Well Control

Well Control

Definition(s)

Well-control:

Well-control means methods used to minimize the potential for the well to flow or kick and to maintain control of the well in the event of flow or a kick. Well-control applies to drilling, well-completion, well-workover, abandonment, and well-servicing operations. It includes measures, practices, procedures and equipment, such as fluid flow monitoring, to ensure safe and environmentally protective drilling, completion, abandonment, and workover operations as well as the installation, repair, maintenance, and operation of surface and subsea well-control equipment. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations

Well control

Activities implemented to prevent or mitigate an unintentional release of formation fluids and gases from the well to its surroundings. Source: API RP 96, Deepwater Well Design and Construction, First Edition, March 2013. Global Standards  

Well control

“Well control” means the control of the movement of fluids into or from a well (contrôle d’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  
Employee

Employee

Definition(s)

Employee

A person who is employed by, or contracted to perform work under the supervision of, an employer and includes a dependent contractor. Note: OSH (NL) 1.1; OSH (NS) Element 1, Part 1, Section 1.1. 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 Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations  

Employee

“Employee” means a person employed by or contracted to perform work under the supervision of an employer. Source: Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry, Standard Practice for the Training and Qualifications of Personnel, 2013, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Global Standards Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulation

Employee

Employee means direct employees of the lessees who are assigned well control, deepwater well control, or production safety duties. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Employee

Employee, in relation to an employer, means an employee of that employer. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Employee

"Employee" means a person permitted to work by an employer in employment for wages, salary or commission. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Employee

Under the Working Conditions Act (in Dutch: ‘Arbowet’), an employee of the operator is: a. A person who performs activities on the basis of a labour contract with the operator (per definition from the ‘Arbowet’); b. Subcontracted personnel; the “extra hands”, trainees and volunteers who do not have their own labour contracts with the operator, but who do work under his supervision (per definition from the ‘Arbowet’; c. A person that performs activities under the supervision of the operator, which means that the operator has full control over his activities (evaluation of “under the supervision of” is based on the real situation, regardless of the agreement that forms the basis for the person’s employment). NOTE: Only in these cases, the operator is also employer of the particular employee. Source: NOGEPA Industrial Guideline No. 5, Reporting Accidents and Incidents Mining Activities, Netherlands, Version 3, March 2010. Global Standards  

Employee

Means a person employed by any other person to do any work for hire or reward. Source: Guidelines for Occupational Diving 2004, Occupational Safety and Health Service, New Zealand, updated October 2010. Regulatory Guidance  

Employee

Employee includes employees of other participants also i.e those of contractors, service providers etc. as defined at rule 2(1)(l). Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Employee

In these regulations, employee,—
(a) in relation to a person who controls a place of work, means a person lawfully at work in the place; and
(b) in relation to a principal, means an employee of a contractor or subcontractor or, if a contractor or subcontractor is an individual, the contractor or subcontractor. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations  

Employee

Employee, subject to sections 3C to 3F, means any person of any age employed by an employer to do any work (other than residential work) for hire or reward under a contract of service and, in relation to any employer, means an employee of the employer. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation  

Employee

Employee: (a) in relation to an operation, means an employee of the operation; and (b) in relation to a person who controls a place of work, means a person working in the place of work employer includes a person who controls a place of work. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations  

Employees

An individual on the payroll of a company, including corporate and management personnel. An individual employed under a short-term or part-time contract is considered an employee provided they are paid directly by the company. 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  

Employees

“Employees” means employees of the operator and those of other participants. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Waste

Waste

Definition(s)

Waste of oil, gas, or sulphur

Waste of oil, gas, or sulphur means:
  1. The physical waste of oil, gas, or sulphur;
  2. The inefficient, excessive, or improper use, or the unnecessary dissipation of reservoir energy;
  3. The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil, gas, or sulphur well(s) in a manner that causes or tends to cause a reduction in the quantity of oil, gas, or sulphur ultimately recoverable under prudent and proper operations or that causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas; or
  4. The inefficient storage of oil.
Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Waste

"Waste" means and includes:
  1. Physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry.
  2. The inefficient, excessive, or improper use of, or the unnecessary dissipation of reservoir energy.
  3. The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil or gas well or wells in a manner which causes, or tends to cause, reduction in the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a pool under prudent and proper operations, or which causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas.
  4. The inefficient storing of oil.
  5. The production of oil or gas in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or in excess of reasonable market demand.
Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation  

Waste

“Waste” includes:
  1. the inefficient, excessive or improper use or dissipation of reservoir energy,
  2. the locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of any well or wells in a manner that results or could result in reducing the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from any pool,
  3. the inefficient storing of oil or gas, whether on the surface or underground,
  4. the producing of oil or gas in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or of reasonable market demand, and
  5. the locating, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of a well or wells in a manner that causes or could cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas (déperdition).
Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1517, February 2013. Regulations  

Waste

“Waste”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, means waste as understood in the petroleum industry and in particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes
  1. the inefficient or excessive use or dissipation of reservoir energy;
  2. the locating, spacing or drilling of a well within a field or pool or within part of a field or pool or the operating of any well that, having regard to sound engineering and economic principles, results or tends to result in a reduction in the quantity of petroleum ultimately recoverable from a pool;
  3. the drilling, equipping, completing, operating or producing of any well in a manner that causes or is likely to cause the unnecessary or excessive loss or destruction of petroleum after removal from the reservoir;
  4. the inefficient storage of petroleum above ground or underground;
  5. the production of petroleum in excess of available storage, transportation or marketing facilities;
  6. the escape or flaring of gas that could be economically recovered and processed or economically injected into an underground reservoir; or
  7. the failure to use suitable artificial, secondary or supplementary recovery methods in a pool when it appears that such methods would result in increasing the quantity of petroleum ultimately recoverable under sound engineering and economic principles.
Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 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 Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Legislation  

Waste

Waste:
  1. Any substance which constitutes a scrap material or an effluent or any other unwanted surplus substance arising from the application of any process; and
  2. Any substance or article which requires to be disposed of as being broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled.
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  

Waste

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): "Waste", as applied to gas, includes the escape, blowing, or releasing, directly or indirectly into the open air, of gas from wells productive of gas only, or gas in an excessive or unreasonable amount from wells producing oil, or both oil and gas; and the production of gas in quantities or in such manner as unreasonably reduces reservoir pressure or unreasonably diminishes the quantity of oil or gas that ultimately may be produced; excepting gas that is reasonably necessary in the drilling, completing, testing, and in furnishing power for the production of wells. "Waste", as applied to oil, includes underground waste; inefficient, excessive, or improper use or dissipation of reservoir energy, including gas energy and water drive; surface waste; open-pit storage; and waste incident to the production of oil in excess of the producer's aboveground storage facilities and lease and contractual requirements, but excluding storage, other than open-pit storage, reasonably necessary for building up or maintaining crude stocks and products thereof for consumption, use, and sale. "Waste", in addition to the meanings as set forth in subsections (11) and (12) of this section, means:
  1. Physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry;
  2. The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil or gas well or wells in a manner which causes or tends to cause reduction in quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a pool under prudent and proper operations or which causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas;
  3. 
Abuse of the correlative rights of any owner in a pool due to nonuniform, disproportionate, unratable, or excessive withdrawals of oil or gas therefrom, causing reasonably avoidable drainage between tracts of land or resulting in one or more producers or owners in such pool producing more than his equitable share of the oil or gas from such pool.
Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations    

Waste

“Waste” includes the following:
  1. The inefficient, excessive, or improper use or dissipation of reservoir energy, and the locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing or any oil or gas well in a manner which results or tends to result in reducing the quantity of oil or gas ultimately to be recovered from any pool;
  2. the inefficient storing of petroleum; and the locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of any oil or gas well in a manner causing or tending to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of petroleum or natural gas;
  3. producing petroleum or natural gas in such a manner as to cause unnecessary channelling of water or gas or both, or coming of water;
  4. the submerging with water of any stratum or part thereof capable of producing petroleum or natural gas;
  5. the creation of unnecessary fire hazards;
  6. the escape into the open air, from a well producing both petroleum and natural gas, of gas in excess of the amount which is necessary for efficient production from the well; and
  7. permitting gas produced from a gas well to escape into open air.
Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. Regulations
Operator

Operator

Definition(s)

Operator

Party which assumes ultimate responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the piping system.
  • Note: 1 to entry: The operator can be the same as the principal (3.1.9) or principal's agent.
Source: ISO 14692-1:2017, Petroleum and natural gas industries — Glass-reinforced plastics (GRP) piping — Part 1: Vocabulary, symbols, applications and materials, Second Edition, August 2017. Global Standards  

Operator

Individual, partnership, firm, or corporation having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof.
  • Note: 1 to entry: The operator can be a lessee, designated agent of the lessee(s), or holder of operating rights under an approved operating agreement.
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  

Operator

A person who assumes responsibility for the regulatory compliance of a well as shown by a form the person files with the commission and the commission approves. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

An operator as defined in Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 89. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The person recognized by the commission as being responsible for the actual physical operation of an EOR project and the wells associated with the EOR project. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The person recognized by the Commission as being responsible for the physical operation of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility, or such person's authorized representative. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The person recognized by the commission as being responsible for the physical operation of a gas storage project, or such person's authorized representative. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The person recognized by the Commission as being responsible for the physical operation of an underground gas storage facility, or such person's authorized representative. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The person responsible for the overall operation of a facility. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The person who contracts for the services of a seismic crew or core hole drilling contractor or, if the seismic survey or core hole testing is not performed on a contract basis, but is performed by an exploration and production company or by a geophysical contractor for speculative purposes, the person who drills the seismic holes or core holes. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

"Operator" means equipment operator. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Operator

OPERATOR shall mean any person who exercises the right to control the conduct of oil and gas operations. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The word “operator”  is used in these rules and regulations and accompanying forms interchangeably with the same meaning as the term “owner”  except in Rules 301, 323, 401 and 530 where the word “operator”  is used to identify the persons designated by the owner or owners to perform the functions covered by those rules. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

(1) In these regulations, operator means— (a) the employer appointed by the permit operator to manage and control the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or (b) the permit operator, if the permit operator is an employerof employees working on the production installation and— (i) no employer is appointed; or (ii) the permit operator has notified the appointed employer in writing that the permit operator is to be treated as the operator for the purposes of these regulations; or (iii) despite the appointment of an employer, the permit operator is in fact managing and controlling the execution of the main functions of the production installation. (2) Subclause (1)(b)(iii) overrides subclause (1)(a). Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations  

Operator

"Operator" is the principal on the bond covering a well and such person shall be responsible for drilling, completion, and operation of the well, including plugging and reclamation of the well site. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. Regulations  

Operator

The person, firm, corporation or other organization employed by the owners to conduct operations. Source: API RP 2SIM, Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards Source: API RP 2FB, Recommended Practice for the Design of Offshore Facilities Against Fire and Blast Loading, First Edition, April 2006. Global Standards    

Operator

A person, including an owner or delegate, who
  • (a) is in control of part or all of a petroleum and natural gas industry system and is accountable for its day-to-day operations;
  • (b) has operational responsibility for any petroleum and natural gas industry system; or
  • (c) has direct operational control of part or all of a petroleum and natural gas industry system.
Source: Canadian Standards Association, Z246.1-09, Security management for petroleum and natural gas industry systems, August 2009, Regional Standards  

Operator

Lease owner or his designated agent who is responsible for the overall operation of the lease. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global Standards  

Operator

The individual, partnership, firm, or corporation having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof. The operator may be a lessee, designated agent of the lessee(s), or holder of operating rights under an approved operating agreement. Source: API RP 75, Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities: Upstream Segment, Third Edition, May 2004. Global Standards  

Operator

Person present throughout the inspection or testing process who is responsible for the unit, operates the controls and observes the readout to detect imperfections. Source: API RP 5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end Drill Pipe, Reaffirmed August 2010. Global Standards  

Operator

Company which physically operates the ROV (delivery system). Source: API Recommended Practice 17H, Remotely Operated Tools and Interfaces on Subsea Production Systems, Second Edition, June 2013 (Addendum 1, October 2014). Global Standards Source: API RP 17H, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Interfaces on Subsea Production Systems, First Edition, July 2004 (Reaffirmed January 2009). Global Standards  

Operator

A person or company who has applied for or has been issued a Work or Activity Authorization by either the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board or the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Source: Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry, Standard Practice for the Training and Qualifications of Personnel, 2013, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Global Standards  

Operator

a person who has applied for, or has been issued, a Production Operations Authorization or a Drilling Program Authorization Source: Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry, Standard Practice for the Training and Qualifications of Personnel, 2013, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Global Standards  

Operator

The Company having legal authority to drill wells and undertake the production of hydrocarbons. The Operator is often part of a consortium and acts on behalf of this consortium. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards

Operator

Operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5.1(a) of COGOA, 142.(1) of CNSOPRAIA, 138(1)(a) of CNAAIA, and an authorization. Note: Excerpted from Section 1.(1) of the Regulations. Source:  Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory Guidance  

Operator

Operator means the person the lessee(s) designates as having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof. An operator may be a lessee, the BSEE-approved or BOEM-approved designated agent of the lessee(s), or the holder of operating rights under a BOEM-approved operating rights assignment. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Operator

