DROPS
May 2016
Document name: 16637692-GEN
Revision: 02
Circle of Collaboration
After
DROPS Group
Market
Engineering
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DROPS is an industry-wide initiative focused
on preventing dropped objects, with the
ultimate goal of delivering a second nature
dropped objects prevention strategy across
our industry.
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DROPS Mission
National Oilwell Varco is dedicated to reducing the
number of incidents due to dropped objects. Our
goal is to provide clear communication to our
customers and employees in instances when
incidents occur.
NOV DROPS Charter
• Monitor HS&E related Tracker Tickets and intervene when required.
• Determine a root cause analysis model.
• Identify/ define root cause trends/metrics.
• Develop/ improve secondary retention methods & instructions.
• Best practice engineering design methods to prevent DROPs.
• Assure lessons learned and actions are implemented.
• Push identification and review areas of DROPs.
• Initiate/ push creation of procedures and documentation.
DROPS Team
Management
sponsors
Product
HSE Advisor Engineering
60,000
employees globally
Documentation Aftermarket
Administration
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DROPS Team members
Working Team Core members Title
Anton Krijnen Director Engineering Handling tools (DROPS Teamleader)
Lukasz Szadkowski HSE DROPS Engineer
Paul Frank Documentation/compliance engineer
Steve Williams Engineer Field Manager
Shaun Crowther Technical Support Manager
Ian McWilliam Product Line Manager
HSE Consultant Title
Dave Richardson Global HSE Manager Aftermarket (Offshore)
Sponsors Title Product
Bob Nicholson HSE Advisor President Rig Systems Aftermarket Engineering
Frode Jensen Vice President Engineering Offshore Equipment
Grant Almond Sr. Vice President Technology Product Development
Billy Gill Director of Service and Repair
Neil Harley Project and Field Engineering Director
Graham Carnegie Vice President Engineering RL
Resources optional Title
Bryant Hicks Area Sales Manager
Elie Chehade Director of Manufacturing Operations RL
Mike Zemanek Director Engineering RL
Marcus McCoo
Documentation Aftermarket
Chief Engineer and Director of Engineering RL
Samee Karajagi Administration
Senior Mechanical Engineer
Casey Picard Specialty Inspection Service Manager
Benjamin Polski-Delve Business Development Manager
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DROPS useful links
Internal NOV DROPS site with many documents intended for internal use and some
intended for external use,
[Link]
The industry DROPS site,
[Link] Product
HSE Advisor Engineering
[Link]
Or contact one of the DROPS Team-members as listed on the NOV DROPS site at:
DROPSteam@[Link]
Documentation Aftermarket
Administration
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Tracking Dropped Objects
Tracker Tickets are used for logging customer:
• Questions
• Issues
• Complaints
Tracker Tickets can be related to:
• Field support, people
• Field support, technical
• Parts
• Product Performance
• Product quality
• Requested design changes/modifications
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When becomes DROPS a HSE incident?
When a DROPS incident has a risk >1:
• Near hit (near miss)
• Injury not requiring medical care (non-
recordable)
• Injury requiring medical care (recordable)
• Fatality
• Damage to the environment
Cause:
• Part of machinery/equipment
detached/separated and dropped or
launched from original mounted position
• Uncontrolled and unplanned release of
stored energy.
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Other Definition for DROP
• A typical Dutch and Scandinavian Treat
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Average Per Year
Average number of DROPS incidents per month:
• 2012 9.2
• 2013 10.5
• 2014 12.0
• 2015 15.0
• 2016 YTD 16.7
Reasons:
• Increased number of pieces of equipment in operation
• Internal Dropped Object focus (NOV)
• High Customers focus on DROPS
• Growing industry awareness
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Do you think there is a risk?
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HPS Dolly Rollers Track 14
HPS Dolly Track Rollers 15
Crane Boom Rest
Fall Energy = M x G x H
Fall Energy = 18kg x 9.8 m/s2 x 10m
Fall Energy = 1764 J
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Crane Boom Rest
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Installation
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Installation
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Design for DROPS Prevention
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Design approach that can be used
for any tool
Objective:
The main functionality of the guide is “damping of wireline whipping”.
The primary design criteria were:
• As few parts as possible,
• Parts required assembly inside a housing,
• Housing after assembly as few parts as possible to keep it closed
capturing as many as possible parts,
• Securing methods used allowing visual inspection for integrity and,
• Securing as rigid as possible.
• Doing the above will bring your cost down and safety level up!
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Fast-Line Guide
Original setup 77 parts
Rev C, 20 parts
Rev B, 14 parts
Rev A, 12 parts
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Proposed design changes based on field
input
• Extended length to damp the amplitude.
• Replaced CuNiAl weld layer with Albromet380 wear pieces.
• Wear pieces size range specific.
• Housing captures wear pieces.
• Wear pieces pre-installed.
• Bottom and top wear piece are identical.
• Reduced weight from 250lbs to 160lbs.
• Added hinges to simplify handling.
• Option to extend second guide from bottom top guide.
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New design • Weight 165lbs
• Length 40”
• Range max cable size:
• Number of parts 35 of which 14 captured in the housing.
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New design Feedback from customer Rig personnel;
• No moving parts
• Effective and easier to maintain
• Damps more effective compared to shorter version
• Neglect able wear on bushings only scratches
• Larger bushing works well with smaller wire (used a
2.3 bore on a 1.75” wire)
• Housing captures parts in case of failure
• Reduced weight is a benefit but weight is also
required for damping
• For installation would be beneficial to only have to
remove a door (segment). Comment from NOV site is that
this will however effect the other features negatively
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New design Cost
Reduced the cost with a proven 49.8%
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Out of the Box Thinking
Challenge to design a system that:
• Is holding parts in case of sheared bolts (DROPS)
• Prevents torque loss due to nut is backing off
• Prevents nut backing off and resulting in DROPS
• Verification of integrity of system shall be visually possible
Use or design non conventional systems to
replace locknuts, castellated nut with bolt
and cotter pin, other?
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Questions?
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Generic DROPs presentation
RS-NOR-DROPSteam@[Link]
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