Contractor’s Standby

Contractor’s Standby

Definition(s)

Contractor's Standby

A half hitch in a wire line secured by a wire line clamp(s). Source: Petroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations
Circulating Hose (Bumper Hose)

Circulating Hose (Bumper Hose)

Definition(s)

Circulating Hose (Bumper Hose)

A hose for high pressure circulation between the high pressure side of the mud pump and the bottom of the standpipe. Source: Petroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. Regulations
WEC

WEC

Definition(s)

WEC

Wells Expert Committee. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards  
WCTEC

WCTEC

Definition(s)

WCTEC

Well Control Training, Examination and Certification. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards  
U-tube

U-tube

Definition(s)

U-tube

Method to assimilate pressures between two vertical pipes with pressure communicating at the bottom but potentially filled with different fluid densities and possibly having different pressures applied at different points in the pipes. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards  
UBD

UBD

Definition(s)

UBD

Underbalanced drilling. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards Source: NORSOK D-001, Drilling facilities, Rev. 3, December 2012. Global Standards Source: Oil & Gas UK, Guidelines on subsea BOP systems, Issue 1, July 2012, Global Standards  
Pressure Operations

Pressure Operations

Definition(s)

Pressure operations

Well operations where any of the following conditions exist: the wellbore hydraulic fluid column is not expected to contain formation pressure, if well kill operations are anticipated or if surface pressure control equipment is required during a well operation. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards  
Operations Team

Operations Team

Definition(s)

Operations Team(s)

Well operations personnel from oil and gas producing companies, but also for all critical well operations personnel including drilling contractors, well intervention and well servicing companies, covering both wellsite and office-based personnel. Specific roles within an Operations Team are described in more detail in the Role based Training section of this document. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards
Non Pressure Operations

Non Pressure Operations

Definition(s)

Non Pressure Operations

Well operations whereby: the wellbore hydraulic fluid column is expected to control the wellbore pressure, well control equipment is expected to be used only as a secondary barrier and no well kill operations are anticipated. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards
MWD/LWD

MWD/LWD

Definition(s)

MWD/LWD

Management while drilling / logging while drilling. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards
IWCF

IWCF

Definition(s)

IWCF

International Well Control Forum. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards
HT

HT

Definition(s)

HT

High temperature is defined as when the undisturbed bottom hole temperature at reservoir depth is greater than 149°C (300°F). Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards  

ht

Height of spudcan widest diameter.

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

Hot-stab

Definition(s)

Hot-stab

Referring to a subsea technique whereby an ROV may connect directly to a BOP to actuate the BOP rams to close, open or perform other BOP functions. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards
HFTF

HFTF

Definition(s)

HFTF

Training, Competence and Human Factors Task Force. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards
Deepwater

Deepwater

Definition(s)

Deepwater

Deepwater has traditionally been defined as greater than 300m of water depth. However in this document specific Deepwater well control training and certification is suggested for operations in water depths greater than 1,000m. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards
CMS

CMS

Definition(s)

CMS

Competency Management System. Source: OGP Report No. 476, Recommendations for enhancements to well control training, examination and certification, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, October 2012. Global Standards  
Work-related Injury

Work-related Injury

Definition(s)

Work-related injury

See occupational injury. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
US CSB

US CSB

Definition(s)

US CSB

US Chemical Safety and hazard investigation Board. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
Unsafe Location

Unsafe Location

Definition(s)

Unsafe location

An atmospheric pressure relief device discharge point or downstream destructive device (e.g. flare, scrubber) discharge point that results in a potential hazard, such as the formation of flammable, toxic or corrosive mixtures at grade level or on elevated work structures, or ignition of relief stress at the point of emission. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
United Nations Dangerous Goods

United Nations Dangerous Goods

Definition(s)

United Nations Dangerous Goods (UNDG)

A classification system used to evaluate the potential hazards of various materials when released, which is used by most international countries as part of the product labeling or shipping information (see Reference 19). Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
UNDG

UNDG

Definition(s)

UNDG

United Nations recommendations on the transport of Dangerous Goods.1  

United Nations Dangerous Goods (UNDG)

A classification system used to evaluate the potential hazards of various materials when released, which is used by most international countries as part of the product labeling or shipping information (see Reference 19). Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
UK HSE

UK HSE

Definition(s)

UK HSE

United Kingdom Health and Safety Executive. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
Total Recordable Incidents

Total Recordable Incidents

Definition(s)

Total recordable incidents (TRIs)

The sum of fatalities, lost work case days, restricted work day cases and medical treatment cases. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
TRI

TRI

Definition(s)

TRI

Total recordable incidents. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  

Total recordable incidents (TRIs)

The sum of fatalities, lost work case days, restricted work day cases and medical treatment cases. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
Third Party

Third Party

Definition(s)

Third Party

An individual or organisation with no business relation with 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

Third Party

A person with no business relation with the Company or contractor. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards
TIH

TIH

Definition(s)

TIH

Toxic inhalation hazard. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
Tier

Tier

Definition(s)

Tier

One of the four levels of the OGP framework for asset integrity KPIs as described inthis report, which is in turn based on the API/ANSI standard RP 754 (see Reference 6). Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
Secondary Containment

Secondary Containment

Definition(s)

Secondary containment

An impermeable physical barrier specifically designed to prevent release into the environment of materials that have breached primary containment. Secondary containment systems include, but are not limited to, tank dykes, curbing around process equipment, drainage collection systems into segregated oily drain systems, the outer wall of double walled tanks etc. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  

Secondary containment

An impermeable physical barrier specifically designed to prevent release of materials into the environment that have already breached primary containment (i.e. an LOPC). Secondary containment systems include, but are not limited to, tank dykes, curbing around process equipment, drainage collection systems into segregated oily drain systems, the outer wall of double walled tanks, etc. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
SOL

SOL

Definition(s)

SOL

Safe operating limits. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards  
SIA

SIA

Definition(s)

SIA

Safety Instrumentation and Alarms. Source: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global Standards