Further to Environmental Information Request Reference No: 201907040

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Dear Health and Safety Executive,

Further to: Environmental Information Request Reference No: 201907040

Thank you for supplying the information regarding the annular pressure management at West Newton. RIDDOR report number D49460FD8D, dated 06/10/2013.

Given the text of my request, i.e;
' Please can you supply copies of any reports, records or any communications
regarding follow up actions and subsequent monitoring results following
the hydrocarbon leak from the West Newton well annulus as reported in
RIDDOR report number D49460FD8D, dated 06/10/2013;'

Please can you confirm that the HSE communication to Rathlin Energy of 4th June 2019 (replied to 21st June) on this issue is the ONLY communication since the condition was reported on 6/10/2013? If not can you supply information as per request no. 201907040.

Thank you.

Yours faithfully,

Dennis May

Health and Safety Executive

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Dear Mr May

 

Environmental Information Request Reference No: 201907040

 

Thank you for your follow-up email of 16 July 2019 which is being dealt
with.

 

We will respond to you in due course.

 

If you have any queries about this letter, please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Carol Jeffrey

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Dear Mr May

 

Environmental Information Regulations Reference No: 201907040

 

Thank you for your request for information about:

 

Follow up actions and subsequent monitoring results following the
hydrocarbon leak from the West Newton well annulus as reported in RIDDOR
report number D49460FD8D dated 06/10/2013

 

Your request was received on 16 July 2019 and I am dealing with it under
the terms of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004.

 

I can confirm that the Health and Safety Executive holds the following
information:

 

 1. Initial email from Rathlin Energy (RE) / Moorhouse Petroleum (MP)
making HSE aware of gas bubbles on well L46/5-3 dated 1 October 2013
 2. Email from RE / MP re gas sample results dated 11 October 2013
 3. Intervention well notification to rectify gas bubbles: Details on para
3 & 4 of cover letter. BSOR notification: section 5 paras 2 - 7,
section 7.1 Explosive atmosphere / hydrocarbon gas bullet point,
section 7.2 last para. dated 11 October 2013
 4. Email from RE / MP to HSE re update on intervention operations on West
Newton 1. Details of annuli pressures in attachment, bullet points 9 &
10 of Well Status dated 4 December 2019
 5. Email from RE / MP to HSE with programme supplement 6a. Details of
annuli pressures in attachment, bullet points 7 & 8 of Well Status
dated 13 December 2013
 6. Email from RE / MP to HSE replying to questions from HSE after
inspection of material change dated 16 December 2013
 7. Email from RE / MP with schematic of the well and details on annulus
pressure dated 7 January 2014
 8. Resend of workover BSOR notification. Details on BSOR notification:
section 2.1 3rd para, section 5 para 2 - 4, and final 2 paras of
section and graph, note appended to step 109 section 8.2.3. dated 10
June 2014
 9. Email containing Rev 1 of the workover programme Details on BSOR
notification: section 2.1 3rd para, section 5 para 2 & 3 and final 2
pars and graph, note appended to step 31 of section 8.2.1. dated 10
July 2014
10. Email from RE / MP to HSE with material change No. 1. Details on
annuli pressures last 2 paras of email and bullet points 6 & 7 of Well
Status dated 15 July 2014
11. Email from RE / MP to HSE re update on annuli pressures dated 28 July
2014
12. Email from RE / MP to HSE informing HSE of pressure beneath BOP rams.
Last para informs HSE "There are no annulus pressures on the
well." dated 26 August 2014
13. Email from RE / MP to HSE with material change No. 2. Details of
annuli pressures in bullet point 6 of Well Status dated 14 August 2014
14. Email from RE / MP to HSE update on workover progress / situation.
Last para of email states "There is no pressure on any of the annuli
in the well." dated 11 August 2014
15. Email from RE / MP to HSE with suspended status of the well and
forward monitoring plans dated 17 November 2014

 

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