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Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 1
in relation to a well or part of a well, means a well or part of a well in which drilling or production operations have temporarily ceased. ( suspension de l’exploitation ) termination means the abandonment, completion or suspension of a well’s operations. ( cessation ) waste material means any garbage, refuse, sewage or waste well fluids or any other useless material that is generated during drilling, well or production operations, including used or surplus drilling fluid and drill cuttings and produced water. ( déchets ) well approval means the approval granted by the Board under section 13. ( approbation relative à un puits ) well-bore means the hole drilled by a bit in order to make a well. ( trou de sonde ) well control means the control of the movement of fluids into or from a well. ( contrôle d’un puits ) well operation means the operation of drilling, completion, recompletion, intervention, re-entry, workover, suspension or abandonment of a well. ( travaux relatifs à un puits ) 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 ) workover means an operation on a completed well that requires removal of the Christmas tree or the tubing. ( reconditionnement ) zone means any stratum or any sequence of strata and includes, for the purposes of the definition commingled production , section 7, subsection 61(2), sections 64 to 66 and 73, subsection 82(2) and section 85, a zone that has been designated as such by the Board under section 4. ( couche ) (2) In these Regulations, delineation well , development well and exploratory well have the same meaning as in subsection 101(1) of the Canada Petroleum Resources Act . (3) In these Regulations, drilling installation , drilling rig , drilling unit , drill site , installation , production installation , production operation , production site and subsea production system have the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations . (4) The following definitions apply for the purposes of paragraph 5(4)(c) of the Act: production facility means equipment for the production of oil or gas located at a production site, including separation, treating and processing facilities, equipment and facilities used in support of production operations, landing areas, heliports, storage areas or tanks and dependent personnel accommodations, but not including any associated platform, artificial island, subsea production system, drilling equipment or diving system. ( matériel de production ) production platform means a production facility and any associated platform, artificial island, subsea production system, offshore loading system, drilling equipment, facilities related to marine activities and dependent diving system. ( plate-forme de production ) (5) For the purpose of section 5.11 of the Act, installation means an onshore or offshore installation. (6) For the purpose of section 58.2 of the Act, an onshore or offshore installation is prescribed as an installation.
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abandoned , in relation to a well, means a well or part of a well that has been permanently plugged. ( abandonné )
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Act means the Canada Oil and Gas Operations Act . ( Loi )
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artificial island means a humanly constructed island to provide a site for the exploration and drilling, or the production, storage, transportation, distribution, measurement, processing or handling, of oil or gas. ( île artificielle )
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authorization means an authorization issued by the Board under paragraph 5(1)(b) of the Act. ( autorisation )
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barrier means any fluid, plug or seal that prevents gas or oil or any other fluid from flowing unintentionally from a well or from a formation into another formation. ( barrière )
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Board means the National Energy Board established by section 3 of the National Energy Board Act . ( Office )
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casing liner means a casing that is suspended from a string of casing previously installed in a well and does not extend to the wellhead. ( tubage partiel )
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commingled production means production of oil and gas from more than one pool or zone through a common well-bore or flow line without separate measurement of the production from each pool or zone. ( production mélangée )
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completed , in relation to a well, means a well that is prepared for production or injection operations. ( complété )
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — (a)
completion interval means a section within a well that is prepared to permit the (a) production of fluids from the well; (b) observation of the performance of a reservoir; or (c) injection of fluids into the well. ( intervalle de complétion )
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conductor casing means the casing that is installed in a well to facilitate drilling of the hole for the surface casing. ( tubage initial )
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development plan means the development plan that is approved by the Board in accordance with section 5.1 of the Act. ( plan de mise en valeur )
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drilling program means the program for the drilling of one or more wells within a specified area and time using one or more drilling installations and includes any work or activity related to the program. ( programme de forage )
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environmental protection plan means the environmental protection plan submitted to the Board under section 6. ( plan de protection de l’environnement )
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — (a)
flow allocation procedure means the procedure to (a) allocate total measured quantities of oil, gas and water produced from or injected into a pool or zone back to individual wells in a pool or zone where individual well production or injection is not measured separately; and (b) allocate production to fields that are using a common storage or processing facility. ( méthode de répartition du débit )
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flow calculation procedure means the procedure to be used to convert raw meter output to a measured quantity of oil, gas or water. ( méthode de calcul du débit )
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — (a)
flow system means the flow meters, auxiliary equipment attached to the flow meters, fluid sampling devices, production test equipment, the master meter and meter prover used to measure and record the rate and volumes at which fluids are (a) produced from or injected into a pool; (b) used as a fuel; (c) used for artificial lift; or (d) flared or transferred from a production installation. ( système d’écoulement )
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fluid means gas, liquid or a combination of the two. ( fluide )
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — (a)
formation flow test means an operation (a) to induce the flow of formation fluids to the surface of a well to procure reservoir fluid samples and determine reservoir flow characteristics; or (b) to inject fluids into a formation to evaluate injectivity. ( essai d’écoulement de formation )
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — (a)
