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Practical notes, checklists, and engineering guidance for oil & gas project delivery and reliability. (This page lists starter topics. You can later turn each one into a full article.)

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1) How to Write a FEED Scope of Work That Reduces Change Orders

  • Common SoW failure points
  • Deliverables register (what good looks like)
  • Interfaces and battery limits
  • Review gates + comment close-out
  • Acceptance criteria and evidence

2) Design Review Checklist for Oil & Gas Projects (FEED to EPC)

  • What to review by discipline
  • Operability and maintainability checks
  • Utilities and safeguards sanity checks
  • Interface risks and tie-ins
  • Close-out evidence pack

3) RBI Readiness: What Data You Need Before You Start

  • Scope boundaries and equipment grouping
  • Damage mechanisms prompts
  • Inspection history and effectiveness
  • Data gaps list and actions
  • Governance and audit evidence

4) RCM in Practice: Start with Bad Actors (Not a Full Rebuild)

  • How to define and rank bad actors
  • Quick RCM logic for top systems
  • PM task optimization without overload
  • Implementation tracking
  • KPIs that drive action

5) RCA That Sticks: From Event Report to Sustainable Fix

  • Problem statement and boundaries
  • Causal chain (not symptoms)
  • Corrective vs preventive actions
  • Verification and recurrence control
  • Learning capture and governance

6) CMMS Data Quality: Asset Hierarchy, Naming, and Coding That Works

  • Hierarchy design principles
  • Naming/coding rules and examples
  • Criticality and locations
  • Work order consistency
  • Governance routines and audits

7) Choosing a CMMS/EAM: A Practical Requirements Checklist

  • Functional vs operational requirements
  • Integration and reporting needs
  • Data migration and adoption risks
  • Rollout approach and training
  • Vendor evaluation scoring

8) Operational Excellence KPIs for Upstream Facilities (A KPI Tree)

  • Building a KPI tree (leading/lagging)
  • Definitions, formulas, data sources
  • Meeting cadence and routines
  • Action tracking discipline
  • Common traps to avoid

9) Maintenance Readiness for New Facilities: What to Build Before Handover

  • PM library and task standards
  • Job plans and spares strategy
  • Competency and training plan
  • Evidence pack for handover
  • Early-life reliability focus

10) TEG Dehydration Reliability: Common Failure Modes and Downtime Reduction

  • Typical failure modes by subsystem
  • Practical monitoring and alarms
  • PM improvements and spares
  • Operational routines that prevent trips
  • Bad actor logic for quick wins

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