JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• Knowledge of environment issues and all related Acts.
• Knowledge of drilling fluids and its toxic effects with environment.
• Proper disposal of drilling cutting after appropriate treatment.
• Treatment of produced water and makeup water and its disposal as per state pollution control board norms.
• Knowledge of oil mines regulations and proper implementation in drilling & production mines as per Act.
• Knowledge of Hazop in drilling rigs & production installations.
• Knowledge of disaster management to fight any fire accident at drilling rig/ production installation/production platform.

Course Outcomes:

• The student can have the knowledge of various Acts related to safety, Health and environment in petroleum industry.
• The student can have the knowledge of various drilling fluids handling and safe disposal such toxic products.
• Knowledge of disaster management to fight any crisis.
• Knowledge of Hazard studies and occupational health hazards in the industry.

UNIT - I

Introduction to environmental control in the petroleum industry: Overview of environmental issues- A new attitude. Drilling and production operations: Drilling- Production- Air emissions.

UNIT - II

The impact of drilling and production operations: Measuring toxicity- Hydrocarbons- Salt- Heavy metals- Production chemicals- Drilling fluids- Produced water- Nuclear radiation- Air pollution- Acoustic impacts- Effects of offshore platforms- Risk assessment. Environmental transport of petroleum wastes: Surface paths- Subsurface paths- Atmospheric paths. Planning for Environmental protection. Waste treatment methods: Treatment of water- Treatment of solids- Treatment of air emissions-Waste water disposal: surface disposal.

R16 B.TECH AERONAUTICAL ENGG.

UNIT - III

Oil mines regulations: Introduction-Returns, Notices and plans- Inspector, management and duties- Drilling and workover- Production- Transport by pipelines- Protection against gases and fires- Machinery, plants and equipment- General safety provisions- Miscellaneous- Remediation of contaminated sites- Site assessment-Remediation process.

UNIT - IV

Toxicity, physiological, asphyxiation, respiratory, skin effect of petroleum hydrocarbons and their mixture- Sour gases with their threshold limits- Guidelines for occupational health monitoring in oil and gas industry. Corrosion in petroleum industry- Additives during acidizing, sand control and fracturing.

UNIT - V

Hazard identification- Hazard evaluation- Hazop and what if reviews- Developing a safe process and safety management- Personal protection systems and measures. Guidelines on internal safety audits (procedures and checklist)- Inspection & safe practices during electrical installations- Safety instrumentation for process system in hydrocarbon industry- Safety aspects in functional training-Work permit systems. Classification of fires- The fire triangle- Distinction between fires and explosions- Flammability characteristics of liquids and vapors- Well blowout fires and their control- Fire fight equipment- Suppression of hydrocarbons fires.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering, John C. Reis, Gulf Publishing Company, 1996.
• 2. Application of HAZOP and What if Reviews to the Petroleum, Petrochemical and Chemical Process Industries, Dennis P. Nolan, Noyes Publications, 1994.
• 3. Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) Guidelines, Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India and Oil Mines Regulations-1984, Directorate General of Mines Safety, Ministry of Labor and Employment, Government of India.

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Guidelines for Process Safety Fundamentals in General Plant Operations Centre for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995.
• 2. Guidelines for Fire Protection in Chemical, Petrochemical and Hydrocarbon Processing Facilities, Centre for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 2003.
• 3. Guidelines for Hazard Evaluation Procedures Centre for Chemical Safety, Wiley- AIChE, 3rdEdition, 2008.
• 4. Guideline for Process Safety Fundamentals in General Plant Operations, Centre for Chemical Process Safety, AIChE, 1995.
• 5. Chemical Process Industry Safety, K S N Raju, McGraw Hill, 2014.