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

Tim Verslycke, Kim Reid, Teresa Bowers, Sagar Thakali, Ari Lewis, Johnny Sanders and Denise Tuck
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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

Sustainability, 2014, vol. 6, issue 7, 1-17

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.

Keywords: hazard assessment; product evaluation; product stewardship; green chemistry; hydraulic fracturing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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