Incremental Production

Incremental Production

Definition(s)

Incremental Production

The volume of oil produced by an expanded enhanced recovery project in excess of the production decline rate established under conditions before expansion of an existing enhanced recovery project. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Fluid Injection

Fluid Injection

Definition(s)

Fluid Injection

Injection through an injection well of a fluid (liquid or gaseous) into a producing formation as part of an EOR project. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Expanded Enhanced Recovery Project Or Expansion

Expanded Enhanced Recovery Project Or Expansion

Definition(s)

Expanded Enhanced Recovery Project Or Expansion

The addition of injection and producing wells, the change of injection pattern, or other commission approved operating changes to an existing enhanced oil recovery project that will result in the recovery of oil that would not otherwise be recovered. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Existing Enhanced Recovery Project

Existing Enhanced Recovery Project

Definition(s)

Existing Enhanced Recovery Project

An EOR project that has begun active operation but was not approved by the Commission as a new EOR project. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Enhanced oil recovery project (EOR)

Enhanced oil recovery project (EOR)

Definition(s)

Enhanced oil recovery project (EOR)

The use of any process for the displacement of oil from the reservoir other than primary recovery and includes the use of an immiscible, miscible, chemical, thermal, or biological process. This term does not include pressure maintenance or water disposal projects. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Comptroller

Comptroller

Definition(s)

Comptroller

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

Commission Representative

Definition(s)

Commission Representative

A commission employee authorized to act for the commission. Any authority given to a commission representative is also retained by the commission. Any action taken by the commission representative is subject to review by the commission. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide

Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide

Definition(s)

Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide

Carbon dioxide produced as a result of human activities. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Delineation Well

Delineation Well

Definition(s)

Delineation Well

In these Regulations, “delineation well”, “development well” and “exploratory well” have the same meaning as in subsection 101(1) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. Regulations  

Delineation Well

“Delineation well” means a well that is so located in relation to another well penetrating an accumulation of petroleum that there is a reasonable expectation that another portion of that accumulation will be penetrated by the first-mentioned well and that the drilling is necessary in order to determine the commercial value of the accumulation. 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 Petroleum Resources Act, R.S.C. 1985, c. 36 (2nd Supp.), current to April 29, 2013. Legislation Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. Legislation  

Delineation Well

In these Regulations, “delineation well”, “development well” and “exploratory well” have the same meaning as in subsection 122(1) of the Act. Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-317, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations
Tolerance Acreage

Tolerance Acreage

Definition(s)

Tolerance Acreage

Acreage within a lease, pooled unit, or unitized tract that may be assigned to a well for proration purposes pursuant to special field rules in addition to the amount established for a prescribed or optional proration unit. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  
Surplus Acreage

Surplus Acreage

Definition(s)

Surplus Acreage

Substandard acreage within a lease, pooled unit, or unitized tract that remains unassigned after the assignment of acreage to each applied for, permitted, or completed well in a field, in an amount equaling or exceeding the amount established for standard or optional drilling units. Surplus acreage is distinguished from the term "tolerance acreage,"in that tolerance acreage is defined in context with proration regulation, while surplus acreage is defined by this rule only in context with well density regulation. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  
Substandard Acreage

Substandard Acreage

Definition(s)

Substandard Acreage

Less acreage than the smallest amount established for standard or optional drilling units. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Commission Designee

Commission Designee

Definition(s)

Commission Designee

Director of the Oil and Gas Division or any Commission employee designated in writing by the director or the Commission. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Tank Vapors

Tank Vapors

Definition(s)

Tank Vapors

Gas which evolves from oil, condensate, or water when placed in a gunbarrel or storage tank. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Low Pressure Separator Gas

Low Pressure Separator Gas

Definition(s)

Low Pressure Separator Gas

Gas separated or liberated from a gas-liquid stream in a low pressure separation facility. Low pressure separation facilities include but are not limited to separators, treaters, free water knockouts, and other associated equipment. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Lease Production Facilities

Lease Production Facilities

Definition(s)

Lease Production Facilities

Production, separation, treating, compression, flowlines, storage, and other production handling equipment employed on a lease in the production of gas, condensate, and oil. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Gathering System

Gathering System

Definition(s)

Gathering System

Facilities employed to collect, compress, and transport gas to another gas gathering system, a gas plant, compression facility, or transmission line. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Fugitive Emissions

Fugitive Emissions

Definition(s)

Fugitive Emissions

Continuous or intermittent flammable gas and vapor releases that are relatively small compared to releases due to equipment failures. These releases occur during normal operation of closed systems from components such as pump seals, valve packing and flange gaskets. API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition, December 2012, Global Standards

Fugitive Emissions

“Fugitive emission” means a controlled product in gas, liquid or solid form that escapes from processing equipment, from control emission equipment or from a product. 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

Fugitive Emissions

Releases of gas from lease production, gathering, compression, or gas plant equipment components, including emissions from valve stems, pressure relief valves, flanges and connections, gas-operated valves, compressor and pump seals, pumping well stuffing boxes, casing-to-casing bradenheads subject to the provisions of §3.17 of this title (relating to Pressure on Bradenhead), pits, and sumps, that cannot reasonably be captured and sold or routed to a vent or flare. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Well Completion Report

Well Completion Report

Definition(s)

Well Completion Report

The report an operator is required to file with the Commission following the completion or recompletion of a well, if applicable, in accordance with §3.16(b) of this title (relating to Log and Completion or Plugging Report.). Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Trade Name

Trade Name

Definition(s)

Trade Name

The name given to an additive or a hydraulic fracturing fluid system under which that additive or hydraulic fracturing fluid system is sold or marketed. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Supplier

Supplier

Definition(s)

Supplier

An organisation paid by the company under contract to provide goods, services or other resources. 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

Supplier

“Supplier” means a person who manufactures, supplies, sells, leases, distributes or installs any tool, equipment, machine or device or any biological, chemical or physical agent to be used by an employee. 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  

Supplier

“Supplier” means a person who is a manufacturer, processor or packager of a hazardous substance or a person who, in the course of business, imports or sells a hazardous substance. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations

Supplier

A company that sells or provides an additive for use in a hydraulic fracturing treatment. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Supplier

"Supplier" means a company which provides products; which may be a manufacturer, trader or agency. Source: Resolution MEPC.197(62), 2011 Guidelines for the development of the Inventory of Hazardous Materials, 15 July 2011, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Service Company

Service Company

Definition(s)

Service Company

A person that performs hydraulic fracturing treatments on a well in this state. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Requestor

Requestor

Definition(s)

Requestor

A person who is eligible to request information claimed to be entitled to trade secret protection in accordance with Texas Natural Resources Code, §91.851(a)(5). Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Health Professional Or Emergency Responder

Health Professional Or Emergency Responder

Definition(s)

Health Professional Or Emergency Responder

A physician, physician's assistant, industrial hygienist, toxicologist, epidemiologist, nurse, nurse practitioner, or emergency responder who needs information in order to provide medical or other health services to a person exposed to a chemical ingredient. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Delegate

Delegate

Definition(s)

Delegate

The person authorized by the director to take action on behalf of the Railroad Commission of Texas under this section. 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
Adjacent Property

Adjacent Property

Definition(s)

Adjacent Property

A tract of property next to the tract of property on which the subject wellhead is located, including a tract that meets only at a corner point. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Accredited Laboratory

Accredited Laboratory

Definition(s)

Accredited Laboratory

A laboratory as defined in Texas Water Code, §5.801. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Drilling Operation

Drilling Operation

Definition(s)

Drilling Operation

A continuous effort to drill or deepen a wellbore for which the commission has issued a permit. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Basic Electric Log

Basic Electric Log

Definition(s)

Basic Electric Log

A density, sonic, or resistivity (except dip meter) log run over the entire wellbore. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations