Assessment of Safety Standards at Onshore Salt Cavity & Naturally Occurring Reservoir Storage Sites
DEPARTMENT FOR WORK AND PENSIONSEstimated Value
£33,600 – £0
Deadline
31 May 2015
Published
26 June 2015
Type
Not specified
Key points
- To assess the adequacy of notifications submitted for solution mined and naturally occurring reservoir gas storage sites equivalent to standards under the Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995 (BSOR)
- To meet with the gas cavity storage site operators and developers to agree the minimum information that is required to meet COMAH pre-construction safety report geological and borehole integrity demonstrations
- To assess the standard of well design, construction and integrity demonstration in COMAH pre-construction and pre-operational safety reports
- To assess the standard of geological demonstration in COMAH pre-construction and pre-operational safety reports required to secure safe storage of gas within reservoirs and formed cavities
- To provide to HSE written conclusions on the standard of notifications and/or demonstrations
- To meet with other assessment team members to agree the overall assessment conclusions Assessment of the standard of compliance with BSOR Reg 6(1) notifications will include.
- Confirmation the notification contains all information equivalent to Schedule 1, Part 1 of BSOR
- A demonstration of compliance with the principles of the Offshore Installations and Wells (Design and Construction, etc) Regulations 1996 (DCR)
- A demonstration the COMAH site operator has followed his policies, procedures and good industry practice Assessment of the standard of borehole integrity demonstration within the COMAH safety report will include.
- Assessment of the link between the measures taken and the major accident hazard scenarios
- Assessment of how the measures taken will prevent foreseeable failures which could lead to major accidents
- Assessment of the adequacy of the design and construction of the borehole
- Assessment of the how the principles of DCR have been applied to the design, construction and operation of the borehole connecting the surface to the underground cavities or reservoir
- A demonstration the COMAH site operator has followed his policies, procedures and good industry practice Assessment of the standard of geological demonstration within COMAH safety reports will include:
- Assessment of the link between the measures taken and the major accident hazards
- Assessment of how the measures taken will prevent foreseeable failures which could lead to major accidents
- Assessment of the adequacy of the design and construction of the underground cavities
- A demonstration the COMAH site operator has followed his policies, procedures and good industry practice
Regulations cited
- Operations Regulations 1995
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Department For Work and PensionsKey Dates
Published
26 June 2015
Submission deadline
31 May 2015
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