Grant: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Memorial University of Newfoundland
$57,000.00
Risk-based Safety and Integrity Management of Oil and Gas Production and Processing in Harsh Environment
EF 2019-20
Résumé
Dwindling reserves of oil and gas are driving oil and gas exploration and development further offshore, into deeper waters and into arctic and subarctic regions. However, the risks associated with this development are significant and cannot be neglected. The recent accident in the Gulf of Mexico during hydrocarbon exploration has further highlighted this point. Accidents involving release, fires and explosions cause damage to equipment, environment, and result in financial losses, injuries and fatalities. These accidents are major potential hazards of hydrocarbon exploration and production. Assessing these potential hazards based on the specific location and conditions helps to develop methods to reduce risk of accidents.In comparison with a temperate climate region, in harsh climate (cold climate) the behaviour and phenomena of release, dispersion, fire and explosion are very different. These phenomena are well understood in temperate climates and there are models for design of safety measures and assess the integrity of the system. This level of understanding and modelling is not in place for harsh environments, where it has a much larger impact. Research into the mechanism of accident occurrence, asset failure mechanism, behaviour of release, dispersion, fire, and explosion in arctic and subarctic environment would help bridge the current knowledge gap. This research program aims to develop an integrated safety and integrity risk management framework that incorporates (1) engineering failure analysis during design and operation, (2) risk-based critical decision-making during operation, and (3) human factors with respect to behaviour and performance in harsh climatic conditions. The outcomes of this proposal help to develop safer design, promote safer operational strategies, and safer working environment that reduce risk to the oil and gas operation in the arctic regions. The focus of the present study is the frontier region, such as the Beaufort Sea, Baffin Bay, and the Chukchi Sea.
Programme
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
Tel que publié
Application id
261308-2013
Name nom
Khan, Faisal
Department département
Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of
Organization id
89
Institution établissement
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Province en
Newfoundland and Labrador
Province fr
Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2019
Competition year année de concours
2013
Award amount
57000
Program id
RGPIN
Program name en
Discovery Grants Program - Individual
Program name fr
Programme de subventions à la découverte - individuelles
Group en
DISCOVERY RESEARCH
Group fr
RECHERCHE AXÉE SUR LA DÉCOUVERTE
Committee code
1511
Committee name en
Materials and Chemical Engineering
Committee name fr
Génie chimique et des matériaux
Area of application code
300
Area of application group en
Energy resources
Area of application group fr
Ressources d'énergie
Area of application en
Energy resources (including production, exploration, processing, distribution and use)
Area of application fr
Ressources d'énergie (production, exploration, traitement, distribution et utilisation de l'énergie)
Research subject code
1800
Research subject group en
Chemical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie chimique
Research subject en
Chemical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie chimique
Installment
inst:6 - 6
Partie
6
Nb partie
6
Application title
Risk-based Safety and Integrity Management of Oil and Gas Production and Processing in Harsh Environment
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Dwindling reserves of oil and gas are driving oil and gas exploration and development further offshore, into deeper waters and into arctic and subarctic regions. However, the risks associated with this development are significant and cannot be neglected. The recent accident in the Gulf of Mexico during hydrocarbon exploration has further highlighted this point. Accidents involving release, fires and explosions cause damage to equipment, environment, and result in financial losses, injuries and fatalities. These accidents are major potential hazards of hydrocarbon exploration and production. Assessing these potential hazards based on the specific location and conditions helps to develop methods to reduce risk of accidents.In comparison with a temperate climate region, in harsh climate (cold climate) the behaviour and phenomena of release, dispersion, fire and explosion are very different. These phenomena are well understood in temperate climates and there are models for design of safety measures and assess the integrity of the system. This level of understanding and modelling is not in place for harsh environments, where it has a much larger impact. Research into the mechanism of accident occurrence, asset failure mechanism, behaviour of release, dispersion, fire, and explosion in arctic and subarctic environment would help bridge the current knowledge gap. This research program aims to develop an integrated safety and integrity risk management framework that incorporates (1) engineering failure analysis during design and operation, (2) risk-based critical decision-making during operation, and (3) human factors with respect to behaviour and performance in harsh climatic conditions. The outcomes of this proposal help to develop safer design, promote safer operational strategies, and safer working environment that reduce risk to the oil and gas operation in the arctic regions. The focus of the present study is the frontier region, such as the Beaufort Sea, Baffin Bay, and the Chukchi Sea.
