Well examination guidelines published in UK

Oil & Gas UK, as part of work begun in response to the Macondo disaster in April 2010, has published two sets of guidelines to help operators understand and meet goals set by Health and Safety Executive regulations for oil and gas wells off the UK.

Bob Tippee

Nov. 29, 2011

The Well Life Cycle Practices Forum (WLCPF) produced the guidelines. WLCPF was formed as a permanent body within Oil & Gas UK at the recommendation of the Oil Spill Prevention and Advisory Group, which convened after the Macondo blowout and spill and disbanded in September after completing its work (OGJ Online, Sept. 23, 2011).

The new guidelines, first two in a series, cover well examination and competency of well examiners.

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Bob Tippee

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Bob Tippee has been chief editor of Oil & Gas Journal since January 1999 and a member of the Journal staff since October 1977. Before joining the magazine, he worked as a reporter at the Tulsa World and served for four years as an officer in the US Air Force. A native of St. Louis, he holds a degree in journalism from the University of Tulsa.