A METHODOLOGY AND PREFERRED SOFTWARE THAT, TOGETHER, REDUCE THE EFFORT REQUIRED TO WRITE AND MAINTAIN OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR MANUFACTURING PLANTS AND OIL AND GAS FACILITIES

摘要

A method for generating and maintaining procedures for plant operation the method comprising: a. Decomposing a plant into process units; b. Decomposing each process unit into equipment modules (high-level objects); c. Decomposing equipment modules into equipment units (low- level objects); d. Defining operational states for equipment modules and equipment units; e. Generating a procedures for changing operational states for equipment units; f. Generating a procedures for changing operational states for equipment modules; g. Encapsulating all the equipment units procedures and equipment modules procedures into process unit operations preferably in a computer database; h. Providing feedback for presentation of the operational procedures and state changing operating procedures from the preferred database to an operator upon request; i. Revising single equipment unit or equipment module operating procedure or state changing operating procedure upon request from the operator; wherein, the method allows the operator to receive a detailed description of an operating procedure for change of state of any process unit, equipment unit or equipment module in the plant from any state to any state.