392Application for greenhouse gas injection licence by the holder of a petroleum production licence

392 Application for greenhouse gas injection licence by the holder of a petroleum production licence

(a) a petroleum production licence is in force; and

(b) one or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations are wholly situated in the licence area.

(a) a single identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends to—

(i) only one block in the licence area; or

(ii) 2 or more blocks in the licence area; and

(b) none of the following is in force over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends—

the petroleum production licensee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends.

(a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to only one block in the licence area; and

(c) none of the following is in force over the block to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend—

the petroleum production licensee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend.

(i) only one block in the licence area; or

(ii) 2 or more blocks in the licence area; and

(b) a vertical line would pass through a point in each of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations; and

(c) none of the following is in force over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend—

the petroleum production licensee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the block or blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend.

(a) 2 or more identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend to 2 or more blocks in the licence area; and

(c) for each identified greenhouse gas storage formation, at least one of the blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formation extends immediately adjoins a block to which the other, or another, of those identified greenhouse gas storage formations extends; and

(d) none of the following is in force over the blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend—

the petroleum production licensee may apply to the Minister for the grant of a greenhouse gas injection licence over the blocks to which the identified greenhouse gas storage formations, when considered together, extend.