LOGISTICS PLAN OF THE EXPLORATORY WELL PROJECT
1. Concepts.
- Logistics Chain: the logistics chain is the life cycle of processes encompassing the physical, informational, financial and knowledge flows and is intended to satisfy the needs of the final consumer with products and services from several interconnected suppliers.
- Logistics: logistics is the part of the supply chain process that efficiently and effectively plans, implements, and controls the dispatching of the reverse logistics flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet customer requirements. It includes activities such as: procurement, sourcing, planning, physical distribution, information system, warehousing and transportation.
- Operational Logistics: from an organizational point of view, it is the area responsible for planning and implementing basic operation services, personnel and cargo transportation, custom procedures, storage of materials and equipment, repairs and inspections in the country and final disposal of produced waste.
- Operational Logistics Plan: A document that comprehensively specifies the most relevant logistics aspects of the project.
2. Objectives of the Logistics
It is a description of the main logistics activities in well operation intended to optimize logistics services, achieving the lowest project cost, customer satisfaction and minimizing environmental impacts.
3. Project logistics organizational chart and contact list
It is the organizational structure design of the exploratory project Logistics staff, including roles and responsibilities. It must include a contact list of all personnel involved in the project who have an operational interface with Logistics activities.
4. Identification of the main authorities
Information must be researched and the contact information and/or restrictions must be identified on agents related to: immigration, ports, airports, customs, police force, armed forces, medical services, national oil company, environmental agencies, communities and other sectors of local civil society.
5. General description of the Operations Logistics Chain
This description is a comprehensive design of the logistics chain diagram, including, among other information: the area or exploratory block map, exploratory well location, support base, sea, air and road distances, main relevant aspects, etc.
6. Identification of licenses required for the project
To meet local legislations, the following list contains the main licenses required for well drilling projects and logistics activities:
- License to operate aircrafts;
- Environmental license (EIA) for the support and operations base;
- Communications license;
- Licenses to operate the support vessels;
- Licenses to export and import of materials and equipment;
- Records/licenses associated with radioactive sources;
- Records/licenses associated with explosives;
- Records/licenses associated with chemicals;
- Work Permits for Expatriate Staff.
7. Support base
The following aspects must be accounted for the design of the support base:
a) Conceptualization of the Support Base: location, access roads, proximity to airports and ports, support base operation schedule (start and end of operations), flow of materials (operational peak support).
b) Defining materials and equipment reception activities;
c) Availability of an area to install and support facilities of other service companies to be located within the base;
d) Types of available storage (closed and/or air-conditioned sheds, etc.);
e) Cargo handling capacity, and inspection & certification program for equipment and accessories to handle cargo (containers, baskets, slings, etc.);
f) Defining the vehicle fleet and cargo handling equipment inventory;
g) Daily logistics routine. Description of how the following controls will be managed: personnel and cargo movements; tracking of support-base daily costs(fixed costs, the cost of consumables, material handling and other disbursements), daily operational tracking of support vessels, diesel and water consumption, delivery control, transportation and delivery of third party equipment and materials.
h) Structure and services offered: mecanization, inspections covering tools, equipment pipes and casing for drilling and, property safety and maritime safety.
8. Bulk materials and liquids
a) Bulk materials and liquids to be supplied to the drilling unit must be defined and described;
b) Fuel supplies: Legislations for fuel supply or importation, specifications, storage, estimation of monthly volumes to be mobilized (fuel for ships, vehicles, support base and drilling unit), potential suppliers and alternative supply sources, origin and delivery capacity, aviation fuel for helicopters;
C) Potable and industrial water supplies: estimated monthly volume to be mobilized, supply and storage locations;
d) Fluids used in drilling operations;
e) Silos for cement, barite, bentonite, etc.
(This information will continue to be developed in future publications as part of a series of articles related to MANAGEMENT SYSTEM METHODOLOGY – LOGISTICS PLAN)
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