Nuclear Radioactive Materials in the Oil and Gas Industry

1st Edition - August 29, 2019
Authors: Khalid Alnabhani, Faisal Khan
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 8 2 5 - 7
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 6 8 2 6 - 4

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Nuclear Radioactive Materials in the Oil and Gas Industry comprehensively discusses the TENORMs generated from various types of oil and gas processes and their associated adverse human health effects, effective TENORM waste management strategies, and the quantitative risk analysis. The book thoroughly investigates current knowledge, addressing the three main gaps identified in available studies: 1) Exposure to radioactivity, 2) High volume waste as a source of radiation exposure, and 3) A lack of uniform, international safety regulations.

This book offers researchers, scientists and graduate and undergraduate students a comprehensive and well-researched reference that covers fundamental concepts, problem identification and solutions development. It is an ideal, comprehensive guideline for professionals involved in the oil and gas and nuclear industries who are concerned about radiological issues.

Dedication

About the Authors

Preface

Chapter 1. An overview of operational and occupational safety in onshore and offshore oil and gas extraction and production processesAbstract1.1 Introduction1.2 History of hydrocarbons explorations1.3 Philosophy of the hydrocarbon origin1.4 Oil and gas industry structure 1.5 An overview of oil and gas extraction and production processes1.6 Hypothetical scenario of oil and gas drilling operation 1.7 HSE management system commonly used in oil and gas extraction and drilling operations 1.8 Conclusion

Chapter 2. Fundamentals of technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials in the oil and gas industryAbstract2.1 Introduction to nuclear radioactive materials 2.2 Basics in the science of nuclear radioactive materials2.3 TENORM in oil and gas formations2.4 TENORM production in the oil and gas industry2.5 TENORM in produced water and wastes generated by the oil and gas2.6 Common forms of TENORM 2.7 Modes of radiation exposures in the oil and gas industry2.8 Biological and health effects of radiation exposure 2.9 Knowledge and technical gaps

Chapter 3. Risk assessment and management of TENORM waste disposal options in the oil and gas industryAbstract3.1 Introduction3.2 An overview of TENORM waste disposal options in oil and gas industry3.3 Risk assessment of TENORM waste disposal options3.4 TENORM Risk Assessment benchmarking with other literature 3.4.1 Case Study #2: Risk assessment of TENORM wastes disposed of in an evaporation pond 3.4.2 Case Study #3: Risk assessment of TENORM wastes disposed of in land farms 3.5 Analysis and discussions3.6 Conclusions

Chapter 4. Quantitative risk assessment and dynamic accident modeling of TENORM occupational exposure in the oil and gasindustry using SMART approachAbstract4.1 Introduction4.2 TENORM dynamic accident modeling and quantitative risk assessment using SMART Approach4.3 TENORM occupational exposure scenario modeling and prediction 4.3.1 SHIPP Methodology 4.3.2 Rational Methodology 4.3.3 Modeling dynamic prediction and updating4.4 Analysis and discussions4.5 Conclusions

Chapter 5. Management of Nuclear Radioactive Materials Produced with Oil and Gas extraction and productionAbstract5.1 Introduction5.2 An overview of geochemistry of nuclear materials in the hydrocarbon’s geological formations: Evidence # 15.3 Production of nuclear radioactive materials with extraction and production of oil and gas: Evidence #25.4 Well Logging data are a good source of information to extrapolating the quantities and depths of nuclear materials and hydrocarbons: Evidence # 35.5 The Integrated In-Situ Oil and Uranium Recovery Technology5.6 Nuclear radioactive waste management based on Thermo-chemi-nuclear conversion technology (TCT)5.6.1 The Working Principle of Thermo-chemi-nuclear Conversion Technology (TCT)5.7 Nuclear radiological occupational exposure prevention in the oil and gas industry5.8 Conclusions

