Certificate Of Competence (COC)

Certificate Of Competence (COC)

Definition(s)

Certificate Of Competence (COC)

A certificate issued by OSH that authorises the holder to dive in the category of diving in which the employee is diving and will be issued in accordance with regulations 27, 31 and 32 of the HSE Regulations 1995. Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory Guidance  

Certificate Of Competence (COC)

Certificate of competence means a certificate of one of the kinds referred to in regulation 16. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations
Certificate of Fitness

Certificate of Fitness

Definition(s)

Certificate of Fitness

“Certificate of fitness” means a certificate issued by a certifying authority in accordance with section 4 of the Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations (certificat de conformité) Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-111, Canada, current to May 1, 2014. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-118, February 2013. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations, SOR/95-187, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, SOR/95-189, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations

Certificate of Fitness

“Certificate of fitness” means a certificate, in the form fixed by the Board, issued by a certifying authority in accordance with section 4 of the Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations; certificat de conformité

Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations, SOR/95-191, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  
Certificate Of Medical Fitness To Dive

Certificate Of Medical Fitness To Dive

Definition(s)

Certificate Of Medical Fitness To Dive

“Certificate of medical fitness to dive” means a certificate issued in accordance with regulation 15. Source: The Diving at Work Regulations 1997, UK S.I. 1997/2776, 1997. Regulations
Certification

Certification

Definition(s)

Certification

A form of confirmation by the certification body of objects' compliance with the requirements of technical regulations, provisions of standards, sets of rules or terms of contracts. (as amended by the Federal Law dated 01.05.2007 No. 65-FZ) Source: Federal Law on Technical Regulation, No. 184-FZ, Russian Federation, December 2002 (amended September 2010). Regulations  

Certification

third-party attestation related to persons [SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17000:2004, 5.5, modified]. Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global Standards  

Certification

A statement of professional opinion based upon knowledge and belief. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Certification

A service confirming compliance with applicable requirements on the date that the survey was completed Source: Rules for Classification – Offshore units, DNVGL-OU-0101, Offshore drilling and support units, DNV GL, July 2015. Global Standards
Certification Body

Certification Body

Definition(s)

Certification body

An organization independent of the manufacturer that has demonstrated adequate competence, authority, and credibility to perform independent and objective audits of another organization in order to provide verification of the adequate qualification/competency of the audited organization’s personnel and evidence that the audited organization’s products satisfy applicable requirements.

Source: API STANDARD 18LCM, Product Life Cycle Management System Requirements for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries, First Edition, April 2017. Global Standards

Certification body

A legal entity or an individual entrepreneur accredited in accordance with the established procedure to perform work in the sphere of certification. Source: Federal Law on Technical Regulation, No. 184-FZ, Russian Federation, December 2002 (amended September 2010). Regulations  

Certification body

Third-party conformity assessment body operating certification schemes for persons.
  • Note: 1 to entry: A certification body can be non-governmental or governmental, with or without regulatory authority.
Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global Standards
Certification System

Certification System

Definition(s)

Certification system

The set of rules of performance of works in the sphere of certification, its participants and rules of functioning of the certification system as a whole. Source: Federal Law on Technical Regulation, No. 184-FZ, Russian Federation, December 2002 (amended September 2010). Regulations
Certified Laboratory

Certified Laboratory

Definition(s)

Certified Laboratory

Certified laboratory—A laboratory accredited by the Department under Chapter 252 (relating to laboratory accreditation). Source: Oil and Gas Wells, Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 78, December 2012. Regulations
Certified Or Registered Mail

Certified Or Registered Mail

Definition(s)

Certified Or Registered Mail

"Certified or registered mail" means any form of service by the United States postal service, federal express, Pitney Bowes, and any other commercial, nationwide delivery service that provides the mailer with a document showing the date of delivery or refusal to accept delivery. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. Regulations  
Certifying Authority

Certifying Authority

Definition(s)

Certifying Authority

A third-party organization used to certify and approve the design, fabrication, equipment and operation of the crane. Source: API RP 2D, Operation and Maintenance of Offshore Cranes, Seventh Edition, December 2014. Global Standards

Certifying Authority

“Certifying authority” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations (autorité). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-111, Canada, current to May 1, 2014. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-118, February 2013.Regulations  

Certifying Authority

“Certifying authority” means, for the purposes of section 143.2 of the Act, the American Bureau of Shipping, Bureau Veritas, Det norskeVeritas Classification A/S, Germanischer Lloyd or Lloyd’s Register North America, Inc.; autorité. Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations, SOR/95-187, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  

Certifying Authority

“Certifying authority” has the same meaning as in section 2 of the Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, SOR/95-189, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations, SOR/95-191, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations
CESQG

