Environmental Impact

Environmental Impact

Definition(s)

Environmental Impact

Any change to the environment whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s activities, products or services. Other Related Terms and Definitions: ISO-17776 – Any change to the environment whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization’s activities, products or services. [also ISO 14001]. IADC HSE Case Guidelines Issue 02 – Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organizations activities or services. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines

Environmental Impact

Environmental impact means any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, that wholly or partially results from an activity of an operator. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rules 1999 No. 228 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Environmental Impact

Any change to the environment, whether adverse or beneficial, wholly or partially resulting from an organization's activities, products or services. Source: ISO 17776:2000, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Guidelines on tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment. Global Standards    
Environment

Environment

Definition(s)

Environment

Set of conditions to which the product is exposed. Source: API SPEC 14A, Specification for Subsurface Safety Valve Equipment, Eleventh Edition, October 2005 (Reaffirmed June 2012). Global Standards Source:API SPECIFICATION 19TT, Specification for Downhole Well Test Tools and Related Equipment, First Edition, October 2016. Global Standards  

Environment

“Environment” means the components of the Earth, and includes
  1. land, water and air, including all layers of the atmosphere,
  2. all organic and inorganic matter and living organisms, and
  3. the interacting natural systems that include components referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b); environnement.
Source: Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 1992, c. 37, Canada, as consolidated November 2003. Legislation  

Environment

The surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines  

Environment

Surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelationships
  • Note 1 to entry: Surroundings can extend from within an organization to the local, regional and global system.
  • Note 2 to entry: Surroundings can be described in terms of biodiversity, ecosystems, climate or other characteristics.
[SOURCE: ISO 14001:2015, 3.2.1]. Source: ISO 17776:2016, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Offshore production installations — Major accident hazard management during the design of new installations, Second Edition, December 2016. Global Standards  

Environment

Surroundings in which an organization operates, including air, water, land, natural resources, flora, fauna, humans and their interrelation. Source: ISO 17776:2000, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Guidelines on tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment. Global Standards  

Environment

Environment means:
  1. ecosystems and their constituent parts, including people and communities; and
  2. natural and physical resources; and
  3. the qualities and characteristics of locations, places and areas; and
  4. the heritage value of places; and includes
  5. the social, economic and cultural features of the matters mentioned in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d).
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rules 1999 No. 228 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Environment

The surroundings and conditions in which a company operates or which it may affect, including living systems (human and other) therein. Source: OGP Report No. 6.36/210, Guidelines for the Development and Application of Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, July 1994. Global Standards  
Activity

Activity

Definition(s)

Activity

Defined work of an asset, business or company that results in specific, measurable outputs. "Activities" in this guidance is a general term that may include individual tasks or groups of tasks, or it may define entire operations, initiatives or projects of the company. For the petroleum sector, example activities at the company level include oil and gas exploration, drilling, production, and processing, refining, and transport and marketing of products. Activities should also be considered for all periods of the asset or business lifecycle – for example, construction and decommissioning projects. 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  

Activity

“Activity” includes, unless the context otherwise requires, a diving project and standing a vessel by. Source: The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Application outside Great Britain) Order 2001, UK S.I. 2013/214, 2013. Regulations

Activity

Activity means a petroleum activity or a greenhouse gas activity. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rules 1999 No. 228 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Activity

A reference in these Regulations to an activity includes, where the context permits, a reference to:
  1. a proposed activity; and
  2. any stage of an activity.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rules 1999 No. 228 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Activity

Work to be carried out as part of a process characterized by a set of specific inputs and tasks that produce a set of outputs to meet customer requirements. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines  

Activity

Preparation for and implementation of operations. Source: NORSOK D-010, Well integrity in drilling and well operations, Rev. 3, August 2004. Global Standards
Accepted

Accepted

Definition(s)

Accepted

Accepted, in relation to an environment plan, means a plan accepted by the Regulator under regulation 11. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rules 1999 No. 228 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations
Safety Management System

Safety Management System

Definition(s)

Safety Management System

"Safety Management system" means a structured and documented system enabling company personnel to implement effectively the company safety and environmental protection policy, as defined in paragraph 1.1 of International Safety Management Code. Source: IMO Resolution MEPC.213(63), 2012 Guidelines for the development of a Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP), 2 March 2012, International Maritime Organization, Regulatory Guidance  

Safety Management System

Safety Management System means a structured and documented system enabling Company personnel to implement effectively the Company safety and environmental protection policy. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.104(73), amendments to the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (International Safety Management (ISM) Code), 5 December 2000, International Maritime Organization. Legislation

