Glossary
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Western Gulf of Mexico
Definition(s)
Western Gulf of Mexico:
Western Gulf of Mexico means all OCS areas of the Gulf of Mexico except those the BOEM Director decides are adjacent to the State of Florida. The Western Gulf of Mexico is not the same as the Western Planning Area, an area established for OCS lease sales. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsWell-control Fluid
Definition(s)
Well-control fluid:
Well-control fluid means drilling mud, completion fluid, or workover fluid as appropriate to the particular operation being conducted. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsWell-completion Operations
Definition(s)
Well-completion operations:
Well-completion operations mean the work conducted to establish production from a well after the production-casing string has been set, cemented, and pressure-tested. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). Regulations Well completion/well workover means those operations following the drilling of a well that are intended to establish or restore production. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsWellbay
Definition(s)
Wellbay:
Wellbay is the area on a facility within the perimeter of the outermost wellheads. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsWelding
Definition(s)
Welding
Application of any one of a group of welding processes that applies heat energy sufficient to melt and join one or more pieces of metal through localized fusion and coalescence. Source: API Specification 16A, Specification for Drill-through Equipment, Fourth Edition, April 2017. Global Standards Source: API STANDARD 16AR, Standard for Repair and Remanufacture of Drill-through Equipment, First Edition, April 2017. Global StandardsWelding
Process of joining metal by bringing abutting surfaces to a molten state with or without the use of a filler material.
Source:API SPECIFICATION 19TT, Specification for Downhole Well Test Tools and Related Equipment, First Edition, October 2016. Global StandardsWelding
Welding means all activities connected with welding, including hot tapping and burning. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsWelding
The fusion of materials, with or without the addition of filler materials. Source: API SPEC 16C, Specification for Choke and Kill Systems, First Edition, January 1993 (Reaffirmed 2001). Global Standards Source: API SPEC 16RCD, Specification for Drill Through Equipment—Rotating Control Devices, Upstream Segment, First Edition, February 2005. Global StandardsWaste
Definition(s)
Waste of oil, gas, or sulphur
Waste of oil, gas, or sulphur means:- The physical waste of oil, gas, or sulphur;
- The inefficient, excessive, or improper use, or the unnecessary dissipation of reservoir energy;
- The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil, gas, or sulphur well(s) in a manner that causes or tends to cause a reduction in the quantity of oil, gas, or sulphur ultimately recoverable under prudent and proper operations or that causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas; or
- The inefficient storage of oil.
Waste
"Waste" means and includes:- Physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry.
- The inefficient, excessive, or improper use of, or the unnecessary dissipation of reservoir energy.
- The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil or gas well or wells in a manner which causes, or tends to cause, reduction in the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a pool under prudent and proper operations, or which causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas.
- The inefficient storing of oil.
- The production of oil or gas in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or in excess of reasonable market demand.
Waste
“Waste” includes:- the inefficient, excessive or improper use or dissipation of reservoir energy,
- the locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of any well or wells in a manner that results or could result in reducing the quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from any pool,
- the inefficient storing of oil or gas, whether on the surface or underground,
- the producing of oil or gas in excess of transportation or marketing facilities or of reasonable market demand, and
- the locating, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of a well or wells in a manner that causes or could cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas (déperdition).
Waste
“Waste”, in addition to its ordinary meaning, means waste as understood in the petroleum industry and in particular, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes- the inefficient or excessive use or dissipation of reservoir energy;
- the locating, spacing or drilling of a well within a field or pool or within part of a field or pool or the operating of any well that, having regard to sound engineering and economic principles, results or tends to result in a reduction in the quantity of petroleum ultimately recoverable from a pool;
- the drilling, equipping, completing, operating or producing of any well in a manner that causes or is likely to cause the unnecessary or excessive loss or destruction of petroleum after removal from the reservoir;
- the inefficient storage of petroleum above ground or underground;
- the production of petroleum in excess of available storage, transportation or marketing facilities;
- the escape or flaring of gas that could be economically recovered and processed or economically injected into an underground reservoir; or
- the failure to use suitable artificial, secondary or supplementary recovery methods in a pool when it appears that such methods would result in increasing the quantity of petroleum ultimately recoverable under sound engineering and economic principles.
Waste
Waste:- Any substance which constitutes a scrap material or an effluent or any other unwanted surplus substance arising from the application of any process; and
- Any substance or article which requires to be disposed of as being broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled.
