Mineral Estate

Mineral Estate

Definition(s)

Mineral Estate

"Mineral estate" means an estate in or ownership of all or part of the minerals underlying a specified tract of land. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Mineral Estate

“Mineral estate” is the most complete ownership of oil and gas recognized in law and includes the mineral interests and the royalty interests. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations
Mineral Developer

Mineral Developer

Definition(s)

Mineral Developer

"Mineral developer" means the person who acquires the mineral estate or lease for the purpose of extracting or using the minerals for nonagricultural purposes. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation
Drilling Operations

Drilling Operations

Definition(s)

Drilling Operations

"Drilling operations" means the drilling of an oil and gas well and the production and completion operations ensuing from the drilling which require entry upon the surface estate and which were commenced after June 30, 1979, and oil and gas geophysical and seismograph exploration activities commenced after June 30, 1983. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation

Drilling Operations

"Drilling operations" means the drilling of a subsurface mineral extraction well and the injection, production, and completion operations ensuing from the drilling which require entry upon the surface estate, and includes subsurface mineral exploration activities. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Drilling Operations

"Drilling operations" means the penetration of ground below the setting depth of structural or conductor casing, using a drilling rig capable of performing the permitted well work, and for purposes other than setting structural or conductor casing; "drilling operations" includes the running of casing, cementing, and other downhole work performed ancillary to formation evaluation, and operations necessary to complete and equip the well so that formation fluids can be safely brought to the surface. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. Regulations
Agricultural Production

Agricultural Production

Definition(s)

Agricultural Production

"Agricultural production" means the production of any growing grass or crop attached to the surface of the land, whether or not the grass or crop is to be sold commercially, and the production of any farm animals, including farmed elk, whether or not the animals are to be sold commercially. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Agricultural Production

"Agricultural production" means the production of any grass or crop attached to the surface of the land, whether or not the grass or crop is to be sold commercially, and the production of any farm animals, whether or not the animals are to be sold commercially. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  
Permitting Agent

Permitting Agent

Definition(s)

Permitting Agent

"Permitting agent" means a person who secures a permit from an operator of the land to conduct geophysical exploration activities. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  
Operator of the Land

Operator of the Land

Definition(s)

Operator of the Land

"Operator of the land" means the surface owner or the surface owner's tenant of the land upon or within one-half mile [.80 kilometer] of the land on which geophysical operations are to be conducted. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  
Geophysical Exploration

Geophysical Exploration

Definition(s)

Geophysical Exploration

"Geophysical exploration" means any method of obtaining petroleum-related geophysical surveys. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation
Separately Owned Tract

Separately Owned Tract

Definition(s)

Separately Owned Tract

Any reference to a separately owned tract, although in general terms broad enough to include the surface and all underlying common sources of supply of oil and gas, shall have reference thereto only in relation to the unit source of supply or portion thereof embraced within the unit area of a particular unit. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  
Unit Expense

Unit Expense

Definition(s)

Unit Expense

"Unit expense" includes and means any and all cost and expense in the conduct and management of its affairs or the operations carried on by it. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  
Oil and Gas

Oil and Gas

Definition(s)

Oil and Gas

"Oil and gas" refers not only to oil and gas as such in combination one with the other, but shall have general reference to oil, gas, casinghead gas, casinghead gasoline, gas-distillate, or other hydrocarbons, or any combination or combinations thereof, which may be found in or produced from a common source of supply of oil, oil and gas, or gas-distillate. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Oil and Gas

“Oil and gas” means oil or gas or both. The use of the plural includes the singular, and the use of the singular includes the plural. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Oil and Gas

“Oil and Gas” means crude oil or natural gas or both. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations
Or

Or

Definition(s)

Or

The word "and" includes the word "or" and the use of the word "or" includes the word "and". The use of the plural includes the singular and the use of the singular includes the plural. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  
And

And

Definition(s)

And

The word "and" includes the word "or" and the use of the word "or" includes the word "and". The use of the plural includes the singular and the use of the singular includes the plural. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation
Reserve Pit

Reserve Pit

Definition(s)

Reserve Pit

"Reserve pit" means an excavated area used to contain drill cuttings accumulated during oil and gas drilling operations and mud-laden oil and gas drilling fluids used to confine oil, gas, or water to its native strata during the drilling of an oil and gas well. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Reserve Pit

