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With on-demand training videos developed by our industry experts, easy-to-use simulation tools that will provide an 80-20 solution for typical production monitoring and optimization workflows, and access to our technical articles and abstracts centered around energy industry knowledge and lessons learned. We want to do our part and make sure that new decision makers have the right tools, guidance, mentors, and coaches to help them make the right decision the first time, every time.
10 Steps to Safely Handling Failed Parts for Laboratory Testing
So your pipe burst, your pump shaft snapped, or your welded joint split, and you need to figure out why and how to fix it. The next steps you take can make the difference between finding answers and leaving the mystery unsolved until the next failure.
A Simplified, Yet Rigorous Approach to Root Cause Analysis
We have many options for conducting root cause analyses (RCA) including TapRooT™ and CAST/STPA. The method described here is the method developed by GATE to simplify the analysis while maintaining adequate rigor.
Development of the NACE “MR-01-75” and NACE “TM-01-77” Standards: Part II – Accelerated Material Qualification Testing in Sour Environments at Near Atmospheric Pressure
This paper is Part II of a two-part series intended to narrate the history, some of which has been forgotten over time, leading up to the publication of the first Material Requirement (MR-01-75) standard prepared by NACE and its subsequent auxiliary standards.
Development of the "NACE MR-01-75" and "NACE TM-01-77" Standards: Part I – Field Observations and Metallurgical Factors
This is Part I of a two-part series intended to narrate the “lost” history leading up to the publication of the first Material Requirement (MR-01-75) standard prepared by NACE (now AMPP) and its subsequent auxiliary standards.
STPA: A Systems Approach to Process Hazard Analysis
Systems Theoretic Process Analysis (STPA) is a systems approach to hazard analysis. It is based on the premise that accidents happen when we lose control. They are a control problem, not a failure problem.
HAZOP Risk Assessment via the RRR Matrix
The GATE approach to risk ranking makes risk assessment easier, more accurate and more repeatable by incorporating LOPA insights into the risk matrix approach.
Combining Stream-Based HAZOPs, LOPAs & STPAs into an All-In-One Assessment
HAZOP is the most commonly applied process hazard analysis (PHA) methodology in the processing industries. It is also the most flawed!
GATE Prho™ Simulator
Through recognizing our clients’ needs, our engineering expertise, and our proprietary in-house GATE Prho™ software engine, we provide customizable, cost-effective, easy-to use software tools to deliver better client outcomes quicker.
Casing Damage & Failures During Fracturing Course
Casing damage and failures during fracturing.
Offshore CCUS in the Gulf of Mexico: Technical Considerations
This article discusses high-level technical considerations when refitting an existing offshore infrastructure for CCUS applications.
3 Ways to Go from Petrochemical to Renewable
Energy is changing. Because of the increasing threat of the consequences of a warming planet, new sources of energy are being developed that are expected to slow this planet-wide change. Some of these are well-known, such as nuclear, wind and solar, while others require more work, such as hydrogen, 3rd generation concentrated solar and fusion.
How Oil & Gas Can Reduce Carbon Emissions to Make Way for Renewables
The overall aim of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is to store carbon dioxide (CO2) in geological formations in order to reduce the amount in the environment and lower the risk of catastrophic climate change. The rate of CO2 emission and the amount of it in the atmosphere has been increasing steadily since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution in the early part of the 19th century.
How to Use Existing Petrochemical Infrastructure & Integrity Management Expertise for Hydrogen Generation
There are several developments in the area of electrolysis which seek to reduce the cost, increase the yield, or even change the source of transportable hydrogen.
VME Stress Calculator
This calculator calculates the triaxial stress (VME) at a given depth.
Stretch Calculator
This calculator calculates the change in length of pipe hanging in the hole due to tension, ballooning, buoyancy and thermal effects.
Changing the Way We Do Risk Assessment in HAZIDs and HAZOPs
Making Risk Assessment Better, Less Ambiguous and Repeatable - And more Actionable
Buckling Calculator for Vertical Wells
This calculates AP collapse resistance for a specific pipe.