Reliability Consulting for Oil and Gas Operations

Where API 670, OSHA PSM, EPA RMP requires documented preventive maintenance and equipment condition tracking, Reliability Consulting data provides the audit-ready evidence. Measurements traceable to SMRP Body of Knowledge, SAE JA1011 (RCM), calibrated instrumentation records, written procedures, and finding-to-work-order tie-back. The program isn't structured to be a compliance tool — but the data it generates as a byproduct usually closes 60-80% of an inspector's questions about equipment condition.

Site walk to scope the asset population, criticality scoring of the compressor reliability, vessel integrity, rotating equipment uptime, baseline measurements on the top 30-60 assets, then a regular cycle of quarterly review cycles. Findings get written up against SMRP Body of Knowledge, SAE JA1011 (RCM). For Reliability Consulting for Oil & Gas Operations facilities the engagement usually includes coordination with the plant's existing compliance program — pulling Reliability Consulting results into the API 670, OSHA PSM, EPA RMP audit file. Initial scope runs $15K-$45K depending on asset count, then ongoing at $15K-$40K per engagement plus ongoing $4K-$12K monthly.

Run the math against $25K-$120K/hour for production for downtime cost. A single avoided unplanned shutdown on a critical asset usually pays for six to twelve months of program cost. Most Oil & Gas sites we work with see 3:1 to 6:1 program ROI inside year one, with higher figures at sites with higher hourly downtime costs. Sites with very high downtime costs ($100K/hr+ in some Oil & Gas operations) can see 10:1 or better.

Where API 670, OSHA PSM, EPA RMP requires documented preventive maintenance and equipment condition tracking, Reliability Consulting data provides the audit-ready evidence. Measurements traceable to SMRP Body of Knowledge, SAE JA1011 (RCM), calibrated instrumentation records, written procedures, and finding-to-work-order tie-back. The program isn't structured to be a compliance tool — but the data it generates as a byproduct usually closes 60 to 80 percent of an inspector's questions about equipment condition.