sec.100Requirements for drilling and abandoning boreholes

### sec.100 Requirements for drilling and abandoning boreholes If a borehole is drilled or abandoned at a coal mine, the site senior executive for the coal mine must ensure— the following provisions of the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 are complied with— sections 28 , 29 , 30 , 45 , 46 and 52A ; for a drilling rig used to drill the borehole— section 20 ; and the requirements in schedule 2AA are complied with. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. Subsection (1) (b) does not apply in relation to an in-seam borehole drilled from underground. The provisions mentioned in subsection (1) (a) apply to a coal mine— as if— the coal mine is an operating plant under the provisions; and a reference in the provisions to a petroleum well is a reference to a borehole; and a reference in the provisions to a relevant horizontal well is a reference to a borehole that is not vertical; and a reference in the provisions to the holder of a petroleum tenure or the operator is a reference to the site senior executive; and a reference in section 20 to a drilling operating plant is a reference to the drilling rig; and a reference in section 45 (2) (b) to an end of tenure report or a petroleum well or bore abandonment report is a reference to a borehole abandonment record under section 60A ; and a reference in section 46 (4) to the standard abandonment requirements is a reference to the requirements in schedule 2AA ; and with other necessary changes. Sections 30 and 52A of the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 do not apply in relation to a borehole— that was drilled before 31 December 2004; or if drilling of the borehole started before 1 July 2005. If sections 30 and 52A of the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 do not apply in relation to a borehole, the drilling of the borehole must comply with the repealed regulation as it was before the commencement of the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation 2004 . This section applies subject to section 295 . In this section— repealed regulation means the Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2001 . s 100 amd 2018 SL No. 135 s 178 ; 2022 SL No. 191 s 3 (sec.100-ssec.1) If a borehole is drilled or abandoned at a coal mine, the site senior executive for the coal mine must ensure— the following provisions of the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 are complied with— sections 28 , 29 , 30 , 45 , 46 and 52A ; for a drilling rig used to drill the borehole— section 20 ; and the requirements in schedule 2AA are complied with. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.100-ssec.2) Subsection (1) (b) does not apply in relation to an in-seam borehole drilled from underground. (sec.100-ssec.3) The provisions mentioned in subsection (1) (a) apply to a coal mine— as if— the coal mine is an operating plant under the provisions; and a reference in the provisions to a petroleum well is a reference to a borehole; and a reference in the provisions to a relevant horizontal well is a reference to a borehole that is not vertical; and a reference in the provisions to the holder of a petroleum tenure or the operator is a reference to the site senior executive; and a reference in section 20 to a drilling operating plant is a reference to the drilling rig; and a reference in section 45 (2) (b) to an end of tenure report or a petroleum well or bore abandonment report is a reference to a borehole abandonment record under section 60A ; and a reference in section 46 (4) to the standard abandonment requirements is a reference to the requirements in schedule 2AA ; and with other necessary changes. (sec.100-ssec.4) Sections 30 and 52A of the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 do not apply in relation to a borehole— that was drilled before 31 December 2004; or if drilling of the borehole started before 1 July 2005. (sec.100-ssec.5) If sections 30 and 52A of the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 do not apply in relation to a borehole, the drilling of the borehole must comply with the repealed regulation as it was before the commencement of the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Regulation 2004 . (sec.100-ssec.6) This section applies subject to section 295 . (sec.100-ssec.7) In this section— repealed regulation means the Coal Mining Safety and Health Regulation 2001 . - (a) the following provisions of the Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018 are complied with— (i) sections 28 , 29 , 30 , 45 , 46 and 52A ; (ii) for a drilling rig used to drill the borehole— section 20 ; and - (i) sections 28 , 29 , 30 , 45 , 46 and 52A ; - (ii) for a drilling rig used to drill the borehole— section 20 ; and - (b) the requirements in schedule 2AA are complied with. - (i) sections 28 , 29 , 30 , 45 , 46 and 52A ; - (ii) for a drilling rig used to drill the borehole— section 20 ; and - (a) as if— (i) the coal mine is an operating plant under the provisions; and (ii) a reference in the provisions to a petroleum well is a reference to a borehole; and (iii) a reference in the provisions to a relevant horizontal well is a reference to a borehole that is not vertical; and (iv) a reference in the provisions to the holder of a petroleum tenure or the operator is a reference to the site senior executive; and (v) a reference in section 20 to a drilling operating plant is a reference to the drilling rig; and (vi) a reference in section 45 (2) (b) to an end of tenure report or a petroleum well or bore abandonment report is a reference to a borehole abandonment record under section 60A ; and (vii) a reference in section 46 (4) to the standard abandonment requirements is a reference to the requirements in schedule 2AA ; and - (i) the coal mine is an operating plant under the provisions; and - (ii) a reference in the provisions to a petroleum well is a reference to a borehole; and - (iii) a reference in the provisions to a relevant horizontal well is a reference to a borehole that is not vertical; and - (iv) a reference in the provisions to the holder of a petroleum tenure or the operator is a reference to the site senior executive; and - (v) a reference in section 20 to a drilling operating plant is a reference to the drilling rig; and - (vi) a reference in section 45 (2) (b) to an end of tenure report or a petroleum well or bore abandonment report is a reference to a borehole abandonment record under section 60A ; and - (vii) a reference in section 46 (4) to the standard abandonment requirements is a reference to the requirements in schedule 2AA ; and - (b) with other necessary changes. - (i) the coal mine is an operating plant under the provisions; and - (ii) a reference in the provisions to a petroleum well is a reference to a borehole; and - (iii) a reference in the provisions to a relevant horizontal well is a reference to a borehole that is not vertical; and - (iv) a reference in the provisions to the holder of a petroleum tenure or the operator is a reference to the site senior executive; and - (v) a reference in section 20 to a drilling operating plant is a reference to the drilling rig; and - (vi) a reference in section 45 (2) (b) to an end of tenure report or a petroleum well or bore abandonment report is a reference to a borehole abandonment record under section 60A ; and - (vii) a reference in section 46 (4) to the standard abandonment requirements is a reference to the requirements in schedule 2AA ; and - (a) that was drilled before 31 December 2004; or - (b) if drilling of the borehole started before 1 July 2005.