JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Course Objectives:

• To understand impact of petroleum industry operations on environment.
• To know the importance of safety, health and environment in Petroleum Industry.
• To learn fundamental requirements for the safety, health, and environmental management system

Course Outcome

The student is expected to be able to describe the basic components of safety,

health, and environmental systems as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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.

UNIT - III

Planning for environmental protection: Environmental audits- Waste management plans- Waste management actions- Certification of disposal processes- Contingency plans- Employee training. Waste treatment methods: Treatment of water- Treatment of solids- Treatment of air emissions. Waste disposal methods: Surface disposal- Subsurface disposal. Remediation of contaminated sites: Site assessment- Remediation processes.

UNIT - IV

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.

UNIT - V

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.

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. R18 B.TECH PETROLEUM ENGG. III YEAR

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Guidelines for Process Safety Fundamentals in General Plant Operations Centre for Chemical Process Safety, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1995.
• 2. Guideline for Process Safety Fundamentals in General Plant Operations, Centre for Chemical Process Safety, AIChE, 1995. R18 B.TECH PETROLEUM ENGG. III YEAR