Audits for Oil & Gas Drilling Industry

Audit of Drilling Contractor HSE Management System

Purpose:

  • Does the drilling contractor have a HSE management system adapted to its organisation?
  • Are the presented procedures effectively implemented and how to proove it?
  • How much support do field people receive from their management?
  • If you work with a low standard contractor, how to help him improving?
  • If you work with an international contractor, how is their local set up and are they effectively implementing their written procedures?

Outputs:

  • Is the HSE management system up to standard or not?
  • Is the drilling contractor effectively implementing his own procedures?
  • What is the cause of any finding? Organisation, resources, training, management support…
  • How is the contractor taking care of your own operation, within his local set up?
  • What are the critical weaknesses that require close attention during the drilling operations?
  • The inspection tells what is not working, Audit tells you why?
  • All above findings are quantified and proof presented,
  • We do recommend debriefing in presence of drilling contractor’s management,
  • Practical recommendations to improve the HSE standard

Scope:

Initial Meeting to Define Audit Programme:

  • An initial meeting with customer is required to precisely define the audit scope as per the signed contract with the drilling contractor and the customer own HSE system requirements.

At Drilling Contractor Base:

  • DOCUMENTARY AUDIT: HSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (HSEMS)
  • DOCUMENTARY AUDIT: HSE PROCEDURES
  • IMPLEMENTATION of HSEMS: AUDIT of DRILLING CONTRACTOR BASE
    • Leadership & Commitment
    • Policy & Strategic Objectives
    • Organization, Resources & Documentation
    • Evaluation & Risk Management
    • Planning
    • Implementation & Monitoring
    • Auditing & Reviewing

At Rig Site:

  • IMPLEMENTATION of HSE PROCEDURES: RIG SITE SURVEY
    • Audit of HSE Records
    • Implementation of HSE Procedures
    • Inspection of Rig Site Safety
    • Camp, Clinic & First Aid

Audit of Drilling Contractor Preventive Maintenance System

Purpose:

  • Does the drilling have a Preventive Maintenance System (PMS) adapted to its organisation?
  • How is mainteance budget and decisions taken? Especially overhauls?
  • How spare parts supply is managed and it is adapted to local conditions?
  • How are overhauls planned and conducted?
  • What are the potential failures that the rig could experience in the long run?
  • What is the impact of bad maintenance of safety equipments and features?

Outputs:

  • Is the PMS system up to industry standard?
  • Are the written procedures up to date?
  • Is the minimum stock of spare parts as per industry standard?
  • If the system is not implemented, what is the cause?
  • The inspection tells what is not working, Audit tells you why?
  • All above findings are quantified and proof presented
  • We do recommend debriefing in presence of drilling contractor’s management,
  • Practical recommendations to improve the PMS standard,

Scope:

Initial Meeting to Define Audit Programme:

  • An initial meeting with customer is required to precisely define the audit scope as per the signed contract, especially clauses requiring contractor to ensure the best maintenance practices.

At Drilling Contractor Base:

  • DOCUMENTARY AUDIT: Preventive Maintenance System Procedures
  • SOFTWARE AUDIT: Computerised System Check
  • IMPLEMENTATION of PMS: AUDIT of DRILLING CONTRACTOR BASE
    • Effective Local set up (workshops, resources, stores…)
    • Dedicated maintenance personnel
    • Supply of spare parts (personnel, system, decisions)
    • Statistics (downtime, incidents…)
    • Maintenance tasks planning and follow up

At Rig Site:

  • IMPLEMENTATION of PMS ON RIG SITE
    • Maintenance records,
    • Effective conditions of equipments,
    • Minor maintenance (cleaning, greasing, controlling)
    • Regular inspections,
    • Advanced maintenance tasks,
    • Spare sparts stock and Pending Material Requests,
    • Interview of mechanic and electrician,