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Oil Well
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Oil Well
"Oil well" means a well that produces predominantly oil at a gas-oil ratio of 100,000 scf/stb or lower, unless on a pool-by-pool basis the commission establishes another ratio. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. RegulationsOil Well
“Oil well” means any well capable of producing oil and not being a gas well (puits de pétrole). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1517, February 2013. RegulationsOil Well
OIL WELL shall mean a well, the principal production of which at the mouth of the well is oil, as defined by the Act. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. RegulationsOil Well
"Oil well" means any well capable of producing oil or oil and casinghead gas from a common source of supply as determined by the commission. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. RegulationsOil Well
“Oil well” means a well capable of producing oil and that is not a gas well as defined in Paragraph (6) of Subsection G of 19.15.2.7 NMAC. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. RegulationsOil Well
Any well which produces one barrel or more crude petroleum oil to each 100,000 cubic feet of natural gas. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsGas Well
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Gas Well
"Gas well" means a well that produces predominantly gas at a gas-oil ratio over 100,000 scf/stb, unless on a pool-by-pool basis the commission establishes another ratio. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. RegulationsGas Well
“Gas well” means a well- that produces natural gas not associated or blended with oil at the time of production,
- that produces more than 30,000 cubic feet of natural gas to each barrel of oil from the same producing horizon,
- wherein the gas producing stratum has been successfully segregated from the oil and the gas is produced separately, or
- that is classified as a gas well by the Minister for any reason (puits de gaz).
Gas Well
GAS WELL shall mean a well, the principal production of which at the mouth of the well is gas, as defined by the Act. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. RegulationsGas Well
"Gas well" means a well producing gas or natural gas from a common source of gas supply as determined by the commission. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. RegulationsGas Well
“Gas well” means a well producing gas from a gas pool, or a well with a gas-oil ratio in excess of 100,000 cubic feet of gas per barrel of oil producing from an oil pool. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. RegulationsGas Well
“Gas well” means any well the production from which is predominantly natural gas or condensate, or both in quantity. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsGas-oil Ratio
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Gas-oil Ratio
"Gas-oil ratio" means the cubic feet of gas, determined at 60ø F and 14.65 psia, that are produced per stock tank barrel of oil produced. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. RegulationsGas-oil Ratio
“Gas-oil ratio” means the number of cubic feet of gas produced per barrel of oil (rapport gaz-pétrole). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1517, February 2013. RegulationsGas-oil Ratio
"Gas-oil ratio" means the ratio of the gas produced in cubic feet [cubic meters] to a barrel of oil concurrently produced during any stated period. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. RegulationsGas-oil Ratio
“Gas-oil ratio” means the ratio of the casinghead gas produced in standard cubic feet to the number of barrels of oil concurrently produced during any stated period. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. RegulationsBarrel(BBL)
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Barrel
"Barrel" means 42 U.S. gallons. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. RegulationsBarrel
“Barrel” means 35 gallons (baril). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1517, February 2013. RegulationsBarrel
"Barrel" means 42 (U.S.) gallons at 60 F at atmospheric pressure. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. RegulationsBarrel
“Barrel” means a quantity of liquid equal to forty-two U.S. gallons. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. RegulationsBarrel
Unit for volume of oil, the standard barrel contains 42 gallons.. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global StandardsBarrel
Barrel or Barrel of Oil―forty-two United States gallons of oil at a test of 60º F with deductions for the full percent of basic sediment, water and other impurities present, ascertained by centrifugal or other recognized and customary tests. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsBarrel
BARREL shall mean 42 (U.S.) gallons at 60° F. at atmospheric pressure. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. RegulationsBarrel
"Barrel" means forty-two United States gallons [158.99 liters] measured at sixty degrees Fahrenheit [15.56 degrees Celsius] and fourteen and seventy-three hundredths pounds per square inch absolute [1034.19 grams per square centimeter]. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. RegulationsBarrel
“Barrel” means 42 United States gallons measured at 60 degrees fahrenheit and atmospheric pressure at the sea level. Source: Oil and Gas, New Mexico Administrative Code Title 19, Chapter 15, January 2013. RegulationsBarrel
For the purpose of these sections, a "barrel" of crude petroleum is declared to be 42 gallons of 231 cubic inches per gallon at 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsBarrel
A liquid measure of 42 U. S. gallons (158.9 liters). Source: Petroleum Safety Orders--Drilling and Production, Definitions, California Code of Regulations, 8 CCR § 6505, December 2012. RegulationsCurrent Apportionment Percentage
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Current apportionment percentage
Current apportionment percentage, in relation to an amount of petroleum recovered at a particular time, means:- 79.9%; or
- if, before that time, the Apportionment Ratio set out in article 7 of the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement has changed, at least once, because it has been:
- redetermined due to a technical redetermination undertaken in accordance with paragraph 8(1) of the agreement; or
- altered due to an agreement in accordance with paragraph 8(2) of the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement;
the percentage of the production of petroleum from the Greater Sunrise unit reservoirs that is apportioned to Australia under the Greater Sunrise unitisation agreement immediately after the most recent change to the Apportionment Ratio.
Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationCourt
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Court
“Court” means the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia and includes a judge of that Court; tribunal. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationCourt
In this section, “court” includes a judge thereof and any provincial court judge or justice. Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationCourt
“Court” means, with respect to any frontier lands or any portion thereof, such superior court as may be prescribed and includes a judge thereof; tribunal. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationCourt
In this section, court includes a person authorised to receive evidence:- by a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory; or
- by consent of parties.
Court
"Court" means the High Court or the Court of Judicial Commissioner within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the defendant or respondent carries on the whole or a substantial part of his business, and where the Central Government has, by notification in the Official Gazette, and subject to such restrictions, limitations and conditions, as it thinks fit, empowered any court of civil jurisdiction subordinate to the High Court or, as the case may be, the Court of the Judicial Commissioner, to exercise all or any of the powers conferred by this Act, such court. Source: The Oil Industry (Development) Act, 1974, Act No. 47 of 1974, India, as amended as of May 2013. LegislationContinental Shelf
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Continental Shelf
Continental shelf means the continental shelf (within the meaning of the Seas and Submerged Lands Act 1973) adjacent to the coast of:- Australia (including the coast of any island forming part of a State or Territory); or
- a Territory.
Continental Shelf
The continental shelf of a coastal State comprises the sea-bed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond its territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, or to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured where the outer edge of the continental margin does not extend up to that distance. Source: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), 1982. LegislationContinental Shelf
The seabed and subsoil of the marine areas extending beyond the Norwegian territorial sea, throughout the natural prolongation of the Norwegian land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, but no less than 200 nautical miles from the base lines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, however, not beyond the median line to another state, unless otherwise can be derived from the rules of international law for the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the base lines, or from an agreement with the relevant state. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. LegislationContinental Shelf
By continental shelf shall be understood the sea bed and subsoil of the submarine areas that extend beyond the Norwegian territorial sea throughout the natural prolongation of its land territory to the outer edge of the continental margin, but no less than 200 nautical miles from the base lines from which the territorial sea has been measured, nevertheless not beyond the median line in relation to other states. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. LegislationContinental Shelf
Continental shelf: that part of the sea bed located beneath the North Sea and the subsoil thereof, over which the Kingdom, in accordance with the Treaty of the Law of the Sea, signed at Montego-Bay on 10 December 1982 (Tractatenblad 1983, 83), has sovereign rights, and which is located on the seaward side of the line referred to in Article 1.1 of the Wet grenzen Nederlandse territoriale zee. Source: Mining Act of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended up to 2012). LegislationContinental Shelf
“Continental Shelf” means the seabed and sub-soil or submarine areas adjacent to the coast of India including its island but outside the area of its territorial waters, to a depth of 200 metres, or beyond that limit to where the depth of the superjacent water admits of the exploitation of natural resources of the areas. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsContact Details
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Contact details
Contact details of a person includes the following:- the person’s name;
- the address of:
- the place of residence or business of the person; or
- if the person is a body corporate—the head office, a registered office or a principal office of the body corporate;
- the person’s telephone number (if any);
- the person’s fax number (if any);
- the person’s email address (if any);
- if the person is a body corporate that has an ACN (within the meaning of the Corporations Act 2001)—the ACN.
