Oilfield HSE articles
Longer reads for operators, company men and HSE managers: the rules, the numbers and what a crew actually does on location.
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Compliance 6 min readOil-Contaminated Soil on a Texas Lease: What Statewide Rule 91 Requires
What Texas Statewide Rule 91 asks of an operator after a crude oil spill on a lease: free oil off, delineate and dig to 1.0% TPH, deal with soil over 5.0%, finish within a year, and report spills over five barrels.
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Cleaning 5 min readPortable Wash Bays: Containing Wash Water on Location
Washing mats, trailers and rigs on location is routine. Letting the wash water run off isn't. Here's what EPA expects of a wash area, how a portable bay compares with a lined pad or a fixed rack, and where the water goes after.
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Containment 6 min readFrac Tank Secondary Containment: Berm Layout, Sizing Math and the Manifold Trap
A row of frac tanks can be contained with one shared berm or several smaller ones, and the right answer depends on what's in the tanks, whether they're manifolded, and how much rain the berm has to hold. Here's the math.
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Containment 7 min readContainment Liners for Oilfield Pads: Thickness, Seams and Subgrade
What separates a liner that holds from one that leaks at the first seam: thickness, resin spec, how seams are welded and tested, and what goes under it on a caliche pad.
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Compliance 7 min readSecondary Containment Requirements: Which Rule Covers Which Oilfield Equipment
Tank batteries, produced water tanks, rig fuel, frac tanks and waste facilities each answer to a different rule. Here is which one, and what it actually asks for.
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Inspection 5 min readWhat is OCTG? Tubing vs casing, grades, and how pipe gets inspected in the field
OCTG covers the casing, tubing and drill pipe that go in a well. This guide explains the difference between tubing and casing, keeps the grade talk short, and covers what happens to pipe after delivery: field inspection of new pipe and grading of used tubing.
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