The National Academies of Science Engineering and Medicine has facilitated working sessions with the O&G industry to develop guidance on the approach to RTM or remote monitoring which has been mandated by recent regulatory changes within the industry.   The Academy has provided insight to several approaches including leveraging existing SEMS performance based directives.  

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More interesting however is their guidance in considering CBM and Reliability Engineering as part of efforts around RTM compliance.  Below are a few of the working considerations by the Academy and Industry committees on RTM:

 

Specifically, the final report shall address:

1. The critical operations and specific parameters that should be monitored from drilling and producing facilities to manage and mitigate environmental and safety risks (e.g., to reduce the risk of well kicks, blowouts, and other sources of casualties).

2. The role that automation and the use of predictive software tools should play in RTM.

3. The role that condition-based monitoring (CBM) should play in RTM and describe how the operating equipment using CBM could be tailored to and/or used for RTM.

4. Whether RTM should be incorporated into BSEE's regulatory scheme in either a prescriptive or performance-based manner.

5. How BSEE should leverage RTM to enhance its safety enforcement program. 

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At FSG, we have been working with leaders in advanced modeling approaches to subsea and rig systems that are used successfully in Aviation and other high specification domains.  FSG has established an approach to RTM compliance that directly addresses the above points of consideration by the Academy and further provides operational opportunities in support of true condition based monitoring and living FMEA.   We believe through the innovative FSG RTM methods, clients will enjoy reductions in NPT in high consequence systems.  Costs of regulatory compliance will be minimal considering new opportunities in operational readiness and reliability by leveraging our advanced interactive models.

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The team at FSG represents the leading experts and pioneers in high specification systems and offshore operations.  

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For an executive briefing on the FSG programs and our partners in excellence, please contact us.

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