Good Oilfield Practice

Good Oilfield Practice

Definition(s)

Good oilfield practice

Good oilfield practice means all those things that are generally accepted as good and safe in:
  1. the carrying on of exploration for petroleum; or
  2. petroleum recovery operations.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Geological Formation

Geological Formation

Definition(s)

Geological formation

Geological formation includes:
  1. any seal or reservoir of a geological formation; and
  2. any associated geological attributes or features of a geological formation.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Geographic Coordinate

Geographic Coordinate

Definition(s)

Geographic coordinate

Geographic coordinate includes:
  1. a meridian of longitude by itself; and
  2. a parallel of latitude by itself.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Geocentric Datum of Australia

Geocentric Datum of Australia

Definition(s)

Geocentric Datum of Australia

Geocentric Datum of Australia means the Geocentric Datum of Australia as defined in Gazette No. 35 of 6 September 1995 (GDA94 geocentric data set). Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Fundamental Suitability Determinants

Fundamental Suitability Determinants

Definition(s)

Fundamental suitability determinants

Fundamental suitability determinants:
  1. when used in relation to an eligible greenhouse gas storage formation—has the meaning given by subsection 21(8); or
  2. when used in relation to an identified greenhouse gas storage formation—has the meaning given by subsection 312(11).
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Fixed-term Petroleum Production License

Fixed-term Petroleum Production License

Definition(s)

Fixed-term petroleum production license

Fixed-term petroleum production licence means a petroleum production licence covered by item 2 or 3 of the table in subsection 165(1). Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Federal Court

Federal Court

Definition(s)

Federal Court

Federal Court means the Federal Court of Australia. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Explore for potential greenhouse gas injection sites

Explore for potential greenhouse gas injection sites

Definition(s)

Explore for potential greenhouse gas injection sites

For the purposes of this Act, if:
  1. a person:
    1. carries out a seismic survey, or any other kind of survey, in an offshore area; or
    2. takes samples of the seabed or subsoil of an offshore area; and
  2. the person does so with the intention that the person or another could use the survey data, or information derived from the samples, as the case may be, for the purpose of discovering one or more potential greenhouse gas injection sites;
the person is taken to explore for those potential greenhouse gas injection sites. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Explore for Potential Greenhouse Gas Formation

Explore for Potential Greenhouse Gas Formation

Definition(s)

Explore for a potential greenhouse gas formation

For the purposes of this Act, if:
  1. a person has reasonable grounds to suspect that a part of a geological formation could be an eligible greenhouse gas storage formation; and
  2. the person carries out an activity for the purposes of ascertaining either or both of the following:
    1. the spatial extent of the eligible greenhouse gas storage formation;
    2. any of the fundamental suitability determinants of the eligible greenhouse gas storage formation;
the person is taken to explore for a potential greenhouse gas formation. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Explore for Potential Greenhouse Gas Storage Formation

Explore for Potential Greenhouse Gas Storage Formation

Definition(s)

Explore for potential greenhouse gas storage formation

For the purposes of this Act, if:
  1. a person:
    1. carries out a seismic survey, or any other kind of survey, in an offshore area; or
    2. takes samples of the seabed or subsoil of an offshore area; and
  2. the person does so with the intention that the person or another could use the survey data, or information derived from the samples, as the case may be, for the purpose of discovering one or more potential greenhouse gas storage formations;
the person is taken to explore for those potential greenhouse gas storage formations. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Explore for Petroleum

Explore for Petroleum

Definition(s)

Explore for petroleum

For the purposes of this Act, if:
  1. a person:
    1. carries out a seismic survey, or any other kind of survey, in an offshore area; or
    2. takes samples of the seabed or subsoil of an offshore area; and
  2. the person does so with the intention that the person or another could use the survey data, or information derived from the samples, as the case may be, for the purpose of discovering petroleum;
the person is taken to explore for petroleum. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Explore

Explore

Definition(s)

To explore

“To explore” means to undertake standard practices in searching for petroleum by employing geological, geophysical, and other surveys; and also includes to undertake drilling for stratigraphic tests in order to determine the existence of petroleum and its extent, to define the boundaries of petroleum reservoirs or to obtain other essential data which are necessary to petroleum production. Source: Law of Information Energy, Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971), Thailand, as of June 2013. Legislation

Explore

Explore:
  1. when used in relation to petroleum—has a meaning affected by subsection 19(1); or
  2. when used in relation to a potential greenhouse gas storage formation—has a meaning affected by subsections 19(2) and (3); or
  3. when used in relation to a potential greenhouse gas injection site—has a meaning affected by subsection 19(4).
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation  
Expiry Date

