Mineral Resources Regulation 2025
sec.27Notice about completion, alteration or abandonment
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sec.27 Notice about completion, alteration or abandonment
If any of the following events happens under a coal or oil shale mining lease, the holder of the lease must lodge a notice about the event— the completion of the drilling of a CSG well; a change in the completion configuration of a CSG well; the abandonment of a CSG well. For subsection (1) (a) , the drilling of a CSG well is completed if— the drilling rig last used to drill the CSG well is moved so the drilling rig is no longer above the CSG well; and the holder of the coal or oil shale mining lease intends no further drilling of the CSG well to occur. For subsection (1) (b) , the completion configuration of a CSG well changes if, after the completion of the drilling of the well— additional casing is installed in the CSG well; or any part of the CSG well is plugged, other than for decommissioning the CSG well; or an interval in the CSG well is altered in any other way. The notice must— be lodged within 10 business days after the event happens; and be in the approved form. (sec.27-ssec.1) If any of the following events happens under a coal or oil shale mining lease, the holder of the lease must lodge a notice about the event— the completion of the drilling of a CSG well; a change in the completion configuration of a CSG well; the abandonment of a CSG well. (sec.27-ssec.2) For subsection (1) (a) , the drilling of a CSG well is completed if— the drilling rig last used to drill the CSG well is moved so the drilling rig is no longer above the CSG well; and the holder of the coal or oil shale mining lease intends no further drilling of the CSG well to occur. (sec.27-ssec.3) For subsection (1) (b) , the completion configuration of a CSG well changes if, after the completion of the drilling of the well— additional casing is installed in the CSG well; or any part of the CSG well is plugged, other than for decommissioning the CSG well; or an interval in the CSG well is altered in any other way. (sec.27-ssec.4) The notice must— be lodged within 10 business days after the event happens; and be in the approved form.
- (a) the completion of the drilling of a CSG well;
- (b) a change in the completion configuration of a CSG well;
- (c) the abandonment of a CSG well.
- (a) the drilling rig last used to drill the CSG well is moved so the drilling rig is no longer above the CSG well; and
- (b) the holder of the coal or oil shale mining lease intends no further drilling of the CSG well to occur.
- (a) additional casing is installed in the CSG well; or
- (b) any part of the CSG well is plugged, other than for decommissioning the CSG well; or
- (c) an interval in the CSG well is altered in any other way.
- (a) be lodged within 10 business days after the event happens; and