Indian Oil and Gas Regulations — 1
Definitions 1 (1) The following definitions apply in these Regulations. Act means the Indian Oil and Gas Act . ( Loi ) actual selling price means (a) in respect of oil, the price at which the oil is sold; and (b) in respect of gas, the price or consideration payable that is specified in the gas sales contract, free of any fees or deductions other than transmission charges beyond the facility outlet. ( prix de vente réel ) adjoining , in relation to two spacing units, means touching at a common point, without regard to any road allowances between the spacing units. ( adjacentes ) bitumen means oil that does not flow to a well unless it is heated or diluted. ( bitume ) exploration work includes mapping, surveying, examining geological, geophysical or geochemical data, test drilling and any other activities that are carried out by air, land or water and are related to the exploration for oil or gas. ( travaux d’exploration ) external spacing unit , in relation to a First Nation, means any spacing unit that is not a First Nation spacing unit of that First Nation. ( unité d’espacement externe ) First Nation spacing unit means a spacing unit in which 50% or more of the lands are First Nation lands of the same First Nation. ( unité d’espacement d’une première nation ) horizontal section means the portion of a wellbore that has (a) an angle of at least 80°, measured between the line extending from the initial point of penetration into the target zone to the end point of the wellbore in that zone and the line extending vertically downward from the initial point of penetration into that zone; and (b) a minimum length of 100 m, measured from the initial point of penetration into the target zone to the end point of the wellbore in that zone. ( tronçon horizontal ) horizontal well means a well that has been approved as a horizontal well by the provincial authority or a well with a horizontal section that has been approved by the provincial authority. ( puits horizontal ) offset period means the period established in accordance with subsection 93 (4). ( délai de compensation ) offset well means a well that is located in a First Nation spacing unit adjoining an external spacing unit in which a triggering well is located and that is producing from the same zone as the triggering well. ( puits de limite ) offset zone means the zone from which a triggering well is producing. ( couche de compensation ) pool means a natural underground reservoir that contains or appears to contain an accumulation of oil or gas that is separate or appears to be separate from any other such accumulation. ( bassin ) prescribed means prescribed by the Minister under subsection 5(1) of the Act. ( Version anglaise seulement ) productive means producing or capable of producing oil or gas in a quantity that would warrant incurring (a) the costs of completion, in the case of a well that has been drilled but not completed; or (b) the costs of production, in the case of a well that has been completed. ( productif ) provincial authority means the office, department or body that is authorized by law to make decisions, grant approvals, receive information or keep records respecting the exploration for, or the exploitation or conservation of, oil and gas in the province in which the relevant First Nation lands are located. ( autorité provinciale ) service well means a well that is operated for observation or for the injection, storage or disposal of fluids. ( puits de service ) spacing unit means an area in a zone that is designated as a spacing unit, a spacing area, a drainage unit or other similar unit by the provincial authority. ( unité d’espacement ) subsurface contract means a permit or subsurface lease granted under the Act. ( contrat relatif au sous-sol ) surface contract means a surface lease or right-of-way granted under the Act. ( contrat relatif au sol ) surface rates means the amounts, referred to in subsections 73 (2) and (3), that are to be paid by a surface cont