Expiry Date

Definition(s)

Expiry date

Expiry date:
  1. when used in relation to a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence—has the meaning given by subsection 10(1); or
  2. when used in relation to a greenhouse gas assessment permit or a greenhouse gas holding lease (other than a special greenhouse gas holding lease)—has the meaning given by subsection 10(2).
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Expert Advisory Committee Member

Expert Advisory Committee Member

Definition(s)

Expert advisory committee member

Expert advisory committee member means a member of an expert advisory committee, and includes the Chair of an expert advisory committee. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Expert Advisory Committee

Expert Advisory Committee

Definition(s)

Expert advisory committee

Expert advisory committee means a committee established under section 748. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Engage in Conduct

Engage in Conduct

Definition(s)

Engage in conduct

Engage in conduct means:
  1. do an act; or
  2. omit to perform an act.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Certificate of Fitness

Certificate of Fitness

Definition(s)

Certificate of Fitness

“Certificate of fitness” means a certificate issued by a certifying authority in accordance with section 4 of the Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations (certificat de conformité) 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 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

Certificate of Fitness

“Certificate of fitness” means a certificate, in the form fixed by the Board, issued by a certifying authority in accordance with section 4 of the Nova Scotia Offshore Certificate of Fitness Regulations; certificat de conformité

Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations, SOR/95-191, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations  
Eligible Greenhouse Gas Storage

Eligible Greenhouse Gas Storage

Definition(s)

Eligible greenhouse gas storage

Eligible greenhouse gas storage formation has the meaning given by section 21. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Eastern Greater Sunrise Offshore Area

Eastern Greater Sunrise Offshore Area

Definition(s)

Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area

Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area has the meaning given by Schedule 7. Note: The Eastern Greater Sunrise offshore area is a part of the offshore area of the Northern Territory. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Detection Agent

Detection Agent

Definition(s)

Detection agent

Detection agent means a substance, whether in a gaseous or liquid state, that: when added to:
  1. another substance; or
  2. a mixture of other substances;
facilitates the monitoring of the behaviour of that other substance or that mixture, as the case may be; and is specified in the regulations. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Designated Authority

Designated Authority

Definition(s)

Designated Authority

Designated Authority:
  1. means a person who, at any time before the commencement of Part 6.10, was a Designated Authority (within the meaning of this Act); and
  2. when used in the expression the Designated Authority, means a person who, at any time before the commencement of Part 6.10, was the Designated Authority (within the meaning of this Act) for the offshore area concerned.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Designated Agreement

Designated Agreement

Definition(s)

Designated agreement

Designated agreement has the meaning given by section 32. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Dealing

Dealing

Definition(s)

Dealing

Dealing means a dealing to which Part 4.6 applies. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Declared Petroleum Retention Lease

Declared Petroleum Retention Lease

Definition(s)

Declared petroleum retention lease

Declared petroleum retention lease has the meaning given by section 138. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Declared Petroleum Production Licence

Declared Petroleum Production Licence

Definition(s)

Declared petroleum production licence

Declared petroleum production licence has the meaning given by section 164. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Declared Petroleum Exploration Permit

Declared Petroleum Exploration Permit

Definition(s)

Declared petroleum exploration permit

Declared petroleum exploration permit has the meaning given by section 101. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Declared Greenhouse Gas Facility

Declared Greenhouse Gas Facility

Definition(s)

Declared greenhouse gas facility

Declared greenhouse gas facility has the meaning given by section 18. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Datum

Datum

Definition(s)

Datum

Datum means a reference frame for defining geographic coordinates. Note: If the position on the surface of the Earth of a particular point is identified by a coordinate that is determined by reference to a particular datum, the use of a different datum will result in the same point being identified by a different coordinate. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. Legislation
Accommodation Installation

Accommodation Installation

Definition(s)

Accommodation Installation

“Accommodation installation” means an installation that is used to accommodate persons at a production site or drill site and that functions independently of a production installation, drilling installation or diving installation, and includes any associated dependent diving system (installation d’habitation) 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 Certificate of Fitness Regulations, SOR/95-187, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Installations Regulations, SOR/95-191, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. Regulations
Accommodation Area

Accommodation Area

Definition(s)

Accommodation Area

“Accommodation area” means dependent personnel accommodation or an accommodation installation (secteur d’habitation). 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