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EXTENSION INSPECTION
PROGRAMME
Alex Stacey
Offshore Division
Health & Safety Executive
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Ageing on the UKCS
Background information
Importance to HSE / Industry / Stakeholders
Regulations
Related interventions
Guidance
S&T
Pilot Study on Ageing Installations
Scope
Inspection findings
250
250
200
200
146 installations
108 installations
>20 years old
>25 years old
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150
100
100
50
50
0
1968
1968
1970
1970
1972
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1974
1974
1976
1976
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1980
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1996
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1998
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2004
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2006
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2008
2008
300
Cash Flow
time
Probability of end
of life
19
78
19
79
19
80
19
81
19
82
19
83
19
84
19
85
19
86
19
87
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20
01
20
02
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20
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20
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20
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20
07
AGEING PRODUCTION
Year
Oil
Buzzard
14%
Dry gas
Associated gas
Britannia
12%
10%
Rough
8%
6%
Elgin
Foinaven
Forties
Brent
4%
Beryl
Leman Per.
Leman Shell
West Sole
Ninian
Claymore
Magnus
Viking
Beryl
Brent
2%
0%
0
10
15
20
25
Age of installation
30
35
40
45
LOSS OF INTEGRITY
Ageing: Potential for accumulating and / or accelerating
damage and subsequent loss of integrity
Need to focus on asset integrity management (AIM) of
ageing (organisational issues, inspection, technology)
Need:
good data on current condition
understanding of degradation processes &
response
use of best technology / latest assessment methods
(e.g. system strength) to determine safety margins
development of new techniques (e.g. online
monitoring)
implementation strategy
Bathtub Curve
Wear-out
phase
Early life
failures
Time
EXAMPLES OF DETERIORATION
EXAMPLES OF DETERIORATION
KP3 Focus
The integrity management of safety critical elements
(SCEs), which provide the barriers to major accident
hazards
Concentrated on the current condition of key assets, not
the management of future integrity / ageing issues
KP3 BACKGROUND
Weaknesses in the implementation of the
independent verification process
AGEING SCENARIOS
Time-dependent mechanisms
Fatigue (welded connections, piles, supports)
Corrosion
Creep (non-metallic components)
UK REGULATORY PROVISIONS
FOR AGEING
DCR (1996):
Periodic maintenance / remedial work
Performance standards
Independent verification by ICP
PFEER (1995): inherent safety by design, preventive, detection, control and mitigation measures
PUWER (1998): control of hazards due to equipment failure; requirement for appropriate
inspection and maintenance procedures to be in place
SIMIP
Pilot study on ageing installations (2009)
Development of full inspection programme on Ageing & Life Extension: 2010 - 2013
S&T
Stakeholder engagement
STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT:
HSE / PSA COLLABORATION
Regular HSE / PSA meetings (AS / Gerhard Ersdal, Rolf Hinderaker,
Erik Hrnlund)
PSA seminar Ageing Installations & Life Extension, 25 May 2007
PSA seminar Ageing Installations & Life Extension, November
2007
OMAE conference, HSE / PSA Workshop on Ageing, June 2008
HSE / PSA Ageing meeting, February 2010
Structural integrity, corrosion, F&B, process integrity, mechanical
integrity, electrical & control systems, pipelines
PSA Seminar on Ageing & Producing Life Extension, 7-8 April 2010
SIMIP
Pilot study on ageing installations (2009)
Development of full inspection programme on Ageing & Life Extension: 2010 - 2013
S&T
Stakeholder engagement
Management of ageing
Fire and explosion risk assessment
Risk assessment
Options for addressing ageing
Structural integrity
Performance indicators
Organisational issues
Further Study of Fatigue Damage to Girth Welds From Low Stresses in the
Loading Spectrum (JIP)
SIMIP
Pilot study on ageing installations (2009)
Development of full inspection programme on Ageing & Life Extension: 2010 - 2013
S&T
Stakeholder engagement
3 duty holders
Generic management, Structural integrity, Fire & explosion,
Corrosion, Pressure systems integrity
Set of standard questions for each topic area templates
Ageing & LE Inspection Programme: 2010 - 2013
Review of findings from pilot study
Development of full programme for 2010 2013
PILOT STUDY
Inspection Overview
Duty
Holder
Platform
DH1
P1
DH2
P2
DH3
P3
Structural
Integrity
Fire &
Explosion
Corrosion
Pressure
Systems
Integrity
No consideration of
or management of
Serious deficiencies
ageing
requiring immediate
attention
Awareness of
Matters
raised
ageing. Some
formally
to
evidencelinked
of ageing
ongoing
work or
being managed.
change
AIM system takes
No
full matters
accountneeding
of
formal
raising
with
ageing
the DH
PILOT STUDY
Key Findings
Findings to date suggest lack of full recognition of the significance
of ageing processes in connection with life extension beyond the
original design life
Ageing not considered explicitly
Varied approach between DHs and topics asset maintenance
not always a high priority
Influence of commercial pressures on AIM
Reliance on contractors and ICP
Semi-submersibles
& FPSOs
Jack-ups
Onshore
Offshore
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
INSPECTION PROGRAMME
Key Outputs
Final report
Guidance on Ageing, Life Extension & the Thorough Review
process
Industry network for the exchange information and
experience on ageing and life extension issues
Development of best practice on ageing
Improved asset integrity management
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Ageing on the UKCS
Background information
Importance to HSE / Industry / Stakeholders
Regulations
Related interventions
Guidance
S&T
Pilot Study on Ageing Installations
Scope
Inspection findings
CONCLUSIONS
Consideration of ageing issues is a key element of asset /
installation integrity management
Operating beyond the intended design life brings
technological, managerial and economic challenges
Findings to date suggest lack of full recognition of the
significance of ageing processes in connection with life
extension beyond the original design life
HSE needs to work with the UK industry and towards a unified
approach to the integrity management of ageing offshore
infrastructure across all installation types
Way forward: Ageing & LE Inspection Programme
Ageing offshore installations are set to be a key HSE priority
for the foreseeable future
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