Today’s pressing questions are often how to satisfy Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) reporting requirements to obtain funding from socially and environmentally concerned investors. Many companies have strong commitments to reducing emissions and increasing energy efficiency, but the ESG requirements appear to involve more than this. ESG requirements involve water use reduction, use of renewable […]
New regulations from the federal government require almost all gas gathering pipelines to be fully documented starting May 15, 2022 per PHMSA rules. This requires documentation and compliance for over 400,000 miles of previously exempt pipelines. The government’s justification included numerous examples of death and destruction from failures of existing gathering pipelines. Performing this documentation […]
For production and exploration companies, large projects often require more areas of expertise than their normal engineering staff possesses. Bringing in a consultant to guide through the processes and disciplines, obtain and manage the various experts needed for both compliance and innovation while managing both scope and quality are what senior consultants can provide. Profit […]
Competitive large oil and gas well developments require serious advance planning. What some fail to understand is that many choices can reduce costs dramatically if done before the first well is permitted. I have seen (and designed) situations where millions of dollars were saved by simply changing the location of production pads and drilling laterals […]
The role of a project manager (PM) is a critical part of successful project planning and execution. While the PMBOK (Project Management Book of Knowledge) lays out the critical steps for essential project management, it does not actually describe how to choose good project managers. The first question is, “Do you like building (what this […]
Gathering systems have both a cost and value. In my experience, I have seen others make many “simple” pipeline choices that became extremely expensive due to a lack of planning. The lifespan costs and ROI of gathering pipelines are normally the result of choices up front. As the industry accountability for pipelines is increasing, failures […]