TSIC 06—Drilling for crude petroleum and natural gas.

Where 06 sits

1. B Mineral and quarrying.
2. 06 Drilling for crude petroleum and natural gas.

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 061 Crude petroleum drilling
• 062 Natural gas drilling

What 06 includes

• The production of crude petroleum, mining and drilling of oil shale and oil sands, natural gas production and the separation of liquid hydrocarbons, and all activities related to the operation and/or development of oil and gas fields, including drilling, well preparation, and the installation of equipment such as oil separators, water separators, mud and other impurity separators, crude oil collection pipelines from various areas, and all other activities in preparing oil and gas for transportation and distribution.

What 06 excludes

• Activities supporting petroleum and gas drilling, such as services related to oil and gas resources, either for remuneration or under contract, oil and gas well exploration, test drilling, and test well drilling, are classified under activity 09100.
• Petroleum product refining is classified under class 1920.
• Geophysical, geological, and seismic exploration are classified under activity 71103.

06 in other systems