SPE APPLIED TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

Well Integrity Management Well From the First Click to the Last Drop
79 June 2011 - Istanbul, Turkey

Gerard Cuvillier

SPE APPLIED TECHNOLOGY WORKSHOP

Management of Change in the context of Well Integrity Management

Gerard Cuvillier

Management of Change
Well Construction operations are continuously subject to change, intentional (i.e. that we introduce) or unintentional (unplanned event imposed on us). It is essential that changes are managed in a controlled manner so that associated risk is maintained at an acceptable level.
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Management of Change
Definitions A Change is a deviation from the agreed plan. A significant change is any change that introduces new hazards, or any change that causes an increase in the level of risk. Hence MOC is an integral part of Risk Management.

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Management of Change
Definitions (Ctd)

MOC is a process to review the consequences of changes made to design, procedures, equipment, etc. as a result of an unexpected event or a decision to make a change.

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Case History #1

Initial plan was to drill the 8 p section conventionally.

9 5/8 Casing @ 4500 m g

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Case history #1
The plan was changed : the 8 8 section to be drilled using UBD Collapse 9 5/8 Casing @ 4500 m 5/8 U.B.D.
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Case History #1
The result: the 9 5/8 casing collapsed because it had not been designed with UBD in mind (for design to collapse). The change was acknowledged (it was deliberate), but there was failure to look at all the implications.

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Case History #2
After a liner cement job, the plan was changed in that reversing out was carried i t i d out using sea water 15 ppg Mud Approx. 17,000 ft

7 Liner

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Case history #2
6,000 psi This was the end result after the liner overlap started leaking while POOH with 7 Liner landing t i l di string

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Case History #2
The change was recognized (it was deliberate). But there deliberate) was failure to evaluate the potential (direct and ultimate) consequences of it. it It might have resulted in this :

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Management of Change Process

Acknowledge the change Identify new hazards and risks resulting from the change Analyze risks

Communicate & Proceed

Identify Prevention & Mitigation Measures g to reduce risk to ALARP

Obtain Approval from initial program/procedure approver

Modify Program or Procedure

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Management of Change
Summary Most di M t disasters in our I d t arise f t i Industry i from changes that have not been properly apprehended and subsequently managed. h d d d b tl d And t e p a y root cause is t e failure to d the primary oot s the a u e acknowledge the significance of a change. Note: th N t the API RP96 (d ft) i l d a section (draft) includes ti (#12) on Management of Change.
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Thank You

Gerard Cuvillier