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Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations
production platform means a production installation. ( plate-forme de production )
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Well operation 17 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an operator that intends to conduct a well operation must obtain a well approval. Approval not necessary (2) A well approval is not necessary to conduct a wire line operation, slick line operation, coiled tubing operation or other similar operation through a tree located above sea level if (a) the operation does not alter the completion interval or is not expected to adversely affect the recovery of petroleum; and (b) the equipment, operating procedures and qualifications of the persons carrying out the work are in compliance with the requirements of the authorization. Definitions (3) The following definitions apply in subsection (2). slick line means a single steel cable that is used to run tools in a well. ( câble lisse ) wire line means a line that contains a conductor wire and that is used to run survey instruments or other tools in a well. ( câble ) Approval application contents (4) The application for a well approval must include the estimated cost breakdown of the well operation and the following information: (a) if the well approval is being sought to drill a well, (i) a comprehensive description of the drilling program, a geoscientific description of the reservoir targets and a description of any geohazard, (ii) the digital data necessary to allow for an independent geohazard assessment, (iii) a description of the well data acquisition program referred to in section 18 , and (iv) a description of the well verification scheme referred to in section 19 ; (b) if the well approval is being sought to perform a workover on, to re-enter, to complete or to recomplete a well or to suspend or abandon a well or a part of one, a description of the well or part, a description of the proposed work or activity and the rationale for carrying it out and barrier envelope diagrams that demonstrate that two barrier envelopes will be in place throughout the operation; (c) if the well approval is being sought to complete a well, information that demonstrates that section 71 will be complied with; (d) if the well approval is being sought to suspend a well or a part of one, an indication of the period within which the suspended well or part will be abandoned or completed; and (e) if the well approval is being sought to suspend or abandon a well or a part of one, the methods for verifying the effectiveness of the isolation of pools and zones that is required under subparagraph 90 (1)(b)(i). Well approval granted by the Board (5) The Board must grant the well approval if the operator demonstrates that the well operation will be conducted safely, without waste or pollution and in compliance with these Regulations.
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations
slick line means a single steel cable that is used to run tools in a well. ( câble lisse )
Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations
wire line means a line that contains a conductor wire and that is used to run survey instruments or other tools in a well. ( câble )
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Well data acquisition program 18 In the case of a drilling program, an operator must develop a well data acquisition program that (a) provides for the collection of sufficient pressure measurements, drill cutting and fluid samples, conventional cores, sidewall cores and well logs, and the carrying out of sufficient formation flow tests, analyses and surveys, to enable a comprehensive geophysical, geological and reservoir evaluation to be made; and (b) identifies the quantity of samples and cores, the evaluation data and any associated analyses, surveys and reports that are to be provided to the Board.
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Well verification scheme 19 (1) An operator must establish a well verification scheme based on criteria that the operator establishes to ensure that the design of any well is in accordance with industry standards and best practices so that the well’s integrity is maintained throughout its life cycle. Well ranking (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the operator must rank a well according to its level of risk and ensure that the well ranking is confirmed by an independent person. Verification requirements (3) The verification scheme must set out the verification requirements that are applicable to the design of a well according to the well’s ranking and to any changes made to the design during the well’s construction or operation that would affect any previously undertaken verification. Verification by independent person (4) The operator must ensure that the required verifications are carried out by an independent person that was not involved in the original design.
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Suspension of well approval 20 (1) The Board may suspend a well approval if (a) the operator conducts the well operation other than as described in the application for the well approval; (b) the physical and environmental conditions encountered in the area of the work or activity for which the well approval was granted are more severe than those on the basis of which the manufacturer of any equipment used in the well operation established the equipment’s operating limits; or (c) the operator uses a flow system, flow calculation procedure or flow allocation procedure that has not been approved under subsection 14 (2), conducts a formation flow test that has not been approved under subsection 63 (5) or engages in commingled production that has not been approved under subsection 80 (2). Factors for suspension (2) In deciding whether to suspend a well approval, the Board must consider (a) the effects or potential effects of the applicable situation referred to in subsection (1) on safety, the environment and the conservation of petroleum resources; and (b) the operator’s history of non-compliance with the requirements of these Regulations, the provisions of Part III of the Act or any requirements that are established by the Board under that Part with respect to well operations.
