Gas leak from drilling into live line

Cause & Consequence

• Uncontrolled release of a flammable gas or liquid

Incident Location

Fixed Installation

Incident Activity

Production operations

Specific Incident Equipment

Metering skid

Lessons Identified

Mark redundant pipework so that it is identifiable from live pipework;

Ensure comprehensive risk assessments are carried out at site, communicated to the work party and properly documented;

Verify the experience of people in your platform (e.g. new starts). Ensure the hi-viz hat cover policy is adhered to;

Ensure there is suitable supervision to the level of experiencie on board;

Ensure sufficient training of Control of Work processes and hazard identification processes.

Incident Recommendations

Provide a comprehensive decommissioned/redundant equipment register;

Mark up redundant lines to identify them from live plant, and verifiy labelling on a regular basis;

Enhance the quality of workpacks to ensure every aspect of work is captured, inclusive of risk assessment (marked-up redundant pipework should have been captured in past one)

Ensure a comprehensive and robust Change Management procedure is in place, and all who are working on it are trained;

Verify the process to ascertain contractor competency;

Enhance resources to ensure appropriate supervision is provided for workscopes, inclusive of NUI installations.