PDO

NORM Management System

Brett Young

21 –23 Feb 2005 NORM Workshop 2005

 Specification SP 1170
Version .3.0

– Defines responsibilities
– Est. Dose limits
– Inc. NORM Radiological Surveys
into the PTW
– Training
– Transport and Storage Locations
– Emergency Procedures
– Incorporates NORM Management
Guidelines
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 SP 1170
• PDO Policy
– Plant that has conveyed or stored production fluids
(water/oil) or gas are potentially NORM contaminated.
• Dose Limits
– 1 mSv/year for PDO workers & contractors
– NORM Guideline CSM.001 provides guidance on
action limits
• Inhalation / Ingestions Limits
– 5 cps above background - PPE

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 NORM Management Guidelines
• Based on Syrian Guidelines
– “How to”….. guidelines
– Inc. NRS in PTW for consistency of approach
– Added flow charts for specific activities
– Modified to include PDO’s meters

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 HEMP - Permit To Work
• Production oil/gas/water - conveyed/stored
– Trips PTW which requires a NORM
Radiological Survey (NRS)
– Measurements conducted by RPT
– Recorded and attached to PTW
– NRS stipulates controls
• e.g. PPE, Supervised/Controlled Areas.

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 Example - Zauliyah
• Measurements for Tank T7402
– Ground 5 μSv/hour (450 - 500 cps) exterior wall
– At 50 cm above ground = 2.0 μSv/hr exterior wall
– At 1.0 m above ground = 1.5 μSv/hr (125 cps) exterior wall
– At 1.5 m above ground = 20 cps exterior wall

Inside tank in centre approx. 15 - 20 μSv/hr

Workers 4 hrs per day inside cleaning = 80 μSv/day

80 uSv/day x 14 (days) = 1120 μSv/2 weeks inside tank

> 1 mSv/2 weeks
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 NORM Radiological Survey √ 24372
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 Example of NORM Survey Report Certificate No: 24372
DATE TIME WORK INSTS USED TESTED CONTAMINATION TYPE CONDITION WORK TYPE BACKGROUND
30/01/2005 PERMIT No: (TICK) (TICK)
24362 MiNI MONITOR - EP 15 SLUDGE √ WET 3 CPS
WET
FIELD LOCATION: Zauliyah MINI MONITOR - 44A/B √ SAND DRY CPS
GRAETZ 5X DOSE-RATE √ SCALE HOT CPS
DRY
Mini 1000 Dose-Rate Meter FLUID AGGRESSIVE 0.1 Sv/h
Mini 900
EXTERNAL Mini 900 44A/B Probe
EP15 Probe
OR INTERNAL GAMMA Sv/h GAMMA Sv/h
Equipm ent/Area tested (E / I) CPS CPS CONTACT AT WORK POSITION
Tank 7402 at bottom Ext 500 5.2 1 - 5.2
exterior at 50 cm above base Ext 200 20 20
1.5 metres high on exterior of tank Ext 25 0.2 1-5.2
Internal dose rate of tank Int. 800 20 20

Job Supervisor to com plete and pass to Focal Point

Special NORM Precautions: (Tick as appropriate) after perm it closure. RPA to com plete
Impervious/disposable coverall, hood, PVC/rubber gloves, (rubber)
DEPARTMENT /
√ boots,goggles. PERSONNEL INVOLVED TOTAL HOURS ESTIMATED DOSE IN
CONTRACTOR
√ If > 5 cps above background use filtering face-piece respirator type P3 (FFP3). IN NORM WORK WORKED μSv/h (μSv/day)
√ Area demarcation & w arning signs required Moh'd UIB 10 3 (24)
Welding - Full face respirator w ith P3 filter. On RPS Advice Ahmed OICC 10 3 (24)
√ Air supplied respiratory equipment. On RPS Advice Patel OICC 10 20 (80)
√ If Dose-Rate > 1Sv/h - Record exposed w orkers names in next column. Dharm a Al-Hassan 10 1 (8)
If Dose-Rate > 7.5Sv/h Contact RPS or CRFP for advice and restrict entry. Khalifa OICC 10 20 (80)
√ Area demarcation & w arning signs required Soud OICC 10 20 (80)
√ Floor area to be covered w ith heavy quality polythene sheeting Vikhram OICC 10 20 (80)
√ Washing/decontamination facilities required for w orkers
√ Workers to be checked for NORM contamination before leaving radiological area
√ Contamination check of area and tools required after completing w ork.
Contaminated items to be w rapped in plastic sheet and labelled w ith signs
√ Transport & Disposal arrangements required for contaminated materials

SURVEYED BY NAME REF IND.DATE SUPERVISOR NAME DATE

RPS/RPT Brett Young MSE 32 30/1/2005 Moh'd Al-Bahja

Distribution: White copy: Attach to Work Permit. Pink copy: PDO Supervisor/Operator, to keep copy at site. Green copy: Local RPS/RPT Records
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 Monitoring of Personnel
• Action Limit 1 μSv/hour
• Record on NORM Radiological Survey
• Attached to PTW
• RPT estimates workers daily dose
• > 8 μSv/day record into a database

• Risk assessment - Tank cleaners and sludge farm

operators required to wear TLD Badge
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 Bahja NORM Storage facility
400 m
Entrance

* Concrete pad
Rest Room 100 m x 50 m
& Toilet 400 m

gate
2 Pits
Sludge Storage
100m*10m*1m depth

Scrap metal Drum storage Tubulars

50m x 25m 50m x 25m
50m x 25m

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 NORM Survey Proposal
Reservoir to Min Al Fahal (MAF)
• Oil/water/gas  wells  manifold/gathering station
 Main pumping station (MPS)  MAF tanks

Survey Proposal
• Survey backwards from MPS (dehydration tanks) 
Gathering Stations (separators)  % well heads
• Fields declared
– Green (NORM Free)
– Yellow (NORM Suspected)
– Red (Known NORM)
• Work back as to which geology, depth, water chemistry,
E.O.R. programs are likely to produce NORM
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 Further discussion
1. Does PDO need dedicated Interior based RPS?
2. How do other organisations consistently identify
contaminated plant/areas? Do you use a PTW
system or other?
3. Are surveys a useful tool? Do you utilise a
similar method or other than proposed?

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