Safety Management System

A Safety Management System comprises all policies, objectives, roles, responsibilities accountabilities, codes, standards, communications, processes, procedures, tools, data and documents for managing safe operation of the facility. In the context of the OPGGS(S) Regulations, the SMS comprises all these aspects with a strong focus on the prevention, reduction or mitigation of MAEs. The SMS is not just documentation but is the actual implementation of processes, systems, procedures and practices on the facility. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Safety Management Systems, N04300-GN1052, Australia, Revision 0, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Safety Management System

Safety management system, for a facility, means a system for managing occupational health and safety at the facility. 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  

Safety Management System

Safety management system means a system— (a) to assure the safe operation of an installation through the effective management of hazards, including major accident hazards; and (b) that addresses the matters set out in Schedule 1. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations
RAM

RAM

Definition(s)

RAM

El componente de cierre y sello de un arreglo de preventoras de reventones.

Source: Resolución Número 40687 de 18 Jul 2017 Por la cual se establecen los criterios técnicos para proyectos de perforación exploratoria de hidrocarburos costa afuera en Colombia. Columbia Ministerio de Minas y Energia, Regulations

RAM

Risk Assessment Matrix. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: Noise Management—Principles of Assessment and Control, N-09000-GN0401, Australia, Revision 3, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance
Basket

Basket

Definition(s)

Basket

Device used for storage and transport of flexible pipe. NOTE All pipes are laid freely into the basket. Source: API RP 17B, Recommended Practice for Flexible Pipe, Fourth Edition, July 2008. Global Standards  

Basket

“Basket” means a personnel transfer basket (nacelle). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, SOR/87-612, February 2013. Regulations Source: Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, SOR/87-612, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Regulations  
Incipient Stage Fire

Incipient Stage Fire

Definition(s)

Incipient Stage Fire

Is a fire which is in the initial or beginning stage and which can be controlled or extinguished by portable fire extinguishers or small hose systems without the need for protective clothing or breathing apparatus. 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  

Incipient Stage Fire

“Incipient Stage Fire” means a fire which is in the initial or beginning stage and which can be controlled or extinguished by portable fire extinguishers. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  
Flash Point

Flash Point

Definition(s)

 Flash Point

The lowest temperature at which a flammable product emits enough vapor to form an ignitable mixture in air, (e.g. gasoline's flash point is about –45 °F, diesel's flash point varies from about 125 °F to 200 °F.)
  • NOTE: An ignition source is required to cause ignition above the flash point, but below the auto-ignition temperature.
Source: API 570, Piping Inspection Code: In-service Inspection, Rating, Repair, and Alteration of Piping Systems, Fourth Edition, February 2016, with Addendum May 2017. Global Standards  

Flashpoint

Lowest liquid temperature at which, under certain standardized conditions, a liquid gives off vapours in a quantity such as to be capable of forming an ignitable vapour/air mixture. [IEV 426-02-14]. Source: IEC 61892-7, Mobile and fixed offshore units – Electrical installations – Part 7: Hazardous areas. Global Standards

Flashpoint

"Flashpoint" means the minimum temperature at which a liquid gives off vapor within a test vessel in sufficient concentration to form an ignitable mixture with air near the surface of the liquid and shall be determined as follows: (A) For a liquid which has a viscosity of less than 45 SUS at 100°F. (37.8°C.), does not contain suspended solids, and does not have a tendency to form a surface film while under test, the procedure specified in the Standard Method of Test for Flashpoint by Tag Closed Tester (ASTM D-56-70) shall be used. (B) For a liquid which has a viscosity of 45 SUS or more at 100°F.(37.8°C.), or contains suspended solids or has a tendency to form a surface film while under test, the Standard Method of Test for Flashpoint by Pensky-Martens Closed Tester (ASTM D-93-7I) shall be used, except that the methods specified in Note 1 to Section 1.1 of ASTM D-93-71 may be used for the respective materials specified in the Note. (C) For a liquid that is a mixture of compounds that have different volatilities and flashpoints, its flashpoint shall be determined by using the procedure specified in paragraph (xxv) (A) or (B) of this section on the liquid in the form it is shipped. If the flashpoint, as determined by this test is 100°F. (37.8°C.) or higher, an additional flashpoint determination shall be run on a sample of the liquid evaporated to ninety (90) percent of its original volume, and the lower value of the two tests shall be considered the flashpoint of the material. (D) Organic peroxides, which undergo autoaccelerating thermal decomposition, are excluded from any of the flashpoint determination methods specified in this subparagraph. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Flash Point

The minimum temperature of a liquid at which sufficient vapor is given off to form an ignitable mixture with air, near the surface of the liquid or within the vessel used, as determined by the test procedure and apparatus specified in NFPA 30. 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  

