks

• Collaborative Research

• Path Forward

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DoI Intent…

"The funding for this initiative was provided to establish an

institute that would operate independently of the Department of

the Interior while also supporting and enhancing Departmental

programs through collaborative research and

development and training to help identify operational

improvements in the areas of offshore drilling and production

safety and spill prevention.

This is an effort to establish an institute that can work with

academia, the oil and gas industry, regulators and non-

governmental organizations on the extremely important issues

of increasing worker safety and environmental

protection during the exploration, development and production

of the nation’s valuable offshore oil and natural gas resources." 3



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OESI Leadership

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Principal Investigator

Dr. M. Sam Mannan TAMU, Regents Professor

Executive Director,

Mary Kay O’Connor

Process Safety Center

Co-PI Dr. Ramanan

Krishnamoorti University of Houston

Chief Energy Officer

Co-PI Dr. Eric Van Oort University of Texas-Austin

Petroleum Engineering

Co-PI

Dr. Rashid Hasan Texas A&M University

Larry Cress Fellow

Director of Operations

James Pettigrew, CAPT, USN(Ret)

Program Manager

Paul Robinson



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OESI Staff and Support

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Program Support:

Valerie Green

[email protected]

Research Support:

Dr. Yogesh Koirala

[email protected]

Research Support:

Dr. Noor Quddus

[email protected]

OESI Research Fellow:

Dr. Camille Peres

[email protected]

Human Factors

Program Assistant:

Amarette Renieri

[email protected]

Program Assistant:

Alanna Scheinerman

[email protected]



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2016 Efforts

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2016 Efforts • Advisory Committee operating

– Forum topics and planning efforts from AC

– Quarterly meetings, hosted at member facilities

– Review of Suspension of Operations White Paper on hold

• Forums for Dialogue – Keeping a Barrier Focus in Tough Economic Times;

Stakeholder Efforts including Risk-Based Inspections

– Identifying, mitigating and managing Alarm overload for watch standers on the Bridge, Drill Floor and Control Room.

– Managing Drilling Margins and Well Control Risk, ensuring Risk and Innovation are not impacted.

• Maersk Drilling Research project – Fatigue research, industry-desired and sponsored

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2016 Efforts • BSEE BAST Forum

• BSEE Director’s Tasking

– Analysis of Equivalency of International Practices

– Research areas

– Forums

– High School Technology Challenge

• Collaborative Research

– Human Factors Engineering

– Zonal Isolation

– New Materials

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2016 Efforts • Delivered BSEE Training

– Computational Fluid Dynamics

– Real-Time Monitoring and SME interactions

– Drilling Margin and Fracture Gradient

• Review of BSEE Offshore Training Plan

• Ocean Energy Technology Portal (OETP) – Presented at Federal Laboratory Consortium for

Technology Transfer

– 2016 adds: Sandia, DoE, DoC, EPA, NASA (JSC and Ames), NOAA, USGS, Idaho NL, Lawrence Berkeley NL, USDA, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, AFRL, Stem Synergy Therapeutics Inc, B of Reclamation, UNM, NSWC, USFS, NIST (Boulder), NNSA, KC National Security Campus

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2016 Efforts • OTC 2016 participation

– Tech Challenge champion presentation

• SPE Data Summit

• API Workgroups

• U.S. Chemical Safety Board Recommendation – Riser Gas Unloading Scenarios

• Gulf Research Program Proposals – Scenarios

– Resilience of Coastal Communities

• Gulf of Mexico Research Institute Proposals – RFP 6 Letter of Intent for ‘Riser Gas Unloading

Scenarios’

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2016 Efforts • Annual site visit from BSEE

• OESI Leadership Offsites

• Director Task and Special Event Calls

– Technology Challenge team calls

– TAP Presentation team calls

– RTM Training team calls

– OTP Review team meetings

• Bi-weekly Conference Calls

– BSEE, BOEM, PI, Co-PIs, OESI Director, PM, Staff

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Communications

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Communication Plan

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Director’s Tasks

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Director Salerno Tasks

• Analysis of Equivalency of International

Practices

• Research

– Material Hardness (Bolts, Subsea equipment)

– Zonal Isolation (Shallow liners and sub-

mudline casing hangers)

• Forums

• BSEE Science and Technology Challenge

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Director’s Task 1

Analysis of Equivalency of

International Practices

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Background

• “In recent years, there has been a significant amount of discussion related to the differences between performance-based and prescriptive regulations and the use of safety case regimes in the United States”

• “a detailed comparison crosswalk between US offshore requirements and those of a safety case country (UK or Norway) to identify similarities, gaps or inconsistencies.”

