Greenhouse Gas Measurement and Reporting (GHG)

Contek has worked with several firms to implement a GHG program. The approach taken has been to determine reporting requirements, the Company’s GHG objectives and other information that may be needed to satisfy all requirements. Contek’s GHG PLUS+ program follows the API’s “Compendium of Greenhouse Gas Emission Estimation Methodologies for the Oil and Gas Industry.” The GHG PLUS+ is a menu- driven, user-friendly program that allows the user to quickly determine GHG emissions, based on present industry standards.

Air Emission Measurement and Reporting

The next program Contek has developed in its series of PLUS+ software is the Emissions PLUS+ program. The Emissions PLUS+ program calculates criteria and hazardous pollutants in addition to GHG emissions. The program allows the user to input a variety of data based on what is known. For example, the program can calculate engine emissions based on stack test data, manufacturer’s ratings, fuel gas usage or hours in service. The menu-driven program can be set up quickly to allow the user to determine emissions from minor or major plants and facilities.

The program was recently further enhanced by one user to incorporate site-specific data input and reporting. This enabled the program to conform to the facilities needs instead of the facility conforming to the program’s constraints.

The program was nominated for a Corporate award.

Environmental Management Information System

The latest addition to the PLUS+ series has been the EMIS PLUS+ program. This program incorporates all of the features of the Emissions PLUS+ program and allows the user to manage waste, water and chemical usage. The program also includes the HSE Auditing PLUS+ software allowing the user to more efficiently conduct comprehensive regulatory audits of facilities. The program also includes incident reporting, management of change and OSHA 300 logging routines.

Auditing Software

Contek has developed the Audit PLUS+ program for conducting HSE compliance audits. The program incorporates over 1800 protocols covering air, water, waste, EPA, DOT and OSHA regulations. The program quickly allows the auditors to select protocols pertinent to a particular facility for review. The auditor simply fills in the findings, recommendations and assigns a risk value for each protocol reviewed. The program generates reports and spreadsheets that can be used to help the user to effectively make corrections to ensure full regulatory compliance.

Site-specific protocols can easily be built into the program. The program has been used in dozens of audits coast-to-coast throughout the United States.

Process Hazard Analysis

Process hazard analysis (PHA) is, quite simply, a study to assure that a facility is safe in the event of a control, human or process error. Conducting a PHA on an old facility or one that is being designed can identify conditions that could lead to a catastrophic failure resulting in high economic or personnel loss. Through the process, potentially unsafe conditions are identified and recommendations are made to reduce the risk of an unforeseen event happening. Management can rest assured that the facility is safe. Contek’s employees have worked on both the operation’s and PHA engineer’s side of the PHA table for over 30 years. Contek can help you select the appropriate type of PHA to use for your facility: HAZOP, “What if?”, checklist, FMEA, fault tree, LOPA/ SIL or other technique. Additionally, Contek has developed Hazard PLUS+ software to efficiently guide the HAZOP or checklist PHA process through quickly.

Having highly experienced personnel to work with you on this very important safety exercise is critical. Contek can provide personnel with years of experience to assist with any type of process hazard analysis.