AWHEM 4 th QUARTERLY MEETING MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON THE 17 TH OF NOVEMBER 1999 AT THE SKEAN DHU HOTEL, DYCE, ABERDEEN.

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1 AWHEM 4 th QUARTERLY MEETING MINUTES OF MEETING HELD ON THE 17 TH OF NOVEMBER 1999 AT THE SKEAN DHU HOTEL, DYCE, ABERDEEN.

2 AGENDA 1.0 Welcome and apologies 2.0 Minutes of previous minutes (overview) 3.0 Matters arising 4.0 Chairman s correspondence 5.0 Treasurer s Report 6.0 Review of US Minutes 7.0 Discussion on the teleconference with AWHEM USA on 16/11/ Proposals for application of AWHEM expertise 9.0 Year 2000 Chairmanship 10.0 Any Other Business

3 1.0 WELCOME AND APOLOGIES The members were welcomed to the meeting. Fourteen members were in attendance. The apologies were then given of those unable to attend. 2.0 MINUTES OF MEETING CD-ROMs were issued to the attendees of the meeting. The CD-ROM contains the Chairman s correspondence received for the quarter. The CD ROM issued contained the DIS of ISO and the minutes of the previous minutes. The following paper hands out notes were issued to the members in attendance; - API TR JJ1, Elastomer Life Estimation Testing Procedures - AWHEM US/NS Tele-meeting Agenda for the meeting held on 16 November Proposals for Application of AWHEM Expertise listing - US Minutes from the September 7 th 1999 meeting - North Sea 3 rd quarterly minutes for Treasurer s report up to the end of the 3 rd quarter 1999 Members were reminded that it was their own responsibility to keep the roster on the web site up to date by contacting the web master. Those who would like a like to their own member company should also contact the web master with the relevant details and logo if required. The US committee forwarded the API TR JJ1, Elastomer Life Estimation Testing Procedures document to North Sea Chairman. This document was issued to members at the start of the meeting. This appears to be the document that has been requested in previous meetings. Concern was expressed that ISO will fall behind API 6A due to the length of time being taken to formally issue the document. It was noted that the same concern was highlighted in the US President s report on ISO Some members understood that ISO and API had now tidied this up, however further clarification is required. This was a suggested topic for the next tele-meeting with the US committee. A sample Safety Alert for posting onto the AWHEM web site to be sent to AWHEM US for review. This service would require approval / consent of the company issuing the Safety Alert and should be offered as service for companies who want to participate at their discretion. Norsok were contacted by a Member Company on the subject on whether any of their standards are to be incorporated into ISO standards. Norsok replied that it was up to ISO to decide if any of their standards are to be incorporated into an ISO. A Member Company met up with BVAMA s representative. AWHEM North Sea shall try to arrange a standing invitation to BVAMA s meetings in the future including a meeting agenda should AWHEM decide to send a representative.

4 It was agreed that instead of full representation at the next OTC or the Europe Oil Show, AWHEM could have flyers and plaques on member companies stands. A Member Company shall prepare a sample flyer with a contact us for further information slip. This shall be reviewed at the next scheduled meeting. TASK GROUP- JACK UP PLATFORM WELL CONDUCTOR SURVEY A Member Company shall source the draft document. 3.0 MATTERS ARISING There has been no response from the HSE on the Section 43 document submitted to them on July. North Sea Chairman to contact the HSE to find out the current status. 4.0 CHAIRMAN S CORRESPONDENCE The members attending this meeting received a CD-ROM containing pren ISO/DIS Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries- Drilling and Production Equipment Wellhead and Christmas tree equipment. 5.0 TREASURER S REPORT Omitted 6.0 REVIEW OF US MINUTES Two members volunteered to be the North Sea representatives for the web site policy and procedures team. AWHEM US committee to forward more details to the two mentioned North Sea committee representatives. 7.0 TELE-CONFERENCE BETWEEN US/NS MEMBERS ON 16/11/99 US committee shall generate the minutes for the meeting. The agenda is attached to the minutes. Four members from the North Sea committee and four members from the US committee attended the meeting. The meeting was deemed a success and shall certainly become a permanent feature after North Sea committee meetings. Some comments from the meeting and a continuation of the meeting by the North Sea members are detailed below. Web Site It was agreed that the AWHEM mission statement should stay as is. The mission statement was agreed with North Sea input back in July 1997 and has been included on member companies plaques since then. The word standardization is not intended to cover individual company technology but instead cover common interfaces that each member companies utilize.

5 Sample safety alert for posting on the web site to be sent to the US committee. Two members volunteered to be the NS committee representatives on web site policy and procedures task group. NS committee happy with the posting of the meeting minutes synopsis on the web site. NS committee meeting schedule for the year 2000 to be posted on the web site. The schedule is in section 10.0 AOB of these minutes. It was suggested that we could incorporate a FAQ page on the web site with questions and answers to items such as "Is wellhead and Christmas tree equipment come under the Pressure Equipment Directive? It was suggested that a Contact Us form is included on the web site for people to request more about AWHEM and how to become members. It was agreed that a counter (even if it is a blind counter) is necessary for the task group to review statistics and draw up a web site strategy. Additional links on the Related Pages could include The Institute of Petroleum, UKOOA, NACE, IADC. We also require to have AWHEM as a link on their web pages. AWHEM booth at the 2000 OTC Representation at OTC or Offshore Europe to take form in flyers and plaques on Member Company stands if possible. Other Business US Chairman, requested a copy of the AWHEM documents on the Machinery Directive and on Competency. North Sea members shall respond to this request. Date for next tele-meeting The next scheduled tele-meeting should be scheduled for the 16 th of February This shall be in the afternoon proceeding the NS Committee meeting in Newcastle. 8.0 PROPOSALS FOR APPLICATION OF AWHEM EXPERTISE Members were issued with a copy of the hit list generated by the US membership on 5 th of October The complete list should be discussed in more detail at the tele-meeting on February 16 th It was agreed at the meeting that the following items should take priority; 1) (List item 8) Standard fittings for various applications in wellheads. This would provide good value at the easiest expense on time and effort. 2) (List Item 10) Material limits and guidelines on HP/HT applications. HP/HT wells are becoming more and more common with extended wells and the present drilling technology and it would be a good time to evaluate this.

6 3) (List item 2) Common service practices for wellhead equipment, emphasizing health, safety and environment. This is of some interest to the NS committee on how this shall be established as it relates to the Task Group on Competency. This would be of great benefit to all if we could make headway on this subject. (List item 9) Is this not related to NACE? (List item 3) Most companies have their own internal procedures for this. (List item 5) Generally not required by 80% of the membership. (List item 6) Most companies have worked on common material selections with suppliers. Sometimes however, material selections are customer driven and out with member companies control. Some of these items require further clarification at the next tele-meeting. North Sea members to think of additional items to add to this list prior to the next scheduled meeting. 9.0 YEAR 2000 CHAIRMANSHIP Drew Morris, to be the North Sea Committee Chairman for the Year Drew shall contact look into appointing a Deputy Chairman. Richard Preston has agreed to continue as Treasurer for the Year A.O.B. The dates for the Year 2000 meetings are as follows; 1 ST Quarterly Meeting Wednesday 16 th February, 2000 Newcastle 2 ND Quarterly Meeting Wednesday 17 th May, 2000 Aberdeen 3 RD Quarterly Meeting Wednesday 16 th August, 2000 Newcastle 4 TH Quarterly Meeting Wednesday 15 th November, 2000 Aberdeen