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<strong>Is</strong> <strong>it</strong> <strong>necessary</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong><strong>in</strong>stall</strong> a <strong>downhole</strong> <strong>safety</strong> <strong>valve</strong> <strong>in</strong> a <strong>subsea</strong> oil/gas well?<br />

Table 6-2 HAZOP work sheet of the BOP handl<strong>in</strong>g procedure<br />

HAZOP of the BOP handl<strong>in</strong>g procedure<br />

ID Work Guide Possible causes Consequences Actions required Action<br />

step word<br />

by<br />

1 1 NO The test HUB is not The BOP can not be tested Make sure the HUB is present<br />

present or does not work<br />

and is function<strong>in</strong>g<br />

2 1 NOT The test<strong>in</strong>g is not done The BOP may have failures The BOP should be tested<br />

that are not recovered before the procedure takes<br />

place<br />

3 1 MORE The test<strong>in</strong>g procedure is The workover may be Only essential functions should<br />

<strong>to</strong> extensive or lasts <strong>to</strong> unnecessarily delayed be tested on the rig, others are<br />

long<br />

tested prior <strong>to</strong> go<strong>in</strong>g offshore<br />

4 2 NOT The AX-seal is not<br />

present<br />

The BOP will leak<br />

5 2 PART A part of the AX-seal is The BOP will leak<br />

OF ruptured or scratched<br />

6 3 NO No BOP is present on the Delayed operation Make sure that BOP placed on<br />

fork lift<br />

the forklift<br />

7 3 MORE The forklift places the BOP has <strong>to</strong> be moved aga<strong>in</strong><br />

BOP <strong>in</strong> the wrong<br />

pos<strong>it</strong>ion<br />

and the operation is delayed<br />

8 3 MORE The BOP falls off the The BOP may not function<br />

forklift or is bumped as <strong>in</strong>tended or be broken<br />

9 4 NO The riser pipe rack is not Operation will be delayed as Check the programm<strong>in</strong>g of the<br />

<strong>in</strong> the right pos<strong>it</strong>ion or the rack must be moved or pipe handl<strong>in</strong>g system prior <strong>to</strong><br />

the system is<br />

the pipe handl<strong>in</strong>g system be operation<br />

programmed wrong re-programmed<br />

Diploma thesis, <strong>NTNU</strong> 2002<br />

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