10 elements of Wells Process Safety

Maintaining a safe environment by preventing the escape of hazardous products or energy from the well or from the (well control) equipment used at the well, throughout the life-cycle of the well:

• design,
• construction,
• operation,
• well-intervention,
• abandonment.

Know your physical (primary and secondary) well barriers. A barrier must be verified (tested) before qualifying as a ‘barrier’.

If a barrier is lost, stop immediately and fix it

Know and communicate subsurface uncertainties.

Know your well control equipment and confirm it’s certified and tested .

Confirm all people are trained and competent for the task. 

Follow standards and procedures or get approval to deviate.

Perform risk assessment during planning and changes.

Walk the line’ on temporary rig-ups and confirm set-up is as per the layout drawing. 

Test your emergency responses and conduct regular drills. 

Report Wells process safety incidents –investigate, share, learn .