Wireline Safety Valve

Wireline Safety Valve

Definition(s)


Wireline Safety Valve

A downhole safety valve that can be set and retrieved by wireline or slickline. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
V

V

Definition(s)


V

Volts. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards  

V

Volume of the conical spudcan below mudline when z = ym.

Source: ABS Guidance Notes on Geotechnical Performance of Spudcan Foundations, January 2017. Global Standards
Unarmed

Unarmed

Definition(s)


Unarmed

A loaded explosive device (see definition above). Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
TCP

TCP

Definition(s)


TCP

Tubing Conveyed Perforating. Source:API SPECIFICATION 19TT, Specification for Downhole Well Test Tools and Related Equipment, First Edition, October 2016. Global Standards Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards  

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol. Source: API SPEC 17F, Specification for Subsea Production Control Systems, Second Edition, December 2006 (Reaffirmed April 2011). Global Standards Source: ISO/IEC 27032:2015, Information technology — Security techniques — Guidelines for cybersecurity, First Edition, July 2012. Global Standards.
Single Point Safety Switch

Single Point Safety Switch

Definition(s)


Single Point Safety Switch

A single keylock safety switch with a properly secured single key which isolates all power from the wireline prior to attachment of an explosive device. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Sidewall Sample Taker

Sidewall Sample Taker

Definition(s)


Should

A ballistic or mechanical tool used to extract and retrieve formation core samples from the sidewall of the wellbore. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards  
Select Fire Perforating Gun System

Select Fire Perforating Gun System

Definition(s)


Select Fire Perforating Gun System

A method of sequentially firing a number of perforating guns in a gun string after relocation of the gun string to perforate a number of intervals in a single run. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Secondary Explosive

Secondary Explosive

Definition(s)


Secondary Explosive

A high explosive that is less sensitive than a primary explosive to heat and shock. Also referred to as secondary high explosive. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Safety Sub

Safety Sub

Definition(s)


Safety Sub

Used in tubing conveyed perforating gun strings, the safety sub is the very top section that does not contain shaped charge perforators. The purpose is to place the perforator loaded guns below the rig floor when the firing head is installed to augment rig crew safety. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
RF

RF

Definition(s)


RF

Radio Frequency. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards  

rf

Failure ratio.

Source: ABS Guidance Notes on Geotechnical Performance of Spudcan Foundations, January 2017. Global Standards
Regulations

Regulations

Definition(s)


Regulations

Any prescribed local, state, or Federal rule or ordinance pertaining to the subject at hand. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards  

Regulations

Regulations means the Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, and/or Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, as the case may be. 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  

Regulations

The Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, Newfoundland Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, and/or Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling and Production Regulations, as the case may be. 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

Regulations, The

Regulations concerning OHS made under the Act. They are some of the listed OHS laws. They have changed over time. From 1st January 2005 to 31st December 2009:
  • the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Safety on Offshore Facilities) Regulations 1996;
  • the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Diving Safety) Regulations 2002;
  • the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Occupational Health and Safety) Regulations 1993;
  • the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Pipelines) Regulations 2001, to the extent that those regulations relate to occupational health and safety matters;
From 1st January 2010 to 7th June 2010:
  • the Offshore Petroleum (Safety) Regulations 2009;
From 8th June 2010 onwards:
  • the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009.
Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory Guidance  

Regulations

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

Regulations

Regulations means regulations made under the Act, including these 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  

Regulations

Regulations means regulations made for the purposes of this Schedule. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  

Regulations

Legislation applicable to environmental programs for the Offshore Petroleum industry (listed in Section 1 of these PEGs). 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  

Regulations

“Regulations” means regulations made by the Board under this Act. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board Act, 2006, No. 19 of 2006, India, amended as of May 2013. Legislation
Primary Explosive

Primary Explosive

Definition(s)


Primary Explosive

A very sensitive explosive compound used as the first material in an explosive train that is initiated by the appropriate application of flame, friction, heat, impact, or spark. Also referred to as primary high explosive. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Power Safe Device

Power Safe Device

Definition(s)


Power Safe Device

A device installed on a wireline tool string between the wireline and the detonator which permits downhole arming of the detonator. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Phase Transition Temperature

Phase Transition Temperature

Definition(s)


Phase Transition Temperature

The temperature at which the onset of a change in the crystal structure of a material takes place. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Percussion Detonator

Percussion Detonator

Definition(s)


Percussion Detonator

A detonator designed to be initiated by mechanical impact. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards  
Misfire

Misfire

Definition(s)


Misfire

The failure of an armed explosive device to properly function, e.g., detonate, when subjected to the proper impulse for firing, either mechanically or electrically. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
No-Fire Rating

No-Fire Rating

Definition(s)


No-Fire Rating

The maximum “no-fire” power level is the maximum DC or RF power at which a detonator will not fire with a probability of 0.999 at a confidence level of 95% as determined by test and computation. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Lockout

Lockout

Definition(s)


Lockout

“The placement of a lockout device on an energy isolating device, in accordance with an established procedure, ensuring that the energy isolating device and the equipment being controlled cannot be operated until the lockout device is removed” (from OSHA 1910.147). API RP 2201, Safe Hot Tapping Practices in the Petroleum & Petrochemical Industries, Fifth Edition, July 2003 (Reaffirmed October 2010), Global Standards

Lockout

A positive mechanical locking device usually by keyswitch to prevent the inadvertent energizing of equipment. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Loaded Explosive Device

Loaded Explosive Device

Definition(s)


Loaded Explosive Device

A mechanical device to which the explosive components have been inserted or attached, with the exception of the initiating device (see unarmed). Sometimes used interchangeably with charged explosive device. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
IME

IME

Definition(s)


IME

Institute of Makers of Explosives. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Hydraulic/Pressure Actuated Firing Head

Hydraulic/Pressure Actuated Firing Head

Definition(s)


Hydraulic/Pressure Actuated Firing Head

An initiation system utilizing hydraulic or downhole pressure to initiate a tubing conveyed perforator string. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
HMX

HMX

Definition(s)


HMX

Octogen or Octohydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Formation Tester

Formation Tester

Definition(s)


Formation Tester

A tool run on wireline for the purpose of pressure measurement and the extraction and identification of formation fluid samples. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Exploding Foil Initiator

Exploding Foil Initiator

Definition(s)


Exploding Foil Initiator

A detonator utilizing a metallic foil, which when vaporized by a high-voltage pulse, drives a flyer plate into a secondary explosive pellet, initiating the explosive. It contains no primary explosive. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Exploding Bridgewire Detonator

Exploding Bridgewire Detonator

Definition(s)


Exploding Bridgewire Detonator

A detonator utilizing a bridgewire but requiring a high-voltage, high-current pulse to initiate the device. It contains no primary explosive. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Essential Safety Systems

Essential Safety Systems

Definition(s)


Essential Safety Systems

Those systems that are critical to maintaining a safe working environment, and for the safe completion of explosives operations. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Electric Detonator

Electric Detonator

Definition(s)


Electric Detonator

A detonator designed to be initiated by electric current or a current pulse. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Electric Arming

Electric Arming

Definition(s)


Electric Arming

The electrical attachment of an electro-explosive device to a source of electrical power prior to energizing the circuit. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
EFI

EFI

Definition(s)


EFI

Exploding Foil Initiator, (see definition above). Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards
Drop Bar Initiation

Drop Bar Initiation

Definition(s)


Drop Bar Initiation

An initiation system for tubing conveyed perforating systems utilizing a gravity drop bar to initiate a percussion detonator. Source: API RP 67, Recommended Practice for Oilfield Explosives Safety, Upstream Segment, Second Edition, May 2007. Global Standards