Harmonizing Efforts to Evaluate Contractor HSE Performance: The API PIDX Revision of RP 76

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• Harmonizing Efforts to Evaluate Contractor HSE
  Performance The API PIDX Revision of RP 76
• Jana Schey, OFS Portal
• Tom Knode, Halliburton
• Flavio Simon BJ Services
• Erin Ring, Baker Hughes
• Tim Elsen, Chevron
• Denise Campbell, Chevron
• Marvin Carter, Devon
• Milton Bell, ExxonMobil
• Richard Light, Schlumberger

2008 SPE International Conference on Health,
Safety and Environment Paper 111953
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Lean Six Sigma

• Lean A pervasive empowered culture toward the
  systematic and endless elimination of wastes
  driven by customer expectation.
• Six Sigma A culture focused on identification
  and calculated elimination of root cause
  variation to reduce defects to exceed customer
  expectations.

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Lead Time
Overall Lead Time Time it takes for a product or
service to go through the entire process. In
most processes, the majority of the lead time is
consumed by non-value added activities
VA
90-95 Non Value Added
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Lead Time
Value Add Activities
Non-Value Add Activities


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Standard

• Noun
• 1. A basis for comparison a reference point
  against which other things can be evaluated
  "they set the measure for all subsequent work".
• From Websters On Line Dictionary

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Contractor HSE Questionnaires

• Are there any Standardized versions?

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Project Purpose

• PROBLEM The diversity of contractor HSE
  questionnaires/specifications with which industry
  is expected to comply and lack of a standardized
  format for electronic transmission of data is
  time consuming and expensive.
• PURPOSE Consolidate redundant Standardized
  questionnaires to make a more efficient and
• Lean Process

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Why PIDX

• PIDX Petroleum Industry Data eXchange
• American Petroleum Institutes (API) committee on
  Electronic Business
• PIDXs vision is to achieve petroleum industry
  and enterprise-wide integration of business
  processes through seamless electronic business
  communication.
• PIDXs mission is to influence the architecture
  and facilitate implementation of effective
  standards and processes for electronic business
  communications within the petroleum industry
  community.

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Business Message Development Process
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Scope

• 2-phase project
• Phase 1 Comprehensive list of HSE questions
  based on existing documents and resources
  including process governing usage (e.g., standard
  data set, etc.)
• Recommended revisions to API RP 76 (Contractor
  Safety Management for Oil and Gas Drilling and
  Production Operations)
• Glossary of HSE terminology
• Phase 2 Standard (XML) electronic format for
  data exchange (further refinement of data set,
  accepted values, etc.)

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Deliverables

• Changes/Additions
• Updated Glossary and Expanded Questionnaire
• XML Business Message
• The XML business message will enable suppliers to
  send data electronically in a standard format to
  their customers or customers agents.
• Excel Helper Document
• Aid adoption of standard by providing low tech
  document

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Whats Next

• Final Standards and Guidelines Committee Approval
  for XML and Excel Documentation
• Post approved standards on http//www.pidx.org/sta
  ndards/
• Fine tune Business Process Guideline
• 2008 Pilot(s)- Companies and Timing TBD
• Promote and Implement Standards!
• Download RP 76 2nd Edition free of charge at
• http//www.api.org/Publications/epstandards/
• Download final versions of XML schema and Excel
  template at
• http//www.pidx.org/standards/pending-standards.cf
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Biggest Benefit

• Elimination of redundant efforts to gather
  contractor HSE information
• Frees up time to audit responses
• Frees up time to address performance

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Biggest Benefit

• Only realized if adopted by all companies
  evaluating contractors
• Lean Process

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Thank You