Regulatory Guidance

Definition(s)

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Well Operation

'Well Operation' means any operation concerning a well that could result in the accidental release of materials that has the potential to lead to a major accident, including the drilling of a well, the repair or modification of a well, the suspension of well operations and the permanent abandonment of a well. 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  

Well Operation

“Well operation” means the operation of drilling, completion, recompletion, intervention, re-entry, workover, suspension or abandonment of a well (travaux relatifs à un puits). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. Regulations Source: Drilling and Production Guidelines, The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board and Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, March 31, 2011. Regulatory Guidance Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-317, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  

Well Operation

in relation to a well, means the person appointed by the licensee for a well to execute the function of organising and supervising all operations to be carried out by means of such well or, where no such person has been appointed, the licensee. Regulation 2. DCR. Source: Oil & Gas UK, Guidelines on subsea BOP systems, Issue 1, July 2012, Global Standards  

Well Operation

“Well operation” means—

1. the drilling of a well, including the recommencement of drilling after a well has been completed, suspended or abandoned by plugging at the sea-bed; and
2. any operation in relation to a well during which there may be an accidental release of fluids from that well which could give rise to the risk of a major accident; and.

Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Well Operation

For S.I. 1996/913, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definition of “well-operator” in each place in which they occur for the words “concession owner” substitute “licensee”; and in paragraph (4)(b) for the words “1992” substitute “2005”. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Well Operation

Well operation— (a) means the drilling, completion, suspension, or abandonment of a well; and (b) includes— (i) the recommencement of drilling after a well has been completed, suspended, or abandoned; and (ii) any other operation in relation to a well during which there may be an accidental release of fluids from the well that could give rise to the risk of a major accident. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations  

Boorputactiviteit (Dutch)

„boorputactiviteit”: elke activiteit met betrekking tot een boorput waarbij per ongeluk stoffen kunnen vrijkomen, wat mogelijk tot een zwaar ongeval kan leiden, zoals het boren van een boorput voor offshore olie- en gasactiviteiten, het herstel of de aanpassing van een boorput, de opschorting van de boorputactiviteiten of het definitief verlaten van een boorput. 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  

Opération sur puits (French)

«opération sur puits», toute opération portant sur un puits susceptible d’entraîner le rejet accidentel de substances pouvant provoquer un accident majeur, notamment le forage d’un puits, la réparation ou la modification d’un puits, la suspension des opérations sur puits et l’abandon définitif d’un puits. 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  

Brøndaktivitet (Danish)

»brøndaktivitet«: enhver aktivitet vedrørende en brønd, som kan medføre utilsigtet udslip af materialer, der potentielt kan føre til et større uheld, herunder boring af en brønd, reparation eller ændring af en brønd, standsning af brøndaktiviteter og permanent nedlæggelse af en brønd. 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  

Operación en un pozo (Spanish)

«operación en un pozo»: cualquier operación que afecte a un pozo y que pueda provocar el vertido accidental de materiales que pueden ocasionar un accidente grave, incluidos la perforación de un pozo en el marco de operaciones de petróleo y de gas mar adentro, la reparación o la modificación de un pozo, la suspensión de las operaciones y el abandono definitivo de un pozo. 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  

Operațiune la sondă (Romanian)

„operațiune la sondă” înseamnă orice operațiune la sondă ce ar putea avea drept consecință scurgerea accidentală a unor materiale care ar putea provoca un accident major, inclusiv forajul unei sonde, repararea sau modificarea unei sonde, suspendarea operațiunilor la sondă și abandonul permanent al unei sonde. 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  

Bohrungsarbeiten (German)

„Bohrungsarbeiten“ alle ein Bohrloch betreffenden Betriebsvorgänge, die die unbeabsichtigte Freisetzung von Stoffen zur Folge haben könnten, die zu einem schweren Unfall führen kann, einschließlich der Niederbringung einer Bohrung, der Instandsetzung oder Änderung eines Bohrlochs und der Aussetzung der Bohrungsarbeiten und der endgültigen Aufgabe eines Bohrlochs. 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  

εργασίες γεώτρησης (Greek)

«εργασίες γεώτρησης» σημαίνει οποιαδήποτε σχετική με γεώτρηση εργασία η οποία θα μπορούσε να προκαλέσει ακούσια εκροή υλικών και η οποία είναι πιθανόν να οδηγήσει σε σοβαρό ατύχημα, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της ανόρυξης γεώτρησης, της επισκευής ή της τροποποίησης γεώτρησης, της αναστολής των εργασιών γεώτρησης και της οριστικής εγκατάλειψης γεώτρησης. 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  

Operazione di pozzo (Italian)

«operazione di pozzo»: qualsiasi operazione riguardante un pozzo che potrebbe causare una fuga accidentale di materiali che può provocare un incidente grave, compresi la perforazione di un pozzo, la riparazione o la modifica di un pozzo, la sospensione delle operazioni e l’abbandono definitivo di un pozzo. 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  

Operacja na odwiercie (Polish)