Operator means (1) In the case of a vessel, a charterer by demise or any other person who is responsible for the operation, manning, victualing, and supplying of the vessel; or (2) In the case of an OCS facility, the operator as defined in 30 CFR 250.2(gg). Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations  

Operator

'Operator' means the entity appointed by the licensee or licensing authority to conduct offshore oil and gas operations, including planning and executing a well operation or managing and controlling the functions of a production installation. 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  

Operator

A person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5(1)(a) of COGOA, 142(1)(a) of CNSOPRAIA, 138(1)(a) of CNAAIA, and an authorization.
  • Note: Excerpted from section 1.(1) of 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 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  

Operator

Representative of the company or companies leasing the site Note 1 to entry: The operator is normally the oil company acting on behalf of co-licenseest. Source: ISO 19900:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – General requirements for offshore structures. Global Standards  

 

Operator

For a diving project, an operator who is undertaking, or has commissioned a diving contractor to undertake, a diving project. When the client of a diving contractor is not an operator of a facility the client is not an operator for a diving project. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Operator

Operator, for an activity, means:
  1. if there is a person recorded by the Regulator as the operator of the activity under regulation 35 — that person; or
  2. in any other case:
    1. if there is a petroleum instrument—the person responsible to the petroleum instrument holder for the overall management of operations of the activity (whether or not the operations have commenced)—that person; or
    2. if there is a greenhouse gas instrument—the person responsible to the greenhouse gas instrument holder for the overall management of operations of the activity (whether or not the operations have commenced); or
    3. if there is no petroleum instrument or greenhouse gas instrument — the person performing the 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  

Operator

Operator has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act. 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  

Operator

“Operator” means a person who has applied for or has been granted a Production Operations Authorization, a Drilling Program Authorization or a Diving Program Authorization (exploitant). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-111, Canada, current to May 1, 2014. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-118, February 2013. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations, SOR/95-191, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator” means a person who has been authorized, pursuant to paragraph 3.2(1)(b) of the Act, to carry on a work or activity referred to in section 3.1 of the Act that is a diving program or that includes a diving program (exploitant). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations, SOR/88-600, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator” means a person who holds a geophysical operation authorization; exploitant. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations, SOR/96-117, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Geophysical Operations Regulations, SOR/95-144, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  

Operator

Operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 138(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization. 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  

Operator

Operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 142(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization. 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  

Operator

The holder of an authorization to carry on work or activity under the Accord Acts. Note: C-NAAIA 137, 138, 138.1; CNSOPRAIA 140, 142, 142.1; DPR 1(1) GR2; INST 2; DVR 2. Source: 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  

Operator

“Operator” means an employee who operates materials handling equipment. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations Source: Oil and Gas Occupational Safety and Health Regulations, SOR/87-612, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator” means the holder of an authorization to carry on a work or activity under the Accord Acts. Source:  Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations  

Operator

Operator, in relation to a facility or proposed facility, has the meaning given by clause 5. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Operator

For the purposes of this Schedule, the operator, in relation to a facility or proposed facility, is the person who, under the regulations, is registered by NOPSEMA as the operator of that facility or proposed facility. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Operator

"Operator" means an owner or a person authorized by an owner who is responsible for drilling, development, production, injection, disposal, storage, abandonment, and location clearance. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator” means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization (exploitant). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

“Owner or operator” means the owner or operator of any facility or activity subject to regulation under Chapter 1501:9-7 of the Administrative Code. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. Regulations  

Operator

"Operator" means the person who is duly authorized and in charge of the development of a lease or the operation of a producing property. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Operator

The Operator of the offshore installation. Source:  Offshore Physical Environmental Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, September 2008. Regulatory Guidance  

 

Operator

Detailed guidance on the definition of ‘operator’ is set out in guidance to MAR, regulation 2. Source: Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response on Offshore Installations, Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, Approved Code of Practice and guidance (UK HSE L65), Second Edition, 1997. Regulatory Guidance  

Operator

“Operator” in relation to a fixed installation means the person appointed by a concession owner to execute any function of organizing or supervising any operation to be carried out by such installation or, where no such person has been appointed, the concession owner. Source: The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995, UK S.I. 1995/738, 1995. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator” in relation to—
  1. a fixed installation means the person appointed by a concession owner to execute any function of organizing and supervising any operation to be carried out by such installation or, where no such person has been appointed, the concession owner; and
  2. a mobile installation means the person for whom the owner has agreed to carry out the operation concerned or, where no such person has been appointed, the concession owner.
Source: The Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, S.I. 1995/743, 1995. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator” in relation to a borehole site means—
  1. a person appointed by the owner in writing to exercise for the time being the function of organizing or supervising borehole operations at the site, where that function involves the exercise of overall control of the borehole site; or
  2. where for the time being there is no such person, the owner.
Source: The Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995, UK S.I. 1995/2038, 1995. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator”, in relation to a pipeline, means—
  1. the person who is to have or (once fluid or any mixture of fluids is conveyed) has control over the conveyance of fluid or any mixture of fluids in the pipeline;
  2. until that person is known (should there be a case where at a material time he is not yet known) the person who is to commission or (where commissioning has started) commissions the design and construction of the pipeline; or
  3. when a pipeline is no longer used or is not for the time being used, the person last having control over the conveyance of fluid or any mixture of fluids in it;
“Operator”, in relation to a production installation, means—
  1. the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or
  2. the licensee, where—
  3. it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
  4. in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily.
 Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Operator

“Owner” means the person who controls the operation of a non-production installation. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Operator

In this regulation, “operator”, in relation to a fixed installation, means—
  1. the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of dismantling a fixed installation; or
  2. the licensee, where—
  3. it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
  4. in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions specified in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily.
Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Operator

The particulars specified in Schedule 1 which must be provided in respect of a design notification under paragraph (1) shall be construed as if all references to “operator” were references to the owner of the non-production installation to be converted. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Operator

In this regulation, “operator”, in relation to a fixed installation, means—
  1. the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of dismantling a fixed installation; or
  2. the licensee, where—
  3. it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
  4. in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions specified in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily.
Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Operator

For S.I. 1995/738, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “operator”, substitute ““operator” means— (a) the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or (b) the licensee, where—
  1. it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
  2. in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily”.
For S.I. 1995/738, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “owner”, substitute ““owner” means the person who controls the operation of a non-production installation. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Operator

The definition of operator is from the Petroleum Act, as the term is not used in the same manner in the other enabling acts. The operator term is expanded to also include the party responsible for daily management of onshore facilities that are outside the scope of the Petroleum Act. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Operator

“Operator” means a person who has applied for or has been issued a production operations authorization, a Drilling Program Authorization or a Diving Program Authorization pursuant to paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act; exploitant. Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations, SOR/95-187, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, SOR/95-189, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  

Operator

The operator: the person referred to in Article 41.4 of the Mijnbouwwet. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007).  Legislation  