Flashpoint

Flashpoint means the temperature in degrees Celsius (closed cup test) at which a product will give off enough flammable vapour to be ignited, as determined by an approved flashpoint apparatus. Source: IMO MSC.1/Circ.1321, Guidelines for measures to prevent fires in engine-rooms and cargo pump-rooms, 11 June 2009, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  

Flash Point

The lowest temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid is just sufficient to produce a flammable mixture at the lower limit of flammability. 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  

Flashpoint

Flashpoint is the temperature in degrees Celsius (closed cup test) at which a product will give off enough flammable vapour to be ignited, as determined by an approved flashpoint apparatus. <Chapter II-2, part A, regulation 3>. Source: IMO Resolution MSC.99(73), amendments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, as amended, 5 December 2000, International Maritime Organization. Legislation
Sump

Sump

Definition(s)

Sump

Pan or lower compartment below the lowest shale-shaker screen. Source: API RP 13C, Recommended Practice on Drilling Fluids Processing Systems Evaluation, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, December 2010. Global Standards  

Sump

Sump―a container constructed of steel, fiberglass, sealed concrete, or some other impermeable material utilized for temporary storage of E and P Waste, including, but not limited to, wash water and solids (sludge) generated by the removal/cleaning of residual amounts of E and P Waste from storage containers. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. Regulations  

Sump

“Sump” means an impermeable vessel, or a collection device incorporated within a secondary containment system, with a capacity less than 500 gallons, which remains predominantly empty, serves as a drain or receptacle for de minimis releases on an intermittent basis and is not used to store, treat, dispose of or evaporate products or wastes. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Sump

A pit or excavation, for holding liquids. Source: Petroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations  
Drilling Fluid

Drilling Fluid

Definition(s)

Drilling Fluid

Water or oil-based fluid that is circulated down the drill pipe into the well and back up the annulus to the rig for purposes including containment of formation pressure, the removal of cuttings, bit lubrication and cooling, treating the wall of the well, and acting as a media for the pulsed transmission of well and drilling data to surface.

Source: API Specification 16Q, Design, Selection, Operation, and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, Second Edition, April 2017. Global Standards

Drilling Fluid

Any liquid or slurry pumped down the drill string and up the annulus of a hole during the drilling operation. Source: API RP 13C, Recommended Practice on Drilling Fluids Processing Systems Evaluation, Upstream Segment, Fourth Edition, December 2010. Global Standards  

Drilling Fluid

A water or oil-based fluid circulated down the drillpipe into the well and back up to the rig for purposes including containment of formation pressure, the removal of cuttings, bit lubrication and cooling, treating the wall of the well and providing a source for well data. Source: API RP 16Q, Recommended Practice for Design, Selection, Operation and Maintenance of Marine Drilling Riser Systems, First Edition, November 1993 (Reaffirmed August 2001). Global Standards Source: ISO 13624-1:2009, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Drilling and production equipment – Part 1:Design and operation of marine drilling riser equipment. Global Standards  

Drilling Fluid

"Drilling fluid" means any fluid used for the purpose of drilling a well. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. Regulations  

Drilling Fluid

Drilling fluid: fluid for the construction of the borehole, to which materials or preparation of whatever content have been added. Source: Mining Regulation of the Netherlands, WJZ 02063603, Netherlands,16 December 2002. Regulations
Bottom-Hole Pressure (BHP)

Bottom-Hole Pressure (BHP)

Definition(s)

Bottom-Hole Pressure (PBH)

Hydrostatic pressure at the bottom of the well calculated from the true vertical depth and the fluid densities in the wellbore. Source: API RP 10B-6, Recommended Practice on Determining the Static Gel Strength of Cement Formulations, Upstream Segment, First Edition, August 2010. Global Standards  

Bottom-Hole Pressure

Depending upon the context, either a pressure exerted by a column of fluid contained in the well bore or the formation pressure at the depth of interest. Source: API RP 59, Recommended Practice for Well Control Operations, Second Edition, May 2006. Global Standards  

Bottom-Hole Pressure

“Bottom hole pressure” means the gauge pressure in psi under conditions existing at or near the producing horizon. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Bottom Hole Pressure (BHP)

The sum of all the pressure acting on the bottom hole and would typically be the surface pressure plus the force exerted by the column of fluid in the wellbore. Source: NOGEPA Industrial Guideline No. 43, Surface BOP Review, Best Practices Checklist, Netherlands, Version 0, December 2011. Global Standards  
Audit

Audit

Definition(s)

Audit

An evaluation of a security assessment or security plan performed by an owner or operator, the owner or operator's designee, or an approved third-party that is intended to identify deficiencies, non-conformities, and inadequacies that would render the assessment or plan insufficient.

