Geothermal Energy Regulation 2022
sec.23Well abandonment report
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sec.23 Well abandonment report
If a geothermal well in the area of a geothermal tenure is plugged and abandoned, the geothermal tenure holder must give the chief executive a report about the abandonment of the well (a well abandonment report ) containing the information stated in schedule 1 , section 3 . The well abandonment report must be given— for a well that is plugged and abandoned on or before the rig release day for the geothermal well—with the well completion report for the well; or otherwise—within 6 months after the day the plugging and abandoning of the well is completed in compliance with section 200 of the Act . If the well abandonment report for the geothermal well is given with the well completion report for the well, the well abandonment report need not contain information about the well already included in the well completion report. (sec.23-ssec.1) If a geothermal well in the area of a geothermal tenure is plugged and abandoned, the geothermal tenure holder must give the chief executive a report about the abandonment of the well (a well abandonment report ) containing the information stated in schedule 1 , section 3 . (sec.23-ssec.2) The well abandonment report must be given— for a well that is plugged and abandoned on or before the rig release day for the geothermal well—with the well completion report for the well; or otherwise—within 6 months after the day the plugging and abandoning of the well is completed in compliance with section 200 of the Act . (sec.23-ssec.3) If the well abandonment report for the geothermal well is given with the well completion report for the well, the well abandonment report need not contain information about the well already included in the well completion report.
- (a) for a well that is plugged and abandoned on or before the rig release day for the geothermal well—with the well completion report for the well; or
- (b) otherwise—within 6 months after the day the plugging and abandoning of the well is completed in compliance with section 200 of the Act .