CESQG

Definition(s)

CESQG

A conditionally exempt small quantity generator, as described in subsection (f)(1) of this section (relating to generator classification and accumulation time). Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
CFR

CFR

Definition(s)

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations. Source: API RP 49, Recommended Practice for Drilling and Well Servicing Operations Involving Hydrogen Sulfide, Third Edition, May 2001. Global Standards Source: API RP 14G, Recommended Practice for Fire Prevention and Control on Fixed Open-type Offshore Production Platforms: Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, April 2007. Global Standards Source: API RP 98, Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Oil Spill Responders, First Edition, August 2013. Global Standards Source: API RP 2SIM, Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Change Room

Change Room

Definition(s)

Change Room

“Change room” means a room that is used by employees to change from their street clothes to their work clothes and from their work clothes to their street clothes, and includes a locker room. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations Source: Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, SOR/87-612, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Regulations
CHARM Model

CHARM Model

Definition(s)

CHARM Model

CHARM model: the model for the assessment of chemical hazards and risks as meand in the Ospar-Decision of 2000/2. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. Regulations
Chemical Abstracts Service

Chemical Abstracts Service

Definition(s)

Chemical Abstracts Service

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE shall mean the division of the American Chemical Society that is the globally recognized authority for information on chemical substances. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Chemical Abstracts Service

The division of the American Chemical Society that is the globally recognized authority for information on chemical substances. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  
Chemical Abstracts Service Number or CAS Number

Chemical Abstracts Service Number or CAS Number

Definition(s)

Chemical Abstracts Service Number

CHEMICAL ABSTRACTS SERVICE NUMBER OR CAS NUMBER shall mean the unique identification number assigned to a chemical by the chemical abstracts service. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Chemical Abstracts Service Number

The unique identification number assigned to a chemical by the Chemical Abstracts Service. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  
Chemical Disclosure Registry

Chemical Disclosure Registry

Definition(s)

Chemical Disclosure Registry

CHEMICAL DISCLOSURE REGISTRY shall mean the chemical registry website known as fracfocus.org developed by the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. If such website becomes permanently inoperable, then chemical disclosure registry shall mean another publicly accessible information website that is designated by the Commission. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Chemical Disclosure Registry

The chemical registry website known as FracFocus developed by the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  
Chemical Family

Chemical Family

Definition(s)

Chemical Family

CHEMICAL FAMILY shall mean a group of chemicals that share similar chemical properties and have a common general name. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Chemical Family

A group of chemical ingredients that share similar chemical properties and have a common general name. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  
Chemical Ingredient

Chemical Ingredient

Definition(s)

Chemical Ingredient

A discrete chemical constituent with its own specific name or identity, such as a CAS number, that is contained in an additive. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Chemical Inventory

Chemical Inventory

Definition(s)

Chemical Inventory

CHEMICAL INVENTORY shall mean a list of the Chemical Products (including Material Safety Data Sheets) brought to a well site for use downhole during drilling, completion, and workover operations, including fracture stimulations, and the maximum capacity of fuel stored on the oil and gas location during those operations. The Chemical Inventory shall include how much of the Chemical Product was used, how it was used, and when it was used. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Chemical Product

Chemical Product

Definition(s)

Chemical Product

CHEMICAL PRODUCT shall mean any substance consisting of one or more constituent chemicals that is marketed or sold as a commodity. Chemical Products shall not include substances that are known to be entirely benign, innocuous, or otherwise harmless, such as sand, walnut shells, and similar natural substances. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  
Chemical(s)

Chemical(s)

Definition(s)

Chemical(s)

CHEMICAL(S) shall mean any element, chemical compound, or mixture of elements or compounds that has its own specific name or identity such as a chemical abstract service number, whether or not such chemical is subject to the requirements of 29 Code of Federal Regulations  §1910.1200(g)(2) (2011). Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Chemical

Common term for chemical substances or mixture of substances. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Activities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Chemicals

For these purposes, chemicals means substances used in concentrated form or in mixtures including solvents. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Management Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Chemicals

Chemicals: materials or preparations which are intentionally used in the exploration for and production of minerals at sea, as in any event mentioned in the Ospar-Agreement 2002-6. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. Regulations
Chief

Chief

Definition(s)

Chief

“Chief” means the Chief Safety Officer (délégué) Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-111, Canada, current to May 1, 2014. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-118, February 2013.Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations, SOR/95-187, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations, SOR/95-191, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  

Chief

“Chief” means the chief of the division of oil and gas resources management. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Chief

“Chief” means chief, division of oil and gas. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Chief

