Global Standards

Definition(s)

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Well

"Well"

1. means a hole penetrating the earth, usually cased with steel pipe, and
   1. from which oil or gas, or both, or geothermal resources, is obtained or obtainable; or
   2. that is made for the purpose of finding or obtaining oil, gas, or geothermal resources, or of supporting oil, gas, or geothermal resources production; and
2. includes a well with multiple well branches drilled to different bottom-hole locations.

Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. Regulations  

Well

“Well” means any borehole, whether drilled or bored, for stratigraphic exploration or for the production, extraction or injection of any gas or liquid mineral, excluding potable water to be used as such, but including natural or artificial brines and oil field waters, sewage, and any liquid used in or resulting from any process of industry, manufacture, trade, business, or agriculture. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Well

“Well” means any borehole, whether drilled or bored, within the state, for production, extraction, or injection of any gas or liquid mineral, excluding potable water to be used as such, but including natural or artificial brines and oil field waters. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Well

“Well" means any opening in the ground (not being a seismic shot hole) that is made, is to be made or is in the process of being made, by drilling, boring or other method,

1. for the production of petroleum,
2. for the purpose of searching for or obtaining petroleum,
3. for the purpose of obtaining water to inject into an underground formation,
4. for the purpose of injecting gas, air, water or other substance into an under ground formation,
5. for any purpose, if made through sedimentary rocks to a depth of at least one hundred and fifty metres.

Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation Source: Drilling and Production Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Well

Well―all wells drilled within the confines of any unit(s) sought to be terminated. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations

Well

Well includes all equipment located downhole from a well. Examples:

1. Equipment leading to a blow-out preventer.
2. Equipment leading to a well head.
3. Equipment leading to a Christmas Tree.

Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2011 (Select Legislative Instrument 2011 No. 54 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Well

Well means a hole in the seabed or subsoil made by drilling, boring or any other means in connection with:

1. exploration for petroleum; or
2. petroleum recovery operations; or
3. exploration for potential greenhouse gas storage formations; or
4. exploration for potential greenhouse gas injection sites; or
5. the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into an identified greenhouse gas storage formation; or
6. the injection, on an appraisal basis, of a greenhouse gas substance into a part of a geological formation; or
7. the injection, on an appraisal basis, of air, petroleum or water into a part of a geological formation;

but does not include a seismic shot hole. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Well

Well includes well-related equipment associated with a well. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Well

WELL when used alone in these Rules and Regulations, shall mean an oil or gas well, a hole drilled for the purpose of producing oil or gas, a well into which fluids are injected, a stratigraphic well, a gas storage well, or a well used for the purpose of monitoring or observing a reservoir. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Well

“Well” means a well bore with single or multiple completions, including all horizons and producing formations from the surface to total depth. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Well

A well drilled for any purpose related to exploration for or production or storage of oil or gas or geothermal resources, including a well drilled for injection of fluids to enhance hydrocarbon recovery, disposal of produced fluids, disposal of waste from exploration or production activity, or brine mining. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Well

A well as defined in Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 89. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Well

a well made by drilling; and a borehole drilled with a view to the extraction of minerals through it or another well Regulation 2, DCR. Source: Oil & Gas UK, Guidelines on subsea BOP systems, Issue 1, July 2012, Global Standards  

Well

"Well" means a hole in the ground:

1. made, or being made, by drilling, boring, or in any other manner, and from which oil or gas is obtained, or is obtainable; or is for the purpose of attempting to obtain oil or gas;
2. made, or being made, by drilling or boring for the purpose of obtaining water to inject to an underground formation;
3. used, drilled, or being drilled for the purpose of injecting gas, air, water or other substance to an underground formation;
4. which is a test-hole, excluding seismic drilling; or
5. drilled or being drilled, for any other purpose than listed above using equipment and machinery normally used for oil and gas well drilling.

Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Well

“Well” includes any borehole associated with that well. Source: The Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995, UK S.I. 1995/2038, 1995. Regulations  

Well

Well. A well is any area on the deck exposed to the weather, where water may be entrapped. Wells are considered to be deck areas bounded on two or more sides by deck structures. <Chapter I, regulation 3>. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.143(77), amendments to Annex B to the 1988 Load Lines Protocol, 5 June 2003, International Maritime Organization. Legislation  

Well

Well: borehole taken into service following construction, fitting-out and completion. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. Regulations  

Well

Well—
(a) means a borehole drilled for the purpose of exploring for, appraising, or extracting petroleum; and
(b) includes—
(i) any borehole for injection or reinjection purposes; and
(ii) any down-hole pressure containing equipment; and
(iii) any pressure-containing equipment on top of the well well intervention operation means an operation in which a well is re-entered for a purpose other than to continue drilling or to maintain or repair it. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations