How The New ISO 16530-1 Can Assist In Improving The Integrity Of Your Wells

In this post-Macondo era in the upstream oil and gas industry, well design and Integrity across the full well life-cycle is now of increasing concern to industry management and regulators. Industry research indicates that a large number of wells are affected by integrity problems.

The severity and frequency of well integrity problems strongly depends on the region (geological and regulatory framework), the fluids handled, and the age of the wells. This situation will only get worse as wells age, as more wells are drilled and operated in harsher environments, and as watercut increases.

The ISO (the International Organization for standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards bodies aimed at providing guidance to the well operator on managing well integrity. The forthcoming ISO 16530-1 has been developed by producing operating companies for oil and gas, and is intended for use in the petroleum and natural gas industry worldwide.

ISO 16530-1 is intended to provide guidance to the well operator on managing well integrity throughout the well life cycle. Furthermore, ISO 16530-1 addresses the minimum compliance requirements for the well operator in order to claim conformity with this part of ISO 16530.

Watch this On Demand Webinar to:

• Appreciate how the new ISO 16530-1 can form a baseline for improving the integrity of your wells.
• Understand how the new ISO 16530-1 can assist in the process of managing well integrity during each of the 6x well life-cycles.
• Hear about best practice in well integrity management.
• Benefit from a discussion on meeting regulatory requirements.

This webinar is for you if you work in:

• Operations
• Asset integrity
• Maintenance
• Engineering

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Presenters:

Julie Copland
Head of Production Technology
Lloyd's Register

Julie has considerable experience in production technology, petroleum engineering, completion design, well test interventions, stimulations and abandonment.

Now Head of Production Technology at Lloyd’s Register, Julie focusses on delivering projects on time and on budget. Building relationships with clients to optimise and enhance production through targeted use of technology, adding value to hydrocarbon fields at any stage of life.

Frank Walsh
Well Examination Manager
Lloyd's Register

A drilling professional and experienced well examiner with over 35 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry. Having worked on a wide range of rig types and well projects and undertaken full spectrum of duties including well examination, well operations management, drilling manager, drilling superintendent, rig-site supervision, rig management, well design engineering, well construction support through to multi well / rig project management.

Currently Frank is responsible for Lloyd's Register well examination process, providing technical and operational advice and support to the well examiners of LR.