Project Delivery for Storage in the Execute stage

Objective

• Execute the storage site development contract. Build organisation to manage the  execution of the storage asset and deliver project governance, assurance and project controls
• Develop and manage scope, schedule, budget, performance, risk and expectations. Manage a fully resourced and cost loaded execution programme covering project management / governance, engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction, commissioning and acceptance testing
• The programme shall be fully logic linked to show the timing of all activities and to provide a  comprehensive critical path
• Order equipment, manufacture, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) and delivery in accordance with the project programme requirements. Place and manage major sub-contracts in line with project programme requirements
• Develop the storage site asset (safely, on time, on budget and to scope/quality). Commission the storage asset to operating state. Implement performance testing program

Major Deliverables

Project Delivery Plan (PDP) and work schedule for the selected storage site (including regular status reports) for the following:

• Project aims, objectives, schedules and milestones for storage site construction
• Project management and administration, including information on specific roles responsibilities and authorities (project management software, organisational charts, logistics and procedures)
• Details of how the project will be divided into manageable stages, including specific activities / tasks required for each stage and how integration will be achieved between capture, transport and storage construction activities
• Co-ordination of research and development (R&D) activities and other external dependencies (e.g. prototype equipment manufacturers / suppliers)
• Contract and procurement for each activity / task (including management of sub-contractors)
• Estimated time scale and sequence for each activity / task (GANTT chart)
• Cost planning for each activity / task, including details of resource allocation and cost management procedures
• Change management and contingency planning
• Risk and sensitivity analysis (schedule risk assessment) indicating critical path activities / tasks with inter-dependency (decision tree)
• Health, safety and environmental strategy
• Communications and outreach strategy
• QA/QC procedures to be adopted
• Commissioning, testing and post-execution evaluation

Tasks

Tasks at this level may include the following:

• Organise and conduct a project execution / management meeting with the following objectives:
  • Provide orientation for project team members, define roles and responsibilities and establish team training plan
  • Review the regulatory documentation and confirm approval to proceed
  • Review project scope (stages / activities / tasks), current R&D studies, deliverables, schedule, budget and QA/QC procedures
  • Review the risk register and develop risk management and contingency plan
  • Refine change management and cost control procedures
  • Refine the safety and environmental strategy
  • Refine the communications and outreach strategy
  • Schedule specific project activities associated with the following PDP sub-tasks:
    • Project management and administration, including regular project status reviews, ongoing management of the PDP, implementation of QA/QC procedures and controlling changes to the:
      • Project scope
      • Schedule risk and risk management plan
      • Business plan (including budget requirements for each project stage)
      • Resource allocation plan
• Site survey / preparation, which may include:
  • Ship / rig / vehicle / personnel / equipment mobilisation
  • Site surveying operations for facilities installation / inspection, drilling / intervention, pipeline route planning / inspection, environmental impact assessment, Monitoring, Measurement and Verification (MMV) equipment placement, seabed / surface topographic and hazard mapping
  • Surface / seabed sampling including site geotechnical investigations and geochemical sampling
  • New well drilling, logging, coring, completion, well testing and installation of MMV equipment
  • Well remediation / conversion work (e.g. remediate existing well, intervention and recompletion of existing wells into CO₂ injection and / or monitoring wells)
  • Acquisition of pressure, temperature data and fluid samples
  • Baseline geophysical data acquisition
• Product development / testing / delivery, which may include:
  • R&D activities for CO₂ separation / injection / MMV equipment and techniques, including the construction of all computer models, simulations and recommendations / operational guidelines resulting from these studies
  • Core analysis (e.g. capillary entry pressures, long-term core flooding, geomechanics, mineralogy, geochemical reactivity)
  • Formation fluid analysis (e.g. salinity, density, viscosity, ionic composition and microbiological content)
  • Specification of transport / handling requirements.
• Equipment construction / FAT / delivery, which may include off site factory construction, QA/QC and testing of:
  • Drilling / completion products (e.g. all tubular goods, drilling / completion fluids, wellheads, valves, etc.)
  • CO₂ / hydrocarbon / water processing (e.g. CO₂ capture / separation plant, EOR / EGR / ECBM processing plant, water handling / filtration system, associated pipework, compressors, valves, mechanical / electrical controls, etc.)
  • Infrastructure (e.g. platform / site, modules (for accommodation / catering / dining / waste disposal / cleaning / workshops / medical facilities / recreation / processing activities / power generation / equipment storage and offices), access roads, fencing, security, ancillary storage, etc.)
• Site development, which may involve organisation and control of all in-situ processes and construction-related activities, including:
  • Establishing / maintaining access requirements and timing / duration;
  • Promotion of outreach activities via relevant teams
  • Conducting surface / seabed excavations and reinstatements required for transport pipelines, access roads, buildings, facilities equipment, platforms, protective bunds and waste disposal (civil engineering)
  • Safe transportation of all necessary equipment to the site, including the provision of lifting / handling facilities (e.g. cranes, barges, etc.)
  • Fabrication  and assembly (and / or refurbishment) of all buildings, structures, pipeline networks and mechanical / hydraulic / electrical / electronic controls and instrumentation equipment on site
  • Integration and conformance testing of the entire process train from capture and transport to storage
  • Final site inspection to ensure compliance with agreed health, safety and environmental impact requirements
• Site completion, which may require the demobilisation of non-essential equipment and personnel from the site once the construction phase (including acceptance testing, calibration and evaluation of results) has been completed
• Site commissioning, which will require co-ordination of activities with the CO₂supplier to ensure a smooth transition into the Operations stage. Commissioning activities may include:
• System start-up and monitoring
• Demonstration of conformance to agreed performance targets, approval and certification by the regulatory authority
• Training of operational personnel for ongoing operations and maintenance activities.
• Manage the following elements of the PDP by re-iterating and reviewing on an ongoing basis with the project management team:
• Project schedule and schedule risk
• Business plan (including budget requirements for each project stage)
• Resource allocation plan
• Risk register and risk management plan
• Project monitoring and status reports for technical, commercial, environmental, legal and regulatory issues
• Perform a schedule risk analysis based on the probability of achieving a given milestone and target start date
• Produce a site commissioning and handover report

