PETROSAFE بتروسيـــــــف شركة الخدمات البترولية للسلامة والبيئة Petroleum Safety & Environmental Services Company SLIDE NO. 1 P E T

PETROSAFEPETROSAFE بتروسيـــــــفبتروسيـــــــفوالبيئة للسالمة البترولية الخدمات والبيئة شركة للسالمة البترولية الخدمات شركة

Petroleum Safety & Environmental Services CompanyPetroleum Safety & Environmental Services Company

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P E T R O S A F EP E T R O S A F E

Activities in the Activities in the Environmental DepartmentEnvironmental Department

Environmental Impact Assessment

Environmental Auditing

Thermal and Biological Treatment of Oil Base Mud

Environmental Monitoring and Measurements

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NORM Measurements

NORM Decontamination

Environmental Register

Environmental Management System

Waste Management Plans

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Activities in the Activities in the Environmental DepartmentEnvironmental Department

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EIA DefinitionEIA Definition

Environmental Impact ; is any change

to the environment, whether adverse

or beneficial, wholly or partially

resulting from the organization’s

activities, products or services.

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Environmental Impact Assessment ;

or ‘EIA’ for short, is a formal study

process used to predict the

environmental consequences of a

proposed major development project.

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An EIA concentrates on Problems,

conflicts or natural resources

constraints that could affect the

validity of a project.

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EIA Main StepsEIA Main Steps

Report withRecommendations

Report withRecommendations

Determination of Mitigation Measures

Determination of Mitigation Measures

Site Survey & Environmental

Survey

Site Survey & Environmental

Survey

Analysis of Results &

Prediction of Impacts

Analysis of Results &

Prediction of Impacts



Benefits of EIABenefits of EIA

More environmentally sustainable design.

Better compliance with standards. Savings in capital and operating costs. Reduced time and costs for approvals. Avoids later plant adaptations. Reduced health costs. Increased project acceptance

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Environmental AuditingEnvironmental Auditing

Environmental auditingEnvironmental auditing is a

systematic review and evaluation

of a facility’s operations with

regard to environment.

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Comply with relevant regulations. Needs to identify environmental risks

for minimization or containment. Company reputation. Continual improvement. Environmental Protection.

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Benefits of Environmental AuditingBenefits of Environmental Auditing



Indirect Thermal DesorptionIndirect Thermal Desorption

Indirect Thermal Desorption applies heat

to the contaminated soil while isolating

the flame from the material. The

contaminant vapor is isolated, so it can

be recovered, condensed, and recycled,

eliminating long-term liability.

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The cuttings are heated up indirectly

in a large diameter, rotating dryer,

with the contaminants being

vaporized, as the cuttings move

forward through the dryer to

discharge.



The vapors are pulled from the dryer and

filtered, to remove the dust particulate.

Vapors are then condensed to a liquid

phase and are processed through an

oil/water separation system.



Recovered water is used to

rehydrate the cleaned cuttings while

the recovered oil is used in new mud

or fuel in the burners.



Post Treatment (clean) Soil UsesPost Treatment (clean) Soil Uses

Fill material

oilfield pit closures

landfills

Filler that is used in concrete and

cement

Blended with stabilization material,

then used as a road base


Post Treatment (clean) Soil UsesPost Treatment (clean) Soil Uses

Made into bricks for

construction projects

Value added product / possible

sale

Fertilized and seeded


Post Treatment Oil UsesPost Treatment Oil Uses

Use as base oil for drilling fluids

Send to pipeline for re-use

Use in burners to fuel the thermal

process


Post Treatment Oil UsesPost Treatment Oil Uses

Fuel for other industrial processes Diesel engine fuel Kilns/ovens Oil/water separators (heater

treater) Oil treaters Asphalt plants Steam generation


Benefits of Thermal DesorptionBenefits of Thermal Desorption

Complete remediation and recycling of cuttings eliminates future liability to owner meets or exceeds all discharge

criteria The fluid phases can be recovered

no measurable degradation recycled into new drilling fluids or, fuel for thermal or other processes


Benefits of Thermal DesorptionBenefits of Thermal Desorption

Mobile units can be operated on location reducing the cuttings storage volume & reducing transportation costs and risks

Allows operators to drill with oil base drilling fluid in environmentally sensitive areas

Eliminates long-term liability


Biological Treatment of the OBM Biological Treatment of the OBM (Bioremediation)(Bioremediation)

The concept of the bioremediation is similar to that of the indirect thermal treatment. However, the function of the bioremediation depends on exposing the OBM to the action of specific Bacteria digest the oil content in the mud converting it to simpler constitutes which are safe to the environment.

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Environmental Monitoring Environmental Monitoring & Measurements& Measurements

Environmental MonitoringEnvironmental Monitoring is the measurements of air pollutant and waste water effluents, where it defined as the main indicator of the environmental management system and considered as the main help meter to the management review concerning the environment.



Environmental monitoring includes

measurements for the gas emissions,

effluents, waste quantification and

disposal, etc.


Air Pollutants Measurements.

Working environment measurements

Surrounding environment measurements

Boilers and combustions equipment exhaust measurements

Noise level.



Exhaust Stack Emissions Heat stress Illumination Water Pollutants.

Industrial wastewater Domestic wastewater

Laboratory Instruments calibration.



Benefits ofBenefits ofEnvironmental MonitoringEnvironmental Monitoring

Improving the working and

surrounding

Improving combustions efficiency

Helping the management in

tackling the right decision.

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Benefits ofBenefits ofEnvironmental MonitoringEnvironmental Monitoring

Playing main indicator to Environmental Quality.

Conserving the energy and fuel consumption

Helping the facility to be comply with the environmental laws.

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NORM MeasurementsNORM Measurements

NORM; or Naturally Occurring

Radioactive Materials is found almost

everywhere. It is found in the air, in the

soil, and even in radioactive potassium

in our own bodies. It is found in public

water supplies and foods.



The radioactive materials associated

with the Oil and Gas industry comes

from the radioactive isotopes.



Uranium and Thorium are highly

insoluble and therefore are not removed

from the formation during the

production process. However, Radium is

relatively soluble element and material

associated with produced water.



Radium is often found in significant

concentrations in areas where large

pressure and temperature changes

occur. Specifically: Heat Treaters,

Separators, Tubing, Flow Lines,

Pumps, Filters, Etc.


NORM HazardsNORM Hazards

Health risks from exposure to low levels of NORM are low. However, activities involving the extraction, mining, beneficiating, processing, use, transfer, transport, storage, disposal, and/or recycling of NORM-containing or NORM-contaminated materials may increase exposure levels to workers and other individuals to levels of concern.



Individuals to levels of concern.

Radium emits both Gamma wave radiation and Alpha particles radiation.

Gamma radiation is a “whole body” hazard, meaning it can travel great distances and has high penetrating ability.



Alpha particle emissions are considered to be an “internal” hazard, meaning the travel distance and penetrating ability of the emitted particles are both very low, however, the alpha particle’s ability to cause significant damage to cells in soft tissue such as the lungs or stomach lining, are far greater than the hazard from gamma radiation.



Radium is considered a “bone-seeking” element, meaning the element Radium often migrates to the major blood producing organs such as the bone marrow. This has resulted in a direct link between chronic Radium exposure and bone cancer, leukemia, and other disorders.


Benefits ofBenefits ofNORM MeasurementsNORM Measurements

Comply with the Egyptian and International regulations like, the Egyptian law No 4 of the year 1994 concerning protection of the environment, and the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP).



Determine the areas that exceeded

the radiation permissible limits,

and give the recommendations for

avoiding their hazard, and how to

decontaminate them in a safe way.



Determine the areas that may exceed the radiation permissible limits in the future, and give the recommendations for keeping them within the safe limits.

Increase the efficiency of the workers by increasing the awareness, and assuring safe work environment .



Increase the efficiency of the workers

by increasing the awareness, and

assuring safe work environment .

Decrease health assurance costs, and

protect the health of workers from

radiation exposure hazard.



Be able to detect the radiation

level trend with time by making

periodical (NORM) measurements.



Protect the surrounding environment by making periodical (NORM) survey on the surrounding environment to avoid sudden increase in radiation levels which may affect the biological diversity and may lead to environmental catastrophes.



(NORM) measurements leading to a

good reputation for the company

(the site owner), then a

competitive advantage in the

market will be developed.



NORM DecontaminationNORM Decontamination

Some oil reservoirs may contain alpha particles in the formations layers. These particles, although existing in low levels, they accumulate by time on the internal surfaces of the drilling equipments, pipelines and storage tanks in the form of scales.

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These NORM contaminated-

equipments become a headache for

the companies, particularly in the

maintenance periods. So, they

obliged to convert them to scrap

metal as they value becomes zero.

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Level NORM in the accumulated places cannot be guessed which resemble another problem.

However, these NORM contaminated equipments may be de-contaminated and safely reused or even sell in a scrap metal form.

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The process of NORM decontamination takes the following stages:

Disassembly of the NORM contaminated-equipments and subjecting them to a strong water stream to remove the accumulated radiating scales. Resulting from this stage completely clean and safe equipments.

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The resulting water from the cleaning process which contains the radiating waste pass through a series of filters of pores sizes less that those pf alpha particles. These filters trap the particles and the water passed from the other side clean and can be reused in the cleaning process.

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The problem now is restricted in the

filter which contain the radiation

waste, this filter is being disposed of

by the Egyptian Atomic Energy Agency.

