Ensuring safety in gas mine development

Abstract

In the Russian Federation, the main gas reserves are located in Siberia, and they are also present in the North Caucasus and the Black Sea basin. The largest gas fields in Russia are in harsh climatic conditions and drilling remains the main method of their development. Prior to its use, a preliminary study of rocks is required. Safety rules in the oil and gas industry are always relevant, taking into account, as a rule, harsh natural and climatic conditions in promising gas production regions. The forecasts for the growth of Russia’s gas industry varied greatly depending on the overall future prospects for the development of the country’s economic situation. This would entail examining the risks posed by the combined effects of natural and man-made factors on the environment and human health in areas affected by the gas industry. The most effective and widespread method of gas production, but at the same time the most traumatic of the articles is drilling. The article presents the main reasons for the injury of workers during drilling operations: technical, sanitary, organizational and psychological. Based on the causes of injuries in the performance of brown work, the authors developed and presented in the article a number of measures aimed at the pre-rotation or reduction of the impact of dangerous and harmful factors on workers when drilling gas wells. Gas mixtures of explosions and fire hazards, as well as when inhaled, can lead to poisoning of workers or an emergency. The development of a list of measures to protect against peacetime emergencies for gas facilities is presented in the second part of the work in the form of organizational and engineering measures. The list of measures for protection in peacetime emergencies for gas facilities is aimed at ensuring industrial safety, emergency resistance of hazardous production facilities, creating safe working conditions during drilling operations.

Research on Oil and Gas Supply Network Fragility Taking Russia as an Example

“…Natural disasters affecting oil and gas supply networks are common in Russia. Russia's major natural gas and oil-producing regions are extremely harsh environments, such as the Siberian Plain and the Caucasus [22]. Due to various geological activities such as faults and landslides, various degrees of damage to buried pipelines, storage tanks, oil fields, and other facilities will cause the interruption of co-supply [23].…”

“…Due to the sudden production interruption, the downstream industry has no production sources and thus reduces production. In addition, a poor working environment, psychological pressure, and toxic gases can lead to occupational diseases, which will affect the physical and mental health of workers and thus affect work efficiency [22]. Low work efficiency will lead to production reductions, cause safety accidents, and then affect upstream and downstream industries.…”