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Objectives

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• The Guidance or other recommendations provided by each

regulatory agency during the plan or permitting review process

• The content of industry standards that are contained in regulations

or listed as guidance by the regulatory agency

• SEMS, the DWOP process, alternative technology regulations, and

permit conditions used in the U.S regulatory regime

• An evaluation of typical documents and requirements that are

incorporated into safety case documents that are submitted to the

regulator

• How operators in each jurisdiction define an acceptable level of risk

• Standard industry practices and processes that are not required

by regulators but commonly used in each jurisdiction

• The roles played by third party certifiers and reviewers



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Methodology

• Review of previous reports and relevant literature

• Conduct a detailed comparison among the regulations, standards, guidelines implemented or recommended by the regulatory agencies in the US, UK and Norway

• Identify similarities and inconsistencies between regulatory regimes and possible areas of further focus in the U.S. regulations

• Final SME review

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Analysis Complete

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• A history, review and

comparison of U.S.,

U.K., and Norwegian

regulatory schemes.



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Director’s Task 2

Research Material Hardness (Bolts, Subsea equipment)

Zonal Isolation (Shallow liners and sub-mudline casing hangers)

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Efforts

• Bolts and Fasteners

– Participating in BSEE and Industry meetings and discussions.

– Prepared to lead/facilitate a Bolt/Fastener Joint Industry Project.

• Zonal Isolation and cementing

– Research ongoing

– White Paper in November

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BSEE.GOV

Dr Eric Van Oort



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Director’s Task 3

Forums

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2016 Forum Topics

• Keeping a Barrier Focus in Tough Economic Times; Stakeholder Efforts including Risk-Based Inspections

– 18 May 2016, University of Houston

• Identifying, mitigating and managing Alarm overload for watch standers on the Bridge, Drill Floor and Control Room.

– 24 August 2016, Maersk Training

• Managing Drilling Margins and Well Control Risk, ensuring Risk and Innovation are not impacted.

– 29 November 2016, Schlumberger

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Director’s Task 4

BSEE Science and

Technology Challenge

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2016 BSEE Technology Challenge

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Way Forward

• Strengthening relationship with IPAA/PESA Energy Education Center

• Leveraging existing University STEM programs

• Educator support and training

• Tech Challenge Houston, 3 March 2017 – New Orleans, TBD

– California, TBD

• Winner announced OTC 2017

• Leverage 2016 lessons learned for future Tech Challenge events

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Director Salerno 2015 Task Summary

• Task 1 (Regulatory Comparison) – Complete

• Task 2 (Research) – Continued execution of both OESI collaborative

efforts and external collaboration

• Task 3 (Forums) – On track for continued execution of Forums based

on Advisory Committee and sponsor input

• Task 4 (Tech Challenge) – On track for second year project execution, with

expansion of High Schools and locations

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Collaborative Research

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Near-term Research Plan

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Research Areas Leading

Institute

Partner

Institute

New Material (polymers, bolts) UH A&M

Human Factor Engineering & Risk

Management (leading indicators,

human centered design for deep water)

A&M UT

Well Construction (well control, zonal

isolation, casing) UT UH



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New Materials in Support of Offshore Operations

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Research Statement

To develop, test and validate new materials that support offshore operations and help improve the

safety and reliability of exploration and production

• Research Challenge: New/Superior Materials: metal alloys, corrosion, HPHT materials,

elastomers, structural health monitoring, integrated sensor, polymers

• Engineered materials offering improved properties allowing for new designs of offshore

structures and operational components such as risers, etc. need to be developed. Serious

barriers such as material and fabrication costs, needed design innovations, and the reliability,

repair, and inspection of advanced engineered materials need to be addressed.

Research Plan

• R&D work will be coordinated between UH (R.

Krishnamoorti, PI, 1.0 FTE) and TAMU (H. J. Sue,

co-PI, 0.5 FTE), $80K total budget

• Developed a plan to develop, test and validate

advanced polymeric materials for HPHT and

Corrosive Environments

• Specifically focus on the development & testing of

Polyaryletherketones (PAEK) based composites

Desired Value to Stakeholders Developing corrosion resistant materials that can be

exposed to HPHT conditions remains a significant

materials challenge for the industry and is a

significant area where applied and realistic materials

development along with basic scientific advances can

make rapid progress. Both PI and co-PI are engaged

in developing advanced materials for extreme

environments and bring unique fundamental and

applied expertise to address these challenges.



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Human Factors in Support of Offshore Operations

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Research Statement

To conduct focused, applied research that inform a reengineering of the design

lifecycle to include Human Systems Integration and Human Centered Design.

• Addresses possible Human Factors (HF) issues associated with:

• Workplace and interface design: fatigue, situation awareness, human machine interface design (for

both rig & control room operators), decision support, effective procedure design for

comprehension/adherence, etc.

• Organizational and culture: leadership, safety culture, training, hiring practices, etc.

Research Plan

• R&D work will be coordinated between TAMU (S. C.

Peres & M.S. Mannan, PIs, 0.5 FTE each) and UT

Austin (R. Bias, co-PI, 0.5 FTE), $80K total budget.

• Plan being developed for independent, applied

research into possible Human Factors (HF) issues

that are associated with increased risks for

incidents. Research will be done in collaboration

with industry partners to allow for directly applicable

findings.

