TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractThis paper discusses the complexities that E&P service companies face in the U.S. as they manage their air compliance program for their base facilities, wellsite operations, and transportation fleets while tackling the enormous amount of federal, state, county, and local air regulations. Examples of point sources (e.g., chemical blending facilities), pollution-control devices (e.g., dust collectors), and fugitive emissions (e.g., cutting sacks of dry chemicals) found within the oilfield services sector are presented, and discussions of air permit or permit exemption requirements are included for each example.This paper is intended to share best practices for establishing and maintaining an air compliance program, including the tools (e.g., compliance matrix) and systematic techniques for managing air compliance. These practices have application across state boundaries, regardless of the site location. The compliance program includes: 1) determining if a site(s) is currently in compliance with applicable air regulations, permits or permit exemptions, including aspects related to preplanning and scope, whom to involve, audit privilege, and disclosure; 2) bringing a site into compliance once nonconformances have been identified, 3) maintaining compliance even if operational changes such as human factors, equipment, chemicals, or new construction occur, and 4) implementing operational controls to ensure compliance with continual regulatory changes.

QWUM199S. SC6S9 of P@deum EIVeem l.c. Thm papef was pqared for pre!iemtabcmat Uw lnWnatonal Cardemnca m tieakh, Safety & Envk rcwnent IWM In NwOrkaK I_ouwrma, 912JwM 1990 Tfus M V@ sekmd fcr pw.zmtilmn by an S$E Pqram Oxmrmes fokmmg rwww of mutmn mmxwd m an abwwa wbmtmd W me author(s) Cc@Mts~the FOpef, as pre$emed, Me not bwn rrr.ww by me %cI@ C4 PUK4Bum Eng!nB3s and are w-10 CXXIKBOO by the author(s) The r7WWal, US ve50nfd, doss M -"" '""W 'W%%.$%RY$ Z POtrohwm Engmears us Omw~, or mentmm paws presented at pubkaton rww,v by Edmrral Camnfite?s d the 5U%KV d P@c+?um EngIwers PerrmssIcII 10 COPY 6 restJD2edto an abstract ot not mare than 3X '.uxds lllusbatIOns may not hscopmd The amtrm 2:.:FE,%EYmsTd%7e=L"Y2, R%%%=?" '" AbstractAs the oilfield industry strives to globally sustain continuous improvement of environmental and quality performance, eompaoies have come to realize Total Quality Environmental Marugement (TQEM) is essential in product mearck development manufacturing and sesvices. As our industry endeavors to continuously improve, more emphasis is being placed upon the management systems we apply such as 1S0 14000 and 1S0 9000. These standards arE tools for improving environmental and quality performance, meeting crrstomcr requirements, and increasing profitability.This pa~r presents actual examples of the successfid integration of environmental and quality mgcment systems into an operational TQEM system. Also presented arc pilotstudy evaluations of the dmfl 1S0 14000 standards by two certified 1S0 9000 facilities.Examples of continuous improvement and cross-functional teams as means to merge environment and quality management into the functions of process control, corrective and preventive actiom document control, and waste management are presented.Results and improvements from facilities involved with TQEM are discussed along with their strategies and progress in consolidating tk environmental and quality programs into a single, viable management system. The case histories from various facilities demonstrate the implementation of TQEM and how TQEM promotes a cleaner environment, reduces costs, ecm-serves energy and raw materials, minimizes pollutants and wastes, and reduces redundant paperwork.

TX 75083-3836, U.S.A., fax 01-972-952-9435. AbstractHow well does your company perform on environmental issues? This frequently asked question can be effectively answered only by a company with knowledge of its environmental performance, supported by facts from the operating bases. At one oilfield service company, answering this question started with the decision to develop an environmental performance monitoring program.Each company has particular environmental risk areas that may not be the same as other industry groups. Therefore, there was no predefined package available for immediate implementation. While the company sought guidance from major operators in the oilfield industry, the indicators selected for measurement were chosen to reflect performance in company-specific environmental risk areas. An additional consideration was that the indicators should enable assessment of the company's contribution to global environmental issues. The challenge was not only to establish indicators that accurately reflected performance against true environmental risk and issues of global concern, but also in data collection, quality control, and normalization. Collecting the data resulted in knowledge of real-time performance in absolute terms. However, the true value in the program comes from drawing meaningful conclusions and establishing realistic targets to reduce the environmental impact of company operations. This paper describes the program development from conception, through discussion of key environmental risk areas, and the choice of performance indicators. It gives an account of communication and logistical challenges, problems experienced in data collection and program review, and changes made throughout the learning process. It does not provide a solution to the performance monitoring problem; rather, it describes how one oilfield service company is progressing toward the goal of confidently describing the environmental impact of their operations, and providing an accurate basis for continuously improving environmental performance.

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QWUM199S. SC6S9 of P@deum EIVeem l.c. Thm papef was pqared for pre!iemtabcmat Uw lnWnatonal Cardemnca m tieakh, Safety & Envk rcwnent IWM In NwOrkaK I_ouwrma, 912JwM 1990 Tfus M V@ sekmd fcr pw.zmtilmn by an S$E Pqram Oxmrmes fokmmg rwww of mutmn mmxwd m an abwwa wbmtmd W me author(s) Cc@Mts~the FOpef, as pre$emed, Me not bwn rrr.ww by me %cI@ C4 PUK4Bum Eng!nB3s and are w-10 CXXIKBOO by the author(s) The r7WWal, US ve50nfd, doss M -"" '""W 'W%%.$%RY$ Z POtrohwm Engmears us Omw~, or mentmm paws presented at pubkaton rww,v by Edmrral Camnfite?s d the 5U%KV d P@c+?um EngIwers PerrmssIcII 10 COPY 6 restJD2edto an abstract ot not mare than 3X '.uxds lllusbatIOns may not hscopmd The amtrm 2:.:FE,%EYmsTd%7e=L"Y2, R%%%=?" '" AbstractAs the oilfield industry strives to globally sustain continuous improvement of environmental and quality performance, eompaoies have come to realize Total Quality Environmental Marugement (TQEM) is essential in product mearck development manufacturing and sesvices. As our industry endeavors to continuously improve, more emphasis is being placed upon the management systems we apply such as 1S0 14000 and 1S0 9000. These standards arE tools for improving environmental and quality performance, meeting crrstomcr requirements, and increasing profitability.This pa~r presents actual examples of the successfid integration of environmental and quality mgcment systems into an operational TQEM system. Also presented arc pilotstudy evaluations of the dmfl 1S0 14000 standards by two certified 1S0 9000 facilities.Examples of continuous improvement and cross-functional teams as means to merge environment and quality management into the functions of process control, corrective and preventive actiom document control, and waste management are presented.Results and improvements from facilities involved with TQEM are discussed along with their strategies and progress in consolidating tk environmental and quality programs into a single, viable management system. The case histories from various facilities demonstrate the implementation of TQEM and how TQEM promotes a cleaner environment, reduces costs, ecm-serves energy and raw materials, minimizes pollutants and wastes, and reduces redundant paperwork.