"Reserve pit" or "circulation pit" means a pit located either on-site or off-site which is used in conjunction with a drilling rig for the handling, storage, or disposal of drilling fluids and/or cuttings. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Reserve Pit

Pit used in conjunction with drilling rig for collecting spent drilling fluids; cuttings, sands, and silts; and wash water used for cleaning drill pipe and other equipment at the well site. Reserve pits are sometimes referred to as slush pits or mud pits. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  
Reasonable Market Demand

Reasonable Market Demand

Definition(s)

Reasonable Market Demand

"Reasonable market demand" means the demand for oil or gas for reasonable current requirements for consumption and use within and without the state, together with such quantities as are reasonably necessary for building up or maintaining reasonable working stocks and reasonable reserves of oil or gas or product. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  
Producer

Producer

Definition(s)

Producer

"Producer" means the owner of a well or wells capable of producing oil or gas or both. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Producer

The words POOL, PERSON, OWNER, PRODUCER, OIL, GAS, WASTE, CORRELATIVE RIGHTS and COMMON SOURCE OF SUPPLY are defined by the Act, and said definitions are hereby adopted in these Rules and Regulations. From C.R.S. 34-60-103 (2012): "Producer" means the owner of a well capable of producing oil or gas, or both. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Producer

Person, Producer, Oil, Illegal Oil, and Product―the meaning prescribed for each of said words as defined in R.S. 30:3. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Producer

Person, Producer, Gas, and Products―shall have the meaning prescribed for each of said words as defined in R.S. 30:3. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Producer

“Producer” means the owner of a well or wells capable of producing oil or gas or both in paying quantities. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Producer

“Producer” means the owner of a well capable of or producing oil or gas or both. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  
Pool

Pool

Definition(s)

Pool

"Pool" means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas or both; each zone of a structure which is completely separated from any other zone in the same structure is a pool, as that term is used in this chapter. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Pool

“Pool” means a natural underground reservoir containing or appearing to contain an accumulation of oil or gas or both separated or appearing to be separated from any other such accumulations (nappe). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1517, February 2013. Regulations Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 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  

Pool

The words POOL, PERSON, OWNER, PRODUCER, OIL, GAS, WASTE, CORRELATIVE RIGHTS and COMMON SOURCE OF SUPPLY are defined by the Act, and said definitions are hereby adopted in these Rules and Regulations. From C.R.S. 34-60-103 (2012): "Pool" means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas, or both. Each zone of a general structure, which zone is completely separated from any other zone in the structure, is covered by the word "pool" as used in this article. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Pool

Pool―as used herein, shall have the meaning as such term is defined in Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Pool

Pool―an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of crude petroleum or natural gas or both. Each zone of a general structure which is completely separated from any other zone in the structure is covered by the term pool. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Pool

“Pool” means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas.  Each zone of a general structure, which zone is completely separated from other zones in the structure, is covered by the word pool as used in 19.15.2 NMAC through 19.15.39 NMAC.  “Pool” is synonymous with “common source of supply” and with “common reservoir”. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Pool

“Pool” means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of oil or gas, or both, but does not include a gas storage reservoir. Each zone of a geological structure and each zone of a geological feature that is completely separated from any other zone in the same structure or feature may contain a separate pool. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Pool

"Pool" See "common source of supply". Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Pool

“Pool” means an underground reservoir containing a common accumulation of petroleum or natural gas or both and includes each zone of a general structure which is completely separated from any other zone in the structure. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Person

Person

Definition(s)

Person

"Person" means and includes any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, or other representative of any kind, and includes any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or of any governmental subdivision thereof; the masculine gender, in referring to a person, includes the feminine and the neuter genders. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Person

"Person" means and includes any natural person, corporation, limited liability company, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, or other representative of any kind, and includes any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or of any governmental subdivision thereof. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Person

"Person" means and includes any individual, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, common-law or statutory trust, association of any kind, the state of North Dakota, or any subdivision or agency thereof acting in a proprietary capacity, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary of any kind, or any other entity or being capable of owning an interest in and to a unit source of supply of oil and gas. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Person

The term person means a company(ies) recognised by the law as having rights and duties. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Person

Person includes a natural person, an association (including partnerships, joint ventures, and trusts), a State, a political subdivision of a State, or a private, public, or municipal corporation. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Person

