Information
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Document number (month/day/year)
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Laboratory name:
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Laboratory address:
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Lab Manager / Supervisor:
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XTO Division:
- Appalachia
- Fort Worth (FWD)
- Eastern
- Mid-Con (MCD)
- Midstream (MSO)
- Permian
- Western
- Western Canada (WCD)
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Reason For Assessment:<br>
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Audit Conducted on:
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Personnel Interviewed / Assessed:
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Prepared by:
Section 1: Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous
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Is there a contract in place between XTO and the lab?
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Does the contract contain the appropriate DIAF language outlined in Global MAP?
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Has this laboratory been previously assessed by XTO or ExxonMobil, XTO?
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What was the date and the out come of the last assessment?
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What field site(s) / location(s) does this lab service?
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What type of samples are being analyzed for XTO by this laboratory (oil, gas) ?
- Oil
- Gas
- Water
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On average, how many XTO samples are being analyzed per year?
- 1-25
- 25-50
- 50-100
- 100-200
- 200-300
- 300-400
- 400-500
- >500
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Does this laboratory perform any environmental analysis for XTO at this location?
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Please gather all information possible on environmental samples being performed:
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Does lab have a quality assurance manual, or (SOP's) Standard Operating Procedures for testing, equipment operation, data hadling, etc.?
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Certain SOP's are written to follow the test method. On these, do they follow the test method?
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Does lab personnel undergo periodic training? (Test methods, ethics)
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Does the temperature of the laboratory remain stable?
Section 2: Product Handling
Product handling:
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Do the cylinders arrive in a proper safety transport case?
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If not, report this concern to the operations supervisor
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Do they have the proper sample tags attached?
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Does the sample tag contain the proper information, and is it properly filled out?
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Is the laboratory responsible for pulling / gathering any samples in the field?
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Does lab staff have an SOP for the field sampling?
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Follow up with XTO Operations to ensure lab staff is witnessed, per 6MAP
Section 3: Gas Chromatograph Operations
Gas Chromatograph:
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What is the frequency for calibrating the GC?
- weekly
- monthly
- quarterly
- semi-annual
- as needed
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Is the calibration gas standard representative of the gas samples being analyzed for XTO?
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Is the calibration gas standard being heated per industry standards (GPA-2261, ASTM, API-14.1)?
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Is the pressure on the calibration gas standard cylinder adequate?
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Is the calibration gas standard certificate available?
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Is the calibration gas standard shelf-life current?
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Is the calibration gas standard traceable to NIST?
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What is used as Carrier Gas and what purity is used?
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Are statistical Quality Control tools utilized (Repeatability, & Reproducibility tolerances per ASTM, API, GPM)?
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Are any other forms of SQC being used?
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Does the lab meet the 10 year data retention requirements?
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What is the retention period? Can the Lab meet our retention requirement?
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Are the samples being heated (per test method) prior to being analyzed, per test method?
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Does the lab have the most current and applicable test methods?<br>(GPA-2145 / 2172 / 2261)
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Does the composition of the calibration gas standard match the integrator software?
Section 4: Equipment
Equipment
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Are procedures in place for cleaning the sample cylinders?
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Is there evidence of maintenance being performed on the GC's (logbook, filter changes, column change outs)
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Is there any equipment that requires to be re-certified?
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If yes, list equipment
Section 5: Internal Audit Program
Closure
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Is any of the following process's in place: Internal audit process, or a Round Robin / Cross Check program in place?
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Were there any prior audit findings or concerns that were still unresolved during this audit?
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Was a Test Method Assessment performed?
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Which Test Method?
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Was the Test Method performed correctly?