Scientific Drilling Inc. (SDI), based in Houston, TX specializes in wellbore placement and productivity, and its workforce of 1,500 to 2,000 employees consistently delivers a 12-month rolling average of 0.12% incidents for every 200 thousand person-hours worked. That’s an exceptional safety record and it’s a major reason by operators hire the company. Rod Brown, SDI’s…
By Heather Douglas Many mature Canadian oil and gas fields contain high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Since high levels are life-threatening, corrosive, and flammable, the exploration and operation of these fields must follow strict safety precautions. Any leak containing high concentrations of H2S can cause death within seconds. To ensure workers are given timely…
By Dr. Gord Knight The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has a large facility in Cleveland, Ohio. It’s where CSA does a lot of product testing and certification. The CSA employs a lot of people; it has a large parking lot. One day, a CSA manager was having a heated argument with a CSA engineer in…
By Heather Douglas Workers who might be endangered by oil and gas containing hydrogen sulphide (H2S) need special protection, especially those who are repeatedly exposed to small amounts, day after day, over a working lifetime, to ensure they do not suffer adverse effects. Although H2S detection monitoring practices vary by province, there are many type…
