When drafting, editing, or reviewing a document, consider using the tracking sheet on the following page as a tool to keep the document consistent. Record, for example,

  • the first instance of each defined abbreviation so you don’t define it again, or fail to define it;

  • spellings or phrases that are inclined to vary, to keep them consistent, particularly if they’re not in the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) Style Guide word list (or even if they are).

What you track, and how you track it, is up to you. The table below shows one way of doing it.

a, b, c, d
e, f, g, h, i
AMU — p.4
FLIR — p.4
BOP — p.9









j, k, l, m
n, o, p, q, r
LMR — p.1                  km — p.12 
reoccurrence → recurrence — p.10
N/A — p.1
overhead pipe header → overhead header — p.8
kPa — p.3

MOP — p.5

JF — p.11

MP — p.11

s, t, u
v, w, x, y, z
tradeshows → trade shows — p.3
VSD — p.5
ESRD — p.6









Make your own to suit your style—entering items into an Excel spreadsheet works well for some people.







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