POSC Specifications Version 3.0 |
Epicentre Standard Values facility_class |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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naming _system .identifier | facility _class .identifier | ref _version .identifier | |||||
oil | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is classified as an oil well. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
gas | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is classified as a gas well, producing or injecting a hydrocarbon gas. The gas is generally methane, but may have a mixture of other gases also. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
non HC gas | POSC well fluid type | The well facility produces or injects non hydrocarbon gases. Typical other gases would be helium and carbon dioxide. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
water | POSC well fluid type | The well is classified as a water well without distinguishing between brine or fresh water. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
brine | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is classified as producing or injecting salt water. | water | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | |
fresh water | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is classified as producing fresh water that is capable of use for drinking or crop irrigation. | water | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | |
oil-gas | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is classified as producing both gas and oil. This classification is to be used when the produced stream flow is a mixture of oil and gas. When a facility produces oil and gas in separate streams, it should be classified twice as oil and as gas. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
oil-water | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is classified as producing both oil and water. This classification is to be used when the produced stream flow is a mixture of oil and water. When a facility produces oil and water in separate streams, it should be classified twice as oil and as water. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
gas-water | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is classified as producing both gas and water. This classification is to be used when the produced stream flow is a mixture of gas and water. When a facility produces gas and water in separate streams, it should be classified twice as gas and as water. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
condensate | POSC well fluid type | Liquid hydrocarbons produced with natural gas that are separated from the gas by cooling and various other means. Condensate generally has an API gravity of 50 degrees to 120 degrees and is water white, straw, or bluish in color. It is the liquid recovery from a well classified as a gas well. It is generally dissolved in the gaseous state under reservoir conditions but separates as a liquid either in passing up the hole or at the surface. These hydrocarbons, from associated and nonassociated gas well gas, normally are recovered from lease separators or field facilities by mechanical separation. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
steam | POSC well fluid type | The gaseous state of water. This is generally an injected fluid, but it is possible that some hydrothermal wells produce steam. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
other | POSC well fluid type | The well facility is not classified as any of the other fluid types. This would include for example, fluid samples in monitoring wells. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
injector | POSC well fluid direction | The well facility is injecting fluids into the subsurface. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
producer | POSC well fluid direction | The well facility is producing fluids from the subsurface. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
huff-n-puff | POSC well fluid direction | The well facility alternately injects (usually a steam or hot fluid) and produces. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
simple | POSC well structure rule | A well in which component wellbores all must start at a single point on the surface of the earth. It may have multiple geologic targets, but they must all be accessed along the same wellbore. A simple well must begin with an initial wellbore and may not have a re-spud wellbore. A simple well may have a remedial sidetrack wellbore, but not a sidetrack wellbore. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
simplex | POSC well structure rule | A well in which component wellbores all must start at a single point on the surface of the earth, but may be created for the acquisition of many primary geological targets. A simplex well must begin with an initial wellbore and may not have a re-spud wellbore. A simplex well may contain both remedial sidetrack wellbores and sidetrack wellbores. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
compound | POSC well structure rule | A well in which component wellbores all must start at a single intended point on the surface of the earth. It may have multiple geologic targets, but they must all be accessed along the same wellbore. A compound well may have many re-spud wellbores, if neccessary, within a general vicinity, as defined by local criteria. A compound well may have a remedial sidetrack wellbore, but not a sidetrack wellbore to acquire a new geological target. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
complex | POSC well structure rule | A well in which component wellbores all must start at a single intended point on the surface of the earth, and be created for the acquisition of many primary geological targets. A complex well may have many re-spud wellbores, if neccessary, within a general vicinity, as defined by local criteria. A complex well may contain both remedial sidetrack wellbores and sidetrack wellbores. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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network | POSC well structure rule | A well in which component wellbores may start at one or more points on the surface of the earth, are interconnected below the surface of the earth, and be created for the acquisition of many primary geological targets. A network well may have many surface access points to shared geologic targets. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
exploration | POSC well facility purpose | A exploratory well drilled in an unproved area to test for a new field, a new pay, a deeper reservoir, or a shallower reservoir. Also known as a wildcat. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
new-field wildcat | POSC well facility purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for an occurrence of hydrocarbon at a relatively considerable distance outside the limits of known pools of hydrocarbon, as those limits were understood at the time. | exploration | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
new-pool wildcat | POSC well facility purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity and at the same stratigraphic level as known pools. | exploration | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
shallower-pool wildcat | POSC well facility purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity, but at a shallower stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | exploration | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
deeper-pool wildcat | POSC well facility purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity to known pools of hydrocarbon but at a deeper stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | exploration | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
outpost wildcat | POSC well facility purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon or to extend the limits of a known pool by searching in the same interval at some distance from a known pool. | exploration | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
appraisal | POSC well facility purpose | A well drilled into a formation shown to be potentially productive of oil or gas by an earlier well for the purpose of obtaining more information about the reservoir. Also known as a delineation well. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
exploratory appraisal | POSC well facility purpose | An appraisal well, generally drilled in an area unknown to be part of the reservoir, whose purpose is to determine the extent of the reservoir. | appraisal | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
confirmation appraisal | POSC well facility purpose | An appraisal well, generall drilled in a location interpreted to be in the reservoir, whose purpose is to confirm the interpretation. | appraisal | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
development | POSC well facility purpose | A well drilled in a zone in an area already proved productive. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
infill development | POSC well facility purpose | A development well drilled to fill in between established wells, usually part of a drilling program to reduce the spacing between wells to increase production. | development | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
producer | POSC well facility purpose | A development well drilled with the intent of producing fluids. | development | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
injector | POSC well facility purpose | A development well drilled with the intent of injecting fluids into the reservoir for the purpose of improving reservoir production. | development | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current |
injection | POSC well facility purpose | Deprecated. Use injector. | development | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | deprecated |
general service | POSC well facility purpose | A well drilled with the intent of providing a service as opposed to producing or injecting fluids. Examples of such services are geologic tests, pressure relief (for blowouts), and monitoring and observation. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
observation | POSC well facility purpose | A service well drilled for the purpose of monitoring fluids in a reservoir, or observing some other subsurface phenomena. Also called a monitor well. | general service | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
research | POSC well facility purpose | A well drilled with the purpose of obtaining information on the stratigraphy, on drilling practices, for logging tests, or other such purpose. It is not expected to find economic reserves of hydrocarbons. | general service | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
stratigraphic test | POSC well facility purpose | A research well drilled for the purpose of gathering geologic information on the stratigraphy of an area. A C.O.S.T. well would be included in this category. | research | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
relief | POSC well facility purpose | A service well drilled with the specific purpose to provide communication at some point below the surface to another well which is out of control. | general service | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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fluid storage | POSC well facility purpose | A well drilled for storing fluids - generally either hydrocarbons or waste disposal. | general service | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
gas storage | POSC well facility purpose | A well drilled with the intent of injecting gas into the reservoir rock as a storage facility. | fluid storage | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
waste disposal | POSC well facility purpose | A service well drilled for the purpose of injection of sewage, industrial waste, or other waste fluids into the subsurface for disposal. | fluid storage | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
borehole re-acquisition | POSC well facility purpose | A service well drilled to intersect another well below the surface for the purpose of extending the life of a well whose surface borehole has been lost or damaged. | general service | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
drilling test | POSC well facility purpose | A research well drilled to test the suitablity of a particular type of equipment or drilling practice. | research | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
mineral | POSC well facility purpose | A non-oil and gas E&P well drilled for the purpose of locating and/or extracting a mineral from the subsurface, usually through the injection and/or extraction of mineral-bearing fluids. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
initial | POSC wellbore type | The first, original wellbore drilled in a well. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
re-spud | POSC wellbore type | A new surface wellbore spudded a short distance from an original surface wellbore following the collapse or otherwise failure of this original wellbore. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
sidetrack | POSC wellbore type | A new wellbore drilled from an existing wellbore to a new bottom hole location or target. | PIDD 1/25/93 #P0002038 | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
remedial sidetrack | POSC wellbore type | A redrilling of a portion of the wellbore to bypass a blockage of the borehole or otherwise correct a problem in drilling. No change in bottom hole location or target. | sidetrack | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
re-entry | POSC wellbore type | A wellbore is re-entered with drilling equipment in order to make it active again. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | |
vertical | POSC wellbore trajectory shape | A wellbore that is nearly vertical with respect to the surface location. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
deviated | POSC wellbore trajectory shape | A wellbore that significantly departs from vertical with respect to the surface location. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
build and hold | POSC wellbore trajectory shape | A wellbore configuration where the inclination is increased to some terminal angle of inclination and maintained at that angle to the specified target. | deviated | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
double kick off | POSC wellbore trajectory shape | Incorporates two tangential (constant, non-zero inclination) sections. The second of which must be at a higher inclination than the first. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
s shaped | POSC wellbore trajectory shape | A wellbore drilled with a vertical segment, a deviated segment, and a return toward a vertical segment. | deviated | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
horizontal | POSC wellbore trajectory shape | A wellbore whose path deviates from the vertical by at least 75 degrees. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
producing | POSC completion flow direction | The fluids in the completion are flowing from the surrounding rocks into the wellbore. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | provisional | ||
injecting | POSC completion flow direction | The fluids in the completion are flowing into the surrounding rocks from the wellbore. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | provisional | ||
both | POSC completion flow direction | The fluids in the completion are alternately flowing from the surrounding rocks into the wellbore and from the wellbore into the surrounding rocks. This is similar to the huff n puff method for a well. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | provisional |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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proposed | POSC completion status | The status of a completion that has been planned, but has not yet been opened to flow. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
approved | POSC completion status | The completion that has been approved by regulatory authorities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
active | POSC completion status | A completion is open to production or injection, and is actively flowing. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
shut-in | POSC completion status | A completion is open to production or injection, but is not actively flowing. A completion that is shut-in for a short period probably should not have its status changed from open, but no standard is set for what is considered to be a short period. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
closed | POSC completion status | A completion is no longer open for production or injection, and cannot be re-opened without re-completing the interval. There may be plans to re-open the segment. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
subsumed | POSC completion status | The completion interval has been re-perforated or re-completed over a larger interval. The completion status will be subsumed under the status of the larger interval. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
suspended | POSC completion status | The completion interval is not active due to a fixed blockage (such as a bridge plug). The completion may later be activated by removing the blockage. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
abandoned | POSC completion status | The completion interval has been abandoned. There are no further plans to re-open the completion interval. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
sold | POSC completion status | The well completion has been sold. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
single | POSC completion multiplicity | The well or wellbore has a single completion in it. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
multiple | POSC completion multiplicity | The well or wellbore has more than one completion in it. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
dual | POSC completion multiplicity | The well or wellbore has two completions in it. | multiple | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | |
triple | POSC completion multiplicity | The well or wellbore has three completions in it. | multiple | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | |
proposed | POSC perforation status | The status of a perforation that has been planned, but has not yet been opened to flow. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
open | POSC perforation status | A perforation set is open to production or injection, and is actively flowing. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
closed | POSC perforation status | A perforation set is no longer open for production or injection, and cannot be re-opened without re-perforating the interval. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
subsumed | POSC perforation status | The perforation interval has been re-perforated or re-completed over a larger interval. The perforation status will be subsumed under the status of the larger perforation set. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
suspended | POSC perforation status | The perforation interval is not active due to a fixed blockage (such as a bridge plug). The perforations have not been closed permanently and may later be activated by removing the blockage. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
live | POSC seismic streamer section | A section of the streamer containing active hydrophones. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
dead | POSC seismic streamer section | A section of the streamer containing inactive geophones, used as a spacer. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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depth controller | POSC seismic streamer section | A device on the streamer that insures proper towing depth. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
elastic isolators | POSC seismic streamer section | A section of the streamer that isolates the streamer from shocks from the ship or tail buoy. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
cable compass | POSC seismic streamer section | A device that indicates the orientation of the streamer. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
tail buoy | POSC seismic streamer section | A buoy with a radar reflector or other locator device that shows the position of the end of the streamer. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
lead in section | POSC seismic streamer section | The portion of the streamer from the towing bridle down to the first depth controller. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
towing bridle | POSC seismic streamer section | The harness used to anchor the streamer to the ship. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
horizontal angle | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of horizontal angle. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
vertical angle | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of vertical angles. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
azimuth | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of azimuths. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
length | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of lengths. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
range | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of horizontal distances. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
composite range | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of composite ranges. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
hyperbolic line of position | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement ofhyperbolic line of position. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
depth | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of depths. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
pitch roll heave | POSC positioning measurement type | A sensor measurement of pitch, roll, and heave. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