„operacja na odwiercie” oznacza każdą działalność związaną z odwiertem, która mogłaby spowodować przypadkowe uwolnienie substancji, które może doprowadzić do powstania poważnej awarii, włączając w to wykonanie odwiertu, naprawę lub modyfikację odwiertu, zawieszenie operacji na odwiercie i trwałe wyłączenie odwiertu. 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  

Operação de sondagem (Portuguese)

«Operação de sondagem», uma operação relativa a uma sondagem que possa causar a libertação acidental de materiais suscetíveis de provocar um acidente grave, incluindo a perfuração de uma sondagem, a reparação ou a alteração de uma sondagem, a suspensão das operações ou o abandono permanente de uma sondagem 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  

Brunnsverksamhet (Swedish)

brunnsverksamhet: varje verksamhet med anknytning till en brunn som skulle kunna resultera i oavsiktligt utsläpp av ämnen som kan leda till en allvarlig olycka, inbegripet borrning av hål, reparation eller anpassning av brunnar, upphörande av brunnsverksamheten och slutgiltig avveckling av en brunn. 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  

Poraustoimella (Finnish)

’poraustoimella’ tarkoitetaan kaikkia porausreikään liittyviä toimia, joiden yhteydessä voisi vahingossa päästä vuotamaan materiaaleja, jotka voivat johtaa suuronnettomuuteen, mukaan luettuina porausreiän poraaminen, porausreiän korjaaminen tai muuttaminen, poraustoimien keskeyttäminen ja pysyvä luopuminen porausreiästä. 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  

Delo na vrtini (Slovenian)

„delo na vrtini“ pomeni vsako dejavnost na vrtini, ki bi lahko povzročila nenamerno uhajanje snovi, zaradi katerega bi lahko prišlo do večje nesreče, vključno z vrtanjem vrtine, popravilom ali spremembami na vrtini, začasno zaustavitvijo del na vrtini ali trajno opustitvijo vrtine. 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  

Vrtná operácia (Slovak)

„vrtná operácia“ je každá operácia týkajúca sa vrtu, ktorá by mohla viesť k náhodnému úniku materiálov, ktorý môže viesť k závažnej nehode, vrátane vŕtania vrtu, opráv alebo úprav vrtu, pozastavenia vrtných operácií a trvalého ukončenia činností na vrte. 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  

Gręžinio eksploatavimas (Lithuanian)

gręžinio eksploatavimas – visos su gręžiniu susijusios operacijos, dėl kurių atsitiktinai galėtų nutekėti medžiagos, galinčios sukelti didelę avariją, įskaitant gręžinio gręžimą, taisymą ar jo modifikavimą, gręžinio operacijų sustabdymą ir gręžinio eksploatavimo nutraukimą visam laikui. 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  

kút üzemeltetése (Hungarian)

„kút üzemeltetése”: a kúttal kapcsolatos minden olyan tevékenység, amely súlyos balesetet okozó anyagok nem szándékos kibocsátásával járhat, beleértve a kútfúrást, a kút javítását vagy módosítását, a kúttevékenység felfüggesztését vagy a kút végleges kivonását a termelésből. 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  

Operazzjoni ta' bir (Maltese)

‧operazzjoni ta' bir‧ tfisser kwalunkwe operazzjoni li tikkonċerna bir li tista’ tirriżulta fir-rilaxx aċċidentali ta’ materjali li għandhom il-potenzjal li jwasslu għal aċċident kbir, inkluż it-tħaffir ta’ bir, it-tiswija jew il-modifika ta’ bir, is-sospensjoni tal-operazzjonijiet ta' bir u l-abbandun b’mod permanenti ta’ bir. 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  

Darbība ar urbumu (Latvian)

“darbība ar urbumu” ir jebkura ar urbumu saistīta darbība, kā rezultātā varētu notikt nejauša tādu vielu noplūde, kuras var izraisīt smagu negadījumu, tostarp tādas darbības kā urbuma izveide, urbuma remonts vai izmaiņu veikšana tajā, darbību ar urbumu apturēšana uz laiku un urbuma pilnīga pamešana. 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  

Puuraugu käitamine (Estonian)

„puuraugu käitamine”– puurauguga seotud protsess, mis võib põhjustada ainete juhuslikku keskkonda sattumist, mis võib omakorda põhjustada suurõnnetuse, sealhulgas puuraugu puurimine, puuraugu parandamine või muutmine, töö peatamine või puuraugu käitamisest lõplik loobumine. 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  

Vrtnou činností (Czech)

„vrtnou činností“ každá činnost týkající se vrtu, při níž by mohlo dojít k náhodnému uvolnění materiálů, jež by mohlo vést k závažné havárii, včetně vrtání, opravování či upravování vrtů, pozastavení vrtné činnosti a trvalého odstavení vrtu. 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  

сондажна дейност (Bulgarian)

„сондажна дейност“ означава всяка дейност, свързана със сондаж, която би могла да доведе до случайно изпускане на вещества, които биха могли да предизвикат голяма авария, включително пробиването на сондаж, ремонтът или промяната на сондаж, спирането на сондажни дейности или окончателното напускане на сондаж. 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