Person means an individual, association, partnership, consortium, joint venture, private, public, or municipal firm or corporation, or a government entity. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations  

Person

The words POOL, PERSON, OWNER, PRODUCER, OIL, GAS, WASTE, CORRELATIVE RIGHTS and COMMON SOURCE OF SUPPLY are defined by the Act, and said definitions are hereby adopted in these Rules and Regulations. From C.R.S. 34-60-103 (2012): "Person" means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, or other representative of any kind, and includes any department, agency, or instrumentality of the state or any governmental subdivision thereof. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Person

Person, Producer, Oil, Illegal Oil, and Product―the meaning prescribed for each of said words as defined in R.S. 30:3. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Person

Person, Producer, Gas, and Products―shall have the meaning prescribed for each of said words as defined in R.S. 30:3. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Person

"Person" means any individual or partnership or any public or private body, whether corporate or not, including a State or any of its constituent subdivisions. Source: International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001, Legislation  

Person

“Person” means an individual or entity including partnerships, corporations, associations, responsible business or association agents or officers, the state or a political subdivision of the state or an agency, department or instrumentality of the United States and of its officers, agents or employees. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Person

“Applicant” or “person” means a natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, guardian, fiduciary, or other representative of any kind, and includes any government or a political subdivision or agency thereof. The masculine gender, in referring to a person, includes the feminine and the neuter genders. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Person

“Person” means any political subdivision, department, agency, or instrumentality of this state; the United States and any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; and any legal entity defined as a person under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Person

“Person” means any political subdivision, department, agency, or instrumentality of this state; the United States and any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof; and any legal entity defined as a person under section 1.59 of the Revised Code. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Person

"Person" means any natural person, corporation, association, partnership, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, fiduciary, or representative of any kind, and shall include the plural. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Person

Natural person, corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Person

An individual, firm, joint stock company, corporation, organization, government, governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or any other legal entity. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Person

An individual, partnership, firm, corporation, joint venture, trust, association, or any other business entity, a state agency or institution, county, municipality, school district, or other governmental subdivision. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Person

"Person" means an individual, governmental agency, partnership, association, corporation, business, trust, receiver, trustee, legal representative or successor to any of the foregoing. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Person

The term ‘person’ used to identify the diving contractor under this regulation means a person with legal identity such as an individual or a company and includes a body of people corporate or incorporate. Source: Commercial Diving Projects Offshore, Diving at Work Regulations 1997, Approved Code of Practice (UK HSE L103), First Edition, 1998. Regulatory Guidance  

Person

Person includes the Crown. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation  

Person

Person who controls a place of work in relation to a place of work, means a person who is— (a) the owner, lessee, sublessee, occupier, or person in possession, of the place or any part of it; or (b) the owner, lessee, sublessee, or bailee, of any plant in the place. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation
Oil

Oil

Definition(s)

Oil

“Oil” means:
  1. crude oil, regardless of gravity, produced at a wellhead in liquid form, and
  2. any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydrocarbons that nay be extracted or recovered from deposits of oil sand; bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or from any other types of deposits on the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil, and “gas” means natural gas and includes all substances, other than oil, that are produced in association with natural gas.
Source: Canada – Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord, Canada, August 26, 1986. Legislation  

Oil

“Oil” means crude oil regardless of gravity produced at a well head in liquid form, and any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydrocarbons that may be extracted or recovered from deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or from any other types of deposits on the seabed or subsoil thereof of the offshore area. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Oil

“Oil” means (a) crude oil regardless of gravity produced at a well head in liquid form, and (b) any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydrocarbons that may be extracted or recovered from deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or from any other types of deposits on the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of the offshore area; pétrole. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation    

Oil

  1. crude oil, regardless of gravity, produced at a well head in liquid form, and
  2. any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydrocarbons that may be extracted or recovered from deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or from any other types of deposits on the surface or subsurface or the seabed or its subsoil of any frontier lands; « pétrole »
Source:  Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Oil

“Oil” means crude oil regardless of gravity produced at a well head in liquid form, and any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydrocarbons that may be extracted or recovered from deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or from any other types of deposits on the seabed or subsoil thereof of the offshore area. 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  

