# File lib/new_relic/agent/database.rb, line 137
      def parse_operation_from_query(sql)
        sql = Helper.correctly_encoded(sql).gsub(SQL_COMMENT_REGEX, EMPTY_STRING)
        if sql =~ /(\w+)/
          op = $1.downcase
          return op if KNOWN_OPERATIONS.include?(op)
        end
      end