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 PPDM: What Is A Well?
Baseline Definitions for a Well and the Components of a Well.

Well Set
A Well Set is the group of Well components required to maintain an end to
end link through all stages of the well life cycle (planning to reclamation).

Well
A Well is a proposed or actual drilled hole in the ground designed to
exchange (or facilitate the exchange of) fluids between a subsurface
reservoir and the surface (or another reservoir), or to enable the detection
and measurement of rock properties.

1 - Well Origin
A Well Origin is the location on the surface of the earth or sea bed
where the drill bit is planned to penetrate or does penetrate the earth
to establish or rework a Well.

2 - Wellbore
A Wellbore is a path of drilled footage, from the Well Origin (top/start)
to a terminating point (bottom/end).

3 - Wellbore Segment
A Wellbore Segment is a unique drilled interval within the Well. It can be
the original Wellbore (from the origin to the terminating point) or it can
be a deepening, bypass or sidetrack, as measured from the downhole
kickoff or sidetrack point to a bottomhole terminating point.

4 - Wellbore Completion
A Wellbore Completion is a group of one or more Wellbore Contact
Intervals that functions as a unit to produce or inject fluids. A Wellbore
Completion must be capable of isolating a fluid flow for continuous
measurement.

5 - Wellbore Contact Interval

A Wellbore Contact Interval is a producing or injecting interval, intended
to put the Wellbore into contact with one or more stratigraphic zones.

6 - Wellhead Stream
A Wellhead Stream is a distinct stream of fluids that is determined by an
installed well head configuration.

Well Reporting Stream

A Well Reporting Stream is a conceptual stream of fluids that is assigned
based on business requirements and tied to fluid types, well components,
and/or any other breakdown or rollup.

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WIAW Baseline Definitions Mapped to PPDM 3.8
This is a table in
PPDM 3.8 WELL
WELL LICENSE In PPDM 3.8, set WELL LEVEL TYPE
This is a baseline (may be granted at the surface or = name of the COMPONENT TYPE
component at the base; not same as the well)

WELL_SET

PDEN
PDEN TYPE = one of the current valid subtypes

WELL
WELL REPORTING
STREAM

WELL ORIGIN

PROD STRING
PROD STRING
FORMATION
WELLBORE

PR STR FORM
COMPLETION WELLBORE SEGMENT

WELL COMPLETION WELLBORE

The activities that result in a COMPLETION
completion The location in the wellbore

FACILITY
Set FACILITY TYPE = WELLHEAD STREAM

WELL FACILITY WELLBORE CONTACT

WELLHEAD (Activity) INTERVAL
STREAM

WELL COMPONENT
Populate STRAT UNIT
information here for completions
or contact intervals
WELL XREF
Capture relationships between
components in this table

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1. Business Life Cycle Phase
2. Business Interest
3. Operatorship
4. Business Intention
5. Outcome
6. Lahee Class
7. Role
8. Play Type
9. Well Structure
10. The Trajectory Type
11. Fluid Direction
12. Well Reporting Class
Well Status Definitions
1. Business Life Cycle Phase: A collection of activities and conditions, that are grouped according to
business significance, describing where an E&P asset (in this case a well) is at within its progressive
history. Phases are related to business significance and are not related to time.
2. Business Interest: A facet that describes why the company spends time, effort, and manpower keeping
tabs on an entity, managing the data associated with an entity, and/or includes that entity in its decision-
making processes. Business Interest attempts to answer the question,”Why does the company care any-
thing about this well or wellbore entity?” Business Interest is at the well or wellbore level (or both). A well
or wellbore will only have one value for Business Interest - it is assumed and stipulated that a company
that has a financial interest in a well also has an obligatory and a petrotechnical interest, etc. So these
values are meant to be mutually exclusive and ranked in importance. The value assigned is the highest
rank that properly describes the business interest.
3. Operatorship: Does the information holder [ie . the database owner] hold the primary accountabil-
ity for the conduct of all activities performed on the wellset at the time of classification? The value
of Operatorship may change during the life cycle of the well if the accountability for the wellset is
transferred to a different company or entity

13. Fluid Type 4. Business Intention: The approved business purpose of the well at the start of the Drilling phase. The value
of Business Intention does not change over the life cycle of the well unless the Business Life Cycle reverts
14. Wellbore Status to the Planning phase. The purpose of this facet is to evaluate the results of the initial Business Intention
15. Well Status against the Outcome facet. Did you do what you said you were going to.

5. Outcome: The result of the operation relative to the Business Intention. The value of Outcome does not
change over the Business Life Cycle of the well, unless the Business Life Cycle reverts to the Planning
phase and the Business Intention changes. There is a 1:1 correlation between Business Intention and
Outcome.

6. Lahee Class: A traditional, commonly accepted, standard scheme used to categorize wells by the
general degree of risk assumed by the operator at the time of drilling.

7. Role: The current purpose the well fulfills today. The value of Role may change over the life cycle of
the well.

8. Play Type: A set of subsurface conditions conducive to the prospectivity of hydrocarbons. A Play Type
is specific to a portion of the earth’s subsurface, but the same play type may exist in various parts of
the earth. The value of the Play Type of may change over the life cycle of the well if the Role of the well
changes or a different formation is complete.

9. Well Structure: The geometric relationship of all the wellbores within a wellset, relative to each other.
The value of Well Structure may change over the life cycle of the wellset as new wellbores are drilled
that may become part of the wellset.

10. The Trajectory Type: The general geometry of the wellbore relative to the vertical plane.

11. Fluid Direction: is the sense of movement at the wellhead stream. The Fluid Direction can change over
the life of the well.

12. Well Reporting Class: The classification by which the well is categorized for regulatory or insurance
reporting. It may be derived from the well component fluids according to business rules and regula-
tions of specific regions.

13. Fluid Type: The physical fluid(s) that can be attributed to any well component. Qualifiers allow for
further description.

14. Wellbore Status: The condition of the wellbore at any particular point in time. The Wellbore Status is
meant to be a slowly changing attribute that measures milestones in the Business Life Cycle Phases.
The Wellbore status or change in the Wellbore status constitutes the culmination of a significant event
that is performed to or on a Wellbore throughout its major lifecycle phases.
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15. Well Status: An overall summary state of a Well comprising a Wellbore or group of Wellbores with
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Producing Injecting Suspended Shut In Abandoned Fluid Direction
Cycle Cycle
Steam Gas
Injecting Injecting

Oil

Oil Show

Oil w/Gas Show

Gas

Gas Show

Gas w/Oil Show

Gas & Condensate

Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas Show

Oil & Condensate

Condensate

Bitumen

CO2

Water

Steam

Sulphur

WAG (Water Alternating Gas)

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 Atlantic Provinces
British Columbia Alberta Saskatchewan Manitoba Ontario Quebec (Onshore)
UWI assigned by… Regulator Regulator Data vendor based on Well ID Regulator Data vendor Data vendor Data vendor
Is UWI assigned by transparent rules? Yes Yes If declared by vendor Yes Yes Yes Yes

Is UWI the primary identifier for regulatory Yes Yes No. But the Well ID is adapted by Yes No; use well licence number No; use well name No; use well name
reporting? data vendors to UWI format for
clients
Survey System Code 1 for Peace River Block 1 1 1 4 4 4
(twp,rge,mer); 2 for elsewhere
Is the well purpose identified in the UWI? No Only for special types of wells No No No No No
(fresh water, oil sands, coal)
Is the production spacing unit identified? Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No

Survey location refers to… Bottom hole (wellbore) Bottom hole (wellbore) Bottom hole (wellbore) Bottom hole (wellbore) Bottom hole (wellbore) Bottom hole (wellbore) Bottom hole (wellbore)

Unique UWI for each Surface Location? No No No No No No No

Multiple UWIs associated with one surface Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events
location?
Distinct UWI for each well in a pad or Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
platform?
Does the UWI change? Only if bottom location differs from Only if bottom location differs from Only if bottom location differs from Only if bottom location differs from Vendor choice Vendor choice Vendor choice
the planned (licensed) location the planned (licensed) location the planned (licensed) location the planned (licensed) location

Multiple UWIs associated with one Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events
wellbore?
New UWI for geologic sidetrack? (directed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
to new target)
New UWI for remedial sidetrack? (around Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs, Probably no; vendor choice Probably no; vendor choice Probably no; vendor choice
hole problems or mis-steered well) cores, tests cores, tests cores, tests cores, tests
Pilot Hole identified? Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Sometimes Probably no; vendor choice Probably no; vendor choice Probably no; vendor choice

Distinct UWI for each completion? Yes if completed in new formation Yes if completed in new formation No; use Horizon Code Yes if completed in new formation Probably yes; vendor choice Probably yes; vendor choice Probably yes; vendor choice
Canada

Multi-Lateral New UWI New UWI to max 9 Yes Yes

Hole direction (vertical, deviated, etc.) No No When deviated to a different LSD No No No No
flagged in UWI?
Do UWIs show how many wellbores in the No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional Well ID may refer No; an additional UWI may refer to No No No
same well set? a completion or re-entry, not a new a completion or re-entry, not a new to a re-entry, not a new wellbore a completion or re-entry, not a new
wellbore wellbore wellbore

Do UWIs show parent-child wellbore Not if wellbore deviates to another Not if wellbore deviates to another Not if wellbore deviates to another Not if wellbore deviates to another No No No
relationships? unit; use well name and unit; use well name and licence unit; use well name and licence unit; use well name and licence
Well Identification Comparison

authorization number
Re-entry of previously plugged well New UWI New UWI New Well ID New UWI Vendor choice Vendor choice Vendor choice

Multiple Completions Each completion in a new Each completion in a new
formation has its own UWI formation has its own UWI except
some commingled
Potential Pitfall The applied meaning of a
completion has become more
rigorous over time
Each completion in a new
formation has its own UWI
SK does not use the Canadian
UWI. Vendors use Horizon Code
and their own rules to adapt the SK
Well ID to the UWI standard
Each completion in a new
formation has its own UWI
Each completion in a new
formation has its own UWI
A well is identified by Name not
UWI or number. No standard
naming rule
Each completion in a new
formation has its own UWI
A well is identified by Name not
UWI or number. No standard
naming rule
Each completion in a new
formation has its own UWI
A well is identified by Name not
UWI or number. No standard
naming rule

Potential Pitfall UWI rules for commingled

completions have changed in
recent years
URL for UWI description http://www.ogc.gov.bc.ca/arb/arb_p Appendix 2 in About Well ID (not UWI): http://www.gov.mb.ca/stem/petrole
rint.asp_aoid=38.html http://www.ercb.ca/portal/server.pt/ http://www.er.gov.sk.ca/files/co2mo um/reports/uwi.html
gateway/PTARGS_0_0_323_253_0 nitoring/PDFs/code%20_UWI.pdf
_43/http%3B/ercbContent/publishe
dcontent/publish/ercb_home/indust
ry_zone/rules__regulations__requir
ements/directives/directive059.aspx

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 Gulf of St. Lawrence West Coast Newfoundland Nova Scotia
Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut (Offshore) (Offshore ) (Offshore) (Offshore)
UWI assigned by… Regulator Regulator Regulator Regulator Regulator Regulator Regulator
Is UWI assigned by transparent rules? Yes, but one inconsistent case Yes, but a few inconsistent Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
examples
Is UWI the primary identifier for regulatory Use UWI and well name Well ID for the well; UWI for the Well ID for the well; UWI for the Well ID for the well; UWI for the Well ID for the well; UWI for the Well ID for the well; UWI for the Well ID for the well; UWI for the
reporting? wellbore(s) wellbore(s) wellbore(s) wellbore(s) wellbore(s) wellbore(s)

Survey System Code 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Is the well purpose identified in the UWI? No No No No No No No

Is the production spacing unit identified? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Survey location refers to… Surface (well origin) Surface (well origin) except Surface (well origin) Surface (well origin) Surface (well origin) Surface (well origin) Surface (well origin)
Norman Wells field
Unique UWI for each Surface Location? No No No No No No No

Multiple UWIs associated with one surface Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events
location?
Distinct UWI for each well in a pad or Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
platform?
Does the UWI change? No, unless surface location is found No, unless surface location is found No, unless surface location is found No, unless surface location is found No, unless surface location is found No, unless surface location is found No, unless surface location is found
to be in error to be in error to be in error to be in error to be in error to be in error to be in error

Multiple UWIs associated with one Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events Yes, if multiple wellbore events
wellbore?
New UWI for geologic sidetrack? (directed Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
to new target)
New UWI for remedial sidetrack? (around Usually yes but discretionary Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs, Usually only if bypass has logs,
hole problems or mis-steered well) cores, tests cores, tests cores, tests cores, tests cores, tests cores, tests
Pilot Hole identified? No examples No examples No examples No examples No examples No examples No examples

Distinct UWI for each completion? Yes, if completed in new formation Yes, if completed in new formation Yes, if completed in new formation Yes, if completed in new formation Yes, if completed in new formation Yes, if completed in new formation Yes, if completed in new formation
Canada

Multi-Lateral No examples Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Hole direction (vertical, deviated, etc.) No No No No No No No
flagged in UWI?
Do UWIs show how many wellbores in the No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional UWI may refer to No; an additional UWI may refer to
same well set? a completion or re-entry, not a new a completion or re-entry, not a new a completion or re-entry, not a new a completion or re-entry, not a new a completion or re-entry, not a new a completion or re-entry, not a new a completion or re-entry, not a new
wellbore wellbore wellbore wellbore wellbore wellbore wellbore

Do UWIs show parent-child wellbore Yes; UWIs show the common well Yes; UWIs show the common well Yes; UWIs show the common well Yes; UWIs show the common well Yes; UWIs show the common well Yes; UWIs show the common well Yes; UWIs show the common well
relationships? origin origin origin origin origin origin origin
Well Identification Comparison

Re-entry of previously plugged well New UWI only if completion in a New UWI New UWI New UWI New UWI New UWI New UWI
new formation
Multiple Completions Each completion in a new Each completion in a new Each completion in a new Each completion in a new Each completion in a new Each completion in a new Each completion in a new
formation has its own UWI formation has its own UWI formation has its own UWI formation has its own UWI formation has its own UWI formation has its own UWI formation has its own UWI

Potential Pitfall A second completion in the same A second completion in the same A second completion in the same A second completion in the same A second completion in the same A second completion in the same A second completion in the same
formation does not get a new UWI formation does not get a new UWI formation does not get a new UWI formation does not get a new UWI formation does not get a new UWI formation does not get a new UWI formation does not get a new UWI

Potential Pitfall One re-entry well has UWI that A few older wells have UWIs that A few older wells have UWIs that
does not follow the rules do not follow the rules do not follow the rules

URL for UWI description

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Main identifier for Well Well Registration Number - first 4 components Well Name Well identifier - first 10 digits Well Code Well Registration Number - first 6 components
example - exploration well 15/9-1 Ophelia-1 20 05 09 0001 01 F15-02 30/17a-4
example - development well 15/9-A-1 NB-2 similar F15-A-02 2/05-H1 (H = Heather platform in block 2/05)
example - onshore / offshore well No onshore wells Ophelia-1 / NB-2 Similar ANJ-04 / F15-02 LJ/17-7 (L = landward well)
Well identifier structure complex meanings simple compound codes compound codes complex meanings

Well identifier length Variable Variable 12 Variable Variable

Well identifier syntax Up to 9 components Name + Sequence Location + Sequence Location + Sequence Up to 7 components

offshore Geog block/well seq no Name + Sequence Geog code/well seq no Geog block/well seq no Geog block/well seq no
onshore n/a Name + Sequence Place name/well seq no Place name/well seq no Similar but with prefix L
Unique identifier for each surface location? No - sidetracks and reentries create new identifiers No - sidetracks and reentries create new identifiers No - sidetracks and reentries create new identifiers No - sidetracks and reentries create new identifiers No - sidetracks and reentries create new identifiers
at same Well Origin at same Well Origin at same Well Origin at same Well Origin at same Well Origin
Main identifier for Wellbore Well Registration Number - components 5 to 8 Suffix on Well Name 12 digit ID Suffix on Well Code to indicate a sidetrack Well Registration Number with final component
code(s)
example - exploration / appraisal wellbore 1/3-10 A Augusta-1A F15-02-S1 211/21-2

example - development/production 2/8-N-3 AY1 Katherine-1B F15-A-02-S1 2/05-H1

wellbore
Main identifier for Wellbore Completion No No No No No

Secondary/additional identifier for Well Drilling Permit Well Block Number Well Name Well Name Well Name is optional offshore. Well Name is
required onshore
example DP 356-L 5603/32-4 Aldorf Z1 Anjum-04 Brent A44. Onshore well LJ/17-7 is Doe Green 2
Secondary/additional identifier for Wellbore NPD Ident. No. (NPDID) ML for multilateral word or letter Wellbore Name

example 4716 HCA-2ML Aldorf Z1a Anjum-04-Sidetrack1

Who assigns the Well Identifier? NPD Operator LBEG (regulator) operator per guideline DECC
When is the Well Identifier assigned? When NPD receives the application for a drilling On application for a drilling permit On spud notice On application for drilling licence On spud notice
permit (at least 2 wks before spud)

Does the Well Identifier ever change? Only if well is reclassified; NPDID never changes No Operator may apply for change if a single well later
becomes part of a platform group

How is pre-spud well identified? Well Registration Number per application Well Name Same Same 211/21-N target B17. Target B from slot 17 on
North West Europe

platform N. Replaced by sequence number when

spudded
Is a planned directional wellbore identified? Suffix S for expl well only Suffix Richt

How is technical sidetrack identified? Operator may use suffix T1, T2, etc Operator choice Number in parentheses e.g. Aldorf Z1a (1.) Well Reg Number only to retain significant data
Well Identification Comparison

How is geologic (new target) sidetrack Suffix A, B, etc. suffix A, B, etc. lower case letter suffix a, b, etc. suffix S1, S2, etc.
identified?

How is re-entry deepening identified?
How is re-spud identified?
Suffix R, R2, etc. Suffix Vtfg Same as a sidetrack; but if parent wellbore has
production history the deepening takes a new
sequence number
Named as a new well Upper case letter A, B, etc. Upper case suffix A, B, etc. or named as a new well
(depends on data in the junked well.) Suffix is
replaced if this code position is needed for another
purpose e.g. sidetrack

How is a pilot hole identified? No special identification Suffix P Suffix Pilot No special identification Same rule as for deepening
How is a horizontal wellbore identified? Not. Suffix H means subsea completion, not Same as a sidetrack Suffix Hor
horizontal wellbore
How are multilateral wellbore(s) identified? Letter suffix Y Suffix 2ML, 3ML, etc. Suffix M1, M2, etc. Letter suffix

Main identifier used internally by regulator NPD Ident. No. (NPDID) Internal number code

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(beyond 3 nm state waters) Queensland Victoria South Australia Western Australia Northern Territory
Main identifier for Well Well Name Well Name Well Name Well Name Well Name Well Name
example - exploration well Cash 1 Barker-1 Wombat-1 Flax 1 Angel 1 Burdo 1
example - development well Stag 30H Challum 14 DW Bream A 13 Flax 7 ANA-2 Palm Valley 6B
Well identifier structure simple name simple name simple name simple name simple name simple name
Well identifier length variable variable variable variable variable variable
Well identifier syntax Name + number, or platform code + number Name + number Name + number, or platform code + number Name + number Name + number, or platform code + number Name + number
example 1 Cash 1 Barker-1 Wombat-1 Flax 1 Angel 1 Petrel 6
example 2 HA 1 Challum 14 DW Cobia F 3A Flax 7 ANA-2 (Angel A 2) Palm Valley 9
Unique identifier for each surface location? no no no no no no
Main identifier for Wellbore well name and Geoscience Aust ENO number QLD Bore Number Well Name Well Name Well Name Well Name
example - exploration / appraisal wellbore Cash 1 ST1 is ENO 9711 Barker-1 is 58271 Wombat-1 Flax 1 Angel 1 Burdo 1
example - development/prodn wellbore Stag 30H ST1 is ENO 436020 Challum 14 DW is 57512 Cobia F 8 ST2 Flax 7 ST1 Stag 10H L1 Palm Valley 9 ST1
Well ID vs wellbore ID Well Name is at wellbore level Well Name is at wellbore level Well Name is at wellbore level Well Name is at wellbore level Well Name is at wellbore level Well Name is at wellbore level
Main identifier for Wellbore Completion none none none none none none
Secondary/additional identifier for Well none well name and Geoscience Aust ENO number well name and Geoscience Aust ENO number Well_ID WELL_ID none
example Barker-1 is ENO 7985 Wombat-1 is ENO 40135 Flax 1 is 669 Angel 1 is W000812
Secondary/additional identifier for Wellbore Geoscience Aust ENO number Geoscience Aust ENO number Geoscience Aust ENO number Well_ID WELL_ID Geoscience Aust ENO number
example Jackson 33 ST1 is ENO 12321 Bream-A13A is 9389 Flax 7 ST1 is 2439 Stag 10H L1 is W002241A Palm Valley 9 ST1 is ENO 14598
Who assigns the Well Identifier? operator operator operator operator operator operator
When is the Well Identifier assigned? on drilling application on drilling application on drilling application on drilling application on drilling application on drilling application
Who is custodian? adjacent state/territory and Geoscience Australia Geol Survey of QLD Geoscience Victoria PIRSA DMP NT and Geoscience Australia

Who is issuer of the WID? adjacent state/territory QLD Mines and Energy ERD PIRSA DMP NT Director of Energy

Does the Well Identifier ever change? some cases some cases only to conform to rules to suit platform naming practice (no standard) maybe

Is WID the primary identifier for regulatory reporting? yes yes yes yes yes yes

Is the well purpose identified in the WID? no no no no no no

Is the production spacing unit identified? no no no no no no

Does the WID change? yes yes possible no for structure or platform consistency possibly

example Tenacious 2 renamed Tenacious West 1 after maybe Lenita-1 renamed Harriet B 1
study showed it is on a separate structure
How is pre-spud well identified? same variable operator choice same same same
Australia

Is a planned directional wellbore identified? no may be named with DW no no some cases no

How is technical sidetrack identified? ST ST ST ST ST ST

How is geologic (new target) sidetrack identified? DW or ST DW or ST DW or ST DW operator choice ST

How is re-entry deepening identified? ST or Deepening variable suffix R, RE, DW or nothing DW operator choice
Well Identification Comparison

How is re-spud identified? suffix A or new well name suffix A suffix A suffix A suffix A or new name

How is a pilot hole identified? suffix Pilot in some cases may be unnamed no requirement no requirement no requirement

How is a horizontal wellbore identified? suffix H1, H2, etc. suffix H, ST or DW DW or no special name H or no special name no example

How is multilateral wellbore(s) identified? Suffix L1, L2, etc. operator choice operator choice suffix L1, L2, etc. no example

Main identifier used internally by regulator ENO (Geoscience Australia) QLD Bore Number machine-gen number Well_ID WELL_ID ENO (Geoscience Australia)

Is WID assigned by transparent rules? no standard no standard no standard SA published rules no standard no standard

Is the well purpose identified in the WID? no no no no no no

Multiple WIDs at one surface location? possible possible possible possible possible possible

Multiple WIDs associated with one wellbore? yes if sidetracks or laterals yes if sidetracks or laterals yes if sidetracks or laterals yes if sidetracks or laterals yes if sidetracks or laterals yes if sidetracks or laterals

Hole direction (deviated, etc.) flagged in WID? suffix DW suffix DW or ST or H suffix DW or ST suffix DW or ST suffix ST, H, L, etc. suffix ST

Do WIDs show how many wellbores in the same well set? no no no no no no

Do WIDs show parent-child wellbore relationships? implied by ST or DW implied by ST or DW implied by ST or DW implied by ST or DW implied by ST, H, L, etc implied by ST

URL for WID description and rules www.pir.sa.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/2

7156/well_names_v2_3.pdf
Pitfall conflicts with name used by state/territory variable naming conventions for sidetrack and re- variable naming conventions for sidetrack, re- some non-conforming names variable naming conventions for development inconsistent naming practice
entry wells entry, and platform wells wells and platform wells
Pitfall ESSO platform wells use a different naming
convention

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 Gulf of Mexico
Alabama Alaska Arkansas BLM (onshore) California Colorado BOEMRE Illinois Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan
Indiana
State Code for API numbering 01 50 03 No state code 04 05 17, 42, 60 (deepwater) 12 13 15 16 17 21

Level of Reporting: OIL By well/wellbore/completion By Well Completion or Wellbore Mostly well completion, some Well Completion Well Completion Lease and Well Completion Well Completion No No Lease Lease (some Well level) Lease Lease or Well-Completion
depending on what well event is Completion Level (see lease level Reporting Reporting
covered by permit comments)
Level of Reporting: GAS By Permit number. Can be By Well Completion or Wellbore Well Completion Well Completion Well Completion Lease and Well Completion Well Completion No No Well Completion. Gas report Well Completion Unit/Lease/Well Lease or Well-Completion
Well/wellbore/Well completion Completion Level Reporting Reporting separate from oil/condensate.
level depending on permit Difficult to link oil/condensate
Reporting Frequency Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly to gas from same wells or
Monthly Annual Monthly Monthly/some annual (see
comments)
Reporting period Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly Monthly
Reporting Due Date 28 days after reporting month 20 days after report month 15 days after reporting month 15th day in 2nd month after 30 days after reporting 45 days after reporting 25th day in 2nd month after 20th day in 2nd month after April 15th after reporting year Two months after reporting 45 days after reporting month
(oil). 60 days after reporting reporting month month month reporting month reporting month month
month (gas).

Who reports production? Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator Operator Purchaser or Operator. Most Operator Operator Operator
production is reported by
purchaser
Purchasers report purchased gas
and oil separately

Age of Oldest Production Reporting 1944 Some production dating back to Varies. Most older wells list BLM does not publish 1977 1999 Production from inception. 1987 1997 1977 1997
on State Website 1920 production back to 1990s. A production data
few older wells report from
inception.
Production ID for Reporting reported by Permit number Report by API number reported by permit number reported by API no. and reported by API number and reported by API number and reported by API no. and Oil/condensate reported by Oil production reported by lease "LUW" (Lease Unit Well) code PRU: "Production Reporting
producing interval code pool reservoir producing interval code Lease code. Gas usually (some by well). Permit numbers Unit" for each reservoir. MI
reported by well/reservoir. for lease are listed. Gas reported approves the PRU and whether
Some gas reported by lease. by well permit number. it is well-level or lease-level

Production is reported at what level Reported by permit, not API Reported by API-14, but AK 14, last 4 digits are padded 12, with 3 digit Producing 10 12 12, with 3 digit Producing Production is not reported by Production reported by permit Production is not reported by Monthly production report lists
of API number (10,12,14?) number. See comments pads 13-14th digits as "00". See with zeroes Interval Code Interval Code API number number, not API number API number the wells associated with PRU
comments about multi-lateral
wells.

Production Reported by Reservoir? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes, but see comments Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Surface Commingling No. Production is reported by well Yes with regulatory approval. Rare. A few older leases/units Yes, with BLM permission. Yes Yes, with approval. Yes with BOEMRE approval Yes, surface commingling is Yes, most oil production reported Yes within a lease. Yes some reporting units are
or well completion Surface commingling is with single volume for multiple common by lease Commingling across lease lease or unit level
common. wells. lines requires DNR approval

Allocation of Surface Commingling? Monthly well tests or other No BLM approves operator Yes, operator decides how to Operator decides how to BOEMRE approves operator No allocation. Single No allocation. Single production No allocation. Single No allocation. Single
method of allocation approved method to allocate production allocate production by well. allocate production by well. method to allocate production production volume reported for volume reported for lease. production volume reported production volume reported for
by AK. back to the well. No indication when operator No indication on database back to the well. lease. for lease. lease or unit.
DRAFT

is allocating volumes. when volumes are being

Subsurface Commingling
Allocation of Subsurface
Commingling?
Is "Produced Water Volume"
Rare. Conventional reservoirs
require prior regulatory approval.
Coalbed wells can have
commingling of distinct pools
Operator discretion. Regulator
does not specify how allocation by
reservoir is to be done.
Yes
allocated from lease-level
meter.
Yes with regulatory approval. Yes, requires commission Yes, with BLM permission Yes Yes, common Yes, with BOEMRE Yes with approval Yes No No
Subsurface commingle is approval. (Exception: Middle permission
uncommon. Atoka reservoirs do not require
regulatory approval to
AK does not prescribe allocation Operators report a single BLM approves initial allocation A "pool" may include many Operators decide how to BOEMRE approves initial No allocation. Single volume No allocation. Single volume
methodology. volume for commingled and how to monitor reservoir discrete flow units that are allocate. No indication on allocation and how to monitor reported for commingled reported for commingled
production. on regular basis not in pressure database when operator is reservoir on regular basis production from multiple production from multiple
communication. Operators allocating by reservoir. reservoirs. reservoirs.
report a single production Niobrara/Codell is "single
volume without any source of supply" and
allocation. volumes are not allocated.
Yes "Yes" for oil wells/leases. "No" Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
US Production Reporting Summary

reported? for gas wells.

Is "Days on Production" Reported? Yes Yes "No" on oil well report. "Yes" Yes Yes Yes Yes No No No No
on monthly gas well sales
volume report.
Is Well Status reported as part of Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Status is reported at the same No well status reported, but Yes, monthly report lists all
Production reporting? level as production volume--lease number of producing wells is wells in Production Report Unit
or well level reported. including wells not producing.

Comments Production is reported by permit
number. Level of production
reporting is tied to when a new
permit is issued. Multi-lateral wells
are reported as single production
stream for the single drilling
permit.
The AL website summarizes
production from multiple
completions without any
designation by reservoir
Production reported from a "well
set" of multiple wellbores may be
aggregated and reported under
a "primary wellbore".
Production reported from a "well
set" of multiple wellbores may be
aggregated and reported under
a "primary wellbore".
Gas wells and Oil wells are
reported on different forms
with different due dates. For
regulatory purposes, a well
with any commercial oil or
condensate production is an
oil well regardless of gas-oil
ratio.
3 digit "Producing Interval
Code" is tied to producing
configuration, such multiple
tubing strings. The code is
not related to specific
reservoir names.
BLM does not publish
production volumes
California requires reporting
by pool/reservoir. A large
percentage of pools are
listed as "no pool
breakdown", or unknown.
DOGGR system for breaking
out reservoirs allows many
discrete reservoirs to be
lumped into a single pool for
reporting.
Lease level reporting
occurred prior to 1999.
Since 1999, operators report
oil volumes by well. For
many wells, these volumes
are allocated from lease level
metering.
Linking well-level reporting
1999-current to lease level
reporting prior to 1999 is
difficult.
3 digit "Producing Interval
Code" is tied to producing
configuration, such as
multiple tubing strings. The
code is not related to specific
reservoir names. A reservoir
may have different producing
codes throughout the life of
well.
BOEMRE production
volumes on website are
reported by lease, not by well
Illinois does Indiana does Most production reports are to Most well and production filings LA is one of the few states MI allows annual reporting of
not require not require Dept of Revenue. Produced in KY are by permit number and where gas volumes are monthly volumes for some
operators to operators to volumes are not related to API not API number. KY's API reported by lease and not by wells in a Production Reporting
report report numbers. Very difficult to numbers have several issues that well. Unit.
production production relate oil/condensate make them difficult to use either
volumes volumes production to gas produced for well or production information.
from same wells or leases.
Oil volumes are sales and do Some PRUs with lots of wells
not reflect any oil used on are now reported by individual
lease. well PRUs. This change
provides more detail by well but
can make it difficult to link
lease-level production to later
reports at a well level.
Difficult to identify which wells Production report includes both
are associated with a lease Oil and Gas section permit
and status of individual wells. number and the Michigan utility
commission permit number

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Mississippi
23
Well Completion
Well Completion
Monthly
Monthly
One month after reporting
month
Operators
Gas purchasers file a separate Gas purchasers file separate Report includes production,
report of gas sales report
1977
API number or well
name/number
10 (see comments)
Yes
Yes, but metering must occur Yes
before oil is commingled.
Metering before commingle
allows operator to report by
well.
Yes with approval
No allocation. Single volume
reported for commingled
production from multiple
reservoirs.
Yes
Yes
Yes status for active wells
including "closed in" wells
MS uses a 14-digit API
number. 10-digit API number
is based on surface location.
API digits 11-14th are a series
of "flags" such as hole
direction.
Montana
25
Lease and Well Completion Well Completion
Lease and Well Completion Well Completion
Monthly
Monthly
One month after reporting
month
Operator
injection, and disposition.
1986
API number
10
Yes (See comment about
issues)
Operators determine NM prescribes allocation to well
allocation. No indication on level
MT database which wells are
allocated from lease-level
production.
Yes, if approved by state.
Most commingled
production is reported as a
single volume without
allocation by reservoir. MT
does not indicate the few
wells where allocation has
been applied.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Reservoir names are not
rigorously managed.
Variations in reservoir can
occur even when completion
interval is unchanged.
New Mexico New York
30 31
Well Completion
Well Completion
Monthly Annual
Monthly Annual
45 days after reporting month March 31st after producing
year
Operators Operator
Purchasers file separate
report
1970 Most older wells reported
back to 1985. A few wells
report back to 1965.
Reported by API number and API number
reservoir
10 14
Yes Yes
Yes with approval Yes, operators may meter at Yes with approval
lease or well level
Operators decide how to
allocate production by well.
Yes with approval Yes
Request for subsurface No allocation. Single volume
commingling includes planned reported for commingled
method to allocate production by production from multiple
reservoir. reservoirs.
Yes Yes, annual volumes
Yes No, but annual report
includes number of
producing months by well
Yes No, but annual report
includes number of
producing months by well
If a vertical well is later
sidetracked for a horizontal lateral
in the same reservoir, production
from the vertical well is NOT
distinguished from production
from lateral.
North Dakota Ohio
33 34
Well Completion Well Completion
Well Completion Well Completion
Monthly Annual
Monthly Annual
30 days after reporting March 1 after reporting year
month
Operator Operator
Most older wells start reporting in 1987 on OK Corporation
1984 or later
Well File number assigned API number
by ND.
10 14 (see comments)
Yes Production reported by well.
Annual report will list reservoir at
end of reporting period.
Yes
Operators must have Operators must report by well. No No allocation. Single production
approval for allocation indication when wells are
method. Typically allocation allocated vs individually metered.
based on prescribed well Operators may allocate any way
test schedule. they want including averaging
production per well.
Yes with approval Yes
Operators must have No allocation. Single production
approval for allocation volume reported.
method. Operators must
update allocation results on
prescribed schedule.
Yes Yes
Yes Yes, annual total of days
No No
OH does not reconcile well
information with production .
Production can be reported for
expired permits (never drilled) and
dry holes.
Operators report annual
production volumes. Production Corporation Commission do not
volumes for reservoir changes are reconcile production volumes.
summed together and it is not
possible to estimate the
production attributable to each
separate reservoir.
Ohio uses 14-digit API numbers Lease level oil volumes are not
with sidetrack and completion
codes in 11-14th digits. However,
vast majority of recompletions,
deepenings and sidetracks are
lumped together with the original
well with API ending "0000".
Oklahoma
35
Lease
Lease or Well Completion
Monthly
Monthly
25th day after reporting month
Report can be by either operator,
purchaser or transporter
Production reported to 2 agencies
using different methods and forms.
Commission site. OK Tax
Commission does not publish
production on web.
Production reported by OK Tax
Comm. number. Report to OCC
also reported by well name, number
and 10-digit API number.
Most oil reported to OK Tax Comm. 10
No API number on report. OCC
filings (mostly gas) include 10-digit
API number.
Yes
Yes, much of OK Tax Commission
reports are lease level
volume reported for lease or unit.
Yes
No allocation. Single production
volume reported.
No
No
No
Duplicate production volumes can
occur when operator and
transporter/purchaser include the
same volumes in different reports.
OK Tax Commission and OK
reported by well or by API number.
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Pennsylvania
37
Well
Well
Annual, semi-annual for
Marcellus
Annual, semi-annual in 2010
Non-Marcellus:March 31 after One month after reporting
report year. Marcellus:February month
15 for 6-months ending
December. August 15 for 6-
months ending June.
Operator
1980 with a few wells with older 1993 (see comments)
production
Permit number (county code + Gas Well ID or Oil Lease ID
5-digit unique number). Equal
to 3rd-10th digits of API
number
Production reported by well.
Annual report will list reservoir
at end of reporting period.
Yes
No allocation. Single No allocation. Single
production volume reported for production volume reported
lease or unit. for lease or unit.
Yes
No allocation. Single
production volume reported.
Yes
Yes on annual basis
Yes
PA has held production
volumes confidential for 5 years
after the end of the production
reporting year. Rules changed
in 2010 for Marcellus wells.
In September, PA released
production volumes for
Marcellus wells for July 2009
through June 2010.
Texas
42
Lease
Well Completion
Monthly
Monthly
Operator
10
Yes
Yes
Yes with approval
No allocation. Only single
reservoir name listed making
commingling difficult to
identify.
No
Yes
No status reported with
production. Separate annual
report of well status required.
Texas double counts
condensate on Gas wells by
multiplying 1.1x of
condensate and adding this
to dry gas volume while
ALSO reporting the
condensate as a separate
volume.
Subsurface commingling
difficult to identify because
all production is reported to
single reservoir, giving no
indication that other
reservoirs are producing.
RRC offers a production
database with monthly
volumes back to 1970.
Utah
43
Well Completion
Well Completion
Monthly
Monthly
15th day of second month
after reporting month
Operator
Operator also files separate
"disposition" report
1984
Entity number assigned by
UT and API number. More
than one well can have the
same Entity number.
10, UT pads "0000" on 11-
14th digits of API number
Yes
Surface commingling occurs Yes
but is not indicated on on
production db.
Operators must report by
well. No indication when wells production volume reported
are allocated vs individually for lease or unit.
metered.
Yes with approval
Most commingled production Single production is reported Single production is reported
is reported with a single by well or lease with no report by well or lease with no report
volume without allocation. of reservoir.
Some commingled
production is reported as
allocated volumes.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Virginia West Virginia Wyoming
45 47 49
Well Completion Well Well Completion
Well Completion Well Well Completion
Annual Annual Monthly
Monthly Monthly Monthly
45 days after reporting March 31st after reporting Last day of month after
month year reporting month
Operator Operator Operator
Operator reports both
produced volumes and sales
1992 1985 available through WV 1978
DEP. WV Geological Survey
also has annual volumes back
to 1980 for some wells.
VA file number and Permit API number API number. (State
number Engineer's permit number is
also listed for Coalbed
Methane wells)
VA does not assign an API 10 10
number
No, production reported only No Yes
by well
Yes Yes for wells with common
working interest and royalty
interest.
No allocation. Single WV requests that operators Operators must show that
DRAFT
average production across all "production from each well
producing wells with a can be accurately
common meter. determined". No indication on
WY db if volumes are
allocated.
Yes Yes Yes with approval
Allocated by reservoir.
Allocation methodology is
of reservoir. sometimes filed on sundry
notice, but not filed for all
commingled reservoirs.
US Production Reporting Summary
No for oil production report. No Yes
Yes for gas production
report.
No for oil production report. Yes Yes
Yes for gas production report
No for oil production report. Yes Yes
Yes for gas production report
Production reported by well, Operators do not report
not by reservoir. Difficult to production by reservoir. Well
determine production by completion information must
reservoir without digging be used to determine how
through well completion production volumes relate to
filings. reservoirs.
WV does not reconcile well
information with production.
Production can be reported
for expired permits (never
drilled) and dry holes.
 API Comparison
Alabama Alaska Arkansas BLM-Onshore California Colorado GOM Illinois Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Michigan

State Code 01 50 03 None 04 05 17, 42, 60 12 13 15 16 17 21

API Length Doesn’t assign 10, seldom used

14 14 14 12 10 12 12 12 14 10 14
API number. by industry

Unique API 10
for each Surface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes
Location?

Unique API No, unless

12 for each sidetrack
Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No Yes
Sidetrack to separately
new target? permitted

Unique API
12 for remedial
sidetrack No No No No Yes Yes No No No No No
around hole
problems?

Multilateral Single permit Separate API No, all wellbores All wellbores are Originally, these All wellbores Each permit Multi-laterals are Laterals drilled All wellbores are Each lateral
and API number number for each stored under captured as part were permitted must be uniquely results in sometimes treated at the same captured as part is designated
for multi-laterals. lateral to planned same API-10. of same API-10 under the same permitted and are incrementing the as a single time have same of same API-10 on the permit
(Only one target (no API Author unable to API number (e.g., each assigned 11-12th digits of permit with single API-10. Laterals and assigned
example of multi change for identify any multi- 05-067-06221- a unique API- the API number. API number. In drilled at different a separate API
lateral found) junked lateral). laterals in AR 00), but current 12. Author is Multilaterals that other cases, the times will each number
practice is to unaware of multi- are permitted as 13-14th digits are have a unique
require permit for lateral horizontal a single event incremented for a permit number
each wellbore to drilling in GOM. are assigned a series of planned and a unique
new target single 12-digit API multiple laterals. API-10
number.

Multiple All completions All completions No information in No completion No completion The MMS uses a Each permit Kansas uses the Recompletion to a No completion Recompletion to
completions in same wellbore in same wellbore API number about information information 3 digit Producing results in 13-14th API digits new reservoir will information a new reservoir
have the same are associated completions, represented in represented in Interval Code incrementing for many different result in a new represented in results in
API number. with the same either multiple API number API number that reflects the 11-12th well events. permit number API number. A incrementing the
However, re- API number. See completions the number of digits of the API Well deepening, and a new API-10 unique permit 14th digit of the
entry of plugged Pitfalls section for at same time, completions and number. Multiple recompletion to number is API number
hole results in information about or completion sequence. completions that new reservoir, assigned to each
incrementing API API 11-12th digit changes over are permitted as or re-entry of completion,
13-14 time a single event plugged well. but the API
are assigned a number does
single 12-digit API not change with
number. recompletion.

General Notes 13-14th digits Each wellbore to The BLM does Operators Pilot hole is Pilot hole is API numbers Wells are tracked Kansas assigns Re-entry to
are incremented targeted location not publish well report TD for identified with identified with are assigned by permit number “01” to 11-12th recomplete or
when a well is is separately data. Operators each wellbore a separate API a separate API by the Survey, assigned by the digits of API if sidetrack will
plugged and permitted may file with (to target or number number. up to a month DNR. Multiple a well is either result in a new
later re-entered with unique 10 or 12-digit for bypassed after a permit events can occur directional or permit number
API-12. Alaska API number and wellbore) on is approved by in a well, each horizontal. and a new API-10
has unique with a 3-digit completion DNR. This can with a different
numbering in Producing Interval form. CA does result in problems permit number.
11-12th digits Code. The BLM not assign API with assigning The Survey
reflecting type internally uses numbers to these Unique Well assigns its own
of wellbore a 12-digit API wellbores. Identifiers prior to unique well
(multi-lateral, number with the API assignment. identifier.
abandoned, 3-digit PIC.
re-entry, NGL
storage)

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Mississippi Montana New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Texas Utah Virginia West Virginia Wyoming

State Code 23 25 30 31 33 34 35 37 42 43 45 47 49

API Length 10 padded with 10 padded with 10 padded with Doesn’t assign
14 10 14 14 10 10 10 10 10
4 zeroes 4 zeroes 4 zeroes API

Unique API 10
for each surface Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
location?

Unique API
12 for each
No No No Yes No Yes No No No No No No
Sidetrack to
new target?

Remedial
sidetrack
No No No No No No No No No No No No
around hole
problems?

Multilateral All wellbores are All wellbores are All wellbores are Each wellbore is All wellbores are All wellbores to All wellbores are Few if any All wellbores are All wellbores are All wellbores are All wellbores are
captured as part captured as part captured as part assigned unique captured as part unique subsurface captured as part multilaterals captured as part captured as part captured as part captured as part
of same API-10 of same API-10 of same API-10 API-12. (NY DEC of same API-10. location are of same API-10 drilled in PA. of same API-10 of same API-10 of same API-10 of same API-10
is developing See “Notes” identified with Pilot holes and
new Marcellus section for more separate 11-12th laterals are both
rules that address information. digit of API on single permit
multi-lateral number with single API
wells.) number

Multiple The 13th digit Not in API Not in API NY increments Not in API OH increments Not in API Not in API Not in API Not in API Not in API Not in API
completions of API number number number 13-14th digits for number 13-14th digits for number number number number number number
provides each completed each completed
information on reservoir. reservoir and
the number of (Many older for each rework
completions recompletions of an existing
for wells that were performed reservoir.
produce from prior to the
more than one current numbering
reservoir at the approach.)
same time.

General Notes 11th digit of API Re-permitting of Multi-laterals Horizontal wells Pilot holes are VA assigns a File WV Geological
number is “1” if an expired permit are tracked by use bottomhole part of overall Number to wells. Survey captures
well is horizontal. may be assigned NAME, including location, not permit with File Number multiple well
12th digit of API the same 10-digit horizontal surface location, lateral(s) and and Permit events for
number is “1” if API number as mis-steers or to assign county only a single Number are the deepening
well is directional. original permit, junked holes. No code portion API number is best method to and workovers,
The 14th digit of but the 14th digit API number is of API number. assigned. identify wells and but does not
API number is is incremented for assigned to these Pilot holes are well events. increment API
incremented if a the new permit. wellbores assigned their number for these
plugged well is own API number well events.
re-entered. by incrementing
11-12th digits.

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