Oil

“Oil” means crude oil regardless of gravity produced at a well head in liquid form, and any other hydrocarbons, except coal and gas, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, hydrocarbons that may be extracted or recovered from deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or from any other types of deposits on the seabed or subsoil thereof of the offshore area. 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

Oil

"Oil" means and includes crude petroleum oil and other hydrocarbons regardless of gravity which are produced at the wellhead in liquid form and the liquid hydrocarbons known as distillate or condensate recovered or extracted from gas, other than gas produced in association with oil and commonly known as casinghead gas. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Oil

“Oil” means crude petroleum oil and all other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravity, that are produced in liquid form by ordinary production methods, but does not include liquid hydrocarbons that were originally in a gaseous phase in the reservoir. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Oil

"Oil" means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products. Source: International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation, 1990. Legislation  

Oil

“Oil” means
  1. any hydrocarbon or mixture of hydrocarbons other than gas, or
  2. any substance designated as an oil product by regulations made under section 130; pétrole.
Source: National Energy Board Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Oil

Person, Producer, Oil, Illegal Oil, and Product―the meaning prescribed for each of said words as defined in R.S. 30:3. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Oil

The words POOL, PERSON, OWNER, PRODUCER, OIL, GAS, WASTE, CORRELATIVE RIGHTS and COMMON SOURCE OF SUPPLY are defined by the Act, and said definitions are hereby adopted in these Rules and Regulations. From C.R.S. 34-60-103 (2012): "Oil" means crude petroleum oil and any other hydrocarbons, regardless of gravities, which are produced at the well in liquid form by ordinary production methods, and which are not the result of condensation of gas before or after it leaves the reservoir. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Oil

“Oil” means petroleum hydrocarbon produced from a well in the liquid phase and that existed in a liquid phase in the reservoir.  This definition includes crude oil or crude petroleum oil. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations              
Illegal Product

Illegal Product

Definition(s)

Illegal Product

"Illegal product" means any product derived in whole or in part from illegal oil or illegal gas. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Illegal Product

“Illegal product” means a product of illegal gas or illegal oil. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations
Illegal Oil

Illegal Oil

Definition(s)

Illegal Oil

"Illegal oil" means oil which has been produced from any well within the state in excess of the quantity permitted by any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, or any oil produced or removed from the well premises in violation of any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, or any oil produced or removed from the well premises without the knowledge and consent of the operator. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Illegal Oil

"Illegal oil" means oil which has been produced within the State from any well or wells in violation of any rule, regulation or order of the Commission, as distinguished from oil produced within the State not in violation of any such rule, regulation, or order which is "legal oil". Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Illegal Oil

Person, Producer, Oil, Illegal Oil, and Product―the meaning prescribed for each of said words as defined in R.S. 30:3. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Illegal Oil

“Illegal oil” means oil produced in excess of the allowable the division fixes. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations    
Illegal Gas

Illegal Gas

Definition(s)

Illegal Gas

"Illegal gas" means gas which has been produced from any well within this state in excess of the quantity permitted by any rule, regulation, or order of the commission, or any gas produced or removed from the well premises in violation of any rule,= regulation, or order of the commission, or any gas produced or removed from the well premises without the knowledge and consent of the operator. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Illegal Gas

"Illegal gas" means gas which has been produced within the State from any well or wells in violation of any rule, regulation, or order of the Commission, as distinguished from gas produced within the State not in violation of any such rule, regulation, or order which is "legal gas". Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Illegal Gas

“Illegal gas” means gas produced from a gas well in excess of the division-determined allowable. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations    
Gas

Gas

Definition(s)

Gas

“Gas” means natural gas and includes all substances, other than oil, that are produced in association with natural gas. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation Source:  Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), current to April 29, 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  

Gas

“Gas” means natural gas and includes all substances, other than oil, that are produced in association with natural gas, but does not include coal-bed methane associated with the development or operation of a coal mine; gaz. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation

Gas

"Gas" means and includes all natural gas and all other fluid hydrocarbons not hereinbelow defined as oil. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Gas

"Gas" means any petroleum hydrocarbon existing in the gaseous phase.
  1. Casinghead gas means any gas or vapor, or both, indigenous to an oil stratum and produced from such stratum with oil.
  2. Dry gas or dry natural gas means any gas produced in which there are no appreciable hydrocarbon liquids recoverable by separation at the wellhead.
  3. Condensate gas means any gas which is produced with condensate as defined as "condensate".
Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Gas