Operator

Operator: the party for whose account and risk a pipeline or cable is laid, used or maintained. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007).  Legislation  

Operator

For S.I. 1995/743, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “operator”, substitute ““operator” means (a) the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or (b) the licensee, where—
  1. it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
  2. in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily”.
Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. Regulations  

Operator

Representative of the companies leasing the site.
  • NOTE: The operator is normally the oil company acting on behalf of co-licensees.
Source: ISO 19905-1:202, Petroleum and natural gas industries – Site-specific assessment of mobile offshore units – Part 1: Jack-ups. Global Standards  

 

Operator

“Operator” means a person who, duly authorized, is in charge of a lease’s development or a producing property’s operation, or who is in charge of a facility’s operation or management. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator”: (1) for purposes of 19.15.6.8 NMAC, means the person responsible for an EOR project’s actual physical operation; and (2) for purposes of 19.15.6.9 NMAC, means the person responsible for an oil or gas well’s actual physical operation. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Operator

“Operator”, for the purposes of 19.15.13 NMAC, means the division or commission appointed operator of a compulsory pooled proration or spacing unit, or its successor. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Operator

When the activity is subject to the Petroleum Act: Anyone executing on behalf of the licensee the day to day management of the petroleum activities. 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  

Operator

Anyone executing on behalf of the licensee the day to day management of the petroleum activities. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. Legislation  

 

Operator

“Operator” means a person responsible for carrying out the day to day management of petroleum activities on offshore installation, on behalf of the licensee or the lessee. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations  

Exploitant (Dutch)

„exploitant” een entiteit die door de vergunninghouder of de vergunningverlenende autoriteit is aangeduid om offshore olie- en gasactiviteiten uit te voeren, waaronder het plannen en uitvoeren van boorputactiviteiten of het beheren en controleren van productieactiviteiten;. 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  

Exploitant (French)

«exploitant», l’entité désignée par le titulaire d’une autorisation ou par l’autorité qui délivre les autorisations pour mener des opérations pétrolières et gazières en mer, y compris la planification et l’exécution d’une opération sur puits ou la gestion et le contrôle des fonctions d’une installation de production;. 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  

Operatør ( Danish)

»operatør«: den enhed, der er udpeget af koncessionshaveren eller den koncessionsgivende myndighed til at udføre offshore olie- og gasaktiviteter, herunder planlægning og gennemførelse af brøndaktiviteter, eller ledelse og styring af et produktionsanlægs funktioner. 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  

Operador (Spanish)

«operador»: la entidad designada por el concesionario o por la autoridad responsable de otorgar las concesiones para llevar a cabo operaciones, incluidas la planificación y ejecución de una operación en un pozo o la gestión y el control de las funciones de una instalación de producción. 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  

Betreiber (Romanian)

„Betreiber“ die vom Lizenzinhaber oder von der lizenzerteilenden Behörde für die Durchführung von Offshore-Erdöl- oder -Erdgasaktivitäten — einschließlich der Planung und Durchführung von Bohrarbeiten oder der Leitung und Steuerung der Funktionen einer Förderanlage — benannte Einrichtung;. 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  

Betreiber (German)

„Betreiber“ die vom Lizenzinhaber oder von der lizenzerteilenden Behörde für die Durchführung von Offshore-Erdöl- oder -Erdgasaktivitäten — einschließlich der Planung und Durchführung von Bohrarbeiten oder der Leitung und Steuerung der Funktionen einer Förderanlage — benannte Einrichtung. 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  

φορέας εκμετάλλευσης (Greek)

«φορέας εκμετάλλευσης» σημαίνει την οντότητα που έχει διορίσει ο κάτοχος άδειας ή η αδειοδοτούσα αρχή για να διεξάγει υπεράκτιες εργασίες πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου, συμπεριλαμβανομένου του προγραμματισμού και της εκτέλεσης εργασιών γεώτρησης ή της διαχείρισης και του ελέγχου των λειτουργιών παραγωγικής εγκατάστασης. 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  

Operatore (Italian)

«operatore»: l’entità designata dal licenziatario o dall’autorità competente per il rilascio delle licenze per condurre operazioni in mare nel settore degli idrocarburi, compresi la pianificazione e l’esecuzione di un’operazione di pozzo o la gestione e il controllo delle funzioni di un impianto di produzione. 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  

Operator (Polish)

„operator” oznacza podmiot, który jest przez koncesjobiorcę lub przez organ koncesyjny wyznaczony do prowadzenia działalności związanej ze złożami ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego na obszarach morskich, w tym planowania i realizacji operacji na odwiercie lub zarządzania i sterowania funkcjami instalacji wydobywczej. 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  

Operador (Portuguese)

«operador», a entidade designada pelo titular da licença ou pela autoridade licenciadora para conduzir operações offshore de petróleo e gás, incluindo o planeamento e execução de uma operação de sondagem ou a gestão e controlo das funções de uma instalação de produção. 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  

 Verksamhetsutövare (Swedish)

verksamhetsutövare: en enhet som har utsetts av licensinnehavaren eller licensmyndigheten till att utföra olje- och gasverksamhet till havs, inbegripet planering och brunnsverksamhet eller förvaltning och kontroll av en produktionsanläggnings funktioner.. 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  

Toiminnanharjoittajalla(Finnish)

’toiminnanharjoittajalla’ tarkoitetaan toimijaa, jonka luvanhaltija tai luvan myöntävä viranomainen on nimittänyt suorittamaan merellä tapahtuvaa öljyn- ja kaasunporaustoimintaa, mukaan lukien poraustoimen suunnittelu ja täytäntöönpano tai tuotantolaitteiston toimintojen johtaminen ja valvominen;. 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  

Izvajalec (Slovenian)

„izvajalec“ pomeni subjekt, ki ga imenuje imetnik dovoljenja ali organ, pristojen za izdajo dovoljenja, da bi opravljal naftne in plinske dejavnosti na morju, vključno z načrtovanjem in izvajanjem del na vrtini ter vodenjem in nadzorom glavnih funkcij proizvodne naprave;. 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  

Prevádzkovateľ (Slovak)

„prevádzkovateľ“ je subjekt určený držiteľom licencie alebo povoľujúcim orgánom na účely vykonávania operácií prieskumu ložísk a ťažby ropy a zemného plynu na mori vrátane naplánovania a realizácie vrtnej operácie alebo riadenia a kontroly funkcií ťažobného zariadenia;. 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  

Operatorius (Lithuanian)

operatorius – subjektas, kurį licencijos turėtojas arba licencijų išdavimo institucija paskyrė naftos ir dujų operacijoms jūroje vykdyti, įskaitant gręžinio eksploatavimo operacijų planavimą ir vykdymą arba įrenginio vykdomų gavybos funkcijų valdymą ir kontrolę;. 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  

üzemeltető (Hungarian)

„üzemeltető”: az engedélyes vagy az engedélyező hatóság által tengeri olaj- és gázipari tevékenységek folytatására felhatalmazott jogalany, beleértve a kútüzemeltetés tervezését és tényleges végzését, vagy a termelő létesítmény irányítását és ellenőrzését;. 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  

Operatur (Maltese)

operatur‧ tfisser entità nominata mid-detentur tal-liċenzja jew mill-awtorità li toħroġ il-liċenzji biex twettaq operazzjoni taż-żejt u tal-gass offshore, inkluż l-ippjanar u l-eżekuzzjoni ta' operazzjoni ta' bir jew il-ġestjoni u l-kontroll tal-funzjonijiet ta' installazzjoni tal-produzzjoni;. 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  

Operators (Latvian)

“operators” ir vienība, kuru licenciāts vai iestāde, kas izdod licences, ir iecēlusi, lai tā veiktu naftas un gāzes nozares darbības jūrā, tostarp lai tā plānotu un īstenotu darbību ar urbumu vai lai tā pārvaldītu un kontrolētu ieguves iekārtu funkcijas;. 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  

Käitaja (Estonian)

„käitaja”– ettevõtja, kelle loaomanik või luba väljastav asutus on määranud teostama avamere nafta- ja gaasiammutamisprotsesse, sealhulgas kavandama ja teostama puuraugu käitamist või juhtima ja kontrollima tootmisrajatise funktsioone;. 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  

Provozovatelem (Czech)

„provozovatelem“ subjekt určený držitelem licence nebo orgánem vydávajícím licenci, aby uskutečňoval činnosti v odvětví ropy a zemního plynu v moři, včetně plánování a provádění vrtné činnosti nebo řízení a kontroly hlavních funkcí těžebního zařízení;. 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  

оператор (Bulgarian)

„оператор“ означава субектът, определен от притежателя на лиценз или от лицензиращия орган за осъществяването на свързани с нефт и газ дейности в крайбрежни води, включително планирането и изпълнението на сондажна дейност или управлението и контрола на функциите на дадена производствена инсталация. 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
Minerals

Minerals

Definition(s)

Minerals

‘Mineral’ means mineral existing in its natural strata and includes oil, natural gas (but not landfill gas), coal bed methane, coal, fluorspar, gypsum, lead, potash, anhydrite, salt, tin, rocks, clays and other minerals. It does not include water with the exception of water extracted from or returned to natural strata in connection with the exploration or extraction of minerals. Source: A Guide to the Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations 1995, Guidance on Regulations (UK HSE L72), Second Edition, 2008. Regulatory Guidance  

Minerals

"Minerals" means oil and gas. Source: Control of Oil and Gas Resources, North Dakota Century Code, Title 38, Chapter 8, February 2013. Legislation

Minerals

Minerals include oil, gas, sulphur, geopressured-geothermal and associated resources, and all other minerals that are authorized by an Act of Congress to be produced. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Minerals

Oil and/or gas. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Minerals

Minerals includes oil, gas, sulphur, geopressured-geothermal and associated resources, and all other minerals which are authorized by an Act of Congress to be produced from “public lands” as defined in section 103 of the Federal Lands Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)). Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations  

Minerals

Investment is deemed to mean the commitment of obligations with respect to the purchase of capital equipment, and the making of production costs with respect to a capital equipment, to the extent those obligations and costs are for the account of the holder or the co-holder. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). Legislation  

Minerals

“Minerals” have the meaning assigned to them in the Mines Act, 1952, and include mineral oils and stowing sand but do not include petroleum. Source: The Petroleum Mineral Pipelines (Acquisition of Right of User in Land) Act, 1962, Act No. 50 of 1962, India, as amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Marine Environment

Marine Environment

Definition(s)

Marine Environment:

Marine environment means the physical, atmospheric, and biological components, conditions, and factors that interactively determine the productivity, state, condition, and quality of the marine ecosystem. These include the waters of the high seas, the contiguous zone, transitional and intertidal areas, salt marshes, and wetlands within the coastal zone and on the OCS. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Marine Environment

Marine environment means the sea, coast, beach, seabed, water masses (the water column) and environmental resources. Environmental resource means naturally occurring or natural biotic and abiotic components which can include one or more species, biotopes and/or habitats in a marine environment. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance
Facility

Facility

Definition(s)

Facility

Installation, plant and other equipment for petroleum activities, however not supply and support vessels or ships that transport petroleum in bulk. Facility also comprises pipeline and cable unless otherwise provided. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. Legislation 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  

Facility

Ships used for stationary drilling are regarded as a facility. Ships used for storage of petroleum in conjunction with production facilities are regarded as part of the facility. The same applies to ships for transport of petroleum during the time when loading from the facility takes place. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. Legislation

Facility

Any artificial island, installation, or other device permanently or temporarily attached to the subsoil or seabed of offshore locations, erected for the purpose of exploring for, developing, or producing oil, natural gas or mineral resources. This definition includes mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), but does not include pipelines or deepwater ports. Source: API RP 70, Security for Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations, Downstream Segment, First Edition, March 2003. Global Standards  

Facility

Any artificial island, installation, or other device permanently or temporarily attached to the subsoil or seabed of offshore locations, erected for the purpose of exploring for, developing, or producing oil, natural gas or mineral resources. This definition includes mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs). Source: API RP 70I, Security for Worldwide Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations, Upstream Segment, First Edition, May 2004. Global Standards  

Facility

Wells, structures, living quarters, drilling and workover packages, process equipment, utilities, pipelines, and mobile offshore units (except as noted in 1.3.1.1). Source: API RP 75, Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities: Upstream Segment, Third Edition, May 2004. Global Standards  

Facility

A facility comprises the buildings, containers, and equipment that could reasonably be expected to participate in a catastrophic release as a result of their being physically interconnected or of their proximity and in which dangerous substances are used, stored, manufactured, handled, or moved. Source: API RP 750, Management of Process Hazards, First Edition, January 1990. Global Standards  

Facility

"Facility" means, for the purposes of 165:10-21-15, any building(s), parts of a building, equipment, property, or vehicles that are actively engaged in the reuse, recycling, or ultimate destruction of deleterious substances pursuant to 68 O.S. Supp. 1986, §2357.14-§2357.20. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Facility

Part or all of a tangible asset that comprises single or multiple-engineered structures and equipment to execute an activity at a specific location. 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  

Facility

“Facility” means a structure, installation, operation, storage tank, transmission line, access road, motor vehicle, rolling stock or activity of any kind, whether stationary or mobile. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Facility

All contiguous land, including structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for recycling, reclaiming, treating, storing, or disposing of hazardous waste. A facility may consist of several treatment, storage, or disposal operational units (e.g., one or more landfills, surface impoundments, or combinations thereof). Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations  

Facility

Facility means:
  1. As used in § 250.130, all installations permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed on the OCS (including manmade islands and bottom-sitting structures). They include mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs) or other vessels engaged in drilling or downhole operations, used for oil, gas or sulphur drilling, production, or related activities. They include all floating production systems (FPSs), variously described as column-stabilized-units (CSUs); floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs); tension-leg platforms (TLPs); spars, etc. They also include facilities for product measurement and royalty determination (e.g., lease Automatic Custody Transfer Units, gas meters) of OCS production on installations not on the OCS. Any group of OCS installations interconnected with walkways, or any group of installations that includes a central or primary installation with processing equipment and one or more satellite or secondary installations is a single facility. The Regional Supervisor may decide that the complexity of the individual installations justifies their classification as separate facilities.
  2. As used in 30 CFR 550.303, means all installations or devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed. They include mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs), even while operating in the “tender assist” mode ( i.e., with skid-off drilling units) or other vessels engaged in drilling or downhole operations. They are used for exploration, development, and production activities for oil, gas, or sulphur and emit or have the potential to emit any air pollutant from one or more sources. They include all floating production systems (FPSs), including column-stabilized-units (CSUs); floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs); tension-leg platforms (TLPs); spars, etc. During production, multiple installations or devices are a single facility if the installations or devices are at a single site. Any vessel used to transfer production from an offshore facility is part of the facility while it is physically attached to the facility.
  3. As used in § 250.490(b), means a vessel, a structure, or an artificial island used for drilling, well completion, well-workover, or production operations.
  4. As used in §§ 250.900 through 250.921, means all installations or devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed. They are used for exploration, development, and production activities for oil, gas, or sulphur and emit or have the potential to emit any air pollutant from one or more sources. They include all floating production systems (FPSs), including column-stabilized-units (CSUs); floating production, storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs); tension-leg platforms (TLPs); spars, etc. During production, multiple installations or devices are a single facility if the installations or devices are at a single site. Any vessel used to transfer production from an offshore facility is part of the facility while it is physically attached to the facility.
Facility means a vessel, a structure, or an artificial island used for drilling, well-completion, well-workover, and/or production operations. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Facility

Clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the OPGGSA indicates that a facility is a facility as defined by Schedule 3 Clause 4, and includes:
  • A facility being constructed or installed; and
  • An associated offshore place.
Clause 4 defines a facility as a vessel or structure (whether floating or fixed) whether or not it is capable of independent navigation, while the vessel or structure is located in Commonwealth waters and is being used, or is being prepared for use, at the site (Schedule 3, Clause 4) for the recovery, processing, storage, offloading of petroleum (Clause 4(1)(b)(i)). In accordance with Clause 4(4)(3), this includes:
  • any wells, associated plant, equipment by which petroleum processed or stored at the vessel or structure is recovered; and
  • any pipes from a well, or secondary lines associated with the facility.
Other activities that cause vessels or structures to be facilities include activity categories covered in Clause 4(1)(b)(ii)–(v), and include:
  • Accommodation for persons working on another facility;
  • Drilling or servicing a well for petroleum or work associated with drilling or servicing;
  • Laying pipes for petroleum, including any manufacturing of such pipes, or for doing work on an existing pipe; and
  • Erection, dismantling or decommissioning of a facility.
The definition of facility was chosen on the basis that it included vessels and structures that present a safety risk to a significant number of people because of the presence of hydrocarbons [Explanatory Memorandum]. Categories of activities cause relevant vessels or structures to be defined as facilities and the Clause 4 definition lists these activities. Clause 4(6) lists the following that are not facilities: off-take tankers; tugs or anchor handling vessels; vessels used for supplying facilities or for travelling to or from a facility; any vessel or structure declared by regulations not to be a facility. Clause 4(7) notes that a vessel or structure is considered a facility not only when it is being used for offshore petroleum activities, but from the time it arrives at the site where it is to be used, until it has ceased its operations and is in a navigable or other state that enables it to relocate from the site. The main objective of the facility definition is to specify the physical boundaries of the regulatory regime. Hardware is drawn into the regime based on the type of activity and a general duty of care and a safety case/PSMP obligation are imposed to ensure risks are reduced as low as reasonably practicable. Obligations if a vessel is a facility A vessel which is determined to be a facility is subject to obligations of Schedule 3 and applicable regulations (including the requirement to have a Safety Case covering the vessel and the activity). In general, a facility comprises:
  • Hardware: vessel or structure;
  • Activity: recovering petroleum;
  • Extension: wells, associated plant; and
  • Associated offshore place: place near facility where related activities occur.
Source: NOPSEMA Guideline: Facility definition includes an associated offshore place, N-01000-GL0253, Australia, Revision 4, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Facility

Facility includes a structure or installation of any kind. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rules 1999 No. 228 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations  

Facility

Facility has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act. 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  

Facility

Vessels and structures that are not facilities For paragraph 4 (6) (d) of Schedule 3 of the Act, the vessels and structures in the following table are not facilities. Note Under paragraph 4 (6) (d) of Schedule 3 to the Act, a vessel or structure is taken not to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule if the vessel or structure is a vessel or structure used for any purpose such that it is declared by the regulations not to be a facility.
  1. Vessel supporting a remotely-operated vehicle that is being used in connection with:
    1. inspection; or
    2. cleaning; or
    3. non-disturbing span rectification (for example, grout bagging); or
    4. the operation of a valve; or
    5. the recovery of debris; or
    6. valve control unit change out
  2. Vessel supporting a diving operation that relates to:
    1. inspection; or
    2. cleaning; or
    3. non-disturbing span rectification (for example, grout bagging); or
    4. the operation of a valve; or
    5. the recovery of debris; or
    6. valve control unit change out
  3. Vessel supporting a remotely-operated vehicle that is being
  4. used in connection with the removal of weight coating from a pipe before hydro-testing
  5. Vessel supporting a diving operation that relates to the removal of weight coating from a pipe before hydro-testing
  6. Vessel laying an umbilical or a cable
  7. Vessel:
    1. laying a clump weight anchor or mattress; or
    2. conducting rock dumping on a pipe during its construction (before hydro-testing)
  8. Vessel placing support structures or foundations on the sea bed for the purpose of a facility, including:
    1. foundation supports for a platform jacket, pipe end manifold or another manifold; or
    2. foundation piles
  9. Vessel undertaking pipe trenching and burial during the construction of a facility (before hydro-testing)
  10. Dumb barge that is “hipped-up” to a facility
  11. Vessel installing and attaching a short length flexible pipe or jumper if there is no petroleum or greenhouse gas substance contained in the pipe or equipment to which the flexible pipe or jumper is being connected
  12. Vessel placing a subsea pipe manifold or pipe end manifold during the construction of a facility (before hydro-testing)
  13. Vessel attaching a cathodic protection anode to a pipe if welding is not required.
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  

Facility

Facility has the same meaning as in Schedule 3. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Facility

Facility:
  1. in relation to safety case levy imposed by section 7 of the Regulatory Levies Act—has the same meaning as in that section; or
  2. in relation to safety case levy imposed by section 8 of the Regulatory Levies Act—has the same meaning as in that section.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Facility

Facility means:
  1. a facility (within the meaning of Schedule 3) located in Commonwealth waters; or
  2. if there are provisions of a State or Territory PSLA that substantially correspond to Schedule 3 to this Act to the extent to which that Schedule relates to offshore petroleum operations—a vessel, structure or other thing that:
    1. is located in the designated coastal waters of the State or of the Northern Territory, as the case may be; and
    2. would have been a facility (within the meaning of Schedule 3 to this Act) if subclauses 4(5A) to (5E) of that Schedule had not been enacted and the vessel, structure, or thing had been located in Commonwealth waters; or
  3. if there are provisions of a State or Territory PSLA that substantially correspond to Schedule 3 to this Act to the extent to which that Schedule relates to offshore greenhouse gas storage operations—a vessel, structure or other thing that:
    1. is located in the designated coastal waters of the State or of the Northern Territory, as the case may be; and
    2. would have been a facility (within the meaning of Schedule 3 to this Act) if subclauses 4(1) to (5) of that Schedule had not been enacted and the vessel, structure, or thing had been located in Commonwealth waters.
For the purposes of paragraphs (b) and (c), assume that a reference in Schedule 3 to this Act to a pipeline licence includes a reference to a pipeline licence under a State or Territory PSLA. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Facility

Facility means a facility as defined by clause 4, and:
  1. includes a facility (as defined by clause 4) that is being constructed or installed; and
  2. except in the definition of associated offshore place, includes an associated offshore place in relation to a facility (as defined by clause 4).
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Facility

Vessels or structures that are facilities—offshore petroleum operations (1) A vessel or structure is taken to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule while that vessel or structure:
  1. is located at a site in Commonwealth waters; and
  2. is being used, or prepared for use, at that site:
    1. for the recovery of petroleum, for the processing of petroleum, or for the storage and offloading of petroleum, or for any combination of those activities; or
    2. for the provision of accommodation for persons working on another facility, whether connected by a walkway to that other facility or not; or
    3. for drilling or servicing a well for petroleum or doing work associated with the drilling or servicing process; or
    4. for laying pipes for petroleum, including any manufacturing of such pipes, or for doing work on an existing pipe; or
    5. for the erection, dismantling or decommissioning of a vessel or structure referred to in a previous subparagraph of this paragraph; or
    6. for any other purpose related to offshore petroleum operations that is prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph.
(2) Subclause (1) applies to a vessel or structure:
  1. whether it is floating or fixed; and
  2. whether or not it is capable of independent navigation.
(3) Subclause (1) has effect subject to subclauses (6) and (7). (4) A vessel or structure used for a purpose referred to in subparagraph (1)(b)(i) includes:
  1. any wells and associated plant and equipment by means of which petroleum processed or stored at the vessel or structure is recovered; and
  2. any pipe or system of pipes through which petroleum is conveyed from a well to the vessel or structure; and
  3. any secondary line associated with the vessel or structure.
(5) For the purposes of subclause (1), a vessel or structure that is located offshore for the purpose of laying pipes as described in subparagraph (1)(b)(iv) is taken to be located at a site, despite the fact that the vessel or structure moves as the pipe laying process proceeds. Vessels or structures that are facilities—offshore greenhouse gas storage operations A vessel or structure is taken to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule while that vessel or structure:
  1. is located at a site in Commonwealth waters; and
  2. is being used, or prepared for use, at that site:
    1. for the injection of a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil; or
    2. for the storage of a greenhouse gas substance in the seabed or subsoil; or
    3. for the compression of a greenhouse gas substance; or
    4. for the processing of a greenhouse gas substance; or
    5. for the pre-injection storage of a greenhouse gas substance; or
    6. for the offloading of a greenhouse gas substance; or
    7. for the monitoring of a greenhouse gas substance stored in the seabed or subsoil; or
    8. for any combination of activities covered by any of the preceding subparagraphs; or
    9. for the provision of accommodation for persons working on another facility, whether connected by a walkway to that other facility or not; or
    10. for drilling or servicing a well for injecting a greenhouse gas substance into the seabed or subsoil or doing work associated with the drilling or servicing process; or
    11. for laying pipes for conveying a greenhouse gas substance, including any manufacturing of such pipes, or for doing work on an existing pipe; or
    12. for the erection, dismantling or decommissioning of a vessel or structure referred to in a previous subparagraph of this paragraph; or
    13. for any other purpose related to offshore greenhouse gas storage operations that is prescribed for the purposes of this subparagraph.
(5B) Subclause (5A) applies to a vessel or structure:
  1. whether it is floating or fixed; and
  2. whether or not it is capable of independent navigation.
(5C) Subclause (5A) has effect subject to subclauses (6) and (7). (5D) A vessel or structure used for a purpose referred to in subparagraph (5A)(b)(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii) or (viii) includes:
  1. any wells and associated plant and equipment by means of which a greenhouse gas substance processed or temporarily stored at the vessel or structure is injected into the seabed or subsoil; and
  2. any pipe or system of pipes through which a greenhouse gas substance is conveyed from the vessel or structure to a well;and
  3. any greenhouse gas injection line associated with the vessel or structure.
For the purposes of subclause (5A), a vessel or structure that is located offshore for the purpose of laying pipes as described in subparagraph (5A)(b)(xi) is taken to be located at a site, despite the fact that the vessel or structure moves as the pipe laying process proceeds. Vessels or structures that are not facilities Despite subclauses (1) and (5A), a vessel or structure is taken not to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule if the vessel or structure is:
  1. an offtake tanker; or
  2. a tug or an anchor handler; or
  3. a vessel or structure used for supplying a facility or otherwise travelling between a facility and the shore; or
  4. a vessel or structure used for any purpose such that it is declared by the regulations not to be a facility.
Use for a particular purpose In determining when a vessel or structure that has the potential to be used for one or more of the purposes referred to in paragraph (1)(b) or (5A)(b) is in fact being so used, the vessel or structure is taken:
  1. to commence to be so used only at the time when it arrives at the site where it is to be so used and any activities necessary to make it operational at that site are begun; and
  2. to cease to be so used when operations cease, and the vessel or structure has been returned either to a navigable form or to a form in which it can be towed to another place.
Pipelines that are facilities Each of the following is taken to be a facility for the purposes of this Schedule:
  1. a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence;
  2. if a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence conveys petroleum recovered from a well without the petroleum having passed through another facility—that pipeline, together with:
    1. that well and associated plant and equipment; and
    2. any pipe or system of pipes through which petroleum is conveyed from that well to that pipeline;
  3. if a pipeline subject to a pipeline licence conveys a greenhouse gas substance to a well without the greenhouse gas substance having passed through another facility—that pipeline, together with:
    1. that well and associated plant and equipment; and
    2. any pipe or system of pipes through which a greenhouse gas substance is conveyed to that well from that pipeline.
In paragraph (8)(b): facility does not include a pipeline. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Facility