Source: API RP 781 Security Plan Methodology for the Oil and Natural Gas Industries.1st Ed. September 2016. Global Standards

Audit

Documented investigation conducted by the purchaser to verify that applicable requirements are being implemented. Source: API SPEC 17L1, Specification for Flexible Pipe Ancillary Equipment, First Edition, March 2013. Global Standards  

Audit

Audit means a systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled. Source: IMO Resolution A.1083(28), Amendments to International Convention on Load Lines, 1966, 10 December 2013, Regulations Source: IMO Resolution A.1085(28), Amendments to the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972, , 10 December 2013, Regulations Source: IMO Resolution A.1084(28), Amendments to International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, 10 December 2013, Regulations  

Audit

A formal, scheduled evaluation of an activity or asset with pre-determined objectives, criteria and protocols to test compliance against OMS expectations, implementation and/or performance. Audits vary in extent of independence and impartiality. This depends on whether the assessment is performed locally within an activity or asset based on "self-assessment"; by auditors appointed internally from other parts of the organisation; or by third parry auditors who are external to the company (imposed, invited). 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  

Audit

Systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled.
  • Note 1 to entry: An audit can be an internal audit (first party) or an external audit (second party or third party), and it can be a combined audit (combining two or more disciplines).
  • Note 2 to entry: “Audit evidence” and “audit criteria” are defined in ISO 19011.
Source: ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary, Third Edition, January 2014. Global Standards  

Audit

A documented activity aimed at verifying by examination and evaluation that the applicable elements of the quality programme continue to be effectively implemented. Source: Rules and Regulations for the Classification of Mobile Offshore Units, Part 4, Steel Unit Structures, June 2013, Lloyd’s Register, Global Standards  

Audit

Systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which the audit criteria are fulfilled.
  • NOTE: 1   Internal audits, sometimes called first party audits, are conducted by the organization itself, or on its behalf, for management review and other internal purposes (e.g. to confirm the effectiveness of the management system or to obtain information for the improvement of the management system).  Internal audits can form the basis for an organization’s self-declaration of conformity.  In many cases, particularly in small organizations, independence can be demonstrated by the freedom from responsibility for the activity being audited or freedom from bias and conflict of interest.
  • NOTE: 2   External audits include second and third party audits.  Second party audits are conducted by parties having an interest in the organization, such as customer, or by other persons on their behalf.  Third party audits are conducted by independent auditing organizations, such as regulator or those providing certification.
  • NOTE: 3   When two or more management systems of different disciplines (e.g. quality, environmental, occupational, health and safety) are audited together, this is termed a combined audit.
  • NOTE: 4   When two or more auditing organizations cooperate to audit a single auditee, this is termed a joint audit.
  • NOTE: 5   Adapted from ISO 9000:2005, definition 3.9.1.
Source: ISO 19011:2011 (E) – Guidelines for auditing management system. Global Standards

 

Audit

A systematic, independent and documented process for obtaining audit evidence and evaluating it objectively to determine the extent to which audit criteria are fulfilled. Note: CSA Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 9000:05. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Audit

Independent review and examination of records and activities to assess the adequacy of system controls, to ensure compliance with established policies and operational procedures, and to recommend necessary changes in controls, policies, or procedures (See “security audit”) [9].
  • NOTE: There are three forms of audit.
    • (1) External audits are conducted by parties who are not employees or contractors of the organization.
    • (2) Internal audit are conducted by a separate organizational unit dedicated to internal auditing. (3) Controls self assessments are conducted by peer members of the process automation function.
Source: ANSI/ISA–99.00.01–2007, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, Part 1: Terminology, Concepts, and Models, 29 October 2007. National Standard  

Audit

In this regulation, “audit” means systematic assessment of the adequacy of the management system to achieve the purpose referred to in paragraph (1)(a) carried out by persons who are sufficiently independent of the system (but who may be employed by the duty holder) to ensure that such assessment is objective. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations

Reasonably Practicable

Reasonably Practicable

Definition(s)

Reasonably practicable

The legal definition on this was set out in England by Lord Justice Asquith in Edwards v National Coal Board [1949] who said: “‘Reasonably practicable’ is a narrower term than ‘physically possible’ and seems to me to imply that a computation must be made by the owner, in which the quantum of risk is placed on one scale and the sacrifice involved in the measures necessary for averting the risk (whether in money, time or trouble) is placed in the other; and that if it be shown that there is a gross disproportion between them — the risk being insignificant in relation to the sacrifice — the defendants discharge the onus on them. Moreover, this computation falls to be made by the owner at a point of time anterior to the accident.” This English decision has since been confirmed by the Australian High Court1. 1Slivak v Lurgi (Australia) Pty Ltd (2001) 205 CLR 304 cited in Bluff & Johnstone (2004) The relationship between Reasonably Practicable and Risk Management (WP 27 ANU National Research Centre for OHS Regulation). Source: NOPSEMA Guidance Note: ALARP, N-04300-GN0166, Australia, Revision 4, December 2012. Regulatory Guidance. Regulatory Guidance  