A fluid, such as air, that has neither independent shape nor volume, but tends to expand indefinitely. Source: CPetroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations  

Gas

“Gas” means all natural gas and all other fluid hydrocarbons not defined below as oil, including condensate. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Gas

State of matter that has no definite shape or volume. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards  

Gas

“Gas” means all natural gas and all other fluid hydrocarbons not defined below as oil, including condensate. Source: National Energy Board Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Gas

Person, Producer, Gas, and Products―shall have the meaning prescribed for each of said words as defined in R.S. 30:3. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Gas

The words POOL, PERSON, OWNER, PRODUCER, OIL, GAS, WASTE, CORRELATIVE RIGHTS and COMMON SOURCE OF SUPPLY are defined by the Act, and said definitions are hereby adopted in these Rules and Regulations. From C.R.S. 34-60-103 (2012): "Gas" means all natural gases and all hydrocarbons not defined in this section as oil. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Gas

“Gas”, also known as natural gas, means a combustible vapor composed chiefly of hydrocarbons occurring naturally in a pool the division has classified as a gas pool. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Gas

“Gas” means any substance which is gaseous at a temperature of 15°C and a pressure of 101.325 kPa (1013.25 mb). For the purposes of paragraphs (2) and (4), references to gas include any substance which consists wholly or mainly of gas. Source: The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2001, UK S.I. 2013/214, 2013. Regulations  

Gas

In this section “gas” means any substance which is or (if it were in a gaseous state) would be gas within the meaning of Part I of the Gas Act 1986. Source: UK Offshore Safety Act 1992, 1992 c. 15 (February 2013). Legislation  
Field

Field

Definition(s)

Field

“Field”
  1. means a general surface area underlain or appearing to be underlain by one or more pools, and
  2. includes the subsurface regions vertically beneath the general surface area referred to in paragraph (a); champ.
Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation

Field

  1. the general surface area or areas underlain or appearing to be underlain by one or more pools, or
  2. the subsurface regions vertically beneath the surface area or areas (champ).
Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1517, February 2013. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation   Field “Field” means a general surface area underlain or appearing to be underlain by one or more pools, and includes the subsurface regions vertically beneath the general surface area. 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

Field

"Field" means the general area underlaid by one or more pools. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Field

"Field" means the general area underlaid by one or more common sources of supply. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Field

“Field” means the general area underlaid by one or more pools. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Field

Field―the general area which is underlaid or appears to be underlaid by at least one pool or reservoir of oil as designated by monthly proration schedules issued by the Office of Conservation of the state of Louisiana. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Field

Field, Month, and Calendar Month―shall have the meaning prescribed for each of said words, respectively, in Part XIX, Subpart 3, §903 promulgated by the commissioner of conservation on December 16, 1940. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Field

FIELD shall mean the general area which is underlaid or appears to be underlaid by at least one pool; and “field”  shall include the underground reservoir or reservoirs containing oil or gas or both. The words “field”  and “pool”  mean the same thing when only one underground reservoir is involved; however, “field”  , unlike “pool”  , may relate to two or more pools. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Field

“Field” means the general area that at least one pool underlays or appears to underlay; and also includes the underground reservoir or reservoirs containing oil or gas.  The words field and pool mean the same thing when only one underground reservoir is involved; however, field unlike pool may relate to two or more pools. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Field

Field, in relation to a field development plan, means an area within the licence area that is subject to the plan. 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  

Field

The term "field" is continued in the new regulations, inter alia to ensure delimitation of the areas that naturally form an entity for such co-ordination. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Activities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Commission

Commission

Definition(s)

Commission

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

Commission

"Commission" means the Industrial Commission. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Commission

"Commission" means the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Commission

COMMISSION shall mean the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission of the State of Colorado. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Commission

“Commission” means the Oil Conservation Commission. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Commission

The Railroad Commission of Texas. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Commission

The Railroad Commission of Texas or its designee. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Commission

The Railroad Commission of Texas or its authorized representative. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Commission

"Commission" means the State of Wyoming Occupational Health and Safety Commission. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations          
Certificate of Clearance

Certificate of Clearance

Definition(s)

Certificate of Clearance

"Certificate of clearance" means a permit prescribed by the commission for the transportation or the delivery of oil or gas or product and issued or registered in accordance with the rule, regulation, or order requiring such permit. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation
NOPSEMA

