Drilling near boundaries
100 Drilling near boundaries
A permittee or licensee shall not make a well any part of which is less than 300m from a boundary of the permit area or licence area, as the case may be, except with the consent in writing of the Minister and in accordance with such conditions (if any) as are specified in the instrument of consent.
Where a permittee or licensee does not comply with subsection (1), the Minister may, by instrument in writing served on the permittee or licensee, as the case may be, direct the permittee or licensee to do 1 or more of the following, within the period specified in the instrument—
to plug the well;
to close off the well;
to comply with such directions relating to the making or maintenance of the well as are specified in the instrument.
A person to whom a direction is given under subsection (2) shall comply with the direction.Maximum penalty—135 penalty units.
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