Schedule and Stage Review Examples

An example (modified from NETL / DOE) of a field test schedule and milestones (GANTT chart) is illustrated below for a combined saline aquifer / depleted gas / EGR pilot project:

An example schedule / monitor / stage review process (modified from MPMM) is also illustrated below:

Examples

• New York State Chief Information Office - Office for Technology, Project Execution and Controls Guidelines
• Office of Government Commerce, (Procurement Documents Webpage)
• Det Norske Veritas, Can CO₂ storage site qualification help my project meet a 2015 deadline?
• The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, Global Knowledge Sharing Framework
• ICF / The Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, CCS Ready Policy: Considerations and Recommended Practices for Policymakers
• National Energy Technology Laboratory / US Department of the Environment, WESTCARB Factsheet for Field Validation Test (Example Project GANTT Chart)
• Exprobase, Guideline for Project Execution (equipment prototyping and FAT methodology)
• Det Norske Veritas, CO2QUALSTORE Workbook (risk reduction and MMV)
• Electric Power Research Institute, EPRI Post-Combustion CO₂ Capture and Storage Demonstrations - Overview, Value and Deliverables (reporting requirements)
• Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, Strategic Plan Implementation Report (examples of projects, objectives, milestones and status)
• Method 123 Project Management Methodology (MPMM), Software for managing project life cycle

 Key Personnel

• National / Local Government Personnel (Environmental / Legislative)
• Project Director/Investment Decision Maker
• Project Sponsors
• Project Board (Stakeholder Representatives)
• Project Manager
• Project Team (Legal / Financial / Environmental / Technical)
• Professional Consultants (Legal / Financial / Environmental / Technical)
• Conflict Management / Outreach Team, including:
• Public Relations / Marketing / Communications Specialists
• Hydrocarbon / Minerals / CCS Legal Specialists
• Community Relations / Sociology Specialists
• Mediation Specialists
• Education Specialists
• Safety Specialists
• Document Controllers
• Research Assistants
• Human Resources
• Specialist Health and Safety Personnel for the following operations:
• Surveying
• Drilling / Completion
• Site Construction / Testing
• Laboratory
• Survey Manager
• Planning Surveyors
• GIS / Draughting Personnel
• Drilling / Completion Manager
• Captain / Bargemaster
• Drilling / Completion Supervisor
• Drilling / Completion Engineers
• Drill / Completion Crew
• Mud Engineers
• Wellsite Geologists
• Coring / Wireline Logging / Well Test Personnel
• Mudlogging Personnel
• Data Acquisition, MMV Equipment Installation and Construction Personnel for Land and / or Marine Operations, including:
• Geophysical Survey Party Chief
• Client Representative
• Marine and/or Land Surveyors
• Civil / Electrical / Mechanical / Software Engineers and Technicians
• Geologists / Geophysicists
• Ship Captain / Crew (offshore only)
• Processing / Interpretation Geophysicists
• Geologists / Engineers - specialising in the following disciplines:
• Structural / Facies Interpretation
• Basin Modelling
• Petroleum Engineering / Reservoir Engineering
• Geomechanics / Geotechnics / Petrophysics
• Mechanical / Civil / Electronic / Electrical / Software Engineering
• Laboratory Manager
• Laboratory Technicians
• Data Analysts (Geochemistry, Geology, Rock Mechanics)
• Construction Site Manager
• Site Foremen
• Trades Personnel (Welders, Builders, Carpenters, Electricians, Plumbers)
• Riggers and Scaffolders
• Crane Drivers
• Haulage Contractors
• Catering Staff
• Labourers