NOPSEMA

Definition(s)

NOPSEMA

National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Safety Case Lifecycle Management, N04300-GN0087, Australia, Revision 5, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: ALARP, N-04300-GN0166, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Control Measures and Performance Standards, N-04300 GN0271, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Safety Management Systems, N04300-GN1052, Australia, Revision 0, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

NOPSEMA

NOPSEMA means the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

NOPSEMA

NOPSEMA means the National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority—see section 7. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Regulation

Regulation

Definition(s)

Regulation

Regulation includes investigation. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Regulation

Regulation means a regulation contained in the Annex to the Convention. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.48(66), adoption of the International Life-Saving Appliance (LSA) Code, 4 June 1996, International Maritime Organization. Legislation  

Regulation

Regulation: Mijnbouwbesluit. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. Regulations
Assessment

Assessment

Definition(s)

Assessment

In this Part, “assessment” includes reassessment. Source:  Canada Petroleum Resources Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Assessment

An evaluation or audit of an activity or asset to determine whether performance objectives have been achieved or OMS expectations correctly implemented. Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global Standards

Assessment

Process undertaken by an accreditation body to assess the competence of a CAB, based on particular standard(s) and/or other normative documents and for a defined scope of accreditation. NOTE Assessing the competence of a CAB involves assessing the competence of the entire operations of the CAB, including the competence of the personnel, the validity of the conformity assessment methodology and the validity of the conformity assessment results. Source: ISO/IEC 17011:2004, Conformity assessment – General requirements for accreditation bodies accrediting conformity assessment bodies. Global Standards  

Assessment

Site-specific assessment. Evaluation of the stability and structural integrity of a jack-up and, where applicable, its seabed restraint or support against the actions determined in accordance with the requirements of this part of ISO 19905. NOTE An assessment can be limited to an evaluation of the components or member. Source: ISO 19905-1:202, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units – Part 1: Jack-ups. Global Standards  

Assessment

Site-specific assessment. Evaluation of the stability and structural integrity of a jack-up and, where applicable, its seabed restraint or support against the actions determined in accordance with the requirements of this part of ISO 19905. NOTE An assessment can be limited to an evaluation of the components or members of the structure which, when removed or damaged, could cause failure of the whole structure, or a significant part of it. Source: ISO 19905-1:202, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units – Part 1: Jack-ups. Global Standards  

Assessment

Assessment is the process described in the regulation. The process of assessment should involve the following steps: identifying fire and explosion major accident hazards, and major accident hazards with the potential to require evacuation, escape or rescue; identifying the likelihood of them occurring and their consequences; identifying the measures needed to meet the requirements of these Regulations, in respect of major accident hazards from fire and explosion, and major accident hazards requiring evacuation, escape and rescue; identifying performance standards for those measures to protect persons from fire and explosion and to ensure effective evacuation, escape and rescue. Source: Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response on Offshore Installations, Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, Approved Code of Practice and guidance (UK HSE L65), Second Edition, 1997. Regulatory Guidance  

Assessment

Process that evaluates a person’s fulfilment of the requirements of the certification scheme [SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17024:2012, 3.8]. Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global Standards  

Assessment

A formal examination, conforming to a relevant regulatory process, to determine if a submitted document meets the relevant tests in the listed OHS laws. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Assessment

The initial comprehensive review of the fabrication yard’s quality systems, prior to the granting of approval, to establish that all the requirements of these Rules have been met. Source: Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Mobile Offshore Units, Part 4, Steel Unit Structures, June 2013, Lloyd’s Register, Global Standards  

Assessment

An act of assessing, appraising or evaluating a condition of a product, process or system assigning class originally signified designation of one of several classes to a vessel based on its condition, ranging from good to bad. Today only the highest class is assigned, comprising the main class, 1A, and an obligatory additional class notation, e.g. Drilling Unit, where applicable. Voluntary additional class notations may also be assigned covering special service, equipment or systems, e.g. DRILL denoting a classed drilling plant. Source: Rules for Classification – Offshore units, DNVGL-OU-0101, Offshore drilling and support units, DNV GL, July 2015. Global Standard  

