Or. Admin. R. 632-015-0010 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 61, No. 4, April 1, 2022
The definitions in ORS 520.005 apply to this rule division. In addition, the following definitions apply:
(1) "Board" means the Governing Board of the
State Department of Geology and Mineral Industries.
(2) "Department" means the Oregon Department
of Geology and Mineral Industries.
(3) "Drilling Records" means an operational
summary of any hole.
(4)
"Groundwater" means any water, except capillary moisture, beneath the land
surface or beneath the bed of any stream, lake, reservoir or other body of
surface water within Oregon, whatever may be the geological formation or
structure in which such water stands, flows, percolates or otherwise
moves.
(5) "Information Hole" means
a hole drilled for information purposes in conjunction with oil or gas
exploration operations and includes, but is not limited to, stratigraphic test
holes, core holes, or other test holes.
(6) "Nonmetallic Plug" means a plugging
device made of nonmetallic and noncorrosive material that can be placed in a
hole to prevent excess settling at the surface. An example of a nonmetallic
plug is a plastic plug which conforms to the diameter of the hole.
(7) "Operator" means any person who is in
charge of the development of a lease or the construction, development or
operation of a seismic program or information hole operation subject to the
division.
(8) "Permittee" means any
person who has the right to conduct a seismic program or information hole
operation and has received a permit or is an operator.
(9) "Seismic Explorer" means a person who
conducts seismic research work by the means of drilling seismic shot holes for
the placing or detonating of explosives.
(10) "Seismic Shot Hole (Seismic Hole)" means
a hole that will be used for seismic operation purposes only.
(11) "Stratigraphic Test Hole" means an
information hole that is less than 500 feet deep drilled for stratigraphic or
geologic data or information only and not for production under any foreseeable
conditions as determined by the department.
(12) "Sump" means an earthen containment area
or a tank or other container, lined with a low permeability liner, located at
the drilling site for the storage of drilling fluids or other material as part
of a drilling operation.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 520
Stats. Implemented: ORS 520.095
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