North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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21111 - Oil and gas extraction

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating oil and gas field properties. Such activities may include exploration for crude petroleum and natural gas; drilling, completing and equipping wells; operating separators, emulsion breakers, desilting equipment and field gathering lines for crude petroleum; and all other activities in the preparation of oil and gas up to the point of shipment from the producing property. This industry includes the production of oil, the mining and extraction of oil from oil shale and oil sands, and the production of gas and hydrocarbon liquids, through gasification, liquefaction and pyrolysis of coal at the mine site.

  • Exclusion(s)

    • contract drilling for oil and gas (See 213111 Oil and gas contract drilling)
    • performing oil field services for operators, except contract drilling, on a contract or fee basis (See 213118 Services to oil and gas extraction)
    • recovering liquefied petroleum gases incidental to petroleum refining (See 324110 Petroleum refineries)
    • recovering helium from natural gas (See 325120 Industrial gas manufacturing)

211113 - Conventional oil and gas extractionCAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the exploration for, and/or production of, petroleum or natural gas from wells in which the hydrocarbons will initially flow or can be produced using normal pumping techniques.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • coal gasification and pyrolysis at the mine site
    • crude oil, conventional extraction
    • fractionating natural gas liquids
    • liquefied petroleum gases (LPG) from natural gas, production, mining
    • natural butane, ethane, isobutane and propane production
    • natural gas cleaning and preparation plants
    • natural gas liquids recovering and mining
    • oil and gas exploration

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • producing crude oil from surface shales or tar sands or from reservoirs in which the hydrocarbons are semisolids and conventional production methods are not possible (See 211114 Non-conventional oil extraction)
    • performing oil field services for operators, on a contract or fee basis (See 213118 Services to oil and gas extraction)
    • recovering liquefied petroleum gases incidental to petroleum refining (See 324110 Petroleum refineries)

211114 - Non-conventional oil extractionCAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in producing crude oil from surface shales or tar sands or from reservoirs in which the hydrocarbons are semisolids and conventional production methods are not possible.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • bitumen production, extraction by mining
    • heavy oil in place, solution gas drive recovering
    • petroleum, from shale or sand, production
    • shale oil mining
    • tar sand mining for oil extraction

    All examples

  • Exclusion(s)

    • exploration for, and/or production of, petroleum or natural gas from wells in which the hydrocarbons will initially flow or can be produced using normal pumping techniques (See 211113 Conventional oil and gas extraction)
    • performing oil field services for operators, on a contract or fee basis (See 213118 Services to oil and gas extraction)
    • recovering liquefied petroleum gases incidental to petroleum refining (See 324110 Petroleum refineries)
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