Assessment

An assessment shall consist of— (a) the identification of the various events which could give rise to—
  1. a major accident involving fire or explosion; or
  2. the need (whether or not by reason of fire or explosion) for evacuation, escape or rescue to avoid or minimise a major accident;
(b) the evaluation of the likelihood and consequences of such events; (c) the establishment of appropriate standards of performance to be attained by anything provided by measures for—
  1. ensuring effective evacuation, escape, recovery and rescue to avoid or minimise a major accident; and
  2. otherwise protecting persons from a major accident involving fire or explosion; and
(d) the selection of appropriate measures. Source: The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, S.I. 1995/743, 1995. Regulations
Associated Offshore Place

Associated Offshore Place

Definition(s)

Associated offshore place

As noted above a facility includes an associated offshore place. Clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the OPGGSA defines associated offshore place as any offshore place near the facility where activities (including diving activities) relating to construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of the facility takes place. The associated offshore place in relation to a facility can vary depending on the nature of the activities undertaken. Parties undertaking activities relating to the construction, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of the facility are in an associated offshore place and included in the facility. Obligations if a vessel is an associated offshore place A vessel determined to be an associated offshore place is subject to obligations of Schedule 3 and applicable regulations, including the existing (host) facility safety case. If the vessel and activity are not covered by the existing safety case, a revision to the host safety case will be required. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline: Facility definition includes an associated offshore place, N-01000-GL0253, Australia, Revision 4, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Associated offshore places

Vessels and structures that are not associated offshore places
  1. For the definition of associated offshore place in clause 3 of Schedule 3 of the Act, the vessels and structures in the following table are not associated offshore places.
    1. Vessel supporting a remotely-operated vehicle that is being used in connection with:
      1. inspection; or
      2. cleaning; or
      3. non-disturbing span rectification (for example, grout bagging); or
      4. the operation of a valve; or
      5. the recovery of debris; or
      6. valve control unit change out
    2. Vessel supporting a remotely-operated vehicle that is being used in connection with the removal of weight coating from a pipe before hydro-testing
    3. Vessel laying an umbilical or a cable
    4. Vessel:
      1. laying a clump weight anchor or mattress; or
      2. conducting rock dumping on a pipe during its construction (before hydro-testing)
    5. Vessel placing support structures or foundations on the sea bed for the purpose of a facility, including:
      1. foundation supports for a platform jacket, pipe end manifold or another manifold; or
      2. foundation piles
    6. Vessel undertaking pipe trenching and burial during the construction of a facility (before hydro-testing)
    7. Vessel installing and attaching a short length flexible pipe or jumper if there is no petroleum or greenhouse gas substance contained in the pipe or equipment to which the flexible pipe or jumper is being connected
    8. Vessel placing a subsea pipe manifold or pipe end manifold during the construction of a facility (before hydro-testing)
    9. Vessel attaching a cathodic protection anode to a pipe if welding is not required
  2. However, subregulation (1) does not apply to a vessel in circumstances in which a facility is causing a risk (other than an ordinary marine risk) to the vessel or to persons on the vessel.
Note: The exclusion of a vessel mentioned in an item in the table does not necessarily mean that a pipe, plant or equipment mentioned in the item is also excluded from the definition of associated offshore place. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 382 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Associated offshore place

Associated offshore place, in relation to a facility, means any offshore place near the facility where activities (including diving activities) relating to the construction, installation, operation, maintenance or decommissioning of the facility take place, but does not include:
  1. another facility; or
  2. a supply vessel, offtake tanker, anchor handler or tugboat; or
  3. a vessel, or structure, that is declared by the regulations not to be an associated offshore place.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Contract

Contract

Definition(s)

Contract

Documented agreement which specifies the terms of the inspections to be performed. Source: API RP 5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end Drill Pipe, Reaffirmed August 2010. Global Standards  

Contract

Contract includes an arrangement or understanding. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Contract

The specific agreement between DNV GL and the customer It defines the extent of services requested by the customer, and is concerned with: — the classification of vessels or installations, both new buildings and in operation — statutory work carried out on behalf of national maritime authorities — equipment and materials. Source: Rules for Classification – Offshore units, DNVGL-OU-0101, Offshore drilling and support units, DNV GL, July 2015. Global Standards  

Contract(s)

An agreement between two parties by which both are bound in law. Source: IOGP Report No. 510, Operating Management System Framework for controlling risk and delivering high performance in the oil and gas industry, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, June 2014. Global Standards