Waste
The words POOL, PERSON, OWNER, PRODUCER, OIL, GAS, WASTE, CORRELATIVE RIGHTS and COMMON SOURCE OF SUPPLY are defined by the Act, and said definitions are hereby adopted in these Rules and Regulations. From C.R.S. 34-60-103 (2012): "Waste", as applied to gas, includes the escape, blowing, or releasing, directly or indirectly into the open air, of gas from wells productive of gas only, or gas in an excessive or unreasonable amount from wells producing oil, or both oil and gas; and the production of gas in quantities or in such manner as unreasonably reduces reservoir pressure or unreasonably diminishes the quantity of oil or gas that ultimately may be produced; excepting gas that is reasonably necessary in the drilling, completing, testing, and in furnishing power for the production of wells. "Waste", as applied to oil, includes underground waste; inefficient, excessive, or improper use or dissipation of reservoir energy, including gas energy and water drive; surface waste; open-pit storage; and waste incident to the production of oil in excess of the producer's aboveground storage facilities and lease and contractual requirements, but excluding storage, other than open-pit storage, reasonably necessary for building up or maintaining crude stocks and products thereof for consumption, use, and sale. "Waste", in addition to the meanings as set forth in subsections (11) and (12) of this section, means:- Physical waste, as that term is generally understood in the oil and gas industry;
- The locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating, or producing of any oil or gas well or wells in a manner which causes or tends to cause reduction in quantity of oil or gas ultimately recoverable from a pool under prudent and proper operations or which causes or tends to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of oil or gas;
- Abuse of the correlative rights of any owner in a pool due to nonuniform, disproportionate, unratable, or excessive withdrawals of oil or gas therefrom, causing reasonably avoidable drainage between tracts of land or resulting in one or more producers or owners in such pool producing more than his equitable share of the oil or gas from such pool.
Waste
“Waste” includes the following:- The inefficient, excessive, or improper use or dissipation of reservoir energy, and the locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing or any oil or gas well in a manner which results or tends to result in reducing the quantity of oil or gas ultimately to be recovered from any pool;
- the inefficient storing of petroleum; and the locating, spacing, drilling, equipping, operating or producing of any oil or gas well in a manner causing or tending to cause unnecessary or excessive surface loss or destruction of petroleum or natural gas;
- producing petroleum or natural gas in such a manner as to cause unnecessary channelling of water or gas or both, or coming of water;
- the submerging with water of any stratum or part thereof capable of producing petroleum or natural gas;
- the creation of unnecessary fire hazards;
- the escape into the open air, from a well producing both petroleum and natural gas, of gas in excess of the amount which is necessary for efficient production from the well; and
- permitting gas produced from a gas well to escape into open air.
Venting
Definition(s)
Venting (gases)
The release of unburned gas through a vent or flare stack. Also called cold venting. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global StandardsVenting
Venting means the release of gas into the atmosphere without igniting it. This includes gas that is released underwater and bubbles to the atmosphere. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsSuspension
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Suspension:
temporary stop, delay, interruption or cessation of a person’s certification issued by the certification body [SOURCE: ISO/IEC 17000:2004, 6.2, modified] Source: ISO/IEC TS 17027:2014, Conformity assessment – Vocabulary related to competence of persons used for certification of persons, Global StandardsSuspension:
Suspension means a granted or directed deferral of the requirement to produce (Suspension of Production (SOP)) or to conduct leaseholding operations (Suspension of Operations (SOO)). Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsSuspension:
Suspension notice means a notice under section 37(1). Source: Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, Public Act 1992 No 96, New Zealand, as of 1 July 2011. LegislationSignificant Archaeological Resource
Definition(s)
Significant archaeological resource:
Significant archaeological resource means those archaeological resources that meet the criteria of significance for eligibility to the National Register of Historic Places as defined in 36 CFR 60.4, or its successor. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsSensitive Reservoir
Definition(s)
Sensitive reservoir:
Sensitive reservoir means a reservoir in which the production rate will affect ultimate recovery. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsRoutine Operation
Definition(s)
Routine operations:
Routine operations, for the purposes of subpart F, mean any of the following operations conducted on a well with the tree installed:- Cutting paraffin;
- Removing and setting pump-through-type tubing plugs, gas-lift valves, and subsurface safety valves that can be removed by wireline operations;
- Bailing sand;
- Pressure surveys;
- Swabbing;
- Scale or corrosion treatment;
- Caliper and gauge surveys;
- Corrosion inhibitor treatment;
- Removing or replacing subsurface pumps;
- Through-tubing logging (diagnostics);
- Wireline fishing;
- Setting and retrieving other subsurface flow-control devices; and
- Acid treatments.
Right-of-way Pipeline
Definition(s)
Right-of-way pipelines:
Right-of-way pipelines are those pipelines that are contained within:- The boundaries of a single lease or unit, but are not owned and operated by a lessee or operator of that lease or unit;
- The boundaries of contiguous (not cornering) leases that do not have a common lessee or operator;
- The boundaries of contiguous (not cornering) leases that have a common lessee or operator but are not owned and operated by that common lessee or operator; or
- An unleased block(s).
Right-of-use
Definition(s)
Right-of-use:
Right-of-use means any authorization issued under 30 CFR Part 550 to use OCS lands. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsRegional Supervisor
Definition(s)
Regional Supervisor:
Regional Supervisor means the BSEE officer with responsibility and authority for operations or other designated program functions within a BSEE Region. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsRegional Director
Definition(s)
Regional Director:
Regional Director means the BSEE officer with responsibility and authority for a Region within BSEE. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsProspect
Definition(s)
Prospect:
Prospect means a geologic feature having the potential for mineral deposits. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsProspect:
“Prospect” with its grammatical variations means search for a petroleum deposit. Source: The Petroleum and Natural Gas Rules, 1959 (As amended from time to time), India, as amended as of May 2013. RegulationsProjected Emissions
Definition(s)
Projected emissions:
Projected emissions mean emissions, either controlled or uncontrolled, from a source or sources. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsProduction Area
Definition(s)
Production areas:
Those areas where flammable petroleum gas and volatile liquids are produced, processed (e.g. compressed), stored, transferred (e.g. pumped), or otherwise handled prior to entering the transportation facilities API RP 500, Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities Classified as Class I, Division 1 and Division 2, Third Edition, December 2012, Global Standards.Production areas:
Production areas are those areas where flammable petroleum gas, volatile liquids or sulphur are produced, processed (e.g., compressed), stored, transferred (e.g., pumped), or otherwise handled before entering the transportation process. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsProduction area
“Production area” means a territory defined for petroleum production. Source: Law of Information Energy, Petroleum Act B.E. 2514 (1971), Thailand, as of June 2013. LegislationProduction
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Production
Production means those activities that take place after the successful completion of any means for the removal of minerals, including such removal, field operations, transfer of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and workover operations. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsProduction
Production means those activities which take place after the successful completion of any means for the removal of minerals, including, but not limited to, such removal, field operations, transfer of minerals to shore, operation monitoring, maintenance, and workover. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). RegulationsProduction
'Production' means offshore extraction of oil and gas from the underground strata of the licensed area including offshore processing of oil and gas and its conveyance through connected infrastructure. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProductie (Dutch)
„productie”: de offshorewinning van olie en gas uit de ondergrondse lagen van het vergunningsgebied, met inbegrip van de offshoreverwerking van olie en gas, alsmede het vervoer ervan via verbonden infrastructuur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProduction (French)
«production», l’extraction en mer de pétrole ou de gaz se trouvant dans les couches souterraines de la zone faisant l’objet d’une autorisation, y compris le traitement en mer du pétrole ou du gaz et son transport au moyen d’infrastructures connectées. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProduktion (Danish)
»produktion«: offshore udvinding af olie og gas fra undergrunden i koncessionsområdet, herunder også offshore behandling af olie og gas og transport heraf gennem tilknyttet infrastruktur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProducción (Spanish)
«producción»: la extracción mar adentro de petróleo y de gas situados en los estratos subterráneos de la zona objeto de la concesión, lo que comprende el tratamiento mar adentro del petróleo y del gas, y su transporte a través de una infraestructura conectada. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProducție (Romanian)
„producție” înseamnă extracția petrolului și gazelor situate în subsolul zonei offshore autorizate, inclusiv prelucrarea offshore a petrolului și gazelor și transportul acestora prin infrastructura conectată. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationFörderung (German)
„Förderung“ die Offshore-Gewinnung von Erdöl und Erdgas aus unterirdischen Schichten des Lizenzgebiets, einschließlich der Offshore-Aufbereitung von Erdöl und Erdgas und der Durchleitung von Erdöl und Erdgas durch angebundene Infrastruktur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislationπαραγωγή (Greek)
«παραγωγή» σημαίνει την υπεράκτια εξόρυξη πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου από τα υπόγεια στρώματα της περιοχής αδειοδότησης, συμπεριλαμβανομένης της υπεράκτιας επεξεργασίας πετρελαίου και φυσικού αερίου και της μεταφοράς του μέσω συνδεδεμένης υποδομής. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProduzione (Italian)
«produzione»: estrazione in mare di idrocarburi dagli strati sotterranei dell’area autorizzata, inclusa la lavorazione in mare di idrocarburi nonché il loro trasporto attraverso infrastrutture connesse. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationWydobycie (Polish)
„wydobycie” oznacza prowadzone na obszarach morskich wydobycie ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego ze złóż obszaru koncesyjnego, w tym przetwarzanie ropy naftowej i gazu ziemnego na obszarach morskich oraz ich transport za pośrednictwem połączonej infrastruktury. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProdução (Portuguese)
«Produção», a extração offshore de petróleo e gás das camadas subterrâneas da área licenciada offshore, incluindo a transformação offshore de petróleo e gás e a sua transferência através das infraestruturas conectadas. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProduktion (Swedish)
produktion: utvinning till havs av olja och gas från de underjordiska skikten i licensområdet, inbegripet bearbetning av olja och gas till havs och transport av denna genom ansluten infrastruktur. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationTuotannolla (Finnish)
’tuotannolla’ tarkoitetaan merellä tapahtuvaa öljyn ja kaasun ottamista talteen maanpinnan alta toimilupa-alueella, mukaan luettuina öljyn ja kaasun merellä tapahtuva jalostus ja sen kuljettaminen liitetyssä infrastruktuurissa. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProizvodnja (Slovenian)
„proizvodnja“ pomeni črpanje nafte in zemeljskega plina iz podzemeljskih plasti območja na morju, za katero je bilo izdano dovoljenje, vključno s predelavo nafte in plina na morju ter njunim prenosom po povezani infrastrukturi. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislationťažba (Slovak)
„ťažba“ je získavanie ropy a zemného plynu na mori z podložia v oblasti povolenia vrátane ich spracúvania na mori a prepravy pripojenou infraštruktúrou. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationGavyba (Lithuanian)
avyba – naftos ir dujų išgavimas jūroje iš licencijuotos teritorijos požeminio sluoksnio, įskaitant naftos ir dujų perdirbimą jūroje ir jų transportavimą prijungtąja infrastruktūra. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationTermelés (Hungarian)
„termelés”: tengeri olaj- és gázkitermelés az engedélyezett terület felszíne alatti talajrétegekből, ideértve az olaj és a gáz tengeri feldolgozását és a kapcsolódó infrastruktúra segítségével történő továbbítását. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProduzzjoni (Maltese)
‧produzzjoni‧ tfisser l-estrazzjoni ta’ żejt u gass offshore mis-saffi ta’ taħt l-art ta' żona liċenzjata inkluż l-ipproċessar offshore taż-żejt u tal-gass u t-trasport tagħhom permezz ta’ infrastruttura konnessa. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationIeguve (Latvian)
“ieguve” ir jūrā veikta naftas un gāzes iegūšana no licencētajā teritorijā esošām pazemes iegulām, tostarp jūrā veikta naftas un gāzes pārstrāde un tās pārvade caur savienoto infrastruktūru. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationTootmine (Estonian)
„tootmine”– avamerel nafta ja gaasi väljamine loaga hõlmatud avamere ala süvakihtidest, sealhulgas nafta ja gaasi töötlemine avamerel ja transportimine ühendatud taristu kaudu. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationTěžbou (Czech)
„těžbou“ dobývání ropy a zemního plynu z podzemních vrstev licencované oblasti, včetně zpracování ropy a zemního plynu v moři a jejich přepravy propojenou infrastrukturou. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. Legislationдобив (Bulgarian)
„добив“ означава извличане в крайбрежни води на нефт и газ от подземните слоеве на област, обект на лиценз, включително преработката на нефт и газ в крайбрежни води и техния пренос чрез свързана инфраструктура. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationProduction
Petroleum and natural gas producing operations, including their administrative and engineering aspects, minor construction, repairs, maintenance and servicing, materials supply, and transportation of personnel and equipment. It covers all mainstream production operations including wireline. Gas processing activities with the primary intent of producing gas liquids for sale including: secondary liquid separation (i.e. Natural Gas Liquids [NGL] extraction using refrigeration processing); Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) and Gas to Liquids (GTL) operations. SOURCE: OGP Report No. 456, Process Safety – Recommended Practice on Key Performance Indicators, International Association of Oil & Gas Producers, November 2011. Global StandardsProduction
Production of petroleum, including drilling of production wells, injection, improved recovery, treatment and storage of petroleum for transport, and shipment of petroleum for transport by ship, as well as the construction, placing, operation and use of a facility for the purpose of production. Source: Act 29 November 1996 No. 72 Relating to Petroleum Activities, Norway, amended June 2011. LegislationProcessed Geological or Geophysical Information
Definition(s)
Processed geological or geophysical information:
Processed geological or geophysical information means data collected under a permit or a lease that have been processed or reprocessed. Processing involves changing the form of data to facilitate interpretation. Processing operations may include, but are not limited to, applying corrections for known perturbing causes, rearranging or filtering data, and combining or transforming data elements. Reprocessing is the additional processing other than ordinary processing used in the general course of evaluation. Reprocessing operations may include varying identified parameters for the detailed study of a specific problem area. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsPipeline
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Pipelines
For the purposes of paragraph (1)(b), “pipeline” includes a pipeline as defined in section 2 or any other pipeline. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. LegislationPipelines
“Pipeline” means any pipe or any system or arrangement of pipes by which oil, gas or any substance, including water, incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas is conveyed from any well-head or other place at which it is produced to any other place, or from any place where it is stored, processed or treated to any other place, and includes all property of any kind used for the purpose of, or in connection with or incidental to, the operation of a pipeline in the gathering, transporting, handling and delivery of the oil, gas or substance and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, includes offshore installations or vessels, tanks, surface reservoirs, pumps, racks, storage and loading facilities, compressors, compressor stations, pressure measuring and controlling equipment and fixtures, flow controlling and measuring equipment and fixtures, metering equipment and fixtures, and heating, cooling and dehydrating equipment and fixtures, but does not include any pipe or any system or arrangement of pipes that constitutes a distribution system for the distribution of gas to ultimate consumers; pipeline. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. O-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. LegislationPipelines
“Pipeline” means a line that is used or to be used for the transmission of oil, gas or any other commodity and that connects a province with any other province or provinces or extends beyond the limits of a province or the offshore area as defined in section 123, and includes all branches, extensions, tanks, reservoirs, storage facilities, pumps, racks, compressors, loading facilities, interstation systems of communication by telephone, telegraph or radio and real and personal property, or immovable and movable, and works connected to them, but does not include a sewer or water pipeline that is used or proposed to be used solely for municipal purposes; pipeline. Source: National Energy Board Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. N-7, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. LegislationPipelines
Pipelines are the piping, risers, and appurtenances installed for transporting oil, gas, sulphur, and produced waters. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsPipeline
Pipeline means:- a petroleum pipeline; or
- a greenhouse gas pipeline.
Pipeline
“Pipeline” means any pipe or any system or arrangement of pipes wholly within Canada lands whereby oil or gas is conveyed from any wellhead or other place at which it is produced, to any other place, or from any place where it is stored, processed or treated, to any other place, and includes all property of any kind used for the purpose of, or in connection with, or incidental to, the operation of a pipeline in the gathering, transporting, handling and delivery of oil or gas, and without restricting the generality of the foregoing, includes tanks, surface reservoirs, pumps, racks, storage and loading facilities, compressors, compressor stations, pressure measuring and controlling equipment and fixtures, flow controlling and measuring equipment and fixtures, metering equipment and fixtures, and heating, cooling and dehydrating equipment and fixtures, but does not include any pipe or any system or arrangement of pipes which constitutes a distribution system for the distribution of gas to ultimate consumers (pipe-line). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1517, February 2013. Regulations Source: Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Resources Accord Implementation Act, S.C. 1988, c. 28, Canada, current to May 26, 2013. LegislationPipelines
“pipe-line” means, subject to subsection (4A), a controlled pipeline within the meaning of Part III of the Petroleum Act 1998. In this section “pipe-line” does not include—- any pipe-line so far as it forms part of the equipment of a vessel or vehicle; or
- any apparatus and works associated with a pipe or system of pipes and prescribed for the purpose of this paragraph by regulations made by the Secretary of State.
Pipelines
In this section “pipe-line” has the same meaning as in the Pipe-lines Act 1962. Source: UK Offshore Safety Act 1992, 1992 c. 15 (February 2013). LegislationPipelines
“Pipeline” means any pipeline or part of a pipeline in relation to which sections 1 to 59 and 80 to 82 of the 1974 Act are applied by article 5 of the 1989 Order and any pipeline or part of a pipeline which is connected to it or to an offshore installation and which is in, under or over inland waters within Great Britain or tidal waters and parts of the sea in or adjacent to Great Britain. Source: The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (First-Aid) Regulations 1989, UK S.I. 1989/1671, 1989. RegulationsPipelines
“Pipeline” means a pipeline within the meaning of article 6(2) of the 1995 Order. Source: The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995, UK S.I. 1995/738, 1995. RegulationsPipelines
“Pipeline” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 3 of the Pipelines Safety Regulations 1996. Note: S.I. 1996/825, to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. RegulationsPipelines
For S.I. 1995/738, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) in the definitions of “pipeline” and “pipeline works”, replace the words “1995” with “2001. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. RegulationsPipelines
In this article “pipeline” means a pipe or system of pipes for the conveyance of any thing, together with—- any apparatus for inducing or facilitating the flow of any thing through, or through part of, the pipe or system;
- any apparatus for treating or cooling any thing which is to flow through, or through part of, the pipe or system;
- valves, valve chambers and similar works which are annexed to, or incorporated in the course of, the pipe or system;
- apparatus for supplying energy for the operation of any such apparatus or works as are mentioned in the preceding paragraphs;
- apparatus for the transmission of information for the operation of the pipe or system;
- apparatus for the cathodic protection of the pipe or system; and
- a structure used or to be used solely for the support of a part of the pipe or system, but not including a pipeline of which no initial or terminal point is situated in the United Kingdom, within the territorial sea adjacent to the United Kingdom, or within a designated area.
Pipelines
Pipeline: a. pipeline that interconnects two or more mining works for the purpose of the transport of substances, counting from the first isolating valve of the mining works. b. a pipeline other than as referred to in (a) here above, to be designated by Our Minister, that connects a mining works to another works for the purpose of the transport of substances, counting from the first isolating valve of the mining works. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007). LegislationOuter Continental Shelf
Definition(s)
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) means all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters as defined in section 2 of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301) whose subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsOuter Continental Shelf or OCS
Outer Continental Shelf or OCS means all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of “lands beneath navigable waters” as defined in section 2(a) of the Submerged Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1301(a)) and of which the subsoil and seabed appertain to the United States and are subject to its jurisdiction and control. Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). RegulationsOperator
Definition(s)
Operator
Party which assumes ultimate responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the piping system.- Note: 1 to entry: The operator can be the same as the principal (3.1.9) or principal's agent.
Operator
Individual, partnership, firm, or corporation having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof.- Note: 1 to entry: The operator can be a lessee, designated agent of the lessee(s), or holder of operating rights under an approved operating agreement.
Operator
A person who assumes responsibility for the regulatory compliance of a well as shown by a form the person files with the commission and the commission approves. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
An operator as defined in Texas Natural Resources Code, Chapter 89. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The person recognized by the commission as being responsible for the actual physical operation of an EOR project and the wells associated with the EOR project. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The person recognized by the Commission as being responsible for the physical operation of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility, or such person's authorized representative. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The person recognized by the commission as being responsible for the physical operation of a gas storage project, or such person's authorized representative. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The person recognized by the Commission as being responsible for the physical operation of an underground gas storage facility, or such person's authorized representative. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The person responsible for the overall operation of a facility. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The person who contracts for the services of a seismic crew or core hole drilling contractor or, if the seismic survey or core hole testing is not performed on a contract basis, but is performed by an exploration and production company or by a geophysical contractor for speculative purposes, the person who drills the seismic holes or core holes. Source: Oil and Gas Division, Texas Administrative Code, Title 16, Chapter 3, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
"Operator" means equipment operator. Source: State of Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Rules and Regulations for Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Revised January 8, 2013. RegulationsOperator
OPERATOR shall mean any person who exercises the right to control the conduct of oil and gas operations. Source: Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Practice and Procedure, Code of Colorado Regulations, 2 CCR 404-1, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The word “operator” is used in these rules and regulations and accompanying forms interchangeably with the same meaning as the term “owner” except in Rules 301, 323, 401 and 530 where the word “operator” is used to identify the persons designated by the owner or owners to perform the functions covered by those rules. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
(1) In these regulations, operator means— (a) the employer appointed by the permit operator to manage and control the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or (b) the permit operator, if the permit operator is an employerof employees working on the production installation and— (i) no employer is appointed; or (ii) the permit operator has notified the appointed employer in writing that the permit operator is to be treated as the operator for the purposes of these regulations; or (iii) despite the appointment of an employer, the permit operator is in fact managing and controlling the execution of the main functions of the production installation. (2) Subclause (1)(b)(iii) overrides subclause (1)(a). Source: Health and Safety in Employment (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2013, SR 2013/208, New Zealand, as of May 2013. RegulationsOperator
"Operator" is the principal on the bond covering a well and such person shall be responsible for drilling, completion, and operation of the well, including plugging and reclamation of the well site. Source: Oil and gas Conservation, North Dakota Administrative Code, Chapter 43-02-03, April 2012. RegulationsOperator
The person, firm, corporation or other organization employed by the owners to conduct operations. Source: API RP 2SIM, Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Offshore Structures, First Edition, November 2014. Global Standards Source: API RP 2FB, Recommended Practice for the Design of Offshore Facilities Against Fire and Blast Loading, First Edition, April 2006. Global StandardsOperator
A person, including an owner or delegate, who- (a) is in control of part or all of a petroleum and natural gas industry system and is accountable for its day-to-day operations;
- (b) has operational responsibility for any petroleum and natural gas industry system; or
- (c) has direct operational control of part or all of a petroleum and natural gas industry system.
Operator
Lease owner or his designated agent who is responsible for the overall operation of the lease. Source: API RP 54, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Oil and Gas Well Drilling and Servicing Operations, Third Edition, August 1999 (2007). Global Standards Source: API RP 74, Recommended Practice for Occupational Safety for Onshore Oil and Gas Production Operation, First Edition, October 2001 (March 2007). Global StandardsOperator
The individual, partnership, firm, or corporation having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof. The operator may be a lessee, designated agent of the lessee(s), or holder of operating rights under an approved operating agreement. Source: API RP 75, Recommended Practice for Development of a Safety and Environmental Management Program for Offshore Operations and Facilities: Upstream Segment, Third Edition, May 2004. Global StandardsOperator
Person present throughout the inspection or testing process who is responsible for the unit, operates the controls and observes the readout to detect imperfections. Source: API RP 5A5, Field Inspection of New Casing, Tubing, and Plain-end Drill Pipe, Reaffirmed August 2010. Global StandardsOperator
Company which physically operates the ROV (delivery system). Source: API Recommended Practice 17H, Remotely Operated Tools and Interfaces on Subsea Production Systems, Second Edition, June 2013 (Addendum 1, October 2014). Global Standards Source: API RP 17H, Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Interfaces on Subsea Production Systems, First Edition, July 2004 (Reaffirmed January 2009). Global StandardsOperator
A person or company who has applied for or has been issued a Work or Activity Authorization by either the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board or the Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board Source: Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry, Standard Practice for the Training and Qualifications of Personnel, 2013, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Global StandardsOperator
a person who has applied for, or has been issued, a Production Operations Authorization or a Drilling Program Authorization Source: Atlantic Canada Offshore Petroleum Industry, Standard Practice for the Training and Qualifications of Personnel, 2013, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, Global StandardsOperator
The Company having legal authority to drill wells and undertake the production of hydrocarbons. The Operator is often part of a consortium and acts on behalf of this consortium. Source: IADC UBO / MPD Glossary, December 2011. Global StandardsOperator
Operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5.1(a) of COGOA, 142.(1) of CNSOPRAIA, 138(1)(a) of CNAAIA, and an authorization. Note: Excerpted from Section 1.(1) of the Regulations. 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 GuidanceOperator
Operator means the person the lessee(s) designates as having control or management of operations on the leased area or a portion thereof. An operator may be a lessee, the BSEE-approved or BOEM-approved designated agent of the lessee(s), or the holder of operating rights under a BOEM-approved operating rights assignment. Source: Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf, 30 CFR 250 (2013). RegulationsOperator
Operator means (1) In the case of a vessel, a charterer by demise or any other person who is responsible for the operation, manning, victualing, and supplying of the vessel; or (2) In the case of an OCS facility, the operator as defined in 30 CFR 250.2(gg). Source: Outer Continental Shelf Activities, 33 CFR 140-147 (2013). RegulationsOperator
'Operator' means the entity appointed by the licensee or licensing authority to conduct offshore oil and gas operations, including planning and executing a well operation or managing and controlling the functions of a production installation. Source: DIRECTIVE 2013/30/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 12 June 2013 on safety of offshore oil and gas operations and amending Directive 2004/35/EC. LegislationOperator
A person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5(1)(a) of COGOA, 142(1)(a) of CNSOPRAIA, 138(1)(a) of CNAAIA, and an authorization.- Note: Excerpted from section 1.(1) of the Regulations.
Operator
Representative of the company or companies leasing the site Note 1 to entry: The operator is normally the oil company acting on behalf of co-licenseest. Source: ISO 19900:2013, Petroleum and natural gas industries – General requirements for offshore structures. Global StandardsOperator
For a diving project, an operator who is undertaking, or has commissioned a diving contractor to undertake, a diving project. When the client of a diving contractor is not an operator of a facility the client is not an operator for a diving project. Source: NOPSEMA Guideline – Glossary – Regulatory Operations, N-09000-GL0326, Australia, Revision 5, December 2011. Regulatory GuidanceOperator
Operator, for an activity, means:- if there is a person recorded by the Regulator as the operator of the activity under regulation 35 — that person; or
- in any other case:
- if there is a petroleum instrument—the person responsible to the petroleum instrument holder for the overall management of operations of the activity (whether or not the operations have commenced)—that person; or
- if there is a greenhouse gas instrument—the person responsible to the greenhouse gas instrument holder for the overall management of operations of the activity (whether or not the operations have commenced); or
- if there is no petroleum instrument or greenhouse gas instrument — the person performing the activity.
Operator
Operator has the meaning given by clause 3 of Schedule 3 to the Act. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Safety) Regulations 2009 (Select Legislative Instrument 2009 No. 382 as amended), Australia, prepared on 1 January 2012. RegulationsOperator
“Operator” means a person who has applied for or has been granted a Production Operations Authorization, a Drilling Program Authorization or a Diving Program Authorization (exploitant). 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. RegulationsOperator
“Operator” means a person who has been authorized, pursuant to paragraph 3.2(1)(b) of the Act, to carry on a work or activity referred to in section 3.1 of the Act that is a diving program or that includes a diving program (exploitant). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Diving Regulations, SOR/88-600, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
“Operator” means a person who holds a geophysical operation authorization; exploitant. Source: Canada Oil and Gas Geophysical Operations Regulations, SOR/96-117, Canada, current to April 29, 2013. Regulations Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Geophysical Operations Regulations, SOR/95-144, Canada, current to May 31, 2012. RegulationsOperator
Operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 138(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization. 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 GuidanceOperator
Operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 142(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization. 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. RegulationsOperator
The holder of an authorization to carry on work or activity under the Accord Acts. Note: C-NAAIA 137, 138, 138.1; CNSOPRAIA 140, 142, 142.1; DPR 1(1) GR2; INST 2; DVR 2. 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 GuidanceOperator
“Operator” means an employee who operates materials handling equipment. 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. RegulationsOperator
“Operator” means the holder of an authorization to carry on a work or activity under the Accord Acts. Source: Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Occupational Health & Safety Requirements, Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board, Canada, December 2000. RegulationsOperator
Operator, in relation to a facility or proposed facility, has the meaning given by clause 5. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationOperator
For the purposes of this Schedule, the operator, in relation to a facility or proposed facility, is the person who, under the regulations, is registered by NOPSEMA as the operator of that facility or proposed facility. Source: Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006, Australia, amended 2012. LegislationOperator
"Operator" means an owner or a person authorized by an owner who is responsible for drilling, development, production, injection, disposal, storage, abandonment, and location clearance. Source: Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission, Definitions, Alaska Admin. Code tit. 20, § 25.990, December 7, 2012. RegulationsOperator
“Operator” means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization (exploitant). Source: Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations, SOR/2009-315, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
“Owner or operator” means the owner or operator of any facility or activity subject to regulation under Chapter 1501:9-7 of the Administrative Code. Source: Division of Mineral Resources Management - Oil and Gas, Ohio Administrative Code, Chapter 1501:9, January 2012. RegulationsOperator
"Operator" means the person who is duly authorized and in charge of the development of a lease or the operation of a producing property. Source: Corporation Commission, Oil and Gas Conservation, Oklahoma Administrative Code 165:10, February 2013. RegulationsOperator
The Operator of the offshore installation. 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 GuidanceOperator
Detailed guidance on the definition of ‘operator’ is set out in guidance to MAR, regulation 2. Source: Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response on Offshore Installations, Offshore Installations (Prevention of Fire and Explosion, and Emergency Response) Regulations 1995, Approved Code of Practice and guidance (UK HSE L65), Second Edition, 1997. Regulatory GuidanceOperator
“Operator” in relation to a fixed installation means the person appointed by a concession owner to execute any function of organizing or supervising any operation to be carried out by such installation or, where no such person has been appointed, the concession owner. Source: The Offshore Installations and Pipeline Works (Management and Administration) Regulations 1995, UK S.I. 1995/738, 1995. RegulationsOperator
“Operator” in relation to—- a fixed installation means the person appointed by a concession owner to execute any function of organizing and supervising any operation to be carried out by such installation or, where no such person has been appointed, the concession owner; and
- a mobile installation means the person for whom the owner has agreed to carry out the operation concerned or, where no such person has been appointed, the concession owner.
Operator
“Operator” in relation to a borehole site means—- a person appointed by the owner in writing to exercise for the time being the function of organizing or supervising borehole operations at the site, where that function involves the exercise of overall control of the borehole site; or
- where for the time being there is no such person, the owner.
Operator
“Operator”, in relation to a pipeline, means—- the person who is to have or (once fluid or any mixture of fluids is conveyed) has control over the conveyance of fluid or any mixture of fluids in the pipeline;
- until that person is known (should there be a case where at a material time he is not yet known) the person who is to commission or (where commissioning has started) commissions the design and construction of the pipeline; or
- when a pipeline is no longer used or is not for the time being used, the person last having control over the conveyance of fluid or any mixture of fluids in it;
- the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or
- the licensee, where—
- it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
- in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily.
Operator
“Owner” means the person who controls the operation of a non-production installation. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. RegulationsOperator
In this regulation, “operator”, in relation to a fixed installation, means—- the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of dismantling a fixed installation; or
- the licensee, where—
- it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
- in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions specified in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily.
Operator
The particulars specified in Schedule 1 which must be provided in respect of a design notification under paragraph (1) shall be construed as if all references to “operator” were references to the owner of the non-production installation to be converted. Source: The Offshore Installations (Safety Case) Regulations 2005, UK S.I. 2005/3117, 2005. RegulationsOperator
In this regulation, “operator”, in relation to a fixed installation, means—- the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of dismantling a fixed installation; or
- the licensee, where—
- it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
- in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions specified in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily.
Operator
For S.I. 1995/738, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “operator”, substitute ““operator” means— (a) the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or (b) the licensee, where—- it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
- in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily”.
Operator
The definition of operator is from the Petroleum Act, as the term is not used in the same manner in the other enabling acts. The operator term is expanded to also include the party responsible for daily management of onshore facilities that are outside the scope of the Petroleum Act. Source: Guidelines Regarding the Framework Regulations, Norway, updated December 2012. Regulatory GuidanceOperator
“Operator” means a person who has applied for or has been issued a production operations authorization, a Drilling Program Authorization or a Diving Program Authorization pursuant to paragraph 142(1)(b) of the Act; exploitant. 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. RegulationsOperator
The operator: the person referred to in Article 41.4 of the Mijnbouwwet. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007). LegislationOperator
Operator: the party for whose account and risk a pipeline or cable is laid, used or maintained. Source: Mining Decree of the Netherlands, Netherlands, 2003 (as amended in 2007). LegislationOperator
For S.I. 1995/743, in regulation 2(1) (interpretation) for the definition of “operator”, substitute ““operator” means (a) the person appointed by the licensee to manage and control directly or by any other person the execution of the main functions of a production installation; or (b) the licensee, where—- it is not clear to the Executive that one person has been appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a); or
- in the opinion of the Executive, any person appointed to perform the functions described in paragraph (a) is incapable of performing those functions satisfactorily”.
Operator
Representative of the companies leasing the site.- NOTE: The operator is normally the oil company acting on behalf of co-licensees.