Operator, oil and/or gas well
- Operator, oil and/or gas well
The person responsible for the management and day-to-day operation of one or more crude oil and/or natural gas wells as of December 31 of the report year. The operator is generally a working-interest owner or a company under contract to the working-interest owner(s). Wells included are those that have proved reserves of crude oil, natural gas, and/or lease condensate in the reservoirs associated with them, whether or not they are producing. Wells abandoned during the report year are also to be considered "operated" as of December 31.
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Energy Information Administration's Energy Glossary
Energy terms .
2014.
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