Desired Value to Stakeholders

• Estimates indicate that US on & offshore facilities

have had a major catastrophic event every ~1.77

years for the last 40 years and that 95%+ of these

had direct human involvement in the cause.

• TAMU and UT Austin intend to conduct applied

research in conjunction with industry partners to

identify what HF findings need to be incorporated

into design and leadership practices to mitigate the

likelihood of these incidents.



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Examples of Human Factors Issues

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Fatigue is the inability to function at the desired level due to incomplete

recovery from the demands of prior work, circadian rhythm adjustments,

cognitive load, and other waking activities. Acute fatigue can occur when

there is inadequate time to rest and recover. Cumulative (chronic) fatigue

occurs when there is insufficient recovery from acute fatigue over time.

{left} Shows effects of circadian rhythm adjustments as incidents decrease

as the duration of the tour extends over time.

Situation Awareness is ones level of awareness of task and

environmental conditions, and judging how these may change in

the near future to predict how the situation will develop. {below}

Shows the number of incident related to elements of situation

awareness.

Issues with procedures

are associated with 65% of

all industrial incidents.

{left} Categorization of

causes of events for

company that involves

Upstream, Downstream,

Midstream, and

Shipping

Type of incident by the days into the tour



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Drilling Safety – Zonal Isolation Overview

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Research Statement

To conduct meaningful, applied research and technology development that helps to

improve the integrity and reliability of casing and cement barriers in offshore wells

• Addresses BSEE Director Salerno’s grand challenge on integrity of shallow liners and sub mudline casing

hangers, and BSEE concerns about cementing

• Addresses issues associated with achieving, maintaining and verifying lasting zonal isolation (ZI) in offshore

wells. Note that ZI problems are historically the leading cause of offshore blowouts, and were a lead cause

of the Macondo/DW Horizon event

Research Plan

• R&D work will be coordinated between UT Austin

(E. van Oort, PI, 1.0 FTE) and UoH (V.

Cumaraswamy, co-PI, 0.5 FTE), $80K total budget

• Plan being developed for independent, applied

basic R&D into hanger reliability and improving the

quality of offshore cementations, addressing such

issues as improved displacement & cement

placement, minimizing cement contamination, etc.

Desired Value to Stakeholders

• Very little independent ZI R&D work is currently

ongoing in the industry. UT Austin and UoH intend

to execute original work with a strong applied

focus to help deepwater operators improve their

cementations, particularly across high-pressured /

hydrocarbon-bearing zone, and be able to verify

their barriers (cement, hangers, seals) better. This

will help them improve drilling safety and reduce

their exposure to uncontrolled well events.



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Drilling Safety – Zonal Isolation Introduction

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{top Left} Cementing is the leading cause of US

Offshore blowouts; {top right} portland cement is very

sensitive to contamination by synthetic-based mud

(SBM) used for drilling; {bottom right} UT Austin and

UoH are working on ground-breaking new technologies

such as real-time cement sensors and improved fluid

displacement models (example shown)



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White Paper Schedule

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Human Factors and

Ergonomics in

Offshore Drilling

and Production:

The Implications

for Drilling Safety

TAMU/UT

Mid-November

High-resolution

Three Phase

Simulation

of Cement

Displacement

UT/UH

Late-November

Polymers

for

High Pressure

High Temperature

(HPHT)

Applications

UH/TAMU

Early 2017



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Path Forward

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Metrics

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Overall Forum Attendance



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FY16 Path Forward • Develop Sustainability

– Ocean Energy Technology Portal

– Continuing Education classes

– Transition Working Group

• Mature Advisory Committee Process – Forum topics

– Research review and Topic prioritization

• Deliver Initial Research Results

• Develop Further Research Opportunities

• Continue Forums for Dialogue

• Develop Training and Education Opportunities

• Develop Offshore Equipment Reliability Network

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FY17 Path Forward

• Continue Forums for Dialogue

• Develop Sustainability

– Build out,

• Business Plan

• Strategic Plan

• Deliver Initial Research Results

• Develop Further Opportunities

– Research

– Offshore Equipment Reliability

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Mission…on Track

An Institute

…operating independently to collaborate research for

technology advancement and continuing education to

support operational improvements and advanced academic programs in

the areas of offshore drilling and production safety and spill prevention.

…promoting dialogue and forums revealing technology

gaps through stakeholder engagement and collaborative

communications to support the advancement of world-wide ocean energy

safety through industry-prioritized, science-based research.

…developing strategic relationships with academia, the oil

and gas industry, regulators and NGOs to increase worker safety

and environmental protection .

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Thanks for your time, any questions?

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Jim Pettigrew

Director of Operations 3122 TAMU

400 Brown Building

College Station, TX 77843-3122

(979) 458-2759

[email protected]

Paul Robinson

Program Manager 5000 Gulf Freeway, Building 4, Rm 117

University of Houston,

Energy Research Park

Houston, TX 77204-5016

(713) 743-6773

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