Petroleum Regulations 2021

For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of an authority who undertakes drilling in the authority area must give the Minister a daily drilling report, prepared by a suitably qualified or experienced person, before midday on the day after the day of drilling to which the report relates.

A daily drilling report under subregulation (1) must include—

the authority number; and

the name of the well in which the drilling was undertaken; and

the location of the well using easting and northing coordinates; and

the elevation of the well; and

the drilled depth; and

the work carried out; and

the lithology of formations penetrated; and

details of any indication of petroleum; and

a summary of the material used; and

any drilling fluid losses; and

a leak off test summary; and

the geometry of the well bore; and

the results of surveys made in the well bore; and

details of—

any works undertaken in relation to drilling activities that were not within the scope of the operation plan but were carried out to avoid or manage an emergency situation or to overcome an unforeseen circumstance; and

details of the reasons for those works, any risks and how the risks were eliminated or minimised.