Construct
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Construct
Construct includes place. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationConstruct
Construct, in relation to a well, includes:- drill, bore, or otherwise make, the well; and
- install any well-related equipment associated with the well.
Commonwealth Title
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Commonwealth title
Commonwealth title means:- a petroleum exploration permit; or
- a petroleum retention lease; or
- a petroleum production licence; or
- an infrastructure licence; or
- a pipeline licence.
Commonwealth title
Commonwealth title means:- a greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
- a greenhouse gas holding lease; or
- a greenhouse gas injection licence.
Commission of Inquiry
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Commission of inquiry
Commission of inquiry means an inquiry conducted, or to be conducted, by a person appointed under section 780A. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationCommissioner
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Commissioner
Commissioner means a person appointed under section 780A. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationCommissioner
Commissioner―the Commissioner of Conservation of the State of Louisiana. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsCommissioner
Commissioner―the Commissioner of Conservation. Source: Natural Resources, Office of Conservation – General Operations, Louisiana Administrative Code, Title 43, Part XIX, March 2013. RegulationsCoastal Waters
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Coastal waters
Coastal waters, in relation to a State or the Northern Territory, means so much of the scheduled area for the State or Territory as consists of:- the territorial sea; and
- any waters that are:
- on the landward side of the territorial sea; and
- not within the limits of the State or Territory.
Coastal waters
Waters under tidal influence and waters of the open Gulf of Mexico. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsCOAG Reform Fund
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COAG Reform Fund
COAG Reform Fund means the COAG Reform Fund established by section 5 of the COAG Reform Fund Act 2008. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationClosure Assurance Period
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Closure assurance period
Closure assurance period has the meaning given by section 399. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationCash-bid Petroleum Exploration Permit
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Cash-bid petroleum exploration permit
Cash-bid petroleum exploration permit means:- a petroleum exploration permit granted under Division 3 of Part 2.2 of this Act; or
- an exploration permit granted under section 22B of the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967; or
- a petroleum exploration permit granted under Division 5 of Part 2.2 of this Act by way of the renewal of a permit referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); or
- an exploration permit granted under section 32 of the repealed Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1967 by way of the renewal of a permit referred to in paragraph (b).
Cash-bid Greenhouse Gas Assessment Permit
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Cash-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit
Cash-bid greenhouse gas assessment permit means a greenhouse gas assessment permit granted under Division 3 of Part 3.2. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationBlock That Is Constituted by a Graticular Section
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Block that is constituted by a graticular section
A reference in this Act to a block that is constituted by a graticular section includes a reference to a block that is constituted by the area of a part only, or by the areas of parts only, of a graticular section. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationBlock
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Block
Block means a block constituted as provided by section 33 or 282. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationBlocks
For the purposes of this Act: (a) a graticular section that is wholly within an offshore area constitutes a block; and (b) if a part only of a graticular section is, or parts only of a graticular section are, within an offshore area, the area of that part, or of those parts, constitutes a block. Note: See also section 282 (certain portions of blocks to be blocks). Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationAuthority Area
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Authority area
Authority area:- when used in relation to a petroleum special prospecting authority—means the area constituted by the block or blocks that are the subject of the petroleum special prospecting authority; or
- when used in relation to a petroleum access authority—means the area to which the petroleum access authority relates; or
- when used in relation to a greenhouse gas search authority—means the area constituted by the block or blocks that are the subject of the greenhouse gas search authority; or
- when used in relation to a greenhouse gas special authority—means the area to which the greenhouse gas special authority relates.