Element 01×Subsurface
Subsurface in Commitment
Commitment and Accountability
What Subsurface owns here
This is where the company commits to how it makes decisions about the subsurface — a domain dominated by uncertainty, where governance discipline is the only meaningful protection.
Example documents, by tier
Policy 1
- Subsurface PolicyIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 01 Leadership, commitment and responsibilityNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Standard 1
- Subsurface Organisation, Management and ControlIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 01 Leadership, commitment and responsibilityNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Supporting documents 1
- Survey Approval DocumentIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 07 Documentation, records and knowledge managementNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Why these belong here
"This defines how the company makes decisions about subsurface."
What does not live here
- →The standards that operationalise the principles — (Policies and Standards)E02 Policies
- →The TA roles and competence — (Organisation, Resources and Capability)E03 Organisation
- →The risk treatment of uncertainty — (Risk Assessment and Control)E05 Risk