incident means (a) any event that causes (i) a lost or restricted workday injury, (ii) death, (iii) fire or explosion, (iv) a loss of containment of any fluid from a well, (v) an imminent threat to the safety of a person, installation or support craft, or (vi) pollution; (b) any event that results in a missing person; or (c) any event that causes (i) the impairment of any structure, facility, equipment or system critical to the safety of persons, an installation or support craft, or (ii) the impairment of any structure, facility, equipment or system critical to environmental protection. ( incident )
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lost or restricted workday injury means an injury that prevents an employee from reporting for work or from effectively performing all the duties connected with the employee’s regular work on any day subsequent to the day on which the injury occurred whether or not that subsequent day is a working day for that employee. ( blessure entraînant une perte de temps de travail )
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minor injury means an employment injury for which medical treatment or first aid is provided and excludes a lost or restricted workday injury. ( blessure sans gravité )
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multi-pool well means a well that is completed in more than one pool. ( puits à gisements multiples )
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natural environment means the physical and biological environment. ( milieu naturel )
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near-miss means an event that would likely cause an event set out in paragraph (a) of the definition of incident , but does not due to particular circumstances. ( quasi-incident )
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operator means a person that holds an operating licence under paragraph 5(1)(a) of the Act and an authorization. ( exploitant )
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permafrost means the thermal condition of the ground when its temperature remains at or below 0°C for more than one year. ( pergélisol )
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physical environmental conditions means the meteorological, oceanographic and related physical conditions, including ice conditions, that might affect a work or activity that is subject to an authorization. ( conditions environnementales )
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pollution means the introduction into the natural environment of any substance or form of energy outside the limits applicable to the activity that is subject to an authorization, including spills. ( pollution )
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production control system means the system provided to control the operation of, and monitor the status of, equipment for the production of oil and gas, and includes the installation and workover control system. ( système de contrôle de la production )
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production project means an undertaking for the purpose of developing a production site on, or producing oil or gas from, a pool or field, and includes any work or activity related to the undertaking. ( projet de production )
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proration test means, in respect of a development well to which a development plan applies, a test conducted to measure the rates at which fluids are produced from the well for allocation purposes. ( essai au prorata )
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recovery means the recovery of oil and gas under reasonably foreseeable economic and operational conditions. ( récupération )
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relief well means a well drilled to assist in controlling a blow-out in an existing well. ( puits de secours )
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rig release date means the date on which a rig last conducted well operations. ( date de libération de l’appareil de forage )
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safety plan means the safety plan submitted to the Board under section 6. ( plan de sécurité )
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seafloor means the surface of all that portion of land under the sea. ( fond marin )
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slick line means a single steel cable used to run tools in a well. ( câble lisse )
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support craft means a vessel, vehicle, aircraft, standby vessel or other craft used to provide transportation for or assistance to persons on the site where a work or activity is conducted. ( véhicule de service )
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surface casing means the casing that is installed in a well to a sufficient depth, in a competent formation, to establish well control for the continuation of the drilling operations. ( tubage de surface )
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suspended , in relation to a well or part of a well, means a well or part of a well in which drilling or production operations have temporarily ceased. ( suspension de l’exploitation )
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termination means the abandonment, completion or suspension of a well’s operations. ( cessation )
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waste material means any garbage, refuse, sewage or waste well fluids or any other useless material that is generated during drilling, well or production operations, including used or surplus drilling fluid and drill cuttings and produced water. ( déchets )
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well approval means the approval granted by the Board under section 13. ( approbation relative à un puits )
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well-bore means the hole drilled by a bit in order to make a well. ( trou de sonde )
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well control means the control of the movement of fluids into or from a well. ( contrôle d’un puits )
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well operation means the operation of drilling, completion, recompletion, intervention, re-entry, workover, suspension or abandonment of a well. ( travaux relatifs à un puits )
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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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workover means an operation on a completed well that requires removal of the Christmas tree or the tubing. ( reconditionnement )
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zone means any stratum or any sequence of strata and includes, for the purposes of the definition commingled production , section 7, subsection 61(2), sections 64 to 66 and 73, subsection 82(2) and section 85, a zone that has been designated as such by the Board under section 4. ( couche )
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production facility means equipment for the production of oil or gas located at a production site, including separation, treating and processing facilities, equipment and facilities used in support of production operations, landing areas, heliports, storage areas or tanks and dependent personnel accommodations, but not including any associated platform, artificial island, subsea production system, drilling equipment or diving system. ( matériel de production )
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production platform means a production facility and any associated platform, artificial island, subsea production system, offshore loading system, drilling equipment, facilities related to marine activities and dependent diving system. ( plate-forme de production )
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 2
2 The Board is authorized to make orders respecting the allocation of areas, including the determination of the size of spacing units and the well production rates for the purpose of drilling for or producing oil and gas and to exercise any powers and perform any duties that may be necessary for the management and control of oil or gas production.
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3 The Board may give a name, classification or status to any well and may change that name, classification or status.
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4 The Board may also (a) designate a zone for the purposes of these Regulations; (b) give a name to a pool or field; and (c) define the boundaries of a pool, zone or field for the purpose of identifying it.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 5
5 (1) The applicant for an authorization shall develop an effective management system that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human resources to ensure compliance with the Act and these Regulations. (2) The management system shall include (a) the policies on which the system is based; (b) the processes for setting goals for the improvement of safety, environmental protection and waste prevention; (c) the processes for identifying hazards and for evaluating and managing the associated risks; (d) the processes for ensuring that personnel are trained and competent to perform their duties; (e) the processes for ensuring and maintaining the integrity of all facilities, structures, installations, support craft and equipment necessary to ensure safety, environmental protection and waste prevention; (f) the processes for the internal reporting and analysis of hazards, minor injuries, incidents and near-misses and for taking corrective actions to prevent their recurrence; (g) the documents describing all management system processes and the processes for making personnel aware of their roles and responsibilities with respect to them; (h) the processes for ensuring that all documents associated with the system are current, valid and have been approved by the appropriate level of authority; (i) the processes for conducting periodic reviews or audits of the system and for taking corrective actions if reviews or audits identify areas of non-conformance with the system and opportunities for improvement; (j) the arrangements for coordinating the management and operations of the proposed work or activity among the owner of the installation, the contractors, the operator and others, as applicable; and (k) the name and position of the person accountable for the establishment and maintenance of the system and of the person responsible for implementing it. (3) The management system documentation shall be controlled and set out in a logical and systematic fashion to allow for ease of understanding and efficient implementation. (4) The management system shall correspond to the size, nature and complexity of the operations and activities, hazards and risks associated with the operations.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 6
6 The application for authorization shall be accompanied by (a) a description of the scope of the proposed activities; (b) an execution plan and schedule for undertaking those activities; (c) a safety plan that meets the requirements of section 8; (d) an environmental protection plan that meets the requirements of section 9; (e) information on any proposed flaring or venting of gas, including the rationale and the estimated rate, quantity and period of the flaring or venting; (f) information on any proposed burning of oil, including the rationale and the estimated quantity of oil proposed to be burned; (g) in the case of a drilling installation, a description of the drilling and well control equipment; (h) in the case of a production installation, a description of the processing facilities and control system; (i) in the case of a production project, a field data acquisition program that allows sufficient pool pressure measurements, fluid samples, cased hole logs and formation flow tests for a comprehensive assessment of the performance of development wells, pool depletion schemes and the field; (j) contingency plans, including emergency response procedures, to mitigate the effects of any reasonably foreseeable event that might compromise safety or environmental protection, which shall (i) provide for coordination measures with any relevant municipal, provincial, territorial or federal emergency response plan, and (ii) in an offshore area where oil is reasonably expected to be encountered, identify the scope and frequency of the field practice exercise of oil spill countermeasures; and (k) a description of the decommissioning and abandonment of the site, including methods for restoration of the site after its abandonment.
Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations — 7
7 (1) If the application for authorization covers a production installation, the applicant shall also submit to the Board for its approval the flow system, the flow calculation procedure and the flow allocation procedure that will be used to conduct the measurements referred to in Part 7. (2) The Board shall approve the flow system, the flow calculation procedure and the flow allocation procedure if the applicant demonstrates that the system and procedures facilitate reasonably accurate measurements and allocate, on a pool or zone basis, the production from and injection into individual wells.