Reasonably practicable

“Reasonably practicable” means practicable unless the person on whom a duty is placed can show that there is a gross disproportion between the benefit of the duty and the cost, in time, trouble and money, of the measures to secure the duty. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations
Licensee

Licensee

Definition(s)

Licensee

Organization that has completed the application and audit process and has been issued a license by API. Source: API SPEC Q1, Specification for Quality Programs for the Petroleum, Petrochemical and Natural Gas Industry, Upstream Segment, Eighth Edition, December 2007 (Addendum December 2010). Global Standards

Licensee

'Licensee' means the holder or joint holders of a licence. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislation  

Licensee

Licensee:
  1. when used in relation to a petroleum production licence—means the registered holder of the petroleum production licence; or
  2. when used in relation to an infrastructure licence—means the registered holder of the infrastructure licence; or
  3. when used in relation to a pipeline licence—means the registered holder of the pipeline licence; or
  4. when used in relation to a greenhouse gas injection licence—means the registered holder of the greenhouse gas injection licence.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Licensee

“Licensee” means any person to whom a licence to search and bore for and get petroleum in respect of any area within relevant waters is granted pursuant to section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998. Note: (3) 1998 c. 17. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Licensee

For S.I. 1995/738, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “installation manager”, insert— ““licensee” means any person to whom a licence to search and bore for and get petroleum in respect of any area within relevant waters is granted pursuant to section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Licensee

For S.I. 1995/743, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “installation”, insert ““licensee” means any person to whom a licence to search and bore for and get petroleum in respect of any area within relevant waters is granted pursuant to section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998”. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Licensee

For S.I. 1996/913, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) after the definition of “integrity” insert ““licensee” means any person to whom a licence to search and bore for and get petroleum in respect of any area within relevant waters is granted pursuant to section 3 of the Petroleum Act 1998”. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Licensee

Physical person or body corporate, or several such persons or bodies corporate, holding a licence according to the Petroleum Act or previous legislation to carry out exploration, production, transportation or utilisation activities. If a licence has been granted to several such persons jointly, the term licensee may comprise the licences collectively as well as the individual licensee. Source: Regulations relating to health, safety and the environment in the petroleum activities and at certain onshore facilities (the Framework Regulations), Norway, February 2010 (amended December 2011). Regulations  

Licensee

Physical person or body corporate, or several such persons or bodies corporate, holding a licence according to this Act or previous legislation to carry out exploration, production, transportation or utilisation activities. If a licence has been granted to several such persons jointly, the term licensee may comprise the licences collectively as well as the individual licensee. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. Legislation  

Licensee

“Licensee” means the person to whom a petroleum exploration license is issued for the purpose of carrying out petroleum operations. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations  

Vergunninghouder (Dutch)

„vergunninghouder”: de houder of gezamenlijke houders van een vergunning.1  

Titulaire d’une autorisation (French)

«titulaire d’une autorisation», le détenteur ou les codétenteurs d’une autorisation.1  

Koncessionshaver (Danish)

»koncessionshaver«: indehaveren eller fælles indehavere af en koncession.1  

Concesionario (Spanish)

«concesionario»: el titular de una concesión.1  

Entitate autorizată (Romanian)

„entitate autorizată” înseamnă titularul sau titularii comuni ai unei autorizații.1  

Lizenzinhaber (German)

„Lizenzinhaber“ den Inhaber oder die gemeinsamen Inhaber einer Lizenz.1  

κάτοχος άδειας (Greek)

«κάτοχος άδειας» σημαίνει τον δικαιούχο ή τους συνδικαιούχους άδειας.1  

Licenziatario (Italian)

«licenziatario»: il titolare o i contitolari di una licenza.1  

Koncesjobiorca (Polish)

„koncesjobiorca” oznacza osobę posiadającą lub osoby współposiadające koncesję.1  

Titular de licença (Portuguese)

«Titular de licença», o detentor ou os codetentores de uma licença.1  

Licensinnehavare (Swedish)

licensinnehavare: innehavaren eller de gemensamma innehavarna av en licens.1  

Luvanhaltijalla (Finnish)

’luvanhaltijalla’ tarkoitetaan toimiluvan haltijaa tai yhteishaltijoita.1  

Imetnik dovoljenja (Slovenian)

