Determination of the risk condition for the drilling cuttings re-injection process into depleted wells in two offshore platforms at the southwest of the Campeche Sonda

Authors

  • M. Muriel García Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
  • L. Benavides Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
  • H. Ramírez León Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo
  • J. G. Cerón Bretón Universidad Autónoma del Carmen.
  • R. M. Cerón Bretón Universidad Autónoma del Carmen.
  • A. V. Córdova Quiroz Universidad Autónoma del Carmen.
  • R. A. Jiménez Corzo Universidad Autónoma del Carmen.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v12i24.369

Keywords:

Risk analysis, waste disposal, re-injection of cuttings

Abstract

Potential risks associated with the cuttings re-injection process as an alternative method for drilling wastes disposal were identi- fied and assessed in two offshore platforms located at the southwest of the Campeche Sonda in Mexico. Risks were evaluated using the HAZOP methodology, to identifying hazards in 11 nodes. In addition, deviations in the process were analyzed, and each risk analyzed was categorized as tolerable or non-tolerable and providing some recommendations. Consequences derived from accidental spills of slurry and/or cuttings were analyzed using the mathematical model YAXUM 3D to simulate the pollu- tants dispersion in seawater in three different climatic periods. The results of the consequences analysis shows that even the concentrations in the discharge point exceeded the recommended criteria for protection of the marine life and seawater quality, the spill is rapidly dispersed complying with permitted levels in 8 hr as a maximum.

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Published

2009-12-15

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 24 (2009)

Section

Artículos científicos

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Copyright (c) 2009 M. Muriel García, L. Benavides, H. Ramírez León, J. G. Cerón Bretón, R. M. Cerón Bretón, A. V. Córdova Quiroz, R. A. Jiménez Corzo

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García, M. M., Benavides, L., Ramírez León, H., Cerón Bretón, J. G., Cerón Bretón, R. M., Córdova Quiroz, A. V., & Jiménez Corzo, R. A. (2009). Determination of the risk condition for the drilling cuttings re-injection process into depleted wells in two offshore platforms at the southwest of the Campeche Sonda. Revista Del Instituto De investigación De La Facultad De Minas, Metalurgia Y Ciencias geográficas, 12(24), 82-93. https://doi.org/10.15381/iigeo.v12i24.369