Chapter 6. The Role of International Atomic Agencies in regulating and legislation of Radiation Protection and the Management of Radioactive Waste in the Oil and Gas IndustryAbstract6.1 Introduction6.2 IAEA-Safety Report series #34: Radiation Protection and management of radiation waste in the oil and gas industry 6.2.1 An overview 6.2.2 Conclusion6.3 IOGP - Report No. 412: Guidelines for the Management of Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in the Oil & Gas Industry 6.3.1 An overview 6.3.2 Conclusion6.4 ICRP: Radiological Protection from Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) in Industrial Processes 6.4.1 An overview 6.4.2 Conclusion6.5 Conclusion

Chapter 7 The Importance of public participation in legislation of TENORM risks management in the oil and gas industryAbstract7.1 Introduction7.2 Concerns associated with nuclear radioactive wastes coproduced with oil and gas7.3 An overview of legislative inconsistencies and political conflicts concerning nuclear radioactive wastes 7.4 Challenges faced by the policy-makers in regulating radiological risks7.5 Political institutional reform and trust reconstruction in technological risk management7.6 Public participation is a legal right guaranteed by the legislator7.7 Public participation approach 7.7.1 Academic and technical advisory community panel 7.7.2 Public engagement methodology 7.7.3 Scope of work7.8 Conclusions

Chapter 8. Conclusions and recommendations Abstract8.1 Conclusions

Appendix A: Morbidity and Mortality Risk Coefficients for External ExposureAppendix B: Morbidity and Mortality Risk Coefficients for Inhalation

Acronym List

Glossary

Khalid Alnabhani

Dr. Khalid Alnabhani is a visiting Professor at the Centre for Risk Integrity and Safety and Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University, Canada. He holds a PhD in Engineering from Memorial University in ‘Safety engineering and risk management of radioactive materials.’ Alnabhani has rich and long experience in the field of Nuclear Industry and the Oil and Gas industry. Alnabhani has been recently listed as a scientist and expert in the scientists and experts' database of IAEA & AAEA. He is a member of the American Nuclear Society under the category of experts and professionals. He has a number of academic collaborations with prestigious Universities in the USA and the UK. His areas of research interest include safety engineering and risk management of technically enhanced nuclear radiological materials, the artificial intelligence role in promoting nuclear safety and security, and peaceful applications of atomic energy.

Affiliations and expertise

Visiting Professor, Centre for Risk, Integrity and Safety Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada

Faisal Khan

Faisal Khan is a Chemical Engineering Professor and Director of the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center and the Ocean Energy Safety Institute, Texas A &M University. He is the founder of the Centre for Risk Integrity and Safety Engineering (C-RISE), a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Engineering Institute of Canada, and the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineering. His areas of research interest include offshore safety and risk engineering, inherent safety, risk management, and risk-based integrity assessment and management. Dr. Khan is actively involved with multinational oil and gas industries on the issue of safety and asset integrity. He also served as the Safety and Risk Advisor to the Government of Newfoundland, Canada. He continues to serve as a subject matter expert to many organizations including Lloyd’s Register EMEA, SBM Modco, Intecsea, Technip, and Qatar-gas. He served as a Visiting Professor of Offshore and Marine Engineering at Australian Maritime College (AMC), University of Tasmania, Australia where he led the development of offshore safety and risk engineering group and the initiative of global engagements with many international institutions. He is the recipient of President Outstanding Research Award of 2012-13 at Memorial University, President Outstanding Research Supervision Award of 2013-14 at Memorial University, CSChE National Award on Process Safety Management of 2014, P, and Society of Petroleum Engineer award for his contribution to Health, Safety and Risk Engineering. He has authored over 500 research articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences on safety, risk, and reliability engineering. He has authored five books on the subject area. He is the Editor of the Journal of Process Safety and Environmental Protection, Safety in Extreme Environment, and ASME Part A (Risk and Uncertainty Analysis). He regularly offers training program/workshop on safety and risk engineering in different places including St John’s, Chennai, Dubai, Beijing, Aberdeen, Cape Town, Doha and Kuala Lumpur.

Affiliations and expertise

Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety CenterArtie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA