Slit Trench

Slit Trench

Definition(s)

Slit Trench

"Slit trench" means a pit or bermed area at the drilling site used for the temporary storage of drilling fluids and/or cuttings to provide access for equipment to remove the contents off site. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Slick Spot

Slick Spot

Definition(s)

Slick Spot

"Slick spot" means a small area of soil having a puddled, crusted, or smooth surface and an excess of exchangeable sodium. The soil is generally silty or clayey, is slippery when wet, and is low in productivity. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Separator

Separator

Definition(s)

Separator

Horizontal, vertical, or spherical vessel used to remove liquid from gas, and gas from liquid. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global Standards

Separator

"Separator" means any apparatus for separating oil, gas, and water as they are produced from a well at the surface. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Reuse

Reuse

Definition(s)

Reuse

"Reuse" is the introduction (or reintroduction) into an industrial, manufacturing, or disposal process of a material which would otherwise be classified as a deleterious substance. A material will be considered "used or reused" if it is either:
  1. Employed as an ingredient (including use as an intermediate) in an industrial, manufacturing, or disposal process to make or recover a product.
  2. Employed in a particular function or application as an effective substitute for a commercial product or non-deleterious substance.
Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Reuse

Reuse means the activity of recovering components and materials for further use without reprocessing. Source: Resolution MEPC.219(63), 2012 Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL Annex V, 2 March 2012, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance  

Reuse

To employ hazardous waste as an ingredient in an industrial process to make a product (other than recovery of distinct components of hazardous waste as separate end products) or effective substitution of hazardous waste for a commercial product used in a particular function or application. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. Regulations
Reservoir Pressure

Reservoir Pressure

Definition(s)

Reservoir Pressure

"Reservoir pressure" means the static or stabilized pressure in pounds per square inch existing at the face of the formation of an oil or gas well. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Remediation Pit

Remediation Pit

Definition(s)

Remediation Pit

"Remediation pit" means a pit which is used for the handling, storage, or disposal of deleterious substances and/or soils contaminated by deleterious substances which are relocated to the pit for the purpose of remediating a site which is known to be or suspected to be causing pollution. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Re-Enter or Reentry

Re-Enter or Reentry

Definition(s)

Re-Enter or Reentry

"Re-enter" or "re-entry" is the act of entering a plugged well for the purpose of utilizing said well for the production of oil or gas, for the disposal of fluids therein, for a service well, or for the salvaging of tubing or casing therefrom. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  
Recycling/Reuse Pit

Recycling/Reuse Pit

Definition(s)

Recycling/Reuse Pit

"Recycling/reuse pit" means a pit which is used for the recycling or reuse of deleterious substances, is located off-site, and is operated by the generator of the waste. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Recycling

Recycling

Definition(s)

Recycling

"Recycling" is the reuse, processing, reclaiming, treating, neutralizing, or refining of materials and by-products into a product of beneficial use which, if discarded, would be deleterious substances. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Recycling

Recycling means the activity of segregating and recovering components and materials for reprocessing. Resolution MEPC.219(63), 2012 Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL Annex V, 2 March 2012, International Maritime Organization. Regulatory Guidance
Recomplete Or Recompletion

Recomplete Or Recompletion

Definition(s)

Recomplete Or Recompletion

"Recomplete" or "recompletion" means any operation to:
  1. Convert an existing well from an injection well or disposal well, to a producing well, or
  2. Add or change common sources of supply in an existing well.
Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Reclaimer

Reclaimer

Definition(s)

Reclaimer

"Reclaimer" or "reclamation plant" includes any person licensed by the Oklahoma Tax Commission pursuant to 68 O.S.§1015.1 who reclaims or salvages or in any way removes or extracts oil from waste products associated with the production, storage, or transportation of oil including, but not limited to BS&W, tank bottoms, pit and waste oil, and/or waste oil residue. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Public Street

Public Street

Definition(s)

Public Street

"Public street" or "road" means any federal, state, county, or municipal street or road owned or maintained for public access or use. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  

Public Street

"Public street" or "road" means any federal, state, county, or municipal street or road owned or maintained for public access or use. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations  
Support Craft

Support Craft

Definition(s)

Support Craft

“Support craft” means a vessel, vehicle, aircraft, standby vessel or other craft used to provide transportation for or assistance to persons on the site where a work or activity is conducted (véhicule de service). 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: 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 Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-317, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  

Support Craft

“Support craft” means a vessel, vehicle, tug, ship, aircraft, air cushion vehicle, standby vessel or other craft used to provide transport for goods, materials, equipment or personnel or other assistance to the work place. 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
Slick Line

Slick Line

Definition(s)

Slick Line

“Slick line” means a single steel cable used to run tools in a well (câble lisse). 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
Primary Well

Primary Well

Definition(s)

Primary Well

"Primary well" means a wellbore that, as part of a multi-well system, serves as the conduit through which oil and gas is produced to the surface. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Overage

Overage

Definition(s)

Overage

"Overage" means the oil or gas delivered to a carrier, transporter, or taker in excess of the allowable set by the Commission for any given period. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Seafloor

Seafloor

Definition(s)

Seafloor

Interface between the sea and the seabed. Source: API RP 2GEO, Geotechnical Foundation Design Considerations, First Edition, April, 2011, Addendum 1, October 2014. Global Standards Source: API Recommended Practice 2GEO, Geotechnical and Foundation Design Considerations, First Edition, April 2015 (Addendum 1, October 2014). Global Standards

Seafloor

“Seafloor” means the surface of all that portion of land under the sea (fond marin). 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
Safety Plan

Safety Plan

Definition(s)

Safety Plan

“Safety plan” means the safety plan submitted to the Board under section 6 (plan de sécurité). 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
Oil Allowable Or Allowable Oil

Oil Allowable Or Allowable Oil

Definition(s)

Oil Or Crude Oil

"Oil allowable" or "allowable oil" means the amount of oil authorized to be produced from any well by order of the Commission. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Oil Or Crude Oil

Oil Or Crude Oil

Definition(s)

Oil Or Crude Oil

"Oil" or "crude oil", means, for purposes of these regulations, any petroleum hydrocarbon, except condensate, produced from a well in liquid form by ordinary production methods. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Rig Release Date

Rig Release Date

Definition(s)

Rig Release Date

“Rig release date” means the date on which a rig last conducted well operations (date de libération de l’appareil de forage). 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
Off-Site Reserve Pit

Off-Site Reserve Pit

Definition(s)

Off-Site Reserve Pit

"Off-site reserve pit" means a pit located off-site which is used for the handling, storage, or disposal of drilling fluids and/or cuttings. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Relief Well

Relief Well

Definition(s)

Relief Well

“Relief well” means a well drilled to assist in controlling a blow-out in an existing well (puits de secours). 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
Noncommercial Pit

Noncommercial Pit

Definition(s)

Noncommercial Pit

"Noncommercial pit" means an earthen pit which is located either on-site or off-site and is used for the handling, storage, or disposal of deleterious substances or soils contaminated by deleterious substances produced, obtained, or used in connection with the drilling and/or operation of a well or wells, and is operated by the generator of the waste. This does not include a disposal well pit. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Multiple Zone Completion

Multiple Zone Completion

Definition(s)

Multiple Zone Completion

"Multiple zone completion" means the completion of any well so as to permit the production from more than one common source of supply, with such common sources of supply completely segregated. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Multi-Well Systems

Multi-Well Systems

Definition(s)

Multi-Well Systems

"Multi-well system" means two or more wells that have intersecting well-bores or laterals. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Proration Test

Proration Test

Definition(s)

Proration Test

“Proration test” means, in respect of a development well to which a development plan applies, a test conducted to measure the rates at which fluids are produced from the well for allocation purposes (essai au prorata). 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
Lease Allowable

Lease Allowable

Definition(s)

Lease Allowable

"Lease allowable" means the total of the allowables of the individual wells on the lease. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations
Production Project

Production Project

Definition(s)

Production Project

“Production project” means an undertaking for the purpose of developing a production site on, or producing oil or gas from, a pool or field, and includes any work or activity related to the undertaking (projet de production). 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
Hydrostatic Head Or Hydrostatic Pressure

Hydrostatic Head Or Hydrostatic Pressure

Definition(s)

Hydrostatic Head Or Hydrostatic Pressure

"Hydrostatic head" or "hydrostatic pressure" means the pressure which exists at any point in the wellbore due to the weight of the column of fluid or gas above that point. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. Regulations