Definition(s)
Equipment User
The company that owns the well, wellhead, or wellhead assemblies on which the equipment is to be installed. NOTE: This entity may also be the equipment owner in cases where the equipment is rented from a third party supplier, in part or wholly, depending on the level of equipment supplied.
Source: API STD 53, Blowout Prevention Equipment Systems for Drilling Wells, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, November 2012. Global Standards