112Nomination of blocks as a location

112 Nomination of blocks as a location

(a) a petroleum pool is identified in a petroleum exploration permit area; and

(b) the permittee or another person has, whether in or outside the permit area, recovered petroleum from the pool—

the permittee may nominate, for declaration as a location—

(c) if the pool extends to only one block in the permit area—that block; or

(d) if the pool extends to 2 or more blocks in the permit area—those blocks.

(a) 2 or more petroleum pools are identified in a petroleum exploration permit area; and

(b) the permittee or another person has, whether in or outside the permit area, recovered petroleum from each of those pools—

the permittee may, instead of making a nomination under subsection (1) in relation to each pool, nominate for declaration as a single location—

(c) all of the blocks to which the pools extend; or

(d) all of the blocks to which any 2 or more of the pools extend.

(3) To be effective, a nomination under subsection (2) that relates to 2 or more pools must be such that, in the case of each of the pools, at least one of the blocks to which the pool extends immediately adjoins a block to which the other, or another, of those pools extends.

(4) For the purposes of subsection (3), a block immediately adjoins another block if the graticular section that constitutes or includes that block and the graticular section that constitutes or includes that other block—

(5) A nomination under this section must be—

(a) in writing; and

(b) given to the Minister.