Dictionary
Schedule 3 Dictionary
section 2
6-month period, for part 5, division 5, for a GHG authority, means a following period in a year during which, for all or part of the period, the authority is in effect—
1 January to 30 June;
1 July to 31 December.
completion day, for a survey, means—
if the survey involves reprocessing of raw data recorded or recovered for a previous survey—the day on which reprocessing of the data is completed; or
otherwise—the last day on which raw data is recorded or recovered for the survey.
daily drilling report see section 15.
directional well means a part of a GHG well that is intentionally not drilled vertically.
geological summary, of an area, means a summary of—
the major structural and stratigraphic features of the area; and
Examples—
• the history of the accumulation and structuring of stratigraphic units
• the timing of structural and metamorphic events
the geophysical features of the area.
Examples—
the gravitational and magnetic potential fields
GHG storage injection testing report see section 21.
GHG stream storage capacity report see section 22.
GHG stream storage injection report see section 23.
hazard means a thing or situation with potential to cause harm to a person, property or the environment.
hazard information, for a GHG tenure, means the following information for a hazard relating to activities carried out under the GHG tenure—
the nature of the hazard;
the cause, or reasons for existence, of the hazard;
the location of the hazard;
measures taken to prevent or reduce the risk of the hazard to mitigate the effects of the hazard.
identifying name—
for a GHG well, means the unique identifying name and number for the well recorded in the register; or
for a seismic survey or scientific or technical survey, means the unique identifying name or number for the survey recorded in the register.
petroleum well means a petroleum well under the P&G Act, schedule 2, or a well under the 1923 Act, section 2.
relevant direction, for a report, means a direction, or a part of a direction, included in the manual kept by the chief executive under the Common Provisions Act, section 202, stating the information that must be included in the report.
rig release day, for a GHG well, means the day the drilling rig last used to drill the well is moved so it is no longer above the well, if the GHG tenure holder intends no further drilling of the well to happen.
scientific or technical survey means a geophysical, geochemical or geotechnical survey or another survey for a similar purpose, other than a seismic survey.
seismic survey means a survey carried out to work out the subsurface features by transmitting sound waves into the ground and measuring the time they take to return to the surface.
water bore means—
a water bore under the Water Act, schedule 4; or
a water observation bore or a water supply bore under the P&G Act, schedule 2.
well abandonment report see section 17.
well completion report see section 16.
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