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Revocation of well approval 21 The Board must revoke a well approval if (a) the operator fails to remedy the situation that caused the suspension of the well approval as soon as the circumstances permit within 60 days after the date of that suspension unless, on written request by the operator, the Board grants the operator an extension of time to remedy the situation; or (b) the operator continues to operate the well despite the suspension of the well approval.
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Suspension or abandonment of well 22 If a well approval is revoked, the operator must ensure that the well is suspended or abandoned in accordance with Part 8.
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Well approval — subsection 139(1) of Act 23 For the purposes of subsection 139(1) of the Act, a well approval relating to a production project is prescribed.
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Concept safety analysis 24 (1) The approvals referred to in subsection 139(4) of the Act are subject to the operator’s submission of a concept safety analysis to the Chief Safety Officer at the time the operator submits the application and proposed development plan to the Board under subsection 139(2) of the Act. Content (2) The concept safety analysis must (a) be based on the development concept chosen by the operator as a general approach and described in Part I of the development plan; (b) take into account all works and activities associated with each phase in the life cycle of the development; (c) determine target levels of safety that are to be achieved to ensure safety and the protection of the environment for all works and activities within each phase of the life cycle of an installation, including its systems and equipment, from the installation’s design up to and including its decommissioning and abandonment; (d) identify all hazards having the potential to cause a major accidental event; (e) include a systematic assessment of the unmitigated risks associated with each of the identified hazards, including the likelihood of a major accidental event occurring and the consequences that would result; (f) identify the control measures that are to be implemented to reduce the risks associated with the identified hazards to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable; (g) identify the effects of any additional risks that may result from the implementation of the identified control measures; and (h) identify all assumptions on which any aspect of the concept safety analysis is based. Quantitative and qualitative risk assessments (3) The target levels of safety must be based on risk assessments that are (a) quantitative, if it can be demonstrated that input data are available in the quantity and quality necessary to demonstrate the reliability of the results; or (b) qualitative, if the criteria in paragraph (a) are not met or if a quantitative assessment would otherwise be inappropriate. Contents of risk assessment (4) The operator must include in the risk assessment a description of the circumstances that will necessitate an update of the risk assessment, including changes in (a) the physical and environmental conditions; (b) the operating conditions and the limits taken into account in the design assumptions; and (c) the operating procedures. Review of risk assessment (5) The operator must update the risk assessment as often as necessary and at least once every five years throughout the life cycle of the development to (a) account for the circumstances described in subsection (4); and (b) ensure the ongoing suitability of the control measures to maintain risks at a level as low as reasonably practicable.
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Resource management plan — paragraph 139(3)(b) of Act 25 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 139(3)(b) of the Act, Part II of the development plan must contain a resource management plan. Contents of resource management plan (2) The resource management plan must include a description and analysis of the following: (a) the geological setting and features of the field and of each pool or petroleum-bearing reservoir; (b) the petrophysical data and analytical procedures for each pool; (c) the reservoir engineering data for each pool; (d) estimates of in-place resources and recoverable reserves for each pool, fault block and reservoir subdivision; (e) the proposed reservoir exploitation scheme; (f) potential developments and the reasons why they are not included in the proposed development of the field or pool; (g) any past drilling in the area related to the proposed development of the field or pool as well as the proposed drilling program and typical completion designs for the development wells; (h) the production and export systems related to the proposed development of the field or pool; (i) the expected overall operating efficiency and reliability of the proposed development of the field or pool; and (j) past expenditures and predicted capital and operating cost data, with sufficient detail to permit an economic analysis of the proposed development of the field or pool. Organizational structure (3) The resource management plan must also contain a description of the operator’s organizational structure as it relates to the implementation of the plan.
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Prescribed installations — section 139.2 of Act 26 For the purpose of section 139.2 of the Act, a production installation, drilling installation, accommodations installation and diving installation are prescribed installations.
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Definition of installation 27 In this Part, installation means an installation referred to in section 26 .
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ubparagraphs, any other equipment, methods, measures, standards or other things the use of which is authorized by the Chief Safety Officer or the Chief Conservation Officer, as the case may be, under section 151 of the Act or subsection 205.069(1) of the Act. Limitations (3) The certifying authority must set out in any certificate of fitness that it issues the details of any limitation on the operation of the installation that is necessary to ensure that the installation, including its systems and equipment, meets the requirements set out in paragraph (1)(b).
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Conflict of interest — paragraph 139.2(4)(b) of Act 29 (1) For the purposes of paragraph 139.2(4)(b) of the Act, the extent to which a certifying authority may participate in the design, construction or installation of an installation in respect of which a certificate of fitness is issued is as follows: (a) the certifying authority or one of its subsidiaries or affiliates may be the certifying authority or classification society for the original design, construction or installation of the installation or any modification to it; and (b) a subsidiary or affiliate of the certifying authority may participate in the design, construction or installation of the installation to any other extent as long as it does not participate in any of the certification or verification activities in respect of the installation. Notice of non-compliance (2) The certifying authority must monitor for any participation beyond that described in subsection (1) and must, without delay, inform the person that applied for the certificate and the Board of any such participation.
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Certification plan 30 (1) A person that applies for a certificate of fitness must submit a certification plan to the Chief Safety Officer and to the certifying authority for the purposes of the approval of the scope of work under section 31 . Contents (2) The certification plan must include the following documents and information: (a) a description of the installation that is to be certified, including its systems and equipment; (b) a list of the standards that will apply to the installation to be certified, including its systems and equipment, and a list of the standards on which the measures to reduce risks that are described in the safety plan and the environmental protection plan are based or, if there are no applicable standards, any studies and analyses that demonstrate that the measures to be implemented are adequate to reduce the risks to safety and the environment to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable or to minimize the risk of hazards, as the case may be; and (c) other than in the case of a diving installation, a list of all safety-critical elements, as well as a description of how the associated performance standards are to be developed.
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Scope of work 31 (1) A certifying authority must submit to the Chief Safety Officer for approval a scope of work that takes into account the certification plan. Contents of scope of work (2) The scope of work must include (a) a description of the following activities to be conducted by the certifying authority: (i) activities to verify compliance with the requirements referred to in paragraph 28 (1)(b), (ii) activities to verify the validity of the certificate of fitness, and (iii) any additional activities to be carried out before the renewal of the certificate; and (b) a schedule of the activities referred to in paragraph (a). Approval of scope of work (3) The Chief Safety Officer must approve the scope of work if the Chief Safety Officer determines that (a) in the case of any installation, the scope of work (i) is sufficiently detailed to permit the certifying authority to determine whether the requirements referred to in paragraph 28 (1)(b) are met, (ii) describes the type and extent of reporting in respect of continual monitoring of the certification process being undertaken by the certifying authority, and (iii) demonstrates how the certifying authority has complied with section 29 ; (b) in the case of an installation other than a diving installation, the scope of work (i) provides the means for determining whether (A) the environmental criteria for the region or site and the loads estimated for the installation are correct, (B) the list of safety-critical elements included in the certification plan is complete and the elements are in place and functioning as intended, (C) in respect of any installation referred to in a development plan, the concept safety analysis submitted under section 24 meets the requirements set out in that section, (D) in respect of a new installation, the installation has been constructed in accordance with the quality assurance program referred to in section 100 , (E) the operations manual meets the requirements set out in section 157 , and (F) the installation’s construction and installation, including the materials used for those purposes, meet the design specifications, (ii) includes the list of performance standards and methods that the certifying authority will use to verify compliance with those standards and to verify whether the installation, including its systems and equipment, continues to be fit for the purposes for which it is to be used, and (iii) provides the means for determining whether the provisions listed in Schedule 2 have been complied with and whether the structures, systems and equipment referred to in those provisions are in place and functioning as intended; and (c) in the case of a diving installation, the scope of work provides the means for determining whether the processes referred to in subparagraph 4 (1)(m)(iii) and paragraph 4 (1)(v) that are included in the operator’s management system have been implemented.
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Period of validity 32 (1) A certificate of fitness is valid for five years from the day on which it is issued if the certifying authority determines that the requirements referred to in paragraph 28 (1)(b) will be met for a period of at least five years from that day. Less than five years (2) If the certifying authority determines that the requirements referred to in paragraph 28 (1)(b) can be met only for a period that is less than five years, the certificate of fitness is valid for the corresponding lesser period. Expiry date (3) The certifying authority must indicate on the certificate of fitness its expiry date. Extension of period of validity (4) The certifying authority may, on request of the holder of a certificate of fitness, extend the period of validity of the certificate of fitness for a period of up to three months, subject to the approval of the Chief Safety Officer. Approval by Chief Safety Officer (5) The Chief Safety Officer must approve the extension of the period of validity of the certificate of fitness if the extension does not compromise safety or the protection of the environment.
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Applicable site or region 33 (1) A certifying authority must indicate on a certificate of fitness the site or region where the installation is to be operated. Validity (2) A certificate of fitness is valid for the operation of the installation at the site or in the region that is indicated on the certificate of fitness.
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Revalidation — scope of work 34 (1) The certifying authority must revalidate the scope of work against the criteria referred to in subsection 31 (3) and make any modifications that are necessary (a) before renewing a certificate of fitness; and (b) if new circumstances such as the following arise that have or could have a significant impact on the scope of work: (i) these Regulations or the Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Occupational Health and Safety Regulations are amended, (ii) new information regarding a major accidental event that occurred in any place is disclosed, (iii) amendments are made to any of the standards on which the certification was based, or (iv) the installation has transitioned from one life cycle phase to another. Revalidation approval (2) The revalidated scope of work must be submitted to the Chief Safety Officer for approval under subsection 31 (3).
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Renewal of certificate 35 The certifying authority must renew the certificate of fitness in relation to an installation before or on its expiry date if (a) the certifying authority determines that the requirements referred to in paragraph 28 (1)(b) have been met; (b) the certifying authority has carried out the activities referred to in subparagraph 31 (2)(a)(iii); and (c) the certifying authority has revalidated the scope of work and it has been approved by the Chief Safety Officer.
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Invalidity 36 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), a certificate of fitness ceases to be valid if (a) the certifying authority or the Chief Safety Officer determines that (i) any of the information provided under subparagraph 28 (1)(a)(i) on the basis of which the certificate of fitness was issued is incorrect, (ii) any of the requirements referred to in paragraph 28 (1)(b) are no longer being met, or (iii) any limitation set out in the certificate of fitness under subsection 28 (3) has not been respected; or (b) the Chief Safety Officer determines that the certifying authority has failed to carry out the scope of work relating to the installation in respect of which the certificate of fitness was issued. Notice in writing (2) At least 30 days before a determination referred to in subsection (1) is made, notice of the impending determination must be given in writing (a) in the case of a determination to be made by the certifying authority, by the certifying authority to the Chief Safety Officer and to the holder of the certificate of fitness; and (b) in the case of a determination to be made by the Chief Safety Officer, by the Chief Safety Officer to the certifying authority and to the holder of the certificate of fitness. Consideration of information (3) Before making a determination referred to in subsection (1), the certifying authority or the Chief Safety Officer, as the case may be, must consider any information in relation to that determination that is submitted by any person notified under subsection (2).