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Direct economic benefits:

Reuse of the NORM decontaminated equipments.

Utilization of the old stored equipments by selling them in the form of scrap metal.

Benefits ofBenefits ofNORM DecontaminationNORM Decontamination


Increase the awareness and assure

the safety of the work environment.

Saving money, by saving the expense

of medical insurance for workers from

the hazards of radiation.



Protecting the soil and underground

water from contamination by the

accumulated equipments which

suffer from NORM.




Environmental RegisterEnvironmental Register

The Environmental RegisterEnvironmental Register is the document that an establishment must keep to record the impact of its activities on the environment. In this register, the name of the establishment, its activities, the harmful emissions arising from the establishment must be recorded. Also, the monitoring plan for these emissions which control the periodic measurements for these emissions, sampling and analyses rates and tests results must be included in the register.

The environmental register is a mandatory requirement by law No. 4 for the year of 1994, for all industrial enterprise

and projects including oil and gas sector projects.


Mandatory requirements by Law No.4/94

Environmental quality logbook.

Improving environmental quality.

Improving utility and material consumption.

Benefits of theBenefits of theEnvironmental RegisterEnvironmental Register


Helping the management in

tackling the right decision.

Conserving the energy, fuel,

utility, and material consumptions

Helping the facility to be comply

with the environmental laws.

Benefits of theBenefits of theEnvironmental RegisterEnvironmental Register



Environmental Management SystemEnvironmental Management System,EMSEMS for short, is the part of the overall management system that includes organizational structure, planning activities, responsibilities, practices, procedures, processes and resources for developing, implementing, achieving, reviewing and maintaining the environmental policy.

Environmental ManagementEnvironmental ManagementSystemSystem


Objectives of EMSObjectives of EMS

The main objectives of an EMS are to:

Establish a sound environmental policy,

Identify and control major environmental impacts,

Identify relevant environmental regulatory requirements,


Objectives of EMSObjectives of EMS

Identify environmental opportunities,

Set priorities, determine objectives and work toward their achievement; and

Monitor performance and evaluate the effectiveness of the system.


Benefits of EMSBenefits of EMS

Financial benefits: Reduced raw material / resource

usage. Reduced energy consumption. Improved process efficiency. Reduced waste generation and

disposal costs. Reduced effluent costs. Recoverable resource utilization.



Legislative and regulatory advantages:

Improved public relations.

Assist in the identification of operational cost saving.

Can lead to improvement in health and safety at the site.



Registration benefits: Improved company profile &

credibility. Competitive advantages in the

market place. Potentially lower levels of regulatory

reporting and/or auditing. Meeting present or future

anticipated demands of customers. Employee motivation and pride.



Competitive benefit:

Company that denoted comprehensive EMS may be complied to the international standards (ISO 14001) which give it competitive border in the market.



Waste ManagementWaste Management

WasteWaste is something that somebody no longer wants or needs and hence wishes to discard. Since there is no “away”, this means putting that waste someplace out of sight and out of mind, where it will not interfere with the daily living that produces still more waste.



Waste management;Waste management; collecting,

transporting, recycling and

disposing of wastes.



Waste disposal; Waste disposal; The process that do

not extract or recycle wastes such as

composting probing discharge into

surface water, biological treatment,

physical –chemical treatment,

permanent storage or incineration.


Types of WasteTypes of Waste

Waste has a lot of types according to how it

is classified. Waste can be classified into

categories regarding the following aspects:

PhasePhase: waste may be gas, liquid & solid.

Degree of hazardDegree of hazard: waste is either

hazardous or non-hazardous.


Types of WasteTypes of Waste

SourceSource: waste may be Industrial or

municipal; and

SegregationSegregation: waste may be reusable,

recoverable and/or disposable.


Waste ManagementWaste ManagementHierarchyHierarchy

A sound approach to bring about effective

minimization is by applying the rule of the

“4Rs“4Rs””

RReduceeduce, , RReuseeuse, , RRecycleecycle, , RRecoverecover


Reduce means reduction at source. It

can be achieved by either

generating less waste through

more efficient practices or by

replacing hazardous materials

with benign or less harmful

materials thus improving the

quality of waste.



Reuse means re-using materials in

their original forms; such as

chemical containers which

may be used for water.



Recycle means converting waste back

into a usable materials;

examples are made for

solvents and batteries



Recover means extracting materials

or energy from waste for

other uses; such as vapor

recovery systems.



Comply with the environment

law 4/94.

Disposal of hazardous waste.

Environment Conservation.



Utilization of waste by reuse,

and saving the natural

resources.

Comply with the requirements of

ISO 14001/9001.


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PETROSAFE بتروسيـــــــف شركة الخدمات البترولية للسلامة والبيئة Petroleum Safety & Environmental Services Company SLIDE NO. 1 P E T