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The Chemistry Scoring Index (CSI): A Hazard-Based Scoring and Ranking Tool for Chemicals and Products Used in the Oil and Gas Industry

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  • Tim Verslycke

    (Gradient, 20 University Road, Suite 5, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA)

  • Kim Reid

    (Gradient, 20 University Road, Suite 5, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA)

  • Teresa Bowers

    (Gradient, 20 University Road, Suite 5, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA)

  • Sagar Thakali

    (Gradient, 20 University Road, Suite 5, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA)

  • Ari Lewis

    (Gradient, 20 University Road, Suite 5, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA)

  • Johnny Sanders

    (Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., 10200 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, TX 77072-5299, USA)

  • Denise Tuck

    (Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., 10200 Bellaire Boulevard, Houston, TX 77072-5299, USA)

Abstract

A large portfolio of chemicals and products is needed to meet the wide range of performance requirements of the oil and gas industry. The oil and gas industry is under increased scrutiny from regulators, environmental groups, the public, and other stakeholders for use of their chemicals. In response, industry is increasingly incorporating “greener” products and practices but is struggling to define and quantify what exactly constitutes “green” in the absence of a universally accepted definition. We recently developed the Chemistry Scoring Index (CSI) which is ultimately intended to be a globally implementable tool that comprehensively scores and ranks hazards to human health, safety, and the environment for products used in oil and gas operations. CSI scores are assigned to products designed for the same use (e.g., surfactants, catalysts) on the basis of product composition as well as intrinsic hazard properties and data availability for each product component. As such, products with a lower CSI score within a product use group are considered to have a lower intrinsic hazard compared to other products within the same use group. The CSI provides a powerful tool to evaluate relative product hazards; to review and assess product portfolios; and to aid in the formulation of products.

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  • Tim Verslycke & Kim Reid & Teresa Bowers & Sagar Thakali & Ari Lewis & Johnny Sanders & Denise Tuck, 2014. "The Chemistry Scoring Index (CSI): A Hazard-Based Scoring and Ranking Tool for Chemicals and Products Used in the Oil and Gas Industry," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 6(7), pages 1-17, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:6:y:2014:i:7:p:3993-4009:d:37533
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    1. Laijun Zhao & Ying Qian & Qing-Mi Hu & Ran Jiang & Meiting Li & Xulei Wang, 2018. "An Analysis of Hazardous Chemical Accidents in China between 2006 and 2017," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(8), pages 1-18, August.
    2. Syed Imran Ali & Shaine Mohammadali Lalji & Javed Haneef & Mohsin Yousufi & Kanza Bashir & Saman Sohail & Laiba Sajid Cheema, 2023. "HSE hazard ranking of chemicals related to Petroleum Drilling Laboratory of University using Fuzzy TOPSIS," OPSEARCH, Springer;Operational Research Society of India, vol. 60(3), pages 1386-1406, September.

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