Ariz. Admin. Code § 12-7-101

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section R12-7-101 - Definitions

In this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

"API" means American Petroleum Institute.

"Barrel" means 42 (US) gallons measured at 60° F and atmospheric pressure at sea level.

"BTU" means British thermal unit and represents the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1° F at or near 39.2° F.

"Condensate" means liquid hydrocarbons recovered at the earth's surface as a result of condensation due to reduced pressure or temperature of petroleum hydrocarbons that exist in a gaseous phase in subsurface reservoir rocks.

"Cubic foot of gas" means the volume of gas contained in 1 cubic foot of space at a standard pressure base of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute and a standard temperature base of 60° F.

"Gas well" means a well that produces with a gas-oil ratio in excess of 50,000 cubic feet of gas per barrel of oil.

"Injection well" means a well used to inject air, gas, water, or other substance into an underground stratum.

"Mcf" means 1000 cubic feet of gas reported at a pressure base of 14.73 pounds per square inch absolute and a standard temperature base of 60° F.

"Oil well" means a well that produces with a gas-oil ratio less than 50,000 cubic feet of gas per barrel of oil.

"Operator" means any person authorized by an owner to control the day-to-day activities of a well or production or refining facility.

"Shut-in well" means a well that is capable of production in paying quantities, is completed as a producing well, and is not presently being operated.

"Stratigraphic test or core hole test" means drilling a hole for the sole purpose of obtaining geological information.

"Temporarily abandoned well" means a well that is not capable of production in paying quantities and is not presently being operated.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R12-7-101

Former B; Former Section R12-7-101 renumbered and amended as Section R12-7-102, former Section R12-7-100 renumbered and amended as Section R12-7-101 effective September 29, 1982 (Supp. 82-5). Amended effective January 2, 1996 (Supp. 96-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 4827, effective December 7, 2000 (Supp. 00-4).