„imetnik dovoljenja“ pomeni osebo ali skupino oseb, ki ima dovoljenje.1  

Držiteľ povolenia (Slovak)

„držiteľ povolenia“ je subjekt, ktorému bolo povolenie udelené, alebo subjekty, ktorým bolo udelené spoločne.1  

Licencijos turėtojas (Lithuanian)

licencijos turėtojas – licenciją turintis asmuo arba bendrai licenciją turintys asmenys.1  

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Risk Assessment

Risk Assessment

Definition(s)

Risk Assessment

The process of determining the likelihood of a threat successfully exploiting vulnerability and the resulting degree of consequences (C) on an asset. A risk assessment provides the basis for rank ordering of risks and thus establishing priorities for the application of countermeasure. Source: API RP 781 Security Plan Methodology for the Oil and Natural Gas Industries.1st Ed. September 2016. Global Standards

Risk Assessment

Risk (R) assessment is the process of determining the likelihood of a threat (T) successfully exploiting vulnerability (V) and the resulting degree of consequences (C) on an asset. A risk assessment provides the basis for rank ordering of risks and thus establishing priorities for the application of countermeasures.

Source:API STANDARD 780, Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, First Edition, May 2013. Global Standards

Risk Assessment

The identification and analysis, either qualitative or quantitative, of the likelihood and outcome of specific hazard exposure events or scenarios with judgements of probability and consequences. Source: API Standards 2217A, Guidelines for Safe Work in Inert Confined Spaces in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Fourth Edition, July 2009. Global Standards

Risk Assessment

The identification and analysis, either qualitative or quantitative, of the likelihood and outcome of specific events or scenarios with judgements of probability and consequences. API RP 2201, Safe Hot Tapping Practices in the Petroleum & Petrochemical Industries, Fifth Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed October 2010), Global Standards API RP 2009, Safe Welding, Cutting, and Hot Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Seventh Edition, February 2002 (Reaffirmed, March 2012), Global Standards

Risk Assessment

Component of a JSA, where a determination of the expected level (severity) of illness, injury, and/or property damage that an identified hazard can cause is coupled with the frequency (probability) of that level of hazard occurring.
  • NOTE: 1 This is then plotted on a matrix to determine the level of risk associated with that job.
  • NOTE: 2 If the level of risk is not acceptable, control measures are introduced to reduce the risk to an acceptable level.
Source: API RP 98, Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Oil Spill Responders, First Edition, August 2013. Global Standards  

Risk Assessment

Product or process which collects information and assigns values to risks for the purpose of informing priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making. Sample Usage: The analysts produced a risk assessment outlining risks to the aviation industry. Extended Definition: appraisal of the risks facing an entity, asset, system, network, geographic area or other grouping Annotation: A risk assessment can be the resulting product created through analysis of the component parts of risk. Source: DHS Risk Lexicon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2010 Edition. September 2010 Regulatory Guidanc  

Risk Assessment

A process that provides a consistent and comparable evaluation of the relative level of different risks introduced by company activities. 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  

Risk Assessment

Overall process of risk identification, risk analysis and risk evaluation. [SOURCE: ISO Guide 73:2009, 3.4.1] Source: ISO 16530-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Well integrity – Part 1: Life cycle governance, First Edition, March 2017. Global Standards Source: ISO/IEC 27000:2014, Information technology — Security techniques — Information security management systems — Overview and vocabulary, Third Edition, January 2014. Global Standards

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment includes both qualitative and quantitative risk assessment. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Risk Assessment

The product or process which collects information and assigns values to risks for the purpose of informing priorities, developing or comparing courses of action, and informing decision making. Extended Definition: The appraisal of the risks facing an entity, asset, system, or network, organizational operations, individuals, geographic area, other organizations, or society, and includes determining the extent to which adverse circumstances or events could result in harmful consequences. Adapted from: DHS Risk Lexicon, CNSSI 4009, NIST SP 800-53 Rev 4. Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global Standards

Risk Assessment

Risk assessment is the process of estimating the likelihood of an occurrence of specific consequences (undesirable events) of a given severity. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Risk Assessment, N-04300-GN0165, 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  

Risk Assessment

Overall process of risk analysis and risk evaluation. Source: ISO 17776:2000, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Guidelines on tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment. Global Standards Source: ISO/IEC Guide 51:1999, Safety aspects – Guidelines for their inclusion in standards, Global Standards  

Risk Assessment

Overall process of risk analysis and risk evaluation. Other Related Terms and Definitions: ISO Guide 73 – Overall process of risk analysis and risk evaluation. ISO-17776 – Overall process of risk analysis and risk evaluation. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations  

Risk assessment

Overall process of risk identification (3.5.1), risk analysis (3.6.1) and risk evaluation (3.7.1). Source: ISO Guide 73:2009(E/F), Risk Management – Vocabulary, First Edition, 2009. Global Standards  

Risk assessment

A risk assessment is a careful examination of what causes harm and an evaluation of precautions that can be taken to prevent harm. Source: Commercial Diving Projects Offshore, Diving at Work Regulations 1997, Approved Code of Practice (UK HSE L103), First Edition, 1998. Regulatory Guidance  

Risk assessment

Process that systematically identifies potential vulnerabilities to valuable system resources and threats to those resources, quantifies loss exposures and consequences based on probability of occurrence, and (optionally) recommends how to allocate resources to countermeasures to minimize total exposure.
  • NOTE: Types of resources include physical, logical and human.
  • NOTE: Risk assessments are often combined with vulnerability assessments to identify vulnerabilities and quantify the associated risk. They are carried out initially and periodically to reflect changes in the organization's risk tolerance, vulnerabilities, procedures, personnel and technological changes.
Source: ANSI/ISA–99.00.01–2007, Security for Industrial Automation and Control Systems, Part 1: Terminology, Concepts, and Models, 29 October 2007. National Standard
Hazard

Hazard

Definition(s)

Hazard

Source of potential harm or a situation with a potential to cause loss (any negative consequence). Source: ISO 16530-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Well integrity – Part 1: Life cycle governance, First Edition, March 2017. Global Standards

Hazard

A source of potential harm.
  • NOTE: Harm includes ill health and injury; damage to property, equipment, products or the environment; production losses, or increased liabilities.
Source: API  Bulletin 97, Well Construction Interface Document Guidelines, First Edition, December 2013. Global Standards

Hazard

Potential for adverse or harmful consequences. In practical terms, a hazard is often associated with an activity or condition that, if left uncontrolled, can result in injury, illness, death, property damage, business interruption, harm to the environment, or an impact on the reputation of an entity. Source: API RP 98, Personal Protective Equipment Selection for Oil Spill Responders, First Edition, August 2013. Global Standards  

Hazard

An inherent chemical or physical property with the potential to do harm (flammability, toxicity, corrosivity, stored chemical or mechanical energy). API RP 2009, Safe Welding, Cutting, and Hot Work Practices in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Seventh Edition, February 2002 (Reaffirmed, March 2012), Global Standards  

Hazard

A situation or inherent chemical or physical property with the potential to do harm (flammability, oxygen deficiency, toxicity, corrosivity, stored electrical, chemical or mechanical energy). Source: API Standards 2217A, Guidelines for Safe Work in Inert Confined Spaces in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Fourth Edition, July 2009. Global Standards

Hazard

A hazard is something with the potential to cause harm. This may include water, environmental factors, plant, methods of diving and other aspects of work organisation. Source: Commercial Diving Projects Offshore, Diving at Work Regulations 1997, Approved Code of Practice (UK HSE L103), First Edition, 1998. Regulatory Guidance  

Hazard

Natural or man-made source or cause of harm or difficulty Sample Usage: Improperly maintained or protected storage tanks present a potential hazard. Annotation:
  1. A hazard differs from a threat in that a threat is directed at an entity, asset, system, network, or geographic area, while a hazard is not directed.
  2. A hazard can be actual or potential.
Source: DHS Risk Lexicon, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2010 Edition. September 2010 Regulatory Guidance  

Hazard

A possible source of an adverse environmental effect management system the system required by section 5 of the Regulations, that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human resources to ensure compliance with the Act and the Regulations. Source: Environmental Protection Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Hazard

“Hazard” means any existing or potential practice or condition or any current or future set of circumstances associated with injury or illness to a person, whether or not the injury or illness occurs immediately or results in delayed effects that are deleterious to health or safety. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations  

Hazard

Any existing or potential practice or condition that may result in injury or illness to a person, damage to property or an adverse environmental effect. Incident Reporting and Investigation Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, November 30, 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Hazard

An intrinsic property of anything with the potential to cause harm. Harm includes ill health and injury, damage to property, plant, products or the environment, production losses, or increased liabilities. Other Related Terms and Definitions: ISO-17776 – Potential source of harm (also in ISO Guide 51). IADC HSE Case Guidelines Issue 02 – The intrinsic property or ability of an agent with the potential to cause harm, including ill-health and injury, damage to property, plant, products or the environment, production losses, or increased liabilities. Source: International Association of Drilling Contractors, Appendix 2 to Health, Safety and Environment Case Guidelines for Offshore Drilling Contractors, Issue 3.3.2, February 2010. IADC Guidelines  

Hazard

An object, physical effect or condition with the potential to harm people, the environment or property. 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  

Hazard

Situation or event with the potential to cause any, or all, of human injury, damage to the environment, and damage to property Source: ISO 19900:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – General requirements for offshore structures. Global Standards  

Hazard

Potential for human injury, damage to the environment, damage to property or a combination of these. Source: ISO 15544:2000, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Requirements and guidelines for emergency. Global Standards  

Hazard

Potential source of harm.
  • NOTE: In the context of this International Standard, the potential harm may relate to human injury, damage to the environment, damage to property, or a combination of these.
Source: ISO 17776:2000, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Offshore production installations – Guidelines on tools and techniques for hazard identification and risk assessment. Global Standards  

Hazard

Potential source of harm.
  • Note: 1 to entry: Hazard can be a risk source for potential for human injury, damage to the environment, damage to property, or a combination of these.
[SOURCE: ISO/IEC Guide 51:2014] Source: ISO 17776:2016, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Offshore production installations — Major accident hazard management during the design of new installations, Second Edition, December 2016. Global Standards Source: ISO 13702:2015, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Control and mitigation of fires and explosions on offshore production installations — Requirements and guidelines, Second Edition, August 2015. Global Standards  

Hazard

Potential source of harm
  • NOTE: The term hazard can be qualified in order to define its origin or the nature of the expected harm (e.g. electric shock hazard, crushing hazard, cutting hazard, toxic hazard, fire hazard, drowning hazard).
Source: ISO/IEC Guide 51:1999, Safety aspects – Guidelines for their inclusion in standards, Global Standards  

Hazard

Source of potential harm.
  • NOTE: Hazard can be a risk source (3.5.1.2).
Source: ISO Guide 73:2009(E/F), Risk Management – Vocabulary, First Edition, 2009. Global Standards  

Hazard

A natural or man-made source or cause of harm or difficulty. From: DHS Risk Lexicon. Source: NICCS™ Portal Cybersecurity Lexicon, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies (https://niccs.us-cert.gov/glossary) as of 11 November 2015, Global Standards  

Hazard

Natural or man-made source or cause of harm or difficulty.

Source:API STANDARD 780, Security Risk Assessment Methodology for the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, First Edition, May 2013. Global Standards

Hazard

A Hazard is defined as a situation with the potential for causing harm to human health or safety. Source: NOPSEMA Guidance note: Risk Assessment, N-04300-GN0165, 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  

Hazard

The potential to cause harm, including ill health or injury; damage to property, plant, products or the environment; production losses or increased liabilities. Source: OGP Report No. 6.36/210, Guidelines for the Development and Application of Health, Safety and Environmental Management Systems, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, July 1994. Global Standards  

Hazard

A source or situation with a potential for harm in terms of human injury or ill health5, whether it be a major hazard identified in studies or an occupational hazard. Note: CSA Z1000-06 Occupational Health and Safety Management. Source: Safety Plan Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Hazard

"Hazard" means any occupational condition or circumstance which is likely to cause death, injury or illness. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Hazard

An activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation, or substance (whether arising or caused within or outside a place of work) that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm. *Indicates that the definition has been extracted from the HSE Act. Source: Approved Code of Practice for Managing Hazards to Prevent Major Industrial Accidents, Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Department of Labour, New Zealand, July 1994. Regulatory Guidance  

Hazard

(a) means an activity, arrangement, circumstance, event, occurrence, phenomenon, process, situation, or substance (whether arising or caused within or outside a place of work) that is an actual or potential cause or source of harm; and (b) includes (i) a situation where a person’s behaviour may be an actual or potential cause or source of harm to the person or another person; and (ii) without limitation, a situation described in subparagraph (i) resulting from physical or mental fatigue, drugs, alcohol, traumatic shock, or another temporary condition that affects a person’s behavior. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation  

Hazard

A deviation (departure from the design and operating intention) which could cause damage, injury or other form of loss (Chemical Industries Association HAZOP Guide). Source: Verification of Lifting Appliances for the Oil and Gas Industry, DNV-OSS-308, October 2010, Det Norske Veritas AS, Global Standards
Management

Management

Definition(s)

Management

Person or group of people who directs and controls an organization, has the fiscal responsibility for the organization and is accountable for ensuring compliance with legal and other applicable requirements. NOTE: For some organizations, top management (see ISO 9000) and management may be the same. Source: API Spec Q2, Specification for Quality Management System Requirements for Service,  Supply Organizations for the Petroleum and Natural Gas Industries, Upstream Segment, First Edition, December 2011. Global Standards  

Management

The systematic control of the collection, source separation, storage, transportation, processing, treatment, recovery, and disposal of hazardous waste. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
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
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
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
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  
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 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