PE3701 Process Safety in Oil and Gas Industries Syllabus:

PE3701 Process Safety in Oil and Gas Industries Syllabus – Anna University Regulation 2021

Learning Objectives:

 Knowledge of environment issues and all related Acts.
 Knowledge of drilling fluids and its toxic effects with environment.
 Proper disposal of drilling cutting after appropriate treatment.
 Treatment of produced water and makeup water and its disposal as per state pollution control board norms.
 Knowledge of oil mines regulations and proper implementation in drilling & production mines as per Act.
 Knowledge of Hazop in drilling rigs & production installations.
 Knowledge of disaster management to fight any fire accident at drilling rig/ production installation/production platform.

UNIT-I

Introduction to environmental control in the petroleum industry: Overview of environmental issuesA new attitude. Drilling and production operations: Drilling- Production- Air emissions.

UNIT-II

The impact of drilling and production operations: Measuring toxicity- Hydrocarbons- Salt Heavy metals- Production chemicals- Drilling fluids- Produced water- Nuclear radiation- Air pollution Acoustic impacts- Effects of offshore platforms- Risk assessment. Environmental transport of petroleum wastes: Surface paths- Subsurface paths- Atmospheric paths, Planning for environmental protection. Waste treatment methods: Treatment of water- Treatment of solidsTreatment of air emissions-Waste water disposal: surface disposal.

UNIT-III

Oil mines regulations: Introduction-Returns, Notices and plans- Inspector, management and duties- Drilling and workover- Production- Transport by pipelines- Protection against gases and fires- Machinery, plants and equipment- General safety provisions- Miscellaneous-Remediation of contaminated sites- Site assessment-Remediation process.

UNIT-IV

Toxicity, physiological, asphyxiation, respiratory, skin effect of petroleum hydrocarbons and their mixture- Sour gases with their threshold limits- Guidelines for occupational health monitoring in oil and gas industry. Corrosion in petroleum industry- Additives during acidizing, sand control and fracturing.

UNIT-V

Hazard identification- Hazard evaluation- Hazop and what if reviews- Developing a safe process and safety management- Personal protection systems and measures. Guidelines on internal safety audits (procedures and checklist) – Inspection & Safe practices during electrical installationsSafety instrumentation for process system in hydrocarbon industry- Safety aspects in functional training-Work permit systems.

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOMES:

The students will be able to:
• Be conversant with the knowledge of various Acts related to safety, Health and environment in petroleum industry.
• Have the knowledge of various drilling fluids handling and safe disposal such toxic products.
• Gain Knowledge of disaster management to fight any crisis.
• Apply Hazop to petroleum equipment operation and assess risk involved
• Mitigate occupational health hazards in the industry.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering, John C. Reis, Gulf Publishing Company, 1996. 2. Application of HAZOP and What if Reviews to the Petroleum, Petrochemical and Chemical Process Industries, Dennis P. Nolan, Noyes Publications, 1994.
2. Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) Guidelines, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India and Oil Mines Regulations-1984, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Ministry of Labor and Employment, Government of India.

REFERENCES:

1. Guidelines for Process Safety Fundamentals in General Plant Operations Centre for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995.
2. Guidelines for Fire Protection in Chemical, Petrochemical and Hydrocarbon Processing Facilities, Centre for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2003.
3. Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures Centre for Chemical Safety, WileyAIChE, 3rd Edition, 2008.
4. Guideline for Process Safety Fundamentals in General Plant Operations, Centre for Chemical Process Safety, AIChE, 1995. 5. Chemical Process Industry Safety, K S N Raju, McGraw Hill, 2014.