Glossary
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OISD
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OISD
“OISD” means “Oil Industry Safety Directorate” a technical body assisting the Safety Council constituted under the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsController
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Controller
“Controller” means Controller of Explosives and includes Joint Chief Controller of Explosives, Deputy Chief Controller of Explosives and Deputy Controller of Explosives. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTerritorial Waters
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Territorial Waters
“Territorial waters” means the belt of sea adjacent to the coast of India including its islands or extending into the sea to a distance of six nautical miles measured from the appropriate base line. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsThe Act
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The Act
“The Act” means the Oilfields (Regulation & Development) Act, 1948 (53 of 1948). Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsStratum
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Stratum
“Stratum” means a layer of rock more or less similar through out a lithological unit. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsOil Wells
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Oil Wells
“Oil wells” means any well which is capable of producing crude oil and which is not a gas well. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsInformation Drilling
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Information Drilling
“Information drilling” means the drilling of bore-holes for the purpose of procuring scientific information and not with the immediate object of obtaining petroleum. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsGeological Survey
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Geological Survey
“Geological survey” includes the examination of exposed rocks in the field, the collection of the necessary specimens of rocks and other materials, investigations in the laboratory, the preparation of geological maps and geological sections and all other operations essential for the determination of the geological nature, age and structure of rocks in any area. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsGeological Survey
“Geophysical survey” means the search, by instruments for the presence of suitable underground geological structure and includes the sinking of bore-holes for detonating explosives for the purpose, but not the drilling or deep bore-holes or the sinking of trial shafts, trenches, or other kinds of large and deep excavations connected with prospecting. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsFields
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Fields
“Fields” means the general area which is underlaid, or appears to be underlaid, by at least one pool and shall include the underground reservoir or reservoirs containing petroleum or natural gas or both. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsDrilling or Boring
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Drilling or Boring
“Drilling” or “boring” means perforation of the earth’s surface crust by mechanical means (irrespective of whether the hole caused by the perforation is vertical, inclined, or horizontal) and includes all operations for preventing collapse of the sides of such hole or for preventing such hole from being filled with extraneous materials including water. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsBore-hole
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Bore-hole
“Bore-hole” includes an oil well or gas well. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsTank Forming Part of a Tank Vehicle
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Tank Forming Part of a Tank Vehicle
In this part, “the tank forming part of a tank vehicle” shall be deemed to include any number of tanks on the same chassis and any limitation herein specified the capacity of a tank shall be construed so as to permit of the tank containing the quantity specified under varying degrees of temperature. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsWell-head Tank
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Well-head Tank
“Well-head tank” means a tank into which crude petroleum flowing or being pumped from an oil well is first discharged. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsVehicles
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Vehicles
“Vehicles” means all carriages, including animal-drawn carriages for the transportation of petroleum either in bulk or otherwise than in bulk. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTesting Officer
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Testing Officer
“Testing officer” means an officer authorised by the Central Government to test petroleum under Sec.17 of the Act. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTank Wagon
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Tank Wagon
“Tank wagon” means a railway carriage with a tank mounted thereon. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTank Vehicle
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Tank Vehicle
“Tank vehicle” means any vehicle, including a tank wagon with a tank of a capacity exceeding 1,000 litres mounted thereon. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. RegulationsTank Vehicle
“Tank vehicle” means any vehicle, including a tank wagon with a tank of a capacity exceeding 1,000 litres mounted thereon and also includes refueller used for refuelling of air crafts or onsite fueling of heavy vehicles/machineries/stationery equipments. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTank truck
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Tank truck
“Tank truck” means a single self-propelled vehicle with a tank mounted thereon. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTank Semi-trailer
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Tank Semi-trailer
“Tank semi-trailer” means a tank trailer constructed in such a manner that when it is drawn by a tractor by means of fifth wheel connection, some part of the load rests on the towing vehicle. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTank Trailer
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Tank Trailer
“Tank trailer” means vehicle with a tank mounted thereon or built as integral part thereof and constructed in such a manner that it has at least two axles and all its load rests on its own wheels. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsTank Cart
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Tank Cart
“Tank cart” means a hand-drawn or animal-drawn vehicle equipped with a tank. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsStore Shed
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Store Shed
“Store shed” means a building used for the storage of petroleum otherwise than in bulk, whether forming part of an installation or not, but does not include a building used for the stores of petroleum exempt from licence under Secs. 7, 8 or 9 of the Act. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsService Station
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Service Station
“Service station” means any premises specially prepared for the fuelling of motor vehicles and includes such places within the premises which have been specially approved by the licensing authority for the servicing of motor vehicles and for other purposes. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsSchedule
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Schedule
“Schedule” means a Schedule annexed to these rules. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. Regulations Source: Petroleum and Natural Gas (Safety in Offshore Operations) Rules, 2008, India, 18th June 2008. RegulationsSampling Officer
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Sampling Officer
“Sampling officer” means an officer authorized by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Sec. 14 of the Act. Source: The Petroleum Rules, 1976, India, 1976. Regulations Source: The Petroleum Rules, 2002, India, 13th March 2002. RegulationsProtected Works
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Protected Works
“Protected works” include-- buildings in which persons dwell or assemble, docks, wharves, timber and coal yards, furnace, kiln or chimney and buildings or places used for storing petroleum or for any other purpose but does not include buildings or places forming part of an installation;
- any public road or a railway line which is used exclusively as an oil siding; and
- overhead high-tension power lines.