magnetic compass | POSC positioning device | A device that measures the direction of and angles from magnetic north. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
gyroscopic compass | POSC positioning device | A device that measures the direction of and angles relative to the earth rotational axis North pole. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
depth sensor | POSC positioning device | A device that measures its depth of immersion below the surface of a liquid. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
pitch-roll-heave sensor | POSC positioning device | A device that measures angular (pitch and roll) and vertical (heave) displacements of a ship in response to sea waves. | Spradley, Surv. and Nav. for Geoph. Expl. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
echo sounder | POSC positioning device | A device that measures depth to water bottom from a transducer in the bottom of a ship hull. | Spradley, Surv. & Nav. for Geoph. Expl. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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ultra short base line | POSC positioning device | A device that measures travel times and hence distances between high frequency sensors deployed around survey ships and their towed equipment. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
laser range finder | POSC positioning device | A device that measures laser beam travel times, and hence distances, between transmitters and receivers, some involving one-way paths, others with two-way paths. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
acoustic range finder | POSC positioning device | A device that measures acoustic travel times, and hence distances, between transmitters and receivers, some involving one-way paths, others with two-way paths. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
theodolite | POSC positioning device | A device that measures angles and subtended lengths in orientable directions, usually in the earth's horizontal plane and perpendicular thereto. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
fluxgate magnetometer | POSC positioning device | A device which allows the user to find the orientation in three dimensions of the local magnetic field by measuring the difference in magnetic flux between two gates. | Spradley, Surv. and Nav. for Geoph. Expl. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
planetable and alidade | POSC positioning device | The plane table is a drawing board attached to a tripod by means of a pivoting head. An alidade is a small telescope with a moveable base, a scale for measuring vertical angles and a magnetic compass for aligning the instrument. The base has a straightedge aligned parallel to the barrel of the telescope. Some method for measuring horizontal distance is also usually built into the device. | Spradley, Surv. and Nav. for Geoph. Expl. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
satellite system | POSC positioning system | A system that uses satellites to determine the position of various points. | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current | ||
loran receiver | POSC positioning system | A system of long-range navigation in which pulsed signals sent out by two pairs of radio stations are used by navigators to determine the geographical position of an object. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
doppler sonar | POSC positioning system | A device used in dead-reckoning navigation that uses the Doppler effect to measure the velocity of a vessel by bouncing sonar waves off the ocean bottom in four directions. | Spradley, Surv. and Nav. for Geoph. Expl. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
doppler satellite | POSC positioning system | A method of location measurement based on signals broadcast from an orbiting satellite. | satellite system | Spradley, Surv. and Nav. for Geoph. Expl. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
GPS | POSC positioning system | Geographic Position System. It measures latitude, longitude, z based on a pseudo-range, carrier phase measurement. The orbit scheme is high altitude, inclined. | satellite system | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
Transit | POSC positioning system | It measures latitude, longitude, x, y, z, based on a doppler frequency shift. The orbit scheme is low altitude, polar. | satellite system | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
Glonass | POSC positioning system | It measures latitude, longitude, based on a pseudo-range, carrier phase measurement. The orbit scheme is high altitude, inclined. | satellite system | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
Starfix | POSC positioning system | It measures latitude, longitude, based on a range measurement. The orbit scheme is geostationary. | satellite system | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
land drilling rig | POSC rig type | The most common land drilling rig using a rotating drill pipe, fastened to the bottom of which is a bit or cutting tool. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
cable-tool | POSC rig type | A previously common type of land drilling rig using a heavy, sharp-pointed bit which is continuously raised and dropped in the hole. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
slimhole | POSC rig type | A rig specifically designed to drill with less than normal diameter tools, i.e., less than a 7 7/8 inch rotary bit. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
slanthole | POSC rig type | A rig specifically designed to drill a borehole that is non-vertical at the surface. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
heli-rig | POSC rig type | A rig constructed so as to be deliverable on-site via cargo helicopter. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
inland barge | POSC rig type | A drilling rig built on a barge for use in inland lakes, rivers and wetlands. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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ski | POSC rig type | A drilling rig built into the facilities of an offshore platform or other multi-slot facility with the ability to skid efficiently from slot to slot. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
sub barge | POSC rig type | A drilling rig built on a barge for use in shallow water. Once the barge is on-site, compartments in the barge are flooded, allowing it to settle, partially submerged, on the water bottom. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
snubber | POSC rig type | A rig designed for pulling or running pipe under pressure through a resilient sealing element where special equipment is used to apply external force to push the pipe into the well or to control the pipe movements out of a well. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
truck mounted rig | POSC rig type | A shallow drilling rig constructed to fit on the back of a truck or trailer. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
new-field wildcat | lahee class | An exploratory well drilled to search for an occurrence of hydrocarbon at a relatively considerable distance outside the limits of known pools of hydrocarbon, as those limits were understood at the time. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
new-pool wildcat | lahee class | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity and at the same stratigraphic level as known pools. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
shallower-pool wildcat | lahee class | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity, but at a shallower stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
deeper-pool wildcat | lahee class | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity to known pools of hydrocarbon but at a deeper stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
outpost wildcat | lahee class | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon or to extend the limits of a known pool by searching in the same interval at some distance from a known pool. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
development | lahee class | A well drilled in a zone in an area already proved productive. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
stratigraphic test | lahee class | An exploratory well drilled for the purpose of gathering geologic information on the stratigraphy of an area. Also called core test or C.O.S.T. well. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
service | lahee class | A well drilled to provide a service such as subsurface fluid monitoring, waste disposal, fluid storage, blowout relief and borehole re-acquisition. Not necessarily an E & P well. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
discovery | POSC well facility outcome | The prospective well was a discovery. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
dry hole | POSC well facility outcome | The prospective well was a dry hole. It was not a discovery, and was abandoned. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
in-line | POSC seismic array pattern | The sources or geophones are arranged within the seismic line. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
perpendicular | POSC seismic array pattern | The sources or geophones a linearly arrayed perpendicular to the seismic line. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
cross | POSC seismic array pattern | The sources or geophones are partly in-line and partly perpendicular to the seismic line. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
diamond | POSC seismic array pattern | The sources or geophones form a quadrilateral with the seimsic line running along the diagonal. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
crows foot | POSC seismic array pattern | The sources or geophones consist of three lines. One is in-line, and the other two branch off at approximately 60 degrees from the end of the first line. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
x-array | POSC seismic array pattern | The sources or geophones form two lines, each oblique to the seismic line, and the seismic line forming an axis of symmetry of the x-array. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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odd arm star | POSC seismic array pattern | There are an odd number of lines or sources and geophones, one being in-line, and the others forming equal angles. For example, a 3 arm star would have the lines at 120 degrees each. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
herringbone | POSC seismic array pattern | The sources or geophones form many lines, each being oblique at a common angle to the seismic line, but being on opposite sides of the line. The several lines have no points in common. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
rectangular | POSC seismic array pattern | Several lines of sources or geophones that form a rectangle, with one side parallel to the seismic line. | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current | ||
proposed | POSC well facility status | The status of a well or wellbore from conception to either regulatory approval or commencement of drilling. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
permitted | POSC well facility status | The facility has received regulatory approvel, but drilling has not yet commenced. For a well, it has been spudded. For a subsequent wellbore, the whipstock or similar device has not yet been set. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
drilling | POSC well facility status | The status of a well or wellbore in which drilling operations have begun, but are not yet completed. The status weends when another status becomes appropriate. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
active | POSC well facility status | For a well to be active, at least one of its wellbores must be active. For a wellbore to be active, at least one of its completions must be actively producing or injecting fluids. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
producing | POSC well facility status | Fluids are actively being produced from the facility. | active | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
injecting | POSC well facility status | Fluids are actively being injected into the facility. | active | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
working over | POSC well facility status | Maintenance or data acquisition on a well during the production phase. This includes any relevant job which can be done while the well is shut in. This includes many jobs that occur when a well is re-entered. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
testing | POSC well facility status | The facility operations are suspended while tests are being conducted to determine formation and/or reservoir properties. For example, a drillstem test. This status also includes extended testing. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
unknown | POSC well facility status | The status of the facility is not known. This is different than a status of tight, which is more explicit. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
tight | POSC well facility status | Information about the status of the well is confidential. This is more explicit than unknown, since it gives the reason that the status value is unknown. | unknown | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
completed | POSC well facility status | The completion has been installed, but the facility is not yet active. This status is appropriate only before the initial producing or injecting activity. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
suspended | POSC well facility status | Production or injection has been temporarily suspended in a manner that will allow immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
temporarily abandoned | POSC well facility status | Production or injection has been temporarily suspended in a manner that will not allow immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
abandoned | POSC well facility status | The status of a facility in which drilling, completion, and production operations have been permanently terminated. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
sold | POSC well facility status | The facility has been sold, so it is no longer appropriate to keep a close internal status value. Status values may be added at later times without changing the sold status. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | ||
plugged and abandoned | POSC well facility status | Also abbreviated P&A. An abandoned well (or wellbore) whose wellbores have been plugged in such a manner as to prevent the migration of oil, gas, salt water, or other substance from one stratum to another. Generally the criteria for this status is controlled by regulatory authorities. | abandoned | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current | |
geophone | POSC seismic receiver | A seismographic device for use on land, generally electromagnetic in nature, that converts the motion of the earth into electric signals. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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hydrophone | POSC seismic receiver | A seismographic device for use in water, generally piezoelectric or magnetostrictive in nature, that generate a voltage proportional to the instantaneous water pressure. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
air gun | POSC seismic source | A device used in marine surveys to generate a seismic signal by means of compressed air. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
water gun | POSC seismic source | A device used in marine surveys to generate a seismic signal by means of a rapidly moving jet of water. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
sleeve exploder | POSC seismic source | A device used in marine surveys to generate a seismic signal by the rapid expansion on a rubber tube containing an explosive mixture of volitile gases. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
sparker | POSC seismic source | A device used in shallow marine surveys to generate a seismic signal by means of a electrical discharge. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
explosive source | POSC seismic source | A device used in land surveys to generate a seismic signal by the detonation of an explosive material such as dynamite or primacord. | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current | ||
land air gun | POSC seismic source | A device used in land surveys to generate a seismic signal by using compressed air to drive a pan against the ground. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
vibrator | POSC seismic source | A device used in land surveys to generate a seismic signal by the hydraulically produced motion of a large mass. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
land vehicle | POSC seismograph type | A seismograph system for use in land surveys mounted on a truck or other land vehicle. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
marine vessel | POSC seismograph type | A seismograph system for use in marine surveys mounted aboard a marine vessel. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
swamp buggy | POSC seismograph type | A seismograph system mounted on a land vehicle specifically designed for use in swamps or marshes. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
barge | POSC seismograph type | A seismograph system for use in shallow water marine survey, mounted aboard a floating platform which is towed into place by another vessel. | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | ||
proposed | POSC well status | The status of a well from conception to either regulatory approval or commencement of drilling. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
permitted | POSC well status | A well that has been granted regulatory approval to drill but has not yet been spudded. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
drilling | POSC well status | The status of a well in which drilling operations are ongoing. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
drilling suspended | POSC well status | The status of a well in which drilling operations are suspended temporarily in a manner that allow immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
active | POSC well status | The status of a well that is operating or is capable of being operated. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
suspended | POSC well status | A well whose operations have been suspended temporarily in a manner that allow immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
temporarily abandoned | POSC well status | A well whose operations have been terminated temporarily in a manner that precludes immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
abandoned | POSC well status | The status of a well in which drilling, completion, and production operations have been permanently terminated. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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plugged and abandoned | POSC well status | Also abbreviated P&A. An abandoned well whose wellbores have been plugged in such a way or manner as to prevent the migration of oil, gas, salt water, or other substance from one stratum to another. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
proposed | POSC wellbore status | The status of a wellbore from conception to either regulatory approval or commencement of drilling. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
permitted | POSC wellbore status | A wellbore that has been granted regulatory approval to drill but has not yet been spudded. (PIDD 1/25/93 #P0003884) | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
drilling | POSC wellbore status | The status of a wellbore in which drilling operations are ongoing. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
drilling suspended | POSC wellbore status | The status of a wellbore in which drilling operations are suspended temporarily in a manner that allow immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
active | POSC wellbore status | A completed wellbore that has ongoing activity. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
suspended | POSC wellbore status | A wellbore whose operations have been suspended temporarily in a manner that allow immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
temporarily abandoned | POSC wellbore status | A wellbore whose operations have been terminated temporarily in a manner that precludes immediate resumption of activities. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
abandoned | POSC wellbore status | The status of a wellbore in which drilling, completion, and production operations have been permanently terminated. (PIDD #P0000001, modified) | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
plugged and abandoned | POSC wellbore status | Also abbreviated P&A. An abandoned well whose wellbores have been plugged in such a way or manner as to prevent the migration of oil, gas, salt water, or other substance from one stratum to another. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
delineation | POSC wellbore purpose | A wellbore drilled outward from a successful wildcat well to determine the extent of the oil find, the boundaries of the productive formation. | Langenkamp Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
wildcat | POSC well purpose | An exploratory well drilled in an unproved area to test for a new field, a new pay, a deeper reservoir, or a shallower reservoir. Also known as an exploration well. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
new-field wildcat | POSC well purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for an occurrence of hydrocarbon at a relatively considerable distance outside the limits of known pools of hydrocarbon, as those limits were understood at the time. | wildcat | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
new-pool wildcat | POSC well purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity and at the same stratigraphic level as known pools. | wildcat | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
shallower-pool wildcat | POSC well purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity, but at a shallower stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | wildcat | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
deeper-pool wildcat | POSC well purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity to known pools of hydrocarbon but at a deeper stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | wildcat | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
outpost wildcat | POSC well purpose | An exploratory well drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon or to extend the limits of a known pool by searching in the same interval at some distance from a known pool. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
appraisal | POSC well purpose | A well drilled into a formation shown to be potentially productive of oil or gas by an earlier well for the purpose of obtaining more information about the reservoir. Also known as a delineation well. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
exploratory appraisal | POSC well purpose | An appraisal well, generally drilled in an area unknown to be part of the reservoir, whose purpose is to determine the extent of the reservoir. | appraisal | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
confirmation appraisal | POSC well purpose | An appraisal well, generall drilled in a location interpreted to be in the reservoir, whose purpose is to confirm the interpretation. | appraisal | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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development | POSC well purpose | A well drilled in a zone in an area already proved productive. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
infill development | POSC well purpose | A developmental well drilled to fill in between established wells, usually part of a drilling program to reduce the spacing between wells to increase production. | development | Langenkamp Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
injection | POSC well purpose | A well that is drilled with the purpose of injecting fluids into a reservoir, usually for enhanced recovery. | development | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
general service | POSC well purpose | A well drilled to provide a service such as subsurface fluid monitoring, waste disposal, fluid storage, and blowout relief. Not necessarily an E & P well. | development | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
research | POSC well purpose | A well drilled with the purpose of obtaining information on the stratigraphy, on drilling practices, for logging tests, or other such purpose. It is not expected to find economic reserves of hydrocarbons. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
stratigraphic test | POSC well purpose | A research well drilled for the purpose of gathering geologic information on the stratigraphy of an area. A C.O.S.T. well would be included in this category. | research | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
monitor | POSC well purpose | A service well drilled to allow continuous or periodic measurement of a property of the subsurface through time. | general service | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
waste disposal | POSC well purpose | A service well drilled for the purpose of injection of sewage, industrial waste, or other waste fluids into the subsurface for disposal. | general service | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
fluid storage | POSC well purpose | A service well drilled for the purpose of injection of fluids into a reservoir for storage and later withdrawal. | general service | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
blowout relief | POSC well purpose | A service well drilled with the specific purpose to provide communication at some point below the surface to another well which is out of control. | general service | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
borehole re-acquisition | POSC well purpose | A service well drilled to intersect another well below the surface for the purpose of extending the life of a well whose surface borehole has been lost or damaged. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
drilling test | POSC well purpose | A research well drilled to test the suitablity of a particular type of equipment or drilling practice. | research | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
mineral | POSC well purpose | A non-E&P well drilled for the purpose of locating and/or extracting a mineral from the subsurface, usually through the injection and/or extraction of mineral-bearing fluids. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
wildcat | POSC wellbore purpose | A exploratory wellbore drilled in an unproved area to test for a new field, a new pay, a deeper reservoir, or a shallower reservoir. Also known as an exploration well. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
new-field wildcat | POSC wellbore purpose | An exploratory wellbore drilled to search for an occurrence of hydrocarbon at a relatively considerable distance outside the limits of known pools of hydrocarbon, as those limits were understood at the time. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
new-pool wildcat | POSC wellbore purpose | An exploratory wellbore drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity and at the same stratigraphic level as known pools. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
shallower-pool wildcat | POSC wellbore purpose | An exploratory wellbore drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity, but at a shallower stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
deeper-pool wildcat | POSC wellbore purpose | An exploratory wellbore drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon in close proximity to known pools of hydrocarbon but at a deeper stratigraphic levels than the known pools. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
outpost wildcat | POSC wellbore purpose | An exploratory wellbore drilled to search for additional pools of hydrocarbon or to extend the limits of a known pool by searching in the same interval at some distance from a known pool. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
stratigraphic test | POSC wellbore purpose | A research wellbore drilled for the purpose of gathering geologic information on the stratigraphy of an area. A C.O.S.T. well would be included in this category. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source _reference | source | version | status |
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appraisal | POSC wellbore purpose | A wellbore drilled into a formation shown to be potentially productive of oil or gas by an earlier well for the purpose of obtaining more information about the reservoir. Also known as a delineation wellbore. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
exploratory appraisal | POSC wellbore purpose | An appraisal wellbore, generally drilled in an area unknown to be part of the reservoir, whose purpose is to determine the extent of the reservoir. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
confirmation appraisal | POSC wellbore purpose | An appraisal wellbore, generall drilled in a location interpreted to be in the reservoir, whose purpose is to confirm the interpretation. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
development | POSC wellbore purpose | A wellbore drilled in a zone in an area already proved productive. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
infill development | POSC wellbore purpose | A developmental wellbore drilled to fill in between established wellbores, usually part of a drilling program to reduce the spacing between wellbores to increase production. | Langenkamp Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
injection | POSC wellbore purpose | A wellbore that is drilled with the purpose of injecting fluids into a reservoir, usually for enhanced recovery. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
general service | POSC wellbore purpose | A wellbore drilled to provide a service such as subsurface fluid monitoring, waste disposal, fluid storage, and blowout relief. Not necessarily an E & P wellbore. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
monitor | POSC wellbore purpose | A service wellbore drilled to allow continuous or periodic measurement of a property of the subsurface through time. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
waste disposal | POSC wellbore purpose | A service wellbore drilled for the purpose of injection of sewage, industrial waste, or other waste fluids into the subsurface for disposal. | Manual of O and G Terms | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
fluid storage | POSC wellbore purpose | A service wellbore drilled for the purpose of injection of fluids into a reservoir for storage and later withdrawal. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
blowout relief | POSC wellbore purpose | A service wellbore drilled with the specific purpose to provide communication at some point below the surface to another wellbore which is out of control. | PIDD | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | |
borehole re-acquisition | POSC wellbore purpose | A service wellbore drilled to intersect another wellbore below the surface for the purpose of extending the life of a well whose surface borehole has been lost or damaged. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
drilling test | POSC wellbore purpose | A research wellbore drilled to test the suitablity of a particular type of equipment or drilling practice. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
mineral | POSC wellbore purpose | A non-E&P wellbore drilled for the purpose of locating and/or extracting a mineral from the subsurface, usually through the injection and/or extraction of mineral-bearing fluids. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated | ||
research | POSC wellbore purpose | A wellbore drilled with the purpose of obtaining information on the stratigraphy, on drilling practices, for logging tests, or other such purpose. It is not expected to find economic reserves of hydrocarbons. | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | deprecated |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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naming _system .identifier | facility _class .identifier | ref _version .identifier | ||||
pfnu group | POSC basic | The facility is a product flow network unit (pfnu) group. | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current | |
reservoir group | POSC basic | A collection of hydrocarbon accumulations in close proximity but not sharing a common pressure system (source reference NPD). | pfnu group | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
inverted five spot pattern | POSC basic | For well patterns, a rectangular grouping of four producing wells and one central injection well. | pfnu group | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
seven spot pattern | POSC basic | For well patterns, a "chicken-wire" grouping of six producing wells and a central injection well. | pfnu group | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
nine spot pattern | POSC basic | For well patterns, a rectangular grouping of four corner producing wells with four side producing wells (each at the middle of a side between the corner wells) and one central injection well. | pfnu group | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
seismic facility | POSC basic | Equipment that is used in conducting a seismic experiment | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current | |
towed buoy | POSC basic | A buoy (floating device) attached to the end of a marine, seismic cable to give a visual and possibly electronic indication of the position of the end of the seimsic cable. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
time break sensor | POSC basic | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
water break sensor | POSC basic | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
spread | POSC basic | Arrangement of receiver groups in relation to the source point. In multistreamer surveys, all the receivers that record during a particular source event are considered part of the spread. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
positioning network | POSC basic | The network of sources and sensors that are placed on a seismic cable for the expressed purpose of determining locations. These include, but are not limited to, compasses, gyroscopes, and radio receivers. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
marine configuration | POSC basic | Includes all the source equipment, receiver equipment, and positioning network equipment that towed by or part of the vessel. It does not include ancillary positioning facilities such as shore bases, satellites, computer facilities, etc. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
uphole sensor | POSC basic | A receiver placed near the surface shot hole location, whose purpose is to record the first time arrival of the seimic source. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
sweep sensor | POSC basic | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
navigation system | POSC basic | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
navigation processing system | POSC basic | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current | |
depth controller | POSC basic | A device which fastens to a marine streamer to maintain it at a predetermined depth. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
geophone fly | POSC basic | A number of geophones permanently connected at intervals along a short cable, used for one geophone group. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
source pressure sensor | POSC basic | A pressure sensor is used to measure the pressure in a source element. | seismic facility | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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wellbore point | POSC basic | The vertex is a point in a wellbore. | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current | |
wellbore reference point | POSC basic | The vertex is a point in or related to a wellbore which is used as a basis for wellbore measurements. This point is generally defined to be the zero point for measured depth values. | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current | |
bridge plug | POSC basic | A point at which a bridge plug is inserted into a well. The bridge plug point is the top of the bridge plug. I.e., points nearer the surface than the bridge plug point are unaffected by the bridge plug. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
casing | POSC basic | A point related to a tubular string which is typicallyy cemented in place within a wellbore to isolate exposed formations. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
completion | POSC basic | A point in a segment of a planned or actual completion interval in a wellbore. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
completion string | POSC basic | A point in an interval of a planned or actual wellbore into which a completion string is installed. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
cored | POSC basic | A point in a planned or actual continuous hole section from which a central column of rock has been retrieved. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
sidewall core | POSC basic | A point in a planned or actual borehole from which a sidewall core is taken. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
directional survey | POSC basic | A point in an interval of a wellbore that has been surveyed to provide orientation or positioning information. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
bottomhole | POSC basic | A point corresponding to the bottom of the wellbore. It is not known which particular bottomhole type this is. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
drillers bottomhole | POSC basic | A point corresponding to the maximum depth reached by drilling. The final wellbore bottomhole depth may be less since the well is usually plugged back. Compare with wellbore td and drillers bottomhole. | bottomhole | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
loggers bottomhole | POSC basic | A point corresponding to the maximum depth reached by wireline logging. Compare with wellbore td and drillers bottomhole. | bottomhole | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
wellbore bottomhole | POSC basic | A point in a wellbore at the bottom of the wellbore. This point is not necessarily persistent, and may vary from day to day with drilling and other wellbore operations. | bottomhole | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
wellbore td | POSC basic | The point which represents the total depth (td) of a wellbore after drilling has been completed. The point is persistent, but may change with further drilling. If the well has been plugged back, it is the point to which the well is plugged back. Compare with drillers bottomhole and loggers bottomhole. | bottomhole | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
geologic pick | POSC basic | A point in an interval that represents the spatial intersection of a wellbore with a geologic object | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
hole enlarged | POSC basic | A point in a planned or actual hold section created by enlarging an existing hole. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
hole generation | POSC basic | A point in an interval of a wellbore created by a single drillstring run. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
hydrocarbon show | POSC basic | A point within a portion of a wellbore exhibiting the characteristics of a hydrocarbon show. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
logging | POSC basic | A point in the portion of a wellbore path over which a well logging pass is conducted. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
open hole | POSC basic | A point in an interval in a well that is not cased. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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perforation | POSC basic | A point in an interval in a well that is perforated to allow reservoir fluid flow or injection. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
planned trajectory | POSC basic | A point within a portion of a planned wellpath for which the trajectory has a common description. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
spud point | POSC basic | A point in a wellbore at which drilling operations originally begin. This may not be the surface point of the wellbore, such as when significant intervals of mud are encountered in an offshore well. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
tie back string | POSC basic | A point in an interval of a wellbore that contains a string which connects the top of another tubular string to the surface. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
wellbore subsurface | POSC basic | A point in a wellbore between the surface and the bottomhole | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
wellbore surface | POSC basic | A point in a wellbore at the surface of the earth. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
casing shoe | POSC basic | The bottom of a casing string. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
casing flange | POSC basic | A flange affixed to the top of the casing string used to attach production equipment. It is sometimes used as a reference point for wellbore measurements. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current |
crown valve | POSC basic | Also known as a swab valve. It is the uppermost valve on the vertical bore of the christmas tree above the flowing outlet, and is sometimes used as a reference point for wellbore measurements. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current |
kelly bushing | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore where the wellbore, when originally drilled, intersected the kelly bushing. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
rotary bushing | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore where the wellbore, when originally drilled, intersected the rotary bushing. The rotary bushing is located on the rotary table opening, and is often equivalent to the derrick floor as a basis for elevation measurements. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
ground level | POSC basic | The earths surface where the drillstring enters the ground. This reference point is not appropriate for an offshore well. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
derrick floor | POSC basic | The point where the wellbore intersects the platform, usually 10 feet or more above the ground, or the derrick on which drilling operations are carried on. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
rotary table | POSC basic | The point where the wellbore meets the rotary table. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
sea floor | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore where the wellbore intersects the sea floor. This is sometimes used as a reference point for wellbore measurements | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current |
lowest astronomic tide | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore where the wellbore intersected the surface of the sea, when the sea was at its lowest recorded level. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 3.0 | current |
unknown | POSC basic | The type of wellbore point is unknown. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
sea level | POSC basic | The point at which the wellbore intersects the mean sea level geoid. This point is generally used when sea level is used to reference wellbore measured depth measurements. | wellbore reference point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
wireline pressure test | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore at which a wireline pressure test was or is planned to be conducted. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
top wireline logging pass | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore nearest to the hole opening which defines the wellbore interval in which a wireline logging pass occurred. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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bottom wireline logging pass | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore furthest from the hole opening which defines the wellbore interval in which a wireline logging pass occurred. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.1 | current |
kickoff point | POSC basic | The point in a wellbore where drilling begins to form a sidetrack. | wellbore point | POSC | epicentre 2.2.3 | current |
HEAT TRACING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Provides service for heat from electrical cables for heat conservation or frost proofing. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NOZZLE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Connection between piping and vessel or equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HEAT EXCHANGER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Unit for transferring heat from one medium to another. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STORAGE BIN FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Vessel for storing solids or solids that behave as fluids. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
VENT LINES FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Facility for transport of vented gas from vessel to the vent stack. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CLOSED DRAIN | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing drain system where hc liquids are disposed. Services which includes closed drain collection and drain separators & pumps. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | The piping part of a Plant System. Composed of Pipelines classified as belonging to the actual Plant System. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPING NETWORK BRANCH | POSC/Caesar | A transport facility connecting Piping Network Connectors/Nodes. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPING NETWORK SEGMENT | POSC/Caesar | The piping limited by a Node and a Break, Node and Connector, two Nodes, two Breaks, two Connectors or a Break and a Connector. The last five providing there are no Breaks or Connectors in between. In the last three cases the Segment will coincide with a Piping Branch. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPING NETWORK TERMINATOR | POSC/Caesar | The termination point of a Piping Network, i.e. where the Piping Network is open to atmosphere (open end) or a dead end. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPING BREAK | POSC/Caesar | Indicates a considerable change in characteristics of the components in a Piping Branch, usually indicated by a change in the Piping Classification | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLOW CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | A function used to monitor and control the flow of fluid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
VALVE OPERATOR FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A function used to change the position of the closure member in a valve. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GEAR | POSC/Caesar | A facility to operate a valve based on mechanical advantage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ONE WAY FLOW | POSC/Caesar | A flow restriction facility which has a closure member function which responds automatically to the flow permitting fluid to flow in one direction only. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TRANSMITTER | POSC/Caesar | A facility representing a measuring unit of which the output is a standardized signal | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility that enables a term for entrance or transfer of a medium from one facility to another | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPE CONNECTOR FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Connecting of two (or more?) equipment classes in a pipeline | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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INTEGRATED PRODUCTION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Comprises one or more complexes / installations / geographical areas independent of organization. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COMPLEX FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Comprises one or more installations / geographical areas independent of organisation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INSTALLATION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility for all types of installations for petroleum exploitation, support and transportation of oil/gas products. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SYSTEM FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A collection of facilities necessary to provide a discrete service to the plant independent of technology used. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEPARATION AND STABILISATION | POSC/Caesar | Services providing separation and stabilisation of the processed fluid in the plant. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LEVEL INDICATOR | POSC/Caesar | A device which gives a visual indication of the level of a substance behaving like a fluid in a storing device. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPERATURE INDICATOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility that gives a visual indication of temperature. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE INDICATOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility to give a visual/electrical indication of the pressure in a pre defined process segment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLOW INDICATOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility to give a visual indication of mass or volume per time unit of a fluid passing through an open or closed conduit. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONTROL SYSTEM FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A system in which deliberate guidance or manipulation of one or more variables is used to achieve a prescribed state. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PROCESS CONTROL AND MONITORING | POSC/Caesar | A facility for manipulation and monitoring of variables influencing the behavior of a process in order to meet specified objectives. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PROCESS SHUT DOWN FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility for manipulation of variables influencing the behavior of a process in order to obtain equipment protection. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FACILITY CLASS | POSC/Caesar | The Main Class of Facility Classes, e.g. classes describing the a capability to perform activities, provided by installed material. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRODUCT TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A defined assembly of fluid transfer facilities and unit operations (as booster compressor- or pumping stations). May be both pipeline transport or batch transport (tankers). Identified by a name. Criterias for this class is defined by the individual companies business rules. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CRUDE HANDLING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Services provided to control, store, pump and meter crude oil | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS RECOMPRESSION | POSC/Caesar | Services for scrubbing, recompressing and cooling of gas. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS TREATMENT | POSC/Caesar | Services which cools and scrub the gas, dehydrates the gas, and regenerates the dehydration media. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RESERVOIR GAS INJECTION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Service which cool and scrub, compress and route the injection gas to the well-head manifold. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS TRANSPORT PIPELINE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service which cool, scrub and compress the gas before it is metered and sent into pipeline | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS SWEETENING | POSC/Caesar | Service for removal of sour substances as H2S and CO2. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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OIL EXPORT PIPELINE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service which transferring stabilized oil in a pipeline. Also containing pig launching. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONDENSATE EXPORT PIPELINE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service which transferring condensate in a pipeline. Also containing pig launching. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS EXPORT PIPELINE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service which transferring treated gas in a pipeline. Also containing pig launching. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WATER PIPELINE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service which transferring water at a high pressure in a pipeline. Also containing risers and pig launching. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
METHANOL PIPELINE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service which transferring methanol in a pipeline. Also containing risers and pig launching / receivers. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MULTIPHASE WELLSTREAM PIPELINE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service which transferring multiphase well stream between a subsea production system and a platform in a pipeline. Also containing risers and pig launching / receivers. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COOLING MEDIUM FACILITIES | POSC/Caesar | Include services for the cooling medium system. As the cooling medium itself, expansion, pumping, distribution and cooling medium cooling. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
REFRIGERATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility for refrigeration. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HEATING MEDIUM FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Include services for the heating medium system. As the heating medium itself, expansion, pumping, distribution and heating medium heating. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHEMICAL INJECTION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility which provides service for injection of inhibitors i.e. into the process. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
METHANOL INJECTION | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for methanol storage, pumping and distribution both topside and subsea. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHLORINATION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for hypochlorite production, storage and distribution. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ANTIFOAM INFIX SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for loading, storage, pumping and distribution of anti foam. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BIOCID INFIX SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for service of loading, storage, pumping and distribution of biocide. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OXYGEN SCAVENGER | POSC/Caesar | Facility for service for loading, storage, pumping and distribution of oxygen scavenger. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CORROSION INHIBITOR INFIX SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for loading, storage, pumping and distribution of corrosion inhibitor. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DE EMULSIFIER INFIX SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for loading, storage, pumping and distribution of de-emulsifier. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SCALE INHIBITOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility for loading, storage, pumping and distribution of scale inhibitor. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
POLYELECTROLYTE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for loading, storage, pumping and distribution of polyelectrolyte. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GLYCOL REGENERATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility to regenerate glycol by evaporate the solved water, filtration and distribution of glycol. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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FLARE VENT AND BLOWDOWN FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | No definition supplied | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HIGH PRESSURE FLARING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services as HP flare header knock out drum, metering and the flare itself. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOW PRESSURE FLARING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services as LP flare header knock out drum, metering and the flare itself. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MAINTENANCE FLARING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services as maintenance flare header knock out drum, metering and the flare itself. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ATMOSPHERIC VENTING | POSC/Caesar | A facility for letting excess gas from the process to the atmosphere. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CRUDE OFFSHORE LOADING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services as FPU/FPSO off loading, articulated loading column, SPAR busy, single point mooring buoy, anchor leg mooring, UKOLS off loading and submerged turret loading (STL). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OILY WATER TREATMENT | POSC/Caesar | Treatment of oily water from various sources in the production of oil and gas. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRODUCED WATER TREATMENT | POSC/Caesar | Facilities for removing hydrocarbons from produced water by means of hydrocyclones, degassing drum and reclaimed sump. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BALLAST WATER TREATMENT FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for treating the ballast water to the specified cleaning criteria. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SLUDGE TREATMENT | POSC/Caesar | A facility for separation and treatment of sludge. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BILGE SUBSYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for treatment and storage of bilge water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HIGH PRESSURE FUEL GAS | POSC/Caesar | Facility for heating, scrubbing and distribution of HC fuel gas. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOW PRESSURE FUEL GAS | POSC/Caesar | Include service for heating, scrubbing and distribution. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEA WATER LOW PRESSURE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for lifting, filtration, pumping and distribution of sea water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEA WATER HIGH PRESSURE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for filtering/deaeration, pumping, the manifold and the water injection system. The header and distribution of jet water are also included. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BALLAST WATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for inlet/filtering, control tank, pumping, distribution of ballast water. Temporary ballast water is also included. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FRESH WATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for fresh water makers desalination, storage and distribution of desalinated water. Potable water sterilization, storage and distribution are also included. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STEAM CONDENSATE AND HOT WATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | System generating and distributing steam, condensate and hot water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OPEN DRAIN | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for draining/disposal of not flammable liquids. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NON HAZARDOUS OPEN DRAIN | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for open drain collection, separator and pump. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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HAZARDOUS OPEN DRAIN | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for open drain collection, separator and pump. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SHALE DISPOSAL | POSC/Caesar | Facility for separation and storage of shale. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DRAIN WATER TREATMENT | POSC/Caesar | Facility which cleans the water coming from the open drain system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
JET FUEL SYSTEM FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for storage, pumping, filtering and dispensing of jet fuel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DIESEL OIL FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for storage and distribution of untreated and treated diesel oil. In addition also service for treatment of untreated diesel oil. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BULK LOADING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for loading of dry and wet substances to a plant or an installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COMPRESSED AIR FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for compression, drying/receiving and distribution of instrument air. Also services for bleed air subsystem. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BLACK START SUBSYSTEM FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for black start compression, air receiver and topping up compression. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TRANSPORT PIPEWAYS | POSC/Caesar | Includes services for transportation of liquids and gases through pipelines. Facility for the normal way of transporting gases and liquids from the process to the storage area. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INDICATOR | POSC/Caesar | A device which gives a visual indication of measured value | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SENSOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility for converting a input variable into a signal suitable for measurement. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MODULATING CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | Type of control of an element in which a continuos variation between two limits can be imposed on the output variable. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ON OFF CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | Two step control in which one of the steps is assigned the value zero. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONDITION MONITORING | POSC/Caesar | Services for monitoring mechanical equipment, corrosion, pipeline performance and vibration analysers. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SYSTEM FACILITY FROM NORSOK | POSC/Caesar | A collection of services required to keep an installation in operation. This class is a superclass for systems as classified in the Norsok Standard. Some of its subclasses may be used in Snapshot CD. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPING NETWORK | POSC/Caesar | The interconnected Piping Network Branches limited by Unit Operation Inlet/Outlet and Piping Network Terminators. In this context Piping includes e.g. plumbing and tubing. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STORAGE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A service including storage of a medium in a tank, vessel or bin. Can be both atmospheric and under pressure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
METERING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service including metering of a liquid or a gas on a continuos basis. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS SCRUBBING | POSC/Caesar | Service including purifying a gas (remove small droplets) by routing the gas through a separator. Often placed upstream compressors. For other purposes the purifying can also be made by putting the gas through water or chemical wash. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS COMPRESSION | POSC/Caesar | A facility system for increasing the pressure of a stream/flow of gas . | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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GAS DEHYDRATION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service including a tank or a tower through which gas is run to remove entrained water. A common method of gas dehydration is through the use of various glycols. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
H2S REMOVAL FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility for removal of the component hydrogen sulfide from a gas stream to meet the required specification. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CO2 REMOVAL FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Service for removal of the noxious component carbon dioxide from a gas stream to meet the gas specification and to prevent corrosion in the pipelines transferring the gas. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DISTRIBUTION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for a pipe system designed to transfer a liquid- or a gas stream from one location to one or several others. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SUBSEA DISTRIBUTION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for a subsea pipe system designed to transfer a liquid- or a gas stream from one location to one or several others on the sea bottom. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRODUCTION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Including service for production of substances on a production site to support the main production. (I.e. for injection systems.) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WATER INJECTION | POSC/Caesar | A facility for pumping treated water into the ground for disposal reasons and/or to increase the pressure in the oil/gas reservoir. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
JET WATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | No definition supplied | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPORARY BALLAST WATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for treatment and storage of temporary ballast water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WATER DESALINATION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Include service for removal of salt from sea water for fresh water making. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
POTABLE WATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | No definition supplied | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
POTABLE WATER STERILIZATION | POSC/Caesar | Facility for sterilization of potable water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GENERATION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Including service for generating a medium needed to support or used directly in the main process. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STEAM FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Including service for a boiler that generates steam. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HOT WATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for a heater that generates hot water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PLANT AIR FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for treatment and storage of plant air. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID NETWORK | POSC/Caesar | A composition of one or more interconnected unit operations. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID NETWORK TERMINATOR | POSC/Caesar | A node representing the termination point of a Fluid Network/Fluid Network Branch, i.e. not connected to a Unit of Operation or another Fluid Network. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPING NETWORK CONNECTOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility connecting three or more Piping Network Branches. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility that permits fluid transfer to another facility. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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FLUID HEATER FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility intended to raise the temperature of a fluid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INSULATION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Reducing heat transfer | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility that permits transfer of electrons | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | A facility for monitoring and controlling the pressure in a pre defined process segment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LEVEL CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | A function used to monitor and control the level of a substance behaving like a fluid into a storing device. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPERATURE CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | A facility that monitors and controls the temperature. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | Purposeful action on or in a system, to meet specified objectives. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MONITORING | POSC/Caesar | Facility for the observation of one or several parameters in i.e. a system/process or a part of a system/process to verify status and functioning | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID SPLITTER | POSC/Caesar | A fluid manifold intended to split a stream. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
AREA CLASSIFICATION | POSC/Caesar | Classification of areas regarding the explosion risk. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SAFE AREA | POSC/Caesar | An area in which an explosive gas-air mixture is not likely to occur. Might also be called safe zone or safe location. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HAZARDOUS AREA | POSC/Caesar | An area which an explosive gas mixture is expected to occur. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ZONE 0 (GASES) | POSC/Caesar | Continious hazard. More than 1000 hours/annum. An area in which an explosive mixture of flammable gases or vapours with air is continuously present or present for long periods of time. A zone in which an explosive gas-air mixture is continuously present, or present for long periods. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ZONE 1 (GASES) | POSC/Caesar | Intermittent hazard. Between 10 and 1000 hours/annum. An area in which an explosive mixture of flammable gases or vapours with air is likely to occur during normal operation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ZONE 2 (GASES) | POSC/Caesar | Hazard under abnormal conditions. Between 0.1 and 10 hours/annum. An area in which an explosive mixture of flammable gases or vapours with air is not likely to occur and if it occurs it will only exist for a short period of time. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DEGRADATION FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A function which decrease operational flexibility of a device | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NATURAL PROCESSES | POSC/Caesar | A super class for all processes or functions that happen with or without control of human beings | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRESS DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | A function which decrease the value or lower the functionality of a material or a product made by material. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MECHANICAL DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | A function which decrease the value or lower the functionality of a material or a product made by material. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHEMICAL DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | A function which decrease the value or lower the functionality of a material or a product made by material. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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EMBRITTLEMENT DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | A function which decrease the value or lower the functionality of a material or a product made by material. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ACID CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | The function of corrosion to a material or a product made by a material because of low ph in the fluid which is in contact with the material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NAPHTHENIC ACID CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NON NAPHTHENIC ACID CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CO2 CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BACTERIAL CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CREVICE CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CYANIDE CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EROSION CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EMBRITTLEMENT 475 | POSC/Caesar | Type of brittle degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
AMINE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BICARBONATE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BLISTERING | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BRITTLE FRACTURE | POSC/Caesar | Type of brittle degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CARBURIZATION DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | Degradation of a material by carburization. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CAUSTIC EMBRITTLEMENT | POSC/Caesar | Type of brittle degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CAVITATION | POSC/Caesar | Type of mechanical degradation of a material made by mechanic wear and tear | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHLORIDE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CREEP EMBRITTLEMENT | POSC/Caesar | Type of brittle degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CREEP RUPTURE | POSC/Caesar | Type of mechanical degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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DEALLOYING | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of mechanical degradation of a material made by mechanic wear and tear. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FATIGUE | POSC/Caesar | Type of mechanical degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FATIGUE CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUORIDE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FRETTING | POSC/Caesar | Type of mechanical degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GALVANIC CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT | POSC/Caesar | Type of brittle degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INTERGRANULAR ATTACK SENSIT | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID METAL EMBRITTLEMENT | POSC/Caesar | Type of brittle degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
METAL DUSTING DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | Type of material degradation. Lower the value and/or the function of a part attacked by metal dusting. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NH4F CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NH4HS CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NITRATE STRESS CORROSION CRACKING | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OVERHEAD CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OXIDATION DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | Degradation of a material by oxidation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OXYGEN CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PITTING CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRAY CURRENT CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | Type of corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRESS ORIENTED HIC | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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SULFIDISATION DEGRADATION | POSC/Caesar | Degradation of a material by sulfidization. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SULFITE WET H2S STRESS CORROSION CRA | POSC/Caesar | Type of stress corrosion | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPERATURE EMBRITTLEMENT | POSC/Caesar | Type of brittle degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
THERMAL FATIGUE | POSC/Caesar | Type of mechanical degradation of a material | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DEGRADATION BY CORROSION | POSC/Caesar | A function which decreases the value or lower the functionality of a material. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UTILITY GAS SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility which produces the necessary compressed gas for instrument or other plant operations. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INSTRUMENT AIR | POSC/Caesar | Medium for supplying power to pneumatic control systems, loops and actuator / motors. For purge protection of electrical installations in hazardious areas instrument air is generally preferred. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PLANT AIR | POSC/Caesar | A facility to supply power for all kind of functions and tools which need pressurized air as the power source. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INERT GAS | POSC/Caesar | The system supplies gas used for purging and seal various types of plant installations. Also back up for instrument gas (air) in case of failure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FUEL SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Part of the feed stock or excess down stream products are used to provide firing fuel for miscellaneous heating applications in a plant area. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID FUEL SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A combustible liquid used for fuel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GASEOUS FUEL SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A combustible gas used for fuel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SOLID FUEL SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A combustible solid used for fuel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MIXED FUEL SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A combustible mixture of liquid and gas used for fuel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for disposing of unwanted materials. The system serves environmental requirements. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EFFLUENT TREATMENT PACKAGE | POSC/Caesar | Facility for collecting and treating of all aqueous effluents present in a plant. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEWAGE SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility to collect, treat and dispose sewage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BALLAST WATER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for the service of pumping, storage and piping systems of ballast water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DRAIN SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Covers all facilities to collect the wash water from plant surface areas which need to be collected for further effluent treatment before redischarge. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FIRE AND SAFETY SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Any facility which are designed to protect the plant from hazards. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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FIRE WATER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | The complete firewater facility | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SPRINKLER AND DELUGE SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility to extinguish fires by liquid deluge. The facility includes the complete system which normally are connected to fire detection systems. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHEMICAL FIRE FIGHTING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility that contain foam generators and chemicals which can be stored in tanks and/or mobile facilities. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MOBILE FIRE FIGHTING | POSC/Caesar | The facility to combat and extinguish fires at any location. Usually provided by fire fighting trucks, foam and water tender vehicles. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FIRE AND GAS MONITORING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A system for detection of posible leakages of hydrocarbons and detection of fire. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FIRE FIGHTING TRAINING | POSC/Caesar | Facilities including training area installation and simulation stations necessary for fire fighting training of personnel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRODUCT STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Facility for the storage of gaseous, liquid and solid products. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS PRESSURISED STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | A facility class including the storage of gases in "large quanta", which normally are stored in liquefied condition. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ABOVE GROUND STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Storage in tank, half buried or earth covered tankage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UNDERGROUND STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Facility including caverns and associated header and piping systems. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Storage facilities which cover all kind of liquids the oil industry requires. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SOLIDS STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to store solid materials. Solids are to be understood as of non liquid or gaseous consistence. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WAREHOUSE OR SHELTERED STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | A facility including systems which house all facilities weather of mobile or resident nature. Can be regarded as an integrated part of warehouse storage installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SILO OR CONTAINER STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Systems cover silo/containers that are not part of warehouse and are defined as independent product storage facilities. Also including all parts of sub systems which are required to make them functioning units. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OPEN AIR STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Cover pre defined product dumping areas including the related facilities for moving of dumps, piling or other bulk storage handling facilities. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FISCAL PRODUCT METERING | POSC/Caesar | A facility for metering products prior to shipment and/or sale. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
VOLUMETRIC FLOW METERING | POSC/Caesar | A facility to measure actual flow, temp, pressure and density of a gas or liquid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WEIGHT METERING | POSC/Caesar | A facility which measure the weight of a substance. Bulk material products (solids) are measured by weight in general. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRODUCT LOADING | POSC/Caesar | Facility for transferring products to a transportation facilities. Systems facility defined as the product transfer installations to load products onboard the shipment vessel, which can be either a sea, or a land going means of transport. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUEFIED GAS LOADING | POSC/Caesar | System which cover the loading of liquefied gases (e.g. LNG, propane, ethane and butane) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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CRUDE OIL LOADING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Including systems for loading of crude oil. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID CHEMICAL LOADING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Function including all types of loading of chemical liquids necessary for operation of the plant. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BULK LOADING | POSC/Caesar | A facility for loading of dry and wet substances to a plant or an installation. Cover all facilities that are designed to dispatch bulks. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TRANSPORTATION AND PACKING | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing systems which comprises all installations that serve the transportation of stock or products from/to process area to from/to storage area inside plant limits as well as all product packing systems prior to dispatch. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPEWAYS PRODUCT | POSC/Caesar | Including pipe ways distribution of all products from/to the process and/or to/from storage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPEWAYS FLARE SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for flare system with the associated piping. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONVEYOR BELT SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Solid products or general bulks may require a conveyor belt system to their point of packing and/or storage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BLENDING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | System which provides blending of products prior to final dispatch. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHEMICAL AND CATALYST HANDLING | POSC/Caesar | Facility for storage and handling of chemicals and catalysts. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BULK PACKING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility which "wraps" the products with some kind of transport security material. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID PACKING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility to put liquid into various types of vessels. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLARE VENT AND BLOWDOWN | POSC/Caesar | This systems cover the "hot" disposal of relieved hydrocarbons (liquid or vapour) by burning them at a safe location. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HIGH PRESSURE RELIEF | POSC/Caesar | The process flaring systems are designed to handle safe removal of the relieved hc during process reactions, emergency situations, or shut-down/start-up operations at process pressure conditions. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOW PRESSURE RELIEF | POSC/Caesar | The low pressure system is designed to collect and handle the removal of low pressure hc independent of the high pressure process system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID BURNER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A system designed to handle that fraction of hc liquids that can not be evaporated in the flare knock out drum. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WATER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility which includes all water supply installations except from cooling or fire water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FRESHWATER SUPPLY | POSC/Caesar | Facility to supply fresh water (raw) for general plant use. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DEMINERALIZED WATER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Including demineralized water used in closed water circuits. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
POTABLE WATER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for the treatment, sterilization and distribution of potable water. Potable water systems include the total sweet water distribution for the total plant and end at the various consumers point. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STEAM SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility for generating steam from direct fired boiler systems or waste heat recovery systems. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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HIGH PRESSURE STEAM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for generating and distribution of high pressure steam. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MEDIUM PRESSURE STEAM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for generating and distribution of medium pressure steam. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOW PRESSURE STEAM | POSC/Caesar | Facility for generating and distribution of low pressure steam. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONDENSATE SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility at the end of the steam circulation and includes a regeneration package before feeding back into the steam generation process. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HEATING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Used for product heating during processing and in further treatment operations. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HOT OIL HEATING | POSC/Caesar | A facility system for generation and distribution of heat. The heating medium is oil for use in consumers like heat exchangers for feed stock stabilization or other mild heat treatment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL HEATING | POSC/Caesar | System utilizing electrical power for heating purposes in all sorts of process applications where controlled heat is required. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MEDIUM HEATING | POSC/Caesar | A system which uses feed stock as heating of other feed stock streams by exchange of heat in a counter currently heat exchanger. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHEMICAL INJECTION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility which provides service for injection of inhibitors i.e. into the process. Serves as utility for make-up purposes of water, products and when required by process. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DEHYDRATION | POSC/Caesar | Dehydration fluids (e.g. methanol or glycol) is usually used for dehydration of the feed stock. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CHLORINATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility used in connection with sea water systems normally in order to avoid biological growth in the system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
AMMONIA INFIX SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Mainly used for controlling the ph-value for feed water into boilers. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OTHER CHEMICAL INJECTION | POSC/Caesar | Facility for all other chemical injection packages. (for uses in the various types of down stream processes or for water make-up purposes.) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Facilities that measure and control a processing plant. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PROCESS DATA ACQUISITION AND CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | A facility for measure & control, including the main plant computerized operational system, where all process, utility and off site activities are monitored. The system is located in the main control room. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GENERAL INSTRUMENTS | POSC/Caesar | General instrumentation system which includes the control of all process parameters. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COMPUTER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes mainframe and local computers not directly linked to the operational plant computer system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Including monitoring of the plant environment by supervising air, water and soil conditions in accordance with the applicable regulations for pollution. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EMERGENCY SHUT DOWN | POSC/Caesar | A system which give the possibility of bringing the whole plant or part of it with one or few manipulations into a safe pre-determined position. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MARINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Marine navigation guide system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility including all installations for communication purposes. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TELEPHONE AND INTERCOMMUNICATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility which comprises all cable linked interplant communication. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TELEX AND TELEFAX SYSTEMS | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing linked system for telex and telefax. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | All wireless operated facilities. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CCTV AND SECURITY SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing closed circuit TV systems for plant security as well as other security installations. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COOLING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes all cooling facilities which are used as utility systems. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEAWATER COOLING | POSC/Caesar | A facility that uses sea water as the cooling medium. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FRESHWATER COOLING | POSC/Caesar | Cooling system using fresh water to transfer heat. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
AIR COOLING | POSC/Caesar | Air cooling systems are used when the need for cooling are low, or the installation of a liquid cooling medium is too complicated. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes all systems made to receive, produce, distribute and/or maintain the electrical power supply. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY | POSC/Caesar | Defined as the receiving system for general grid power supply and comprises all installation from point of tie in up to/and include to the main plant intake transformer and switch gear from where the plant power is distributed. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL POWER GENERATION | POSC/Caesar | Power generation facility for the generation of the plants normal power, back-up power or emergency power generation. Systems include all facilities up to the point of distribution. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION | POSC/Caesar | The power distribution system comprises all facilities which are necesarry to distribute the electrical power over the plant from the point of main intake to the take over connection of the various users inclusive of all intermediate distribution panels and potential step down transformers. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EMERGENCY POWER SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | This system is used as back up power in case of emergency as well as in case of power failure from the main grid line. It shall secure plant lightning and process and plant control until the emergency power generation can take over. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EARTHING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | Includes all earthing circuits and lightning protection systems of the plant as well as all anodic protection systems. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PLANT LIGHTING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility for out door lighting applications, such as street lighting, area lighting, security lighting and equipment & aviation lighting. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UNIT OPERATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility which gives the capability to change the state, or to transport, store or transform process fluids (materials). Often forms a component part of a system facility. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A function intended to transport substances that behaves as fluid from one unit of operation to another without the intention of altering the fluid's composition, flow rate or state. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID OPERATION | POSC/Caesar | Class made for grouping all facilities that has to do with the fundamental treatment of all substances behaving like fluids. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL OPERATION | POSC/Caesar | Any facility that has to do with the treatment of all power and electoral signals on an installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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FLUID STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for storing gases, liquids and solids. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Storage of all substances behaving like fluids under atmospheric pressure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NON ATMOSPHERIC STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Storage of all substances behaving like fluids under non atmospheric pressure. This can be high pressure as well as vacuum. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURIZED CONTAINMENT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which include operations like processing and storage of all substances behaving like fluids under non atmospheric pressure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONTAINER STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Storage of all substances behaving like fluids under atmospheric pressure in a container. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TANK STORAGE | POSC/Caesar | Facility for storage of all substances behaving like fluids under atmospheric pressure in a tank. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID TOFROM MECHANICAL POWER CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | Functions which transform internal chemical fluid energy (combustion) into mechanical energy or mechanical energy into fluids. This facility is also valid for transferring kinetic energy (hydraulic) from fluids into mechanical energy. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COMBUSTION | POSC/Caesar | Function that transform internal chemical energy in a fluid into mechanical energy by controlled combustion. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ROTATIONAL CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | A facility for conversion of internal chemical energy from a fluid into mechanical energy by controlled combustion in a rotational device (i.e. turbine). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LINEAR CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | Facility to convert internal chemical energy from a fluid into mechanical energy by controlled combustion in a linear engine (i.e. the Otto process) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID OBSTRUCTION | POSC/Caesar | A facility that create an obstruction in a stream of a flowing fluid. The obstruction can be partly or absolute, all dependent of the purpose. The function is often performed by a valve. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID TRANSFORM | POSC/Caesar | A facility to alter the condition or the state of a fluid. This altering includes all types of physical changes to the fluid with associated conditions. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility related to the pressure in a system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE DECREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for decreasing the pressure in a processing system/segment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EXPANSION | POSC/Caesar | A function used to lower the pressure and temperature in a system. Often also related to take out work in association with the pressure decrease. Can also include services for a joint, loop or tank connected to a pipeline system to absorb expansion and contraction caused by heating and cooling. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE INCREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for increasing the pressure in a processing system/segment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STATIC HEIGHT | POSC/Caesar | A facility that creates a pressure in the bottom of the static column dependent of the density of the fluid in the column. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STATIC PRESSURE INCREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for increasing the pressure in a gaseous fluid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID PRESSURE INCREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for increasing the pressure in a liquid fluid by adding mechanical work into it. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPERATURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing a super class gathering the functions related to the change of the temperature in a system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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TEMPERATURE DECREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for decreasing the temperature in a system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPERATURE INCREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for increasing the temperature in a system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility for separating a fluid or fluid substance into several parts. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PHYSICAL SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | Facility for division of a continuos- or batch stream of process material by "physical" means. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRO MAGNETIC SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility for electro magnetic separation of substances in a process stream. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MOLECULAR DEMOLITION | POSC/Caesar | Facility that enables physical demolition of molecules and following separation of substances in a process stream for the purpose of changing the molecules properties. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CRACKER | POSC/Caesar | Function including breaking down the larger, heavier and more complex HC molecules into simpler, lighter and more valuable components. Cracking is accomplished by the application of heat and pressure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FIXED BED SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility for separating two substances (often gaseous) from each other. Gases having a certain molecular size will be attached (absorbed) to solids having the ability to absorb the molecule. When the solids is saturated, the solids often have to be dried (regenerated). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MECHANICAL SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | Facility for mechanical separation of substances (i.e. foam from the top of liquids). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DISTILLATION SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | includes the service of separate the different molecules in a stream after their range of properties. Heating of the fluid and separation after the range of boiling point is a common way of this method. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GRAVITY SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility for separation based on differential specific gravity for the substances separated. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEGREGATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility to separate of two or more substances by gravity segregation/settling in a tank. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CENTRIFUGE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for leading two mixed fluids with different density into a rotating device. The change in density between the fluids gives a separation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CYCLONE | POSC/Caesar | Function provided by leading two mixed fluids with different density in a stream into a device. The difference in density between the fluids gives a separation. Often used for separating oil and water. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONDENSE SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | Separation of gaseous substances by lowering the temperature so the substance with the highest boiling temperature drops out in liquid form. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ION EXCHANGE SEPARATOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility for purifying a liquid by ion exchange. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PHYSICAL SPLITTER | POSC/Caesar | Function including separation of a process stream by dividing it into two or several streams (i.e. by a tee). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID PURIFIER | POSC/Caesar | Function removing (solid) substances from a liquid stream, usually giving the liquid stream a higher quality and value. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CLOSED TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility for transport of substance in closed environment. All of the substance put into the transport facility, will be received in the other end. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OPEN TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | Transport of substance made in open facilities. By "open" is open to air. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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DYNAMIC | POSC/Caesar | Function based on dynamic transport of substance. By dynamic transport is meant a flow of fluid varying by time. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT | POSC/Caesar | A facility based on positive displacement transport of substance. The facility is often related to increased pressure in the substance transported. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TRANSPORT INCREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to increase mass flow of substance. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TRANSPORT DECREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to decrease mass flow of substance. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID MERGE | POSC/Caesar | Function intended to mix two or several substances/materials together. This may be done by merging the streams together or by stirring the materials together in a tank. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MEMBRANE SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | Separation facility of substances in a fluid by sorting the substances after the size of their molecules through a membrane. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DYNAMIC PRESSURE INCREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for increasing the pressure and/or the velocity of a gas (mixture) by adding mechanical energy. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HYDRAULIC TO MECHANICAL POWER CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for transferring hydraulic energy into mechanical energy. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PNEUMATIC TO MECHANICAL POWER CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for transferring pneumatic energy into mechanical energy. An example can be air driven tools. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BLIND | POSC/Caesar | A facility to blind off the process stream often in the purpose to secure a piece of pipe. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SILENCER | POSC/Caesar | A facility to decrease the level of sound from a device generating noise. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID TOFROM FLUID POWER CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | A device transferring energy from one fluid to another. The transferred energy can be both kinetic or heat. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EJECTOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility for increasing the pressure of one medium by letting in together with another medium in a reduced area of flow. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ACCUMULATOR | POSC/Caesar | A function dampening (accumulates) pulsation in a closed system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS INTO GAS | POSC/Caesar | A function mixing gas phase into gas phase or vice versa. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS INTO LIQUID | POSC/Caesar | A function mixing gas phase into liquid phase. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID INTO GAS | POSC/Caesar | A facility to mix liquid phase into gas phase. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SOLID INTO GAS | POSC/Caesar | A facility mixing solids and gases together. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SOLID INTO LIQUID | POSC/Caesar | A facility mixing solids and liquids together. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID INTO LIQUID | POSC/Caesar | A facility to mix liquid phase substance into liquid phase substance or vice versa. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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OBSTRUCTION BY GAS | POSC/Caesar | A facility to obstruct a fluid stream partly or completely by a gas barrier. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OBSTRUCTION BY LIQUID | POSC/Caesar | A facility to obstruct a fluid stream partly or completely by a liquid barrier. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OBSTRUCTION BY SOLID | POSC/Caesar | A facility to obstruct a fluid stream partly or completely by a solid barrier. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID MEASURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to meter the condition, state or amount of a substance pr time unit at any phase. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DYNAMIC MEASURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility used for metering any condition of a state (flow, batch etc.) dynamically. By dynamically is meant i.e. a flow which varies by time. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STATIC MEASURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility used for static metering of any condition (i.e. flow, batch volume, pressure, temperature, etc.). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PURGE GAS | POSC/Caesar | A facility for supplying purge gas (normally nitrogen or other inert gas) for purging of processing equipment normally exposed for HC gas. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DOUBLING PLATE | POSC/Caesar | Reinforcement on equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NOZZLE NECK PLATE | POSC/Caesar | Reinforcement of vessel around nozzle. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
REINFORCEMENT PAD | POSC/Caesar | Plate used to distribute forces from a support point. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LEG | POSC/Caesar | Part of support for equipment | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NAME PLATE | POSC/Caesar | Plate attached to an equipment item with text describing its key data. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
REINFORCEMENT | POSC/Caesar | The function of increasing the strength of the thing. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BLOCK VALVE | POSC/Caesar | A large heavy-duty valve on a crude oil line, trunk oil line or a subsea gas pipeline placed on each side end the pipeline. Will isolate possible leaks in case of a emergency situation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE MEASURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for measuring the pressure of a fluid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPERATURE MEASURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for measuring the temperature. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MASS MEASURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for measuring the mass or mass flow of any fluid or solid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
VOLUME MEASURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to measure the volume or volume flow of any fluid pr time unit at any phase. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL ISOLATOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility to completely isolate one conductor from another. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRIC TOFROM MECHANICAL POWER CONVERT | POSC/Caesar | A facility for converting electrical energy into mechanical energy or vice versa. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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ELECTROMAGNETIC CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing a power field created by electromagnetic forces. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility to transport electrical energy over a physical distance. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL ACCUMULATOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility for storing electrical energy. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL TRANSFORM | POSC/Caesar | A facility for transforming electrical energy | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DIRECT CURRENT TOFROM ALTERING CURRENT | POSC/Caesar | Includes the function of transforming direct current into alternating current or vice versa. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
VOLTAGE TRANSFORM | POSC/Caesar | A facility to bring the level of voltage up or down. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
VOLTAGE INCREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to increase the level of voltage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
VOLTAGE DECREASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to decrease the level of voltage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE | POSC/Caesar | Includes the service of an electrical resistance. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL LIGHT | POSC/Caesar | A facility to generate light from electrical energy. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL HEAT | POSC/Caesar | Includes the idea of an electrical resistance creating heat. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELECTRICAL CURRENT | POSC/Caesar | Includes the service of an electrical current flowing in a conductor. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DYNAMIC FORCE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | The facility represented by a force varying with time. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STATIC FORCE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing a force which appears at the same level of intensity over a undefined length of time. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE FORCE FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility for a force which apply a pressure on a surface. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
POWER OPERATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing mechanical power source which can deliver power on a dynamic basis. I.e. always correspond to the power demand. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPEWAYS NON PRODUCT | POSC/Caesar | Facility of transportation fluids in a pipeline which not can be considered as a process installations product. I.e. fluids which are not intended to be a product of the processing facilities. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOGIC SCHEME | POSC/Caesar | A facility for defining the sequence or pattern. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RECORDING | POSC/Caesar | A facility for recording data. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MEASURE AND CONTROL | POSC/Caesar | Facilities to measure and control oil- and gas processes. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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FLOATING STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility which describe an installation located on the surface of the sea, and is moveable. Supposed to be fixed to the sea bottom by anchor chains or tension legs. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FIXED STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility which is a structure located at the sea bottom, and fixed at the location to the sea bottom by piles, its gravity etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GRAVITY BASED STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility which is a solid structure located at the sea bottom, and fixed at the location to the sea bottom by its own weight (gravity). i.e. GBS | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SUBSEA PRODUCTION STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility located at the sea bottom. All structure and equipment are below sealevel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TOPSIDE ZONE | POSC/Caesar | Facility for handling types of zones topside on an installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TENSION LEG PLATFORM STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility which is a seabed anchored buoyant/compliant substructure which provides support for topside installations. (TLP) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEMI SUBMERSIBLE STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility which is a seabed anchored or dynamically positioned buoyant/compliant substructure which provides support for topside structure and equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRODUCTION SHIP STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility which is a purpose built vessel (ship/barge), intended to carry topside installations. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
JACKET STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility consisting of a bottom founded fabricated steel framework structure with three or more legs. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
JACKUP STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility consisting of a mobile drilling rig with three or more legs which can be jacked up until the topside part is a safe height above the sea level. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COMPLIANT TOWER STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility consisting of a bottom founded fabricated steel structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TOPSIDE AREA | POSC/Caesar | A facility describing types of areas expected to be found on an installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIVING QUARTER AREA | POSC/Caesar | A facility of a permanent living quarter which provides space for bedrooms, kitchen, cafeteria, laundry, recreation rooms and offices. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UTILITY AREA | POSC/Caesar | A facility including all system functions necessary for production facilities to be fully operative, though do not form part of actual production. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INJECTION AREA | POSC/Caesar | A facility which is dedicated to the treatment, compression, pumping, condition and transfer of substances injected into the topside process itself, or into the reservoir. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PROCESS AREA | POSC/Caesar | A facility which is dedicated to the treatment of produced gases, liquids and sand. The purpose of the facility is to stabilize oil to required temperature vapour pressures and dry gas to specified hydrocarbon and dew point levels. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DRILLING AREA | POSC/Caesar | A facility where systems related to drilling wells are located topside. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INSPECTION PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which allows an equipment to be inspected. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID INLET PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which allows liquid to enter an equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID OUTLET PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which allows liquid to exit an equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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GAS INLET PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which allows gas to enter an equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS OUTLET PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which allows gas to exit an equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PURGE PORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which connects the purging gas facility to an equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SIGNAL CARRIER | POSC/Caesar | A conductor which carries a signal between two electrical ports. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MULTIPHASE TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility representing transport of a mixture of several phases. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GAS TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility representing transport of gas phase. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIQUID TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility representing transport of liquid phase. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONTINOUS TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility which allows continous transport of a gas, liquid or solids (solids behaving like liquid). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BATCH TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility allowing periodic transport of gas, liquid or solid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SOLID TRANSPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility representing transport of solid phase. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SKID | POSC/Caesar | A skeleton framework used to hold structural assemblies above ground to facilitate bolting, riviting or welding. A facility intended to support other facilities. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SKIRT | POSC/Caesar | A facility intended to support other facilities. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLASH SEPARATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility separating gas and liquid by lowering the pressure and flashing the gas from the liquid. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COMMISSIONED PLANT | POSC/Caesar | A Plant that has been proven to be operational through commissioning procedures. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RESTORED SITE | POSC/Caesar | Site restored to meet environmental requirements or site prepared for new plant. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BALANCED SAFETY VALVE | POSC/Caesar | A safety valve in which back pressure exerts an equal force on the disc in bouth opening and closing directions. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BLOW DOWN VALVE | POSC/Caesar | A valve for rapid depressurizing of a high pressure system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DISTILLATE LOADING SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | System for loading liquid distillate products (e.g. natural gasoline, benzene, diesel, kerosene) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ZONE Z (10) (DUSTS) | POSC/Caesar | An area in which an explosive mixture of flammable dusts with air is continuously present or present for long periods of time | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ZONE Y (11) (DUSTS) | POSC/Caesar | Hazard under abnormal conditions. Between 0.1 and 10 hours/annum. An area in which an explosive mixture of flammable dusts with air is not likely to occur and if it occurs it will only exist for a short period of time. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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DIVISION 1 (GASES AND DUSTS) | POSC/Caesar | Continious/Intermittent hazard. An area in which an explosive mixture of flammable gases or vapours with air is continuously present or present for long periods of time | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DIVISION 2 (GASES AND DUSTS) | POSC/Caesar | Hazard under abnormal conditions. An area in which an explosive mixture of flammable gases or vapours with air is not likely to occur and if it occurs it will only exist for a short period of time. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
IEC HAZARDOUS AREA CLASSIFICATION | POSC/Caesar | Classification of hazardous areas according to IEC/CENELEC. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
IDENTIFIER | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to mark, identify, label the name, serie number, tagnumber etc. of a thing or its content. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRIPPING | POSC/Caesar | A facility function used to make a substance poorer on a particular part of the substance. Often used in gas treatment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLOTATION | POSC/Caesar | A facility used for separating two substances apart. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CATALYTIC CRACKING | POSC/Caesar | Function including breaking down the larger, heavier and more complex HC molecules into simpler, lighter and more valuable components. Cracking is accomplished by the application of heat, pressure and a catalytic agent. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
THERMAL CRACKING | POSC/Caesar | Function including breaking down the larger, heavier and more complex HC molecules into simpler, lighter and more valuable components. Cracking is accomplished by the application of heat and pressure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DEWAXING | POSC/Caesar | A function used for making a substance (often oil) poorer on wax components. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CATALYTIC DEWAXING | POSC/Caesar | A function used for making a substance (often oil) poorer on wax components by the use of a catalytic agent. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ADSORPTION | POSC/Caesar | A function based on the principle of the attraction exhibited by the surface of a solid for a liquid or a gas when they are in contact. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ABSORPTION | POSC/Caesar | A function based on the principle of the taking in or assimilation of a gas by a liquid; soaking up of a substance by another. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PERCOLATION | POSC/Caesar | A function based on the taking in or assimilation of a gas by a liquid; soaking up of a substance by another by use of the percolation principle. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EVAPORATION | POSC/Caesar | The principle of letting a liquid change the phase to gas. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BURNING | POSC/Caesar | The principle of releasing thermal energy by mixing a combustible substance and air and ignite the mixture by a flame. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRUCTURAL FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Facilities that has to take up the loads and forces (both dynamic and static) that apply to and influence an installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SUBSTRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility having the function of supporting the plant (Topside) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TOPSIDE SUPPORT STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility having the function of supporting the plant (Topside) to keep it in a fixed position. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ARCHITECTURE STRUCTURAL FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Facility to protect man and equipment against evironmental forces and obtain living and working conditions | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TOPSIDE DECK STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to support topside modules and equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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MODULE STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to support the equipment in a module. The structural built up of facility areas. Normaly a framework structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WALL | POSC/Caesar | A facility to insulate, protect, secure or to divide space. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLOOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility where anything restor any operations are performed. The lower supporting surface of a room, etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CEILING | POSC/Caesar | The inner roof of a room | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ROOF | POSC/Caesar | The top covering of a building | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DOOR | POSC/Caesar | An opening to performe as a enterance into a room or passage. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WINDOW | POSC/Caesar | An opening in a wall for air and light. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STAIRCASE | POSC/Caesar | The structure enclosing a stair. Framework, stair with balisters etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SERVICE PLATFORM | POSC/Caesar | Platform/walkway giving service access to an equipment. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LADDER | POSC/Caesar | A device for going up and down consisting of rungs between two supports. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SUBSEA SATELLITE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to connect wells to the main platform | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RISER BASE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to connect a riser to subsea equipment | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OPEN TRUSS DECK STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A Model Suport Frame facility to support topside equipment constructed by prefabricated boxes and nodes, welded profiles and/or standard profiles. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PLATED GIRDER DECK STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | Plated girder Module Support Frams consists of single plate-constructed girders or a frame constructed by prefabricated plate girders and plated deck constructions for installation of pre-assembled packages/pancakes. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONCRETE BEAM DECK STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A supporting facility consisting of single girders constructed in concrete. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOAD TRANSFER FRAME | POSC/Caesar | A facility installed on top of jacket, GBS, compliant tower etc. to transfere loads from the deck structure tu the substructure. Built as a steel space frame from standard or prefabricated profiles. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONE | POSC/Caesar | An infinit solid figure generated by a straight line passing through a fixed point and intersecting some curve in space. Can be solid or hollow. A structural facility used as transition piece. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ROW | POSC/Caesar | A vertical or vertical battered plane of a frame structure. Normaly used as a group anotation of the set of elements in a that plane. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PLAN | POSC/Caesar | A figure or representation of anything projected on a plane or flat surface. Normaly a horizontal plane of a frame or building structure used to annotate a groop of items in that plane. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ELEVATION PLAN | POSC/Caesar | A figure or representation of anything projected on a plane or flat surface.given relative to the sea level. Normaly used to annotate a groop of items in that plane. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
facility_class | . | ![]() |
identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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NODE CAN | POSC/Caesar | A facility having the purpose of widstanding the longitudinal and transverse forces of a structural joint. The Can is parallel to the througoing axes of the node. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRUCTURAL NODE | POSC/Caesar | A facility surving the function of connection structural members and thereby joining structural forces. Normaly prodused of steel plates and profiles, cast or forged steel. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRUCTURAL STUB | POSC/Caesar | No definition supplied | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LEG MEMBER | POSC/Caesar | A facility joining two nodes in a leg | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BOTTLE LEG | POSC/Caesar | A facility surving as the lower part of a leg, having a larger cross-section at the botumn then at the top. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BRACE | POSC/Caesar | A facility stiffnening in a framework structure by connecting two nodes. A brace is normally possitioned with an angle to the main axes of the structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRUCTURAL MEMBER | POSC/Caesar | A facility conneting two structural nodes transfering the forces between the nodes. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRUCTURAL JOINT | POSC/Caesar | A facility point where members joins in a framework structure taking up forces and transfering them to other members. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INTERNAL STIFFENER | POSC/Caesar | A facility taking up forces inside a structural profile or structural node. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RING STIFFENER | POSC/Caesar | A facility for internal stiffening of members and nodes. The stiffener has a closed shape in one direction. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FORGED NODE | POSC/Caesar | A facility surving the function of connection structural members and thereby joining structural forces. The facility is made by forging and welding. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CASTED NODE | POSC/Caesar | A facility surving the function of connection structural members and thereby joining structural forces. The facility is made by casting. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PILE CLUSTER | POSC/Caesar | A facility clustering foundation piles to the leg of a Jacket. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PADEYE | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to fasten lifting or movement equipment to the structure. A padeye have hole for a shackle. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TRUNION | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to fasten liftiing equipment in particular a sling to a structure or equipment for lifting moving purposes. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CAISSON | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to protect tubes/pipes etc. inside the caisson against evironmental exposure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLUID CONDUCTOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility transporting fluid from a well up to the topside platform. Normaly preinstalled inside a substructure or at field location, after piling of jacket, conductors are driven/drilled to required depths. Conductors act as Production Riser | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONDUCTOR SUPPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility supporting the conductor connecting it to the J-tube support structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RISER SUPPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility supporting the riser connecting it to the structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
JTUBE SUPPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility supporting the J tube connecting it to the J-tube support frame structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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JTUBE SUPPORT FRAME | POSC/Caesar | A facility supporting the J-tube connecting it to the main structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CAISSON SUPPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility supporting the caisson connecting it to the structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PIPE SUPPORT | POSC/Caesar | A facility supporting the pipe connecting it to the structure. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
J TUBE | POSC/Caesar | A facility serving as conduits from surface facilities down jacket structure and exiting via long radius bends to mudline/seabed for later pull-in of flowlines, pipelines and cables. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
EXPORT RISER | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for a pipe through which liquid or gas flows from or is exported from the facility. Often the connector between a subsea pipeline and the topside process on a platform. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
IMPORT RISER | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for a pipe through which liquid or gas flows to or is imported to the facility. Often the connector between a subsea pipeline and the topside process on a platform. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
J TUBE CAISSON | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to protect the J-tubes. Normally a tubular. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SUBSTRUCTURE CONNECTING FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to connect the substructure to the topside deck/framing. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GUIDING STAB | POSC/Caesar | A facility used to guide the installation of the topside facility onto the substructure. Normaly cone shaped. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BEARING | POSC/Caesar | A facility to reduce friction and take up forces in a connection | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WALKWAY | POSC/Caesar | A facility dedicated for walking, transportation of equipment, escaping etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GROUT INJECTION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | A facility to inject grout to fill up hollow space. The grout when hardend obtain contact between elements and increace strength. For example, to secure piles in a jacket | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SHEAR PLATE | POSC/Caesar | A facility installed to take up the shear forces in a structure. For example in a jacket pile cluster. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
YOKE PLATE | POSC/Caesar | A facility joining and carrying piles. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UPPER YOKE PLATE | POSC/Caesar | A facility joining and carrying piles. The upper yoke plate in a pile cluster | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOWER YOKE PLATE | POSC/Caesar | A facility joining and carrying piles. The lower yoke plate in a pile cluster | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PILE SLEEVE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to guide the piles during piling operation. Normaly short tubulars with funnel-shaped to for guiding the piles. Located on each cornerleg at certain elevation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PILE GUIDE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to guide the piles during piling operation. Normaly positioned above the pile cluster and having no function after the piling operation. Often removed after installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STIFFENER PLATE | POSC/Caesar | A facility having the function of stiffening a structure by use of a plate. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MUDMAT | POSC/Caesar | A facility to prevent excessive jacket penetration into the soil. Normaly plane shaped steel area underneath the leg/pile cluster. Sometimes with skirts. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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FOUNDATION SKIRT | POSC/Caesar | A facility to fix subsea structures to the seabed. Used in connectio with mudmats and piles. Normaly big diameter tubulars or plates driven into the soil. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PILE | POSC/Caesar | A facility to transfere forces from the structure to the soil. Normaly tubulars made from steelplates, stabbed into the soil throught the legs (leg piles) or through the pile guides or pile sleeves (skirt piles). | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRUCTURAL COMPONENT FACILITY | POSC/Caesar | Facility superclass containing the funcional components to be used to compose facilities. (abs) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FRAME STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | A support structure normaly made of beams forming a frame with diagonals. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GIRDER | POSC/Caesar | A continious beam member, simple or built up section, running longitudinal, providing support for transverse deck or bottom beams and plates. Girders are installed to take up lateral stress. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PLATED GIRDER | POSC/Caesar | Plate-constructed girders. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DECK GIRDER | POSC/Caesar | Girder used for deck support | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BOTTOM GIRDER | POSC/Caesar | Girder used for bottom support | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DECK | POSC/Caesar | A horisontal platform facility used for covering and supporting equipment. In a vessel going form one side to another joining them together. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LOWER CHORD | POSC/Caesar | The lower horisontal series of truss members acting as a horisontal support of vertical members and trusses. Also called: Bottom Chord. The parallel upper truss members ref Upper chord. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TRUSS | POSC/Caesar | A framework acting as a beam. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UPPER CHORD | POSC/Caesar | The upper horisontal series of truss members acting as a top horisontal support of vertical members and trusses. Also called: Top Chord. The parallel lower truss members ref Lower chord. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STRINGER | POSC/Caesar | A horisontal member in a framewoork. A longitudinal girder running along the side of a ship at the shell. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
STIFFENER | POSC/Caesar | An angle, T-bar, channel, built-up section, etc. used to stiffen plating of bulkhead, deck, any shell structure etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
WEATHER DECK | POSC/Caesar | Uppermost continuous deck with no overhead protection. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PLATFORM DECK | POSC/Caesar | A lower deck, usually in a cargo space, which does not contribute to the longitudinal strength of the ship. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
HELIDECK | POSC/Caesar | An open surface away for obstructions for landing helicopters | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PONTOON | POSC/Caesar | Horizontal closed hollow cylinder/section to act as a facility to keep a structure floating | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
COLUMN | POSC/Caesar | Vertical cylinder/section between decks or pontoon/node and deck. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UPPER DECK | POSC/Caesar | The top deck, below weather deck | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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INTERMEDIATE DECK | POSC/Caesar | Deck below the top deck. In an open truss deck frame: The deck below the upper chord. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CELLAR DECK | POSC/Caesar | The deck on top of lower chord in an open truss deck support frame. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BOTTOM DECK | POSC/Caesar | The deck below lower chord in a open truss deck support frame. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MAIN DECK | POSC/Caesar | The upper deck. Can partly be, or be below, the weatherdeck. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SECOND DECK | POSC/Caesar | The deck below the main deck | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
THIRD DECK | POSC/Caesar | The deck below the second deck | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MEZZANINE DECK | POSC/Caesar | An additional deck between two other deck. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
KNEE PLATE | POSC/Caesar | Bracket connectin a beam and a frame | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LONGITUDINAL | POSC/Caesar | Longitudinal structural shape or plate member attached to the underside of deck, flats or to inner bottom, or on the inboard side of the shell plating, in association with widely spaced transverses, in the longitudenal framing system. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
GUSSET PLATE | POSC/Caesar | A bracket plate lying in a horizontla, or nearly horizotal plane. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BRACKET PLATE | POSC/Caesar | A plate used to connect rigidly two or more structural parts. As deck beam to frame, or bulkhead stiffener to deck or tank top (usually triangular in shape) | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BOTTOM STIFFENER | POSC/Caesar | Construction item intended to increase stiffness in a construction with bottom plate. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
NOZZLE STIFFENER | POSC/Caesar | Construction item intended to increase stiffness in a plate provided with a nozzle | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SIDE STIFFENER | POSC/Caesar | Construction item intended to increase stiffness in a construction with side plate. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TOP STIFFENER | POSC/Caesar | Construction item intended to increase stiffness in a construction with top plates. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BULKHEAD | POSC/Caesar | A vertical partition wall for increasing the strenght of the structure or subdividing a structure into compartments and rooms. b. are distinguished by: use, location, material, fabriaction etc: longitudinal, transverse, watertight, oiltight, gastight, strenght, wire mesh, pilaster etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DRILLING MODULE STRUCTUR | POSC/Caesar | The structural facilities of the drilling module | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DERRICK | POSC/Caesar | A facility for hoisting and lowering heavy weights, as drilling equipment and the operation of it. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DRILLING PLATFORM | POSC/Caesar | A platform to support and operate drilling equipment | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRODUCTION MODULE STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | The structural facilities of the production module | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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LIVING QUARTER STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | The structural facilities of the living quarter | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DECK ANCILLARIES | POSC/Caesar | Purpose built support items not related to a specific physical area of a topside. Such as bridge, flare, deck appurtenances etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DECK APPURTENANCES | POSC/Caesar | Functional equipment positioned on deck to perform operations cargohandling, mooring, etc. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BRIDGE | POSC/Caesar | A facility spanning from one position in space to an other giving communication across an odstacle | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLARE BOOM | POSC/Caesar | A facility structure to position the flaretip at a safe distance from the production platform. As a boom the facility is positioned at an angle to the vertical line. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CRANE | POSC/Caesar | A facility for raising heavy weight | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SUBSEA PROTECTION STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | The structure of a subsea unit for supporting and protection the subsea installation | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SUBSEA MANIFOLD STRUCTURE | POSC/Caesar | The structure used to support the piping and process equipment in a subsea installation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
SEA FASTNING | POSC/Caesar | Facilities used to fasten equipment during sea transportation. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BOUANCY TANK | POSC/Caesar | Facility used to give extra bouancy to equipment or structure floating on sea. Often temporary installed. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CLOSURE PLATE | POSC/Caesar | Facility to close open structural items as tubulars ect. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
DIAGPHRAME | POSC/Caesar | Facility to prevent a leg from beeing flooded | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
UPENDING PLATFORM | POSC/Caesar | Platform installed to position and operate the upending balsting system on a floating structure | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
ANODIC PROTECTOR | POSC/Caesar | A facility protection material from corrotion. Made of a offering material relative to the material to protect. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONTROL ELEMENTS | POSC/Caesar | Facility superclass containing the funcional components to be used in control and monitoring | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONTROLLER | POSC/Caesar | A facility which operates automatically to affect a controlled variable by comparing athe value of the controlled variable with the value of a reference variable in order to reduce the difference between them. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER | POSC/Caesar | A facility which operates automatically to affect a controlled temperature by comparing the value of the controlled temperature with the value of a reference temperature in order to reduce the difference between them. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LEVEL CONTROLLER | POSC/Caesar | A facility which operates automatically to affect a controlled level by comparing the value of the controlled level with the value of a reference level in order to reduce the difference between them. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
PRESSURE CONTROLLER | POSC/Caesar | A facility which operates automatically to affect a controlled pressure by comparing the value of the controlled pressure with the value of a reference pressure in order to reduce the difference between them. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLOW CONTROLLER | POSC/Caesar | A facility which operates automatically to affect a controlled flow rate by comparing the value of the controlled flow rate with the value of a reference flow rate in order to reduce the difference between them. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
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identifier | naming _system | description | parent _class | source | version | status |
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SIGNAL CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | A facility which converts one standardized transmission signal to another | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
RISER | POSC/Caesar | Includes service for a pipe through which liquid or gas flows to or from from the facility. Often the connector between a subsea pipeline and the topside process on a platform. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
I/P CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | A facility intended to convert a current signal to a pressure signal | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
P/I CONVERTER | POSC/Caesar | A facility intended to convert a pressure signal to a current signal | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CONTROL LOOP | POSC/Caesar | Assembly of elements comprising a comparing element, the corresponding forward path and the corresponding feedback path. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
OPEN LOOP | POSC/Caesar | A signal path without feedback path | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
INJECTION SYSTEM | POSC/Caesar | System to inject a substance into a location | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MAN HOLE | POSC/Caesar | A structural opening giving inspection access by man | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
MAN HOLE HATCH | POSC/Caesar | A facility to cover a man hole | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CLADDING | POSC/Caesar | The outer cover of a wall | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
CANTILEVER | POSC/Caesar | A support beam or bracket fixed at one end | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
BRIDGE LANDING | POSC/Caesar | A facility support a bridge | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
LIFTING ATTACHMENT | POSC/Caesar | Facilities on structures, equipment etc. to attach equipment for lifting or repositioning | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |
FLARE TOWER | POSC/Caesar | A facility structure to position the flaretip at a safe distance from the production platform. As a tower the facility is positioned vertically. | facility characteristic | POSC | epicentre 2.2 | current |