Reporting of incidents in automated systems during drilling operations

Abstract

This work is a preliminary study of how incidents, near misses and deviations within automated systems are currently detected, registered and, if appropriate, reported to the Petroleum Safety Authority Norway (PSA), as well as the roles of various actors in the processing of data from such situations. A task within drilling and well operations is used as a starting point, but information has also been collated on the reporting and handling of incidents and deviations in other relevant industries. Collectively, this provides a basis for proposing how the reporting of incidents and deviations in automated systems, control systems and interconnected solutions can be established and systematised in the petroleum industry. The report is a translation of the SINTEF report 2021:01416 (in Norwegian).

Reporting of incidents in automated systems during drilling operations