Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulation 2021
sec.15Daily drilling report
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sec.15 Daily drilling report
The holder of a GHG tenure must keep a report (a daily drilling report ) for each day on which drilling of a GHG well is carried out under the tenure. A daily drilling report for a GHG well must contain the following information about the drilling carried out on the day to which the report relates— the identifying name of the well; the tenure holder’s name and the tenure under which the well was drilled; the type of drilling rig used; a summary of the drilling operations carried out; the depth in metres of the well at the end of the day’s drilling; the size and type of drill bit used; the drilling fluids and additives used; the size and depth in metres of any casing inserted in the well; the depth in metres of the top and bottom of each cemented interval in the well; the results of any deviation surveys carried out in the well; a description of any drill stem tests or other tests carried out in the well; the type of any perforations in the well and the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the perforated intervals; details of any squeeze cementing or cement plugging carried out; a description of any cores or cutting samples taken; any other information stated in the relevant direction for the report. In this section— deviation survey means a survey of the path of a GHG well that measures its direction in 3 dimensions. s 15 amd 2022 SL No. 112 s 62 (sec.15-ssec.1) The holder of a GHG tenure must keep a report (a daily drilling report ) for each day on which drilling of a GHG well is carried out under the tenure. (sec.15-ssec.2) A daily drilling report for a GHG well must contain the following information about the drilling carried out on the day to which the report relates— the identifying name of the well; the tenure holder’s name and the tenure under which the well was drilled; the type of drilling rig used; a summary of the drilling operations carried out; the depth in metres of the well at the end of the day’s drilling; the size and type of drill bit used; the drilling fluids and additives used; the size and depth in metres of any casing inserted in the well; the depth in metres of the top and bottom of each cemented interval in the well; the results of any deviation surveys carried out in the well; a description of any drill stem tests or other tests carried out in the well; the type of any perforations in the well and the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the perforated intervals; details of any squeeze cementing or cement plugging carried out; a description of any cores or cutting samples taken; any other information stated in the relevant direction for the report. (sec.15-ssec.3) In this section— deviation survey means a survey of the path of a GHG well that measures its direction in 3 dimensions.
- (a) the identifying name of the well;
- (b) the tenure holder’s name and the tenure under which the well was drilled;