Background: The transition period is a time for learning, adjusting, and socializing, in which the novice nurses apply, consolidate, and expand upon the knowledge already acquired. This study aimed to determine the effect of transitional training program on knowledge and experience of novice nurses' role transition in critical care units at Alexandria Main University Hospital. Research design: A quasi-experimental, interventional research design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted in critical care units, at Alexandria Main University Hospital. Subjects: All nurses with less than one year of working experience were included. (N = 72). Tools: The study's tools involved role transition knowledge questionnaire which composed of 50 questions and the Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey, which contained 37 questions, which were used pre, immediately after, and following three months of transition experience. Results: The transition training program had a significant positive impact on novice nurses' knowledge and experience. Conclusion: The current study revealed a significant positive correlation between novice nurses' overall role transition knowledge and experience at various stages of the transition training program. Recommendations: Hospital administrators should conduct a continuous role transition training programs for all novice nurses.

A need was felt in ADMA OPCO for a Well Integrity monitoring and management tool which would, in a single document, capture and present the entire Well Integrity status of the well and make it available for the senior management on a click of a button; short and long term actions are well defined and clearly assigned. A similar document had been proposed and implemented for other company assets such as pipelines and pressure vessels. Since 2003, ADMA OPCO had a legacy Well Risk Ranking System based on the ADNOC 5×5 risk matrix, which classified wells into high, medium and low risk categories. The system captured data such as Xmas Tree/Wellhead valve status, Wellhead cavity status, DHSV status, annulus pressures and any down-hole issues such as corrosion or communication. The Well Integrity Passport enhanced the risk ranking concept by taking into account the business and HSE aspect of a well. Wells with higher production or injection potential are ranked accordingly higher on the vertical axis. Similarly gas wells are ranked higher than oil or water injector wells due to their potential HSE impact in the event of a failure. The horizontal axis is the probability or the technical axis which takes into account the technical and barrier status of the well in terms of the health of various components. The passport also contains a well barrier sketch defining the well barrier envelopes (primary and secondary barriers) and their status. The passport is made available to the senior management using a web based interface called the IDBMS. The overall integrity status of wells or the status of any individual well can be seen at any time upon the click of a button. Based on the new system, all the wells in the two main offshore fields of ADMA OPCO were reassessed. The results were similar but not exactly as from the previous risk ranking system. The system has added great value because it is designed to produce a semi-quantitative risk score which can be a tool in prioritizing the required repairs or monitoring activities.

Well Integrity management standards require wells to be equipped with two independent barriers to protect against uncontrolled flow of hydrocarbons from the reservoir to the environment. For producing wells the two barriers are usually the downhole safety valve and the surface X-mas tree. I-DHSVC is integral solution, implemented 1st time in region, for wells suffering from damaged DHSV landing nipple profile. Damage could be related to lock profile, seal bore profile or both. It's a perfect solution for the wells with damaged DHSV landing nipple but with integral control line. Sometimes, DHSV cannot be stay in the landing nipple due to damaged lock profile, causing it to pop up during the production. This situation leads to high risk scenario (risk rank-1). IDHSVC does not use damaged nipple profile for anchoring as its slips anchor in the flow coupling above & below the landing nipple. A standard DHSV is connected to bottom of IDHSVC, which sets by either Slick line or by E-wireline utilizing nitrogen charged hydraulic setting tool. DHSV can be operated normally using existing control line. IDHSVC can be retrieved utilizing slick line with GS pulling tool without any Barge/Rig. The benefits from the project are sustained "year-on-year" with the restoration of full integrity to the wells which enables ADMA-OPCO to meet its production targets in a cost effective manner.

Assuring integrity of offshore well Conductor is one of the challenges in the aged giant offshore fields operating with 1500+ wells. Such fields should have a robust and efficient integrity management system for inspection and assessment of well conductors through the well life cycle. Offshore well Conductors form the secondary load-bearing element in a well, primary being the surface casing. A practical approach in assessing the structural integrity of the well conductor is proposed in this paper. Wells were classifying into five subgroups; optimized Inspection and Integrity Assessment methods used to establish the structural integrity of conductors; which were evaluated and validated by a 3rd part consultant. The assessment results indicate how over-conservative assumptions in engineering assessment may mislead operators to categorize wells into higher risk. Assessment was performed utilizing various modeling software. Reliability based approach was adopted to accommodate uncertainties in data utilizing appropriate engineering judgement to tackle data gaps. Average thickness measured at discrete elevations was compared with the calculated minimum required thickness (MRT) to assess the structural integrity status of conductors. This approach helped in the decision making and planning for risk mitigation repairs. The results of optimized inspection techniques and structural assessment methodology lead to establishment of clear pattern for critical well conductors and applied to the groups to decide on maintenance strategy. The conductor wall thickness data measured from automated thickness measurement technique is matching with the measured data from manual thickness measurements. The average wall thickness at each elevation, obtained from the raw automated thickness measurement technique data to be used for assessment of the conductor. After building good confidence in the mode of failure the results indicated that manual thickness measurement technique is sufficient to assess the structural integrity of the conductors. The consultant has performed parametric studies to validate the Minimum Required Thickness (MRT) for the most onerous well in the group; by modelling the boundary conditions of conductor span between the guides, the critical water depth, well depth etc. Sensitivity studies were performed considering the environmental loading due to wind, wave, current; vortex induced vibrations, cement height behind the pipes etc. From the new findings the integrity status of the current wells risk ranking will be reviewed and if the average measured thickness is greater than the MRT then a repair program is no more required. The resource utilization was optimized based on the final outcome of the exercise. A procedure based optimized inspection techniques and structural integrity assessments to the group the well conductors resulted in the revision of risk ranking of wells, efficient maintenance planning and achieve high-cost optimization for its life extension. The outcome of the consultancy study will also substantiate our current method of conductor assessment and decision for repair based on risk-based approach. Based on the learnings this paper will be focusing on utilizing optimal inspection and assessment approach.