Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulation 2021

The holder of a GHG tenure must keep a report (a daily drilling report) for each day on which drilling of a GHG well is carried out under the tenure.

A daily drilling report for a GHG well must contain the following information about the drilling carried out on the day to which the report relates—

the identifying name of the well;

the tenure holder’s name and the tenure under which the well was drilled;

the type of drilling rig used;

a summary of the drilling operations carried out;

the depth in metres of the well at the end of the day’s drilling;

the size and type of drill bit used;

the drilling fluids and additives used;

the size and depth in metres of any casing inserted in the well;

the depth in metres of the top and bottom of each cemented interval in the well;

the results of any deviation surveys carried out in the well;

a description of any drill stem tests or other tests carried out in the well;

the type of any perforations in the well and the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the perforated intervals;

details of any squeeze cementing or cement plugging carried out;

a description of any cores or cutting samples taken;

any other information stated in the relevant direction for the report.

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