Facility or parts thereof includes temporary equipment and third party equipment also. Source: Guidance Notes on Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, Oil Industry Safety Directorate (India), 2012. Regulatory Guidance

Facility

Facilities or parts of facilities also mean temporary equipment. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Activities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Facility

The definition of facility is the same as in the Petroleum Act, cf. Section 1-6, litera d, with comments, but it is included because the Working Environment Act uses the term in a somewhat different way. It is specified that, among other things, detached well structures of various types that are placed on the seabed, for example subsea production facilities with e.g. a wellhead, christmas tree and subsea templates, are included under the facility term. The same applies for equipment in the well and the well itself. This means that, unless otherwise evident from the context, requirements for facilities will also apply for the mentioned equipment, etc. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Facility

The term facility includes permanently placed and mobile facilities. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Facility

Like the Petroleum Act, the Working Environment Act will apply to facilities in the petroleum activities. The term facility is the same as is used in the Petroleum Act, cf. the definition in Section 1-6, litera d of the Petroleum Act. The Working Environment Act has a different, narrower application for vessels than the Petroleum Act, but in the determination of what constitutes a facility and what constitutes a vessel, the same criteria as follow from the petroleum legislation form the basis. Reference is here made to the delimitation in the Petroleum Act in connection with Section 1-4 cf. Section 1-6 litera c, which further limits what vessels can be considered supply and standby vessels, cf. Odelsting Proposition No. 43 (1995-1996), pages 27 and 28. The term includes, in addition to vessels that transport personnel and equipment, crane barges and other service vessels, vessels used to carry out manned underwater operations, pipe-laying vessels, vessels that carry out seismic surveys, etc. On the other hand, e.g. mobile drilling facilities, drilling or production vessels, flotels, etc. will clearly be covered by the term facility. As follows from the second subsection, however, certain restrictions have been set in the actual scope in relation to the Petroleum Act, which entails that the Working Environment Act will have a somewhat more limited application as regards the vessel function. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Facility

Facility includes amenity and equipment. Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. Legislation  

Facility

“Facilities” means offshore installation, plant, associated pipelines and cables and other equipment for petroleum activities, but does not include supply and support vessels or ships that transport petroleum in bulk. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations
Existing Facility

Existing Facility

Definition(s)

Existing Facility

Existing facility means a facility at a location in Commonwealth waters, if the facility is or has been in use, or is available for use, in that location. 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

Existing Facility

Existing facility, as used in 30 CFR 550.303, means an OCS facility described in an Exploration Plan or a Development and Production Plan approved before June 2, 1980. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Existing Facility

Existing facilities as mentioned in this Section No. 3, means facilities where the plan for development and operation of petroleum deposits (PDO) has been approved in accordance with Section 4-2 of the Petroleum Act, or where special permission has been given on the basis of plans for installation and operation of facilities for transport and exploitation of petroleum (PIO) in accordance with the Petroleum Act Section 4-3, or facilities that have been granted consent to carry out petroleum activities before these regulations entered into force. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Facilities Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  

Existing Facilities

Existing facilities are facilities for which the Plan for Development and Operations (PDO) is approved, or a special permission has been granted under a PIO, cf. Sections 4-2 and 4-3 of the Petroleum Act, respectively, or facilities that have been granted consent to carry out petroleum activities. For mobile facilities, it is presumed that a facility is new when a new consent is applied for, in the same manner as according to the safety regulations that were in force until these regulations entered into force. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory Guidance  
Act

Act

Definition(s)

Act

“Act” means the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act (Loi). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-111, Canada, current to May 1, 2014. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations, SOR/96-117, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Regulations Source: Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations, SOR/96-118, February 2013. Regulations Source: Offshore Waste Treatment Guidelines, The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, and National Energy Board, Canada, December 15, 2010. Regulatory Guidance

ACT

The assumed malevolent scenario under study.

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

Act

“Act” means the Oil and Gas Production and Conservation Act (Loi). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations, SOR/88-600, February 2013. Regulations  

Act

“Act” means Part II of the Canada Labour Code (Loi). 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  

Act

ACT shall mean the Oil and Gas Conservation Act of the State of Colorado. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. Regulations  

Act

“ACT” means automatic custody transfer. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. Regulations  

Act

Act means the OCS Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.). Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations  

Act

Act means the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of 1953 (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq. ), as amended by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-372). Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). Regulations  

Act

"Act" means State of Wyoming Occupational Health and Safety Act, as amended 1992. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. Regulations  

Act

Act means the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. Regulations  

ACT

Automatic custody transfer. 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  

Act

Act—The Oil and Gas Act (58 P. S. § §  601.101—601.605). Source: Oil and Gas Wells, Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 78, December 2012. Regulations

Act

Act means the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act. Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Geophysical Operations Regulations, SOR/95-144, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations, SOR/95-187, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Diving Regulations, SOR/95-189, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations, SOR/95-191, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-317, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. 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 Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. Regulations  

Act

Act means the Canada Newfoundland Atlantic Accord Implementation Act. 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  

Act

The Accord Acts and the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act. 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  

Act

Act means the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Environment) Regulations 2009 (Statutory Rules 1999 No. 228 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. Regulations 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 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  

This Act

This Act includes the regulations. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Act, The

The enabling legislation that creates NOPSEMA, provides its functions and powers for its OHS inspectors and imposes duties on those who are regulated by NOPSEMA. The Act has changed over time:
  • From 1st January 2005 to 30th June 2008: The Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967
  • From 1st July 2008 to 20th November 2008 The Offshore Petroleum Act 2006
  • From 21st November 2008: The Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006
It may also refer to the State PSLA or Territory PSLA when this is relevant. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Act

The Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, the Canada-Nova Scotia Atlantic Accord Implementation Act and the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Atlantic Accord Implementation Act. 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

 

Act

Act means the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992. Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Mining Administration) Regulations 1996, SR 1996/220, New Zealand, as of January 2011. Regulations  

Act

“Act” means the Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948. Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. Regulations  

Act

Act: Mijnbouwwet. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007).  Legislation  

Act

“Act” means the Petroleum Act, 1934 (30 of 1934). Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations  

Act

“Act” means the Petroleum Act, 1934 (30 of 1934. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations