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Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 93
93 (1) The end of the hoisting line shall be securely fastened to the hoist drum shaft. (2) The hoisting line shall be long enough so that, when the travelling block is laid horizontally on the derrick floor, there will remain at least three turns of rope on the hoist drum. (3) Every hoisting line used in well-drilling, well-servicing and well-abandoning operations shall be examined weekly by the toolpusher, or other person authorized by the owner to determine the condition of the line, who shall enter the result of his examination in the Rig Record Book over his signature. (4) No hoisting line used for well-drilling, well-servicing or well-abandoning operations shall be used when the factor of safety falls below five. (5) When the examination mentioned in subsection (3) indicates that any one or a combination of two or more of the following conditions may have reduced the safety factor to less than five, the line shall be replaced: (a) worn wires; (b) broken wires; (c) visible corrosion; and (d) a damaged or otherwise defective line. (6) The ultimate strength of wire-rope hoisting lines should be based on the manufacturer’s catalogue.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 94
94 (1) Every driller employed on a gas or oil well drilling rig shall be the holder of a certificate of competency in First Aid in good standing. (2) Every employer shall provide and maintain at every drilling rig a suitable First Aid Kit of a recognized standard and a carrying stretcher.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 95
95 Cellars, after the setting and heading up of the surface casing, with the exception of those less than four feet deep or those in which a false flooring has been installed to make such cellar less than four feet deep, shall be provided with two runways constructed opposite each other, extending from the cellar bottom to the ground surface, but (a) the slope of the runways shall not exceed 20 degrees from the horizontal; (b) the width of the runways shall be not less than three feet in the clear; (c) the clearance between the floor of each runway and the derrick sills shall be not less than seven feet; (d) the cellar and cellar exit shall be secured against caving by the use of sheeting and shoring installed in a manner that will permit the unobstructed passage of employees; and (e) the runways and their approaches shall be kept clear of snow or other material.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 96
96 Except as otherwise provided by the Explosives Act , explosives shall be stored in properly constructed magazines at a distance not less than 500 feet from any place where any drilling or production operation is carried on.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 97
97 Where in or about any well any accident occurs which causes loss of life to any person employed thereat, the person in charge of such well shall immediately notify the Oil Conservation Engineer by telephone, telegraph or radio, and confirm by letter.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 98
98 Subsections 15(4), (5) and (6) and sections 21, 31, 33 and 95 do not apply to drilling operations that are carried on outside the Northwest Territories or the Yukon Territory.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 99
99 (1) The Minister or person authorized by him may, at any time (a) enter and inspect any permit area or lease area; (b) enter and inspect any place or building used in connection with the refining, handling, processing or treating of oil or gas; (c) inspect any well, record, plant or equipment located in or on any place or building referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); (d) take samples of any substance found in or on any place or building referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); (e) take particulars of any well, record, plant or equipment referred to in paragraph (c); and (f) enter upon any permit area or lease area and carry out such tests or examinations that the Chief may consider appropriate and that are not detrimental to the operations of the permittee or lessee. (2) The permittee or lessee shall give the Minister, or person authorized by him, such assistance as may be necessary.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 100
100 Where a licensee, permittee or lessee violates any provision of these Regulations, the Minister may give written notice to the licensee, permittee or lessee and unless the licensee, permittee or lessee remedies or prepares to remedy the violation to the satisfaction of the Minister within 90 days from the date of the notice, the Minister may cancel the licence, permit or lease.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 101
101 (1) Unless previously submitted to the Oil Conservation Engineer or the Chief in accordance with these Regulations or in accordance with the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations , every licensee, permittee or lessee shall forward to the Oil Conservation Engineer, in triplicate, within 30 days after the abandonment, suspension or completion of any well, (a) copies of all logs run in the well; (b) copies of all drill stem test charts and the results of each test; (c) copies of all core, gas or fluid analyses; (d) copies of all bottom hole sample analyses including pressure, volume and temperature data; and (e) copies of a well completion report on a form approved by the Chief. (2) In the case of a well other than a development well, the licensee, permittee or lessee shall also submit to the Oil Conservation Engineer a Well History Report, in triplicate, within 30 days after completion, suspension or abandonment of the well. (3) A permittee or lessee shall also send to the Oil Conservation Engineer, in triplicate, copies of all other surveys or the results of any tests conducted during the producing life of a well or field.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 102
102 All information submitted in accordance with the requirements of these Regulations shall be kept confidential but may be released in accordance with section 106 of the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations .
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 103
103 (1) Where the measurement of oil is required under these Regulations or under the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations , its volume shall be computed as the number of barrels it would occupy at a standard temperature of 60°/60°F. (2) Where the temperature conditions differ from 60°F, the volume shall be converted to that which would be occupied at 60°F in accordance with Table 7 of Petroleum Measurement Tables published jointly by the American Society of Testing Materials and the Institute of Petroleum and designated respectively as D1250 and 200.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 104
104 (1) Where the measurement of gas is required under these Regulations, its volume shall be computed as the number of cubic feet it would occupy at standard conditions of 14.65 pounds per square inch absolute and 60°F. (2) Where the conditions of pressure and temperature differ from the standard conditions set out in subsection (1), the volume shall be converted to the standard conditions in accordance with the Ideal Gas Laws and corrected for deviations from the Ideal Gas Laws where the amount of the deviation exceeds one per cent.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 1
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations .
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allowable expenditure means the expenditure referred to in section 43; ( dépenses admissibles )
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arbitrator means the arbitrator referred to in section 97; ( arbitre )
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bond means bond or other securities of or guaranteed by the Government of Canada; ( titre or garantie )
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — (a)
Canada lands means (a) territorial lands as defined in the Territorial Lands Act , and (b) public lands as defined in the Public Lands Grants Act for the sale, lease or other disposition of which there is no provision in the law, and includes land under water; ( terres du Canada )
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Chief means the administrator of the Canada Oil and Gas Lands Administration of the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources and of the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development; ( chef )
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commercial quantity means the output of oil or gas from a well that, in the opinion of the Chief, would warrant the drilling of another well in the same area, and in determining that opinion the Chief may consider the costs of drilling and producing and the volume of production; ( quantité commerciale )
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Crown reserve lands means Canada lands in respect of which no interest granted or issued by or pursuant to these Regulations is in force and includes the submerged lands described in Schedule IV; ( terres de réserve de la Couronne )
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — (a)
Department means, (a) in respect of Canada lands located in that part of Canada described in Schedule VI, the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and (b) in respect of Canada lands other than those lands located in that part of Canada described in Schedule VI, the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources; ( ministère )
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development structure means any structure, facility or undertaking erected for the purpose of drilling an exploratory well or a development well or erected for the production, gathering, storing, processing, transmission or other handling of oil and gas; ( plate-forme d’exploitation )
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — (a)
development well means a well (a) drilled pursuant to an order made under section 93, or (b) the location of which is, in the opinion of the Chief, so related to the location of producible wells that there is every probability that it will produce from the same pool as the producible wells; ( puits d’extension )
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exploration agreement means an exploration agreement entered into by the Minister or a person designated by the Minister pursuant to section 30; ( contrat d’exploration )
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exploratory well means any well that is not a development well; ( puits de sondage )
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exploratory work includes test drilling, aerial mapping, surveying, bulldozing, geological, geophysical and geochemical examinations and other investigations relating to the subsurface geology and all work, including the construction and maintenance of those facilities necessarily connected therewith and the building and maintenance of airstrips and roads required for the supply of or access to exploratory operations; ( travaux de sondage )
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extraction plant means any plant or equipment, other than a well, used for the extraction of oil or other substances produced in association with oil from surface or subsurface deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or other deposits from which oil may be extracted; ( usine d’extraction )
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gas means natural gas and includes all other minerals or constituents produced in association therewith, other than oil, whether in solid, liquid or gaseous form; ( gaz )
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holder means, in relation to any interest granted or issued under these Regulations, the person or persons registered as holder or holders of the interest; ( titulaire )
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interest includes an exploration agreement; ( intérêt )
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legal survey means a survey referred to in section 10; ( arpentage officiel )
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lessee means a person holding an oil and gas lease; ( concessionnaire or titulaire de concession ordétenteur de concession )
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licence means an exploratory licence issued pursuant to section 24; ( licence )
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licensee means a person holding a licence; ( titulaire de licence or détenteur de licence )
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — (a)
Minister means, (a) in respect of Canada lands located in that part of Canada described in Schedule VI, the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and (b) in respect of Canada lands other than those lands located in that part of Canada described in Schedule VI, the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources; ( ministre )
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monument means a post, stake, peg, mound, pit, trench or other device used to mark a boundary or the location of a well as set out in a plan of survey approved pursuant to section 11; ( borne )
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offshore means with respect to a drill site, a location within a water-covered area of Canada lands; ( au large des côtes )
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — (a)
oil means (a) crude petroleum and other hydrocarbons regardless of gravity that are produced at a well head in liquid form by ordinary production methods, (b) any hydrocarbons except coal and gas, that may be extracted or recovered from surface or subsurface deposits of oil sand, bitumen, bituminous sand, oil shale or other deposits, and (c) any other hydrocarbons except coal and gas; ( pétrole )
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oil and gas lease means an oil and gas lease granted pursuant to section 54 or 57; ( concession de pétrole et de gaz )
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Oil Conservation Engineer means an officer of the Department or other person designated by the Minister; ( ingénieur en conservation du pétrole )
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permit means an exploratory permit issued pursuant to section 30 or 32 or renewed pursuant to section 40, as those sections read before August 3, 1977; ( permis )
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permittee means a person holding a permit; ( titulaire de permis or détenteur de permis )
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Petro-Canada Limited means the corporation established by section 4 of the Petro-Canada Limited Act ; ( Petro-Canada Limitée )
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significant discovery means a discovery of oil or gas that justifies the drilling of any well or wells in addition to the well or wells in which the discovery was made; ( découverte importante )
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special renewal permit means a special renewal permit granted pursuant to section 116 or 117; ( permis avec clause spéciale de renouvellement )
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Surveyor General means the person designated as Surveyor General under the Canada Lands Surveys Act ; ( arpenteur général )
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target area [Repealed, SOR/80-590, s. 1]
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — (a)
well means any opening in the ground that is not a seismic shot hole and that is made, or is in the process of being made, by drilling, boring or any other method, (a) through which oil or gas could be obtained, (b) for the purpose of searching for or obtaining oil or gas, (c) for the purpose of obtaining water to inject into an underground formation, (d) for the purpose of injecting gas, air, water or other substance into an underground formation, or (e) for any purpose through sedimentary rocks to a depth of at least 500 feet. ( puits )
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 3
3 These Regulations apply only to Canada lands that are under the control, management and administration of the Minister.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 4
4 For the purposes of these Regulations, Canada lands shall be divided into grid areas.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 5
5 (1) A grid area, the whole or greater part of which lies south of latitude 70°, shall be bounded on the east and west sides by successive meridians of longitude of the series 50°00′00″, 50°15′00″, 50°30′00″, which series may be extended as required, and on the north and south sides by straight lines joining the points of intersection of the east and west boundaries with successive parallels of latitude of the series 40°00′00″, 40°10′00″, 40°20′00″, which series may be extended as required. (2) A grid area, the whole of which lies north of latitude 70°, shall be bounded on the east and west sides by successive meridians of longitude of the series 50°00′00″, 50°30′00″, 51°00′00″, which series may be extended as required and on the north and south sides by straight lines joining the points of intersection of the east and west boundaries with successive parallels of latitude of the series 70°00′00″, 70°10′00″, 70°20′00″, which series may be extended as required. (3) Every grid area shall be referred to by the latitude and longitude of the northeast corner of that grid area.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 6
6 (1) Between latitudes 40° and 60° and between latitudes 70° and 75° the boundary (a) between the north and south halves of a grid area is the north boundary of sections 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 75, 85 and 95; and (b) between the east and west halves of a grid area is the west boundary of sections 41 to 50. (2) Between latitudes 60° and 68° and between latitudes 75° and 78° the boundary (a) between the north and south halves of a grid area is the north boundary of sections 5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55, 65 and 75; and (b) between the east and west halves of a grid area is the west boundary of sections 31 to 40. (3) Between latitudes 68° and 70° and between latitudes 78° and 85° the boundary (a) between the north and south halves of a grid area is the north boundary of sections 5, 15, 25, 35, 45 and 55; and (b) between the east and west halves of a grid area is the west boundary of sections 21 to 30.
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 7
7 (1) Every grid area shall be divided into sections. (2) A section shall be bounded on the east and west sides by meridians spaced, (a) in the case of a section within a grid area, the whole or greater part of which lies between latitudes 40° and 60° or between latitudes 70° and 75°, at intervals of one-tenth of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the grid area; (b) in the case of a section within a grid area, the whole or greater part of which lies between latitudes 60° and 68° or between latitudes 75° and 78°, at intervals of one-eighth of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the grid area; and (c) in the case of a section within a grid area, the whole or greater part of which lies between latitudes 68° and 70° or between latitudes 78° and 85°, at intervals of one-sixth of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the grid area. (3) A section shall be bounded on the north and south sides by straight lines drawn parallel to the north and south boundaries of the grid area and spaced at intervals of one-tenth of the interval between the north and south boundaries of the grid area. (4) A section shall be identified by the number to which it corresponds, (a) in the case of a grid area described in paragraph (2)(a), as follows: 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 49 48 47 46 95 85 75 65 55 45 35 25 15 5 44 43 42 91 81 71 61 51 41 31 21 11 1 (b) in the case of a grid area described in paragraph (2)(b), as follows: 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 39 38 37 36 75 65 55 45 35 25 15 5 34 33 32 71 61 51 41 31 21 11 1 (c) in the case of a grid area described in paragraph (2)(c), as follows: 60 50 40 30 20 10 29 28 27 26 55 45 35 25 15 5 24 23 22 51 41 31 21 11 1
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 8
8 (1) Every section shall be divided into units. (2) Every unit shall be bounded on the east and west sides by meridians spaced at intervals of one-quarter of the interval between the east and west boundaries of the section. (3) Every unit shall be bounded on the north and south sides by straight lines drawn parallel to the north and south boundaries of the section and spaced at intervals of one-quarter of the interval between the north and south boundaries of the section. (4) Every unit shall be identified by the letter to which it corresponds in the following diagram: M N O P L K J I E F G H D C B A
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 9
9 All latitudes and longitudes used in these Regulations shall be referred to the North American Datum of 1927. SOR/80-590, s. 2
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 10
10 (1) Subject to these Regulations, the provisions of The Canada Lands Surveys Act apply to any legal survey made pursuant to these Regulations. (2) No person shall make a legal survey of Canada lands other than a Canada Lands Surveyor. (3) A Canada Lands Surveyor may enter upon a permit area, lease area or development structure for the purpose of making a legal survey or other positional surveys if he gives prior written notice to the Chief. (4) The lessee, permittee, holder or operator Of a development structure shall give reasonable assistance to a Canada Lands Surveyor entering under subsection (3). (5) Any legal survey shall be authorized and paid for by the permittee, holder or lessee as the case may be. SOR/80-590, s. 3; 1998, c. 14, s. 102(F)
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 11
11 (1) Every plan of legal survey shall be signed by the surveyor and submitted to the Surveyor General together with the surveyor’s field notes annexed to an affidavit of the surveyor verifying that he has executed the legal survey faithfully, correctly and in accordance with these Regulations and with any instructions issued to him by the Surveyor General. (2) Every plan of legal survey shall, where relevant, show (a) the position, direction and length of the boundaries of grid areas and divisions thereof; (b) the position of existing wells; (c) the nature and position of any monument used to mark, or placed as a reference to, any boundary or position referred to in paragraph (a) or (b); and (d) any road allowance, surveyed road, railway, pipeline, high voltage power lines or other right of way, dwellings, industrial plants, permanent buildings, air fields and existing or proposed fight ways. SOR/80-590, s. 3; 1998, c. 14, s. 101(F)
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 12
12 (1) Where any uncertainty or dispute arises respecting the position of any well or boundary, the Chief may require a permittee, holder or lessee to file a plan of legal survey, approved by the Surveyor General, showing the well or boundary in respect of which the uncertainty or dispute has arisen. (2) A plan of legal survey shall show the position of such wells, boundaries and references as the Chief may specify. SOR/80-590, s. 3; 1998, c. 14, s. 101(F)
Canada Oil and Gas Land Regulations — 13
13 The Surveyor General may, at the request of a permittee, lessee or holder, approve a plan of legal survey of the whole or part of a grid area, permit area, lease area, section, unit or the position of a well. SOR/80-590, s. 3; 1998, c. 14, s. 101(F)