“Chief” means chief, Division of Mineral Resources Management. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Chief

“Chief” means the Chief Conservation Officer as designated pursuant to section 144 of the Act. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations
Chief Controller

Chief Controller

Definition(s)

Chief Controller

“Chief Controller” means the Chief Controller of Explosives. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations
Chief Controller of Explosives or Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives

Chief Controller of Explosives or Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives

Definition(s)

Chief Controller of Explosives or Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives

“Chief Controller of Explosives, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives” includes Joint Controller of Explosives and Deputy Controller of Explosives. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations
Chief Safety Officer

Chief Safety Officer

Definition(s)

Chief Safety Officer

“Chief Safety Officer” means the person designated as the Chief Safety Officer under section 3.1; délégué à la sécurité. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Chief Safety Officer

“Chief Safety Officer” means the person designated as the Chief Safety Officer pursuant to section 144; délégué à la sécurité Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation

Chief Safety Officer

“Chief Safety Officer” means the person designated by the Board as the Chief Safety Officer pursuant to the Accord Acts. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations
Choke Line

Choke Line

Definition(s)

Choke Line

The high-pressure piping between BOP outlets or wellhead outlets and the choke manifold. Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards  

Choke Line

A high-pressure line connected below a BOP to transmit well fluid flow to the choke manifold during well control operations. Source: API SPEC 16D, Specification for Control Systems for Drilling Well Control Equipment and Control Systems for Diverter Equipment, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, July 2004. Global Standards  

Choke Line

“Choke line” means an extension of pipe from the blowout preventer which is used to direct well fluid from the annulus to the choke manifold. [Mich. Admin. Code R 408 (2013)]. Source: Oil and Gas Drilling and Servicing Operations, Michigan Administrative Code R 408, February 8, 2013. Regulations      
Choke Manifold

Choke Manifold

Definition(s)

Choke Manifold

Used to control flowing pressure from underbalance well. May be used on connections or trips to either keep production from displacing the drilling fluid (HP gas wells), or to artificially charge the annulus to avoid loading to reservoir pressure equilibrium (prolific oil wells). Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards

Choke Manifold (Control Manifold)

The system of valves, chokes, and piping to control flows from the annulus and regulate pressures in the drill string/annulus flow system. Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards  

Choke Manifold (Control Manifold)

"Choke manifold" means an assembly of valves, chokes, gauges, and lines used to control the rate of flow from the well when the blowout preventers are closed. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  
Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree

Definition(s)

Christmas tree

An assembly of valves, fittings, chokes, and gauges used in monitoring and controlling producing, injection, and inactive wells. The Christmas tree is assembled at the top of the well starting with the uppermost flange of the tubing head. Source: API BULLETIN E3, Environmental Guidance Document: Well Abandonment and Inactive Well Practices for U.S. Exploration and Production Operations, First Edition, January 1993 (Reaffirmed June 2000). Global Standards

Christmas tree

The valves and fittings assembled at the top of a completed well to control the flow of hydrocarbons and other fluids. 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  

Christmas tree

The valves and fittings assembled at the top of a completed well to control the flow of hydrocarbons and other fluids. See API Spec 6A. Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards  

Christmas tree

Assembly of equipment, including tubing-head adapters, valves, tees, crosses, top connectors and chokes attached to the uppermost connection of the tubing head, used to control well production. Source: API SPEC 6A, Specification for Wellhead and Christmas Tree Equipment, Twentieth Edition, October 2010 (Addendum November 2012). Global Standards  

Christmas tree

The collection of fittings and valves, on the top of the casing, controlling the hydrocarbon production rate. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards  

Christmas tree

“Christmas tree” means the valves and fittings assembled at the top of a completed well to control the flow of hydrocarbons and other fluids. [Mich. Admin. Code R 408 (2013)]. Source: Oil and Gas Drilling and Servicing Operations, Michigan Administrative Code R 408, February 8, 2013. Regulations 
CID

CID

Definition(s)

CID

Chemical injection – downhole. Source: API SPEC 17D, Design and Operation of Subsea Production Systems—Subsea Wellhead and Tree Equipment, Upstream Segment, Second Edition May 2011 (Errata September 2011). Global Standards

CID:

CID means Conservation Information Document. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

CID

Isotropically consolidated drained test. Source: ABS Guidance Notes on Geotechnical Performance of Spudcan Foundations, January 2017. Global Standards
Circulating Hose (Bumper Hose)

Circulating Hose (Bumper Hose)

Definition(s)

Circulating Hose (Bumper Hose)

A hose for high pressure circulation between the high pressure side of the mud pump and the bottom of the standpipe. Source: Petroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations