Glossary
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Bradenhead Test Area
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Bradenhead Test Area
BRADENHEAD TEST AREA shall mean any area designated as a bradenhead test area by the Commission under Rule 207.b. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. RegulationsBreaking Line (Break-out Line, Make-up Line, Jerk Line, Snap Line)
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Breaking Line (Break-out Line, Make-up Line, Jerk Line, Snap Line)
A wire rope or fiber rope or chain, one end of which is secured to a tong handle and the other end attached to or wound on a mechanical device to impart a pulling power on the tong leverage arm or handle. Source: Petroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations
Breathing Mixture
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Breathing Mixture
“Breathing mixture” means a mixture of gases used for human respiration and includes pure oxygen and any therapeutic mixture (mélange respiratoire). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations, SOR/88-600, February 2013. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, SOR/95-189, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. RegulationsBrine
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Brine:
“Brine” means all saline geological formation water resulting, obtained, or produced in connection with the exploration, drilling, or production of oil or gas. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. RegulationsBrine:
Brine means the water containing dissolved salt obtained from a brine well by circulating water into and out of a cavity in the salt core of a salt dome. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsBrine Mining Facility Or Facility
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Brine Mining Facility Or Facility
The brine mining injection well, and the pits, tanks, fresh water wells, pumps, and other structures and equipment that are or will be used in conjunction with the brine mining injection well. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsBrine Mining Injection Well
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Brine Mining Injection Well
A well used to inject fluid for the purpose of extracting brine by the solution of a subsurface salt formation. The term "brine mining injection well" does not include a well used to inject fluid for the purpose of leaching a cavern for the underground storage of hydrocarbons or the disposal of waste, or a well used to inject fluid for the purpose of extracting sulphur by the thermofluid mining process. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsBrine Mining Pit
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Brine Mining Pit
Pit, other than a fresh mining water pit, used in connection with activities associated with the solution mining of brine. Most brine mining pits are used to store mined brine. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsBrine Pit
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Brine Pit
Pit used for storage of brine which is used to displace hydrocarbons from an underground hydrocarbon storage facility. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsBrine String
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Brine String
The uncemented tubing through which highly saline water flows into or out of a hydrocarbon storage well during hydrocarbon withdrawal or injection operations. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsBrine Well
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Brine well:
Brine well means a well drilled through cap rock into the core at a salt dome for the purpose of producing brine. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsBrush And Stone Bridge
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Brush And Stone Bridge
“Brush and stone bridge” means an obstruction, made of timber and stone, and placed in a well bore to form an effective base for plugging material. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. RegulationsBS&W
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BS&W
Base sediment and water. Source: ISO 16530-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries - Well integrity – Part 1: Life cycle governance, First Edition, March 2017. Global StandardsBS&W
"BS&W" means basic sediment and water which is that portion of fluids and/or solids that settle in the bottom of storage tanks and/or treating vessels and is unsaleable to the first purchaser in its present form. BS&W usually consists of water, paraffin, sand, scale, rust, and other sediments. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. RegulationsBS&W
“BS&W” means basic sediments and water. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. RegulationsBSEE
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BSEE
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement.Source:API RP T-1, Creating Orientation Programs for Personnel Going Offshore, Fifth Edition, November 2016. Global Standards
BSEE
BSEE means Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement of the Department of the Interior. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsBTEX
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BTEX
“BTEX” means benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. RegulationsBuilding Unit
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Building Unit
BUILDING UNIT shall mean a building or structure intended for human occupancy. A dwelling unit is equal to one (1) building unit, every guest room in a hotel/motel is equal to one (1) building unit, and every five thousand (5.000) square feet of building floor area in commercial facilities, and every fifteen thousand (15,000) square feet of building floor area in warehouses, or other similar storage facilities, is equal to one (1) building unit. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. RegulationsBulk Shipment
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Bulk Shipment
“Bulk shipment” means a shipment of a controlled product that is contained, without intermediate containment or intermediate packaging, in- a container with a water capacity of more than 454 litres,
- a freight container, a portable tank, or a ship, or
- a pipeline.
Bulk Shipment
“Bulk shipment” means a shipment of a controlled product that is contained, without intermediate containment or intermediate packaging, in- a tank with a water capacity of more than 454 L,
- a freight container or a portable tank,
- a road vehicle, railway vehicle or ship, or
- a pipeline; expédition en vrac.
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement Inspector
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement inspector or BOEMRE inspector
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement inspector or BOEMRE inspector means an individual employed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement who inspects fixed OCS facilities on behalf of the Coast Guard to determine whether the requirements of this subchapter are met. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). RegulationsBy-Product
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By-Product
Any element found in a geothermal formation which when brought to the surface is not used in geothermal heat or pressure inducing energy generation. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsC Class Bulkhead or Deck
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C Class Bulkhead or Deck
C class bulkhead or deck means a bulkhead or deck made of approved noncombustible material. Source: Mobile Offshore Drilling Units, 46 CFR 107-109 (2013). RegulationsCable
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Cable
Cable: line located in the territorial sea or the continental shelf, between two or more mining installations or between a mining installation and another works, designated by Our Minister, for the transport of electricity or electronic signals. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007) LegislationCable
Cable means: (a) 1 length of single insulated conductor that may or may not have an overall protective covering; or (b) 2 or more lengths of single insulated conductor that are laid up together and may or may not have an overall protective covering. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining—Underground) Regulations 1999, SR 1999/331, New Zealand, as of 8 October 1999. RegulationsCage
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Cage
“Cage” means a wire, wood, metal or similar material surrounding a wellhead. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. RegulationsCalendar Month
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Calendar Month
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. RegulationsCanadian Electrical Code
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Canadian Electrical Code
“Canadian Electrical Code” means CSA Standard C22.1-1990 Canadian Electrical Code, Part I, dated January 1990 (Code canadien de l’électricité). 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. RegulationsCanadian Electrical Code
“Canadian Electrical Code” means CSA Standard C22.1-1986, Safety Standard for Electrical Installations, as amended from time to time. Source: Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. RegulationsCap Rock
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Cap rock:
Cap rock means the rock formation, a body of limestone, anhydride, and/or gypsum, overlying a salt dome. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsCarbon
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