Intelligent Early Warning of Risks in Complex Systems of Oil and Gas Production: Theory, Method and Application

This book is a compilation of over a decade's worth of insights from the authors' research group on dynamic risk assessment and intelligent early warning systems. Highly technical approaches are provided to address the engineering requirements for the safe operation of complex systems in oil and gas production. These involve various methods and techniques using real-time process monitoring parameters, images, texts, and line-of-sight tracking technology to develop intelligent early warning systems to mitigate risks in complex oil and gas production systems. The book arms readers with practical safety management guidelines through the examination of real case applications for petroleum refining systems, unconventional oil and gas fracturing systems, and offshore oil and gas exploitation.

This book begins with a discussion of the main risk factors and features of oil and gas production systems, and reviews the state-of-art research and practice on the industry's existing early warning systems. Following this, different approaches of intelligent early-warning technology are developed based on various data sources including real-time monitoring of process parameters through shale gas fracturing construction; infrared thermal imaging video surveillance of oil and gas exploration equipment; text records on historical accidents and incidents; and operator eye movement data (for behavioral safety tracking). Lastly, this book discusses the practical applications of early risk warnings in shale gas fracturing systems, multi-level correlation early warning in refining and chemical plants, and early warnings for abnormal events in deepwater oil and gas exploitation.

Jinqiu Hu is a professor and doctoral supervisor of Safety Science and Engineering at China University of Petroleum (Beijing). Hu has long been engaged in oil and gas exploration, pipeline network and city gas risk assessment, diagnosis, early warning and emergency decision-making research, as well as emerging risks such as hydrogen energy manufacturing-storage-transportation risk prevention and control, smart pipeline network information physical security, and multi-disaster coupling and security resilience research. He has won numerous awards including recognition as one of the "Youth Top Talents" of China's National Ten Thousand Talents Program, a New Century Excellent Talent of China's Ministry of Education, one of Beijing's Science and Technology Rising Stars, and China University of Petroleum (Beijing)'s Youth Top Talents, as well as Young Backbone Teachers award, amongst others. Prof Hu has been invited to serve as a member of the NACE STAG75 Pipeline Integrity Technology Expert Committee of the American Society of Corrosion Engineers, and a member of the Public Safety Science and Technology Society-Disciplinary Construction Professional Working Committee — the latter maintains long-term scientific research cooperation and exchanges and mutual visits with foreign universities such as Memorial University of Newfoundland in Canada, Technical University of Denmark, and Texas A&M University in the United States.

He has presided over the projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation of China, and more than 20 projects entrusted by enterprises such as PetroChina, Sinopec, CNOOC, and the National Pipeline Network. Their research results have been published in more than 100 scientific research papers at home and abroad. He has also published 1 monograph, edited 1 textbook, and participated in the compilation of 1 international academic monograph. Beside this, he has won 1 provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological progress special prize, 4 first prizes, authorized more than 30 invention patents, and holds more than 10 software copyrights. Guide students to win 20 awards in various scientific and technological innovation competitions, academic conferences and other activities.

Laibin Zhang a professor of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), Doctoral Supervisor, Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering. He is a member of the Standing Committee of the Eleventh, Twelfth, and Thirteenth National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, member of the Central Standing Committee of the Democratic League, convener of the Safety Discipline Appraisal Group of the State Council, member of the Higher Education Professional Setting and Teaching Steering Committee of the Ministry of Education, deputy director of the Safety Engineering Professional Education Steering Committee of China's Ministry of Education, director of the China Engineering Education Professional Certification Association, director of China's Safety Professional Certification Committee, Vice Chairman of public safety science for China's Technical Society, and Deputy Director of Petroleum Engineering on the Professional Committee of the China Petroleum Society.

He is engaged in the teaching of and research on fault diagnosis, risk assessment and early warning theories and methods of oil and gas safety production systems and equipment. He has won 2 second prizes of the National Technological Invention Award, 2 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award, and several special prizes and first prizes for provincial and ministerial scientific and technological progress. He enjoys special government allowances from the State Council, and has won honorary titles such as SPE Outstanding Member, Beijing Famous Teaching Teacher, and rhw Sun Yueqi Energy Award and IET-Founder University President Award, to name a few. He has won 1 second prize of the National Teaching Achievement Award and has many provincial and ministerial teaching achievements. He has authorized more than 50 invention patents, holds 25 software copyrights, published 2 monographs and 2 teaching materials, and published more than 200 papers.

Shengnan Wu, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the China University of Petroleum (Beijing). He has long been engaged in complex oil and gas exploration, risk assessment of key oil and gas safety equipment, early warning, reliability and testing and maintenance research. He has won the honorary titles of "Youth Top Talent" of China University of Petroleum (Beijing), and his past awards and achievements include the Beijing Youth Excellent Science and Technology Papers award the first prize of the Science and Technology Progress Award of the Public Security Science and Technology Award, 4 other provincial and ministerial awards, 2 invention patents, and 4 software copyrights. He has presided over and participated in 13 production and scientific research projects under the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Postdoctoral Science Fund, the Youth Top Talent Fund, PetroChina and CNOOC. Wu has published more than 40 domestic and foreign academic research papers, 18 SCI-indexed papers, and authored 1 book, as well as participated in the compilation of 1 international academic monograph. He is an editorial board member of the International Journal of Reliability and Safety and Petroleum Science. Wu has served as a reviewer for internationally renowned SCI journals uncluding: Reliability Engineering & System Safety, Safety Science, Process Safety and Environmental Protection and the Journal of Loss Prevention in the Process Industries . He has cooperated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Danish University of Technology, Stavanger University and other foreign universities, to maintain long-term scientific research cooperation and exchanges and mutual visits.