Definition(s)
Cellar
Excavation around the wellhead to provide space for items of equipment at the top of the wellbore.
Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards
Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards
Cellar
A pit beneath the rig floor to provide additional height between the rig floor and the wellhead and to allow the installation of the bops / rotating head / rotating diverter, rat hole mouse hole etc.
Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards
Cellar
“Cellar” means an excavation around the wellhead to provide space for items of equipment at the top of the wellbore.
Source: Oil and Gas Drilling and Servicing Operations, Michigan Administrative Code R 408, February 8, 2013. Regulations
Cellar
An excavation around the well head to provide space for equipment at the top of the well bore.
Source: Petroleum Safety Orders–Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations