ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS - CAPLA

1 CAPLA . ACRONYMS & ABBREVIATIONS . A A&D: Acquisition & Divestiture A&N: Assignment & Novation Agreement BPO: Before Payout BPP or BPEN: Before Penalty Payout A/P: Accounts Payable BU: Business Unit A/R: Accounts Receivable AA: Administrative Assistant or Assignment Agreement C CAPL: Canadian Association of Petroleum Landmen CAPLA : Canadian Association of Petroleum Land AAG: Ancillary Agreement Grazing Lease Administration AB: Alberta CAPP: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers ABN: Abandon CAPPA: Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting AC: Acre(s) or Atlantic Canada CAV: Caveat ACO: Aboriginal Consultation Office CBM: Coal Bed Methane AENV: the former Alberta Environment (now ESRD). CEP: Coal Exploration Permit AEP: the former Alberta Environmental Protection (now ESRD) CCTS: Commitment/Compliance Tracking System AER: Alberta Energy Regulator CFB: Canadian Forces Base AEUB: the former Alberta Energy and Utilities Board CLS: Conditional Surrender or Conservation Land (now AER) Search AFE(s): Authorization(s) for Expenditure CNC: Consultative Notation Company AGC: Automatic Generation Control CNT: Consultative Notation ALA: Alberta Limitations Act CO&O: Construction, Ownership & Operating Agreement AMI: Area of Mutual Interest; Alberta Mineral Information (Alberta Government) CO2 Carbon Dioxide AMT: Asset Management COLA: Cost of Living Adjustment amt.

2 : Amount COP: Community of Practice AOA: Area Operating Agreement COS: Cost of Service AOE: Area of Exclusion Agreement CR: Crown APEGA: Association of Professional Engineers and CRP: Conservation and Reclamation Plan Geoscientists of Alberta CS: Compressor Station APO: After Payout CSL: Conditional Surrender of Lease APP or APEN: After Penalty Payout CTL: Coniferous Timber License ASGA: Alberta Sand and Gravel Association CTP: Coniferous Timber Permit ASRD: Alberta Sustainable Resource Development CTR: Commercial Trail Riding Permit (now ESRD). CUP: Cultivation Permit ATS: Alberta Township Survey AUC: Alberta Utilities Commission D D&A: Dry and Abandoned D&C: Drilling and Completions B B: bbls: Billion(s). barrels D56: Directive 56. DCT: Duplicate Certificate of Title bbls/d: barrels per day DDS: Ditital Data Submission (AER). BCH: BC Hydro (British Columbia Utility Company). DFO: Department of Fisheries and Oceans boe: barrels of oil equivalent converting 6 mcf of natural gas to 1 barrel of oil DHOA: Designated Heavy Oil Area (Saskatchewan).

3 Boe/d: barrels of oil equivalent per day DHR: Designated Historic Resource CAPLA Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration 1. DIR: Directional Well EUB: the former Energy and Utilities Board (now DLS: Dominion Land Survey AER). DND: Department of National Defense EZE Easement DOA: Disposition Operational Approval (similar to TFA). DOE: Department of Energy F FacT: Facilities Tracker (online pipeline tracking system). DOI: Division of Interest FAO: Farmers Advocate Office DOT: Department of Transportation FAQ(S): Frequently Asked Question(s). DRR: Deep Rights Reversion FDL: Farm Development Lease DRR: Document Registration Request Land Titles FDS: Farm Development Sale Form FEE: Fee Simple DRRZD: Deeper Rights Reversion Zone Designation FGL: Forest Grazing License or Lease DRS: Disposition Reservation FH: Freehold DST: Drill Stem Test FI: Farmin DSU: Drill Spacing Unit FLCR: Facility Land Clearance Report DTL: Deciduous Timber License FMA: Forest Management Agreement DTP: Deciduous Timber Permit FMT: Freehold Mineral Tax DWD: Drilling Waste Disposal FNC: First Nations Consultation FO: Farmout E E&P: EAM: Exploration & Production Energy Asset Management FRD: Forestry Road EAP: Enhanced Approval Process (AER).

4 EASE: Easement G G&A: General and Administrative GEO: Geophysical ECA: Ecological Corridor Agreement gj: gigajoule ECM: Enterprise Content Management System GLIMPS: Geographic Land Information Management ECON: Saskatchewan Ministry of the Economy Planning System (formerly LSAS). EDS: Electronic Disposition System (AER) GOR or GORR: Gross Overriding Royalty EFT: Electronic Funds Transfer GPS: Global Positioning System EHS: Environment, Health & Safety GRL: Grazing Lease EIA: Environmental Impact Assessment (Sask) GRP: Grazing Permit EID: Eastern Irrigation District GRR: Provincial Grazing Reserve ENC: Encumbrance EOR: Enhanced Oil Recovery EPAC: Explorer and Producers Association of H Ha: Hectare(s). HAP: Hay Permit Canada HBP: Held by Production EPEA: Environmental Protection and Enhancement HR: Human Resources Act HRG: Heritage Rangeland EPP: Environmental Protection Plan (Sask). HRS: Holding Reservation EPZ: Emergency Planning Zone HRV: Historical Resource Value ERCB: the former Energy Resources Conservation Board (now AER) HST: Harmonized Sales Tax ERR: Ecological Reserve HTML: Hypertext Markup Language ESP: Electrical Submersible Pump HVP: Vapor Pressure Products ESRD: Environment and Sustainable Resource HZ: Horizontal Well Development (Alberta).

5 E-SRP: Electronic Surface Release Package (System). ETS: Electronic Transfer System I ILM: Integrated Land Management INAC: the former Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (now AANDC). 2 CAPLA Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration IOGC: Indian Oil and Gas Canada ION: Independent Operations Notice M M: thousand, thousands ($M thousands of dollars). M: Meridian ( : W4M). IOP: Individual Ownership Plan m: metre(s). IOS: Industry Operation Standard M&A: Mergers and Acquisitions IRS: Indian Reserve m 3. cubic metres IRWA: International Right-of-Way Association m /d: 3. cubic metres per day ISC: Information Services Corporation (Sask Land Titles) mbbls: thousands of barrels ISP: Industrial Sample Plot mboe: thousands of barrels of oil equivalent mcf: thousand cubic feet J JIB: JDE or JD Edwards: Accounting system Joint Interest Billing mcf/d: thousand cubic feet per day mcfe: thousand cubic feet gas equivalent converting barrel of oil to 6 mcf of natural gas JOA: Joint Operating Agreement mcfe/d: thousand cubic feet of natural gas equivalent JV: Joint Ventures per day JVA: Joint Venture Admin MD: Measured Depth JVA: Joint Venture Agreement MLL: Miscellaneous Lease MLP: Miscellaneous Permit K km: Kilometre(s).

6 Mm: millimetre mmbtu: million british thermal units L LALA: Land Agents Licensing Act LAT: Landscape Analysis Tool (AER). mmcf: million cubic feet mmcf/d: million cubic feet per day LAT: Latitude MME: Metallic Mineral LDR: Land Disposition Request MOA: Memorandum of Agreement LEN: Lien MS: Meter Station Lets: Third Party Agreements ( : crossing MSL: Mineral Surface Lease consent) that are granted to another company; see Takes MTG: Mortgage LF: Loss Factor LIP: LLD: Landowner Information Package Legal Land Description N NAA: Natural Areas NALTA: National Association of Lease and Title Analysts LLR: Licensee Liability Rating NEB: National Energy Board LNG: Liquefied Natural Gas (refrigerated for shipping) NG: Natural Gas LOA: Leave of Absence NGL: Natural Gas Liquids (ethane, propane, butane, isobutane and natural gas). LOA: Letter of Authority NIMBY: Not In My Back Yard LOC: License of Occupation NOA: Notice of Assignment LOI: Letter of Intent NPI: Net Profit Interest LONG: Longitude NTS: National Topographic System LOR: Lessor Royalty NuGATS: General Administration Tracking Tool LOR or LSR: Lessor Royalty LPG: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (propane and butane).

7 LSAS: Land Status Automated System O O&G: OFM: Oil & Gas Oil Field Manager LSD: Legal Subdivision OPAC: Online Permitting and Clearance LTO: Land Titles Office OS: Oilsands LWD: Land Spraying While Drilling OSE: Oilsands Exploration OSL: Oilsands Lease CAPLA Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration 3. P P&NG: Petroleum and Natural Gas P&S: Purchase & Sale R R&D: Research and Development RACI: Responsible, Accountable, Consulted, Informed P/L: Pipeline RDR: Reversion of Deep Rights pa: per annum RDS: Roadway PA: Production Accountant or Performance Agreement REA: Rural Electrification Association PAR: Project Approval Request REC: Recreational Lease PASC: Petroleum Accountants Society of Canada RFP: Request for Purchase or Request for Proposal PAZ: Protective Action Zone RGE: Range PBL: Plan Block Lot RI: Royalty Interest PCS: Plan Confirmation Services System (AER) ROE: Right of Entry PDL: Project Description Letter ROFR: Right of First Refusal PET: Petroleum ROW: Right-of-Way PIL: Pipeline Installation Lease RRD: Registered Roadway PITS: Petroleum Industry Training Service RTA: Request to Abandon PJVA: Petroleum Joint Venture Association RTC: Request to Complete (online tracking system to track well completions).

8 PLA: Pipeline Agreement RTD: Request to Drill PLAR: Public Lands Administration Regulation RTR: Request to Re-enter PLC: Parks License of Occupation RTTI: Request to Tie In PLC: Provincial Park Access Road PLCR: Pipeline Land Clearance Report PLS: PMO: Private Land Sale Project Management Office S SA: Special Areas SAGD: Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage SAP: Solvent Aided Process PMS: Parks Mineral Surface Lease SBU: Sub Business Unit PNG: Petroleum and Natural Gas SCADA: Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition PNT: Protective Notation SE: Saskatchewan Environment POA: Power of Attorney SEC: Section (1 square mile). PPA: Parks Pipeline Agreement SEPAC: Small Explorers and Producers Association of PPI: Provincial Park Facility Canada PPIS: Pipeline Participant Involvement Summary SGL: Sand and Gravel Lease PPL: Public Pit Licence SGR: Sour Gas Release PROD: Producing SLAM: Surface Land Asset Management PS: Pump Station SLCR: Surface Land Clearance Report PSA: Private Surface Agreement SLQ: Surface Lease Questionnaire PSAC: Petroleum Services Association of Canada SMC: Surface Material License PSU: Production Spacing Unit SME: Surface Material Exploration PTAC: Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada SML: Surface Material Lease SOR: Steam to Oil Ratio Q Q&A: QA: Question and Answer Quality Assurance SOX: Sarbanes-Oxley SRA: Surface Rights Act QC: Quality Control SRB: Surface Rights Board QD: Quadrant (approx.)

9 10 acres). SRD: the former Sustainable Resources QQ: Quarter Quadrant (approx. acres) Development (now ESRD) (see also ASRD). QTR: Quarter Section (approx. 160 acres) SRR: Shallow Rights Reversion SRS: Study Area Reservation 4 CAPLA Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration SUSP: Suspended SWD: Salt Water Disposal T T: Ton/Tonne Takes: Third Party Agreements ( : crossing consent) that are granted by another company; see Lets TFA: Temporary Field Authorization TIK: Take in Kind TPA: Trapping Area TVD: True Vertical Depth TWP: Township TWS: Temporary Workspace TWSA: Temporary Workspace Agreement U UR: United States Unconventional Resources URF: Unconventional Regulatory Framework USA: When referring to USA Region no periods in the abbreviation V VAT: VCE: Value-Added Tax Vegetation Control Easement W WDL: WI: Water Development License Working Interest WID: Western Irrigation District WPIS: Wellsite Participant Involvement Summary WRO: Wild Rice Operation Y YTD: Year-to-Date Special thanks to everyone who contributed to update this list.

10 We welcome your additions, updates or corrections to this list at anytime by contacting the CAPLA office at or (403) 452-6497. CAPLA Canadian Association of Petroleum Land Administration 5.