616Work practices

616 Work practices

S. 616(1) (Table) amended by No. 42/2024 s. 28.

| Work practices | | | | Item | This person... | must... | | 1 | the registered holder of a petroleum exploration permit, petroleum retention lease or petroleum production licence | (a) carry out all petroleum exploration operations in the permit area, lease area or licence area in a proper and workmanlike manner and in accordance with good oilfield practice;<br>(b) carry out all petroleum recovery operations in the permit area, lease area or licence area in a proper and workmanlike manner and in accordance with good oilfield practice;<br>(ba) carry out all underground petroleum storage operations in the licence area in a proper and workmanlike manner and in accordance with good oilfield practice;<br>(c) control the flow, and prevent the waste or escape, in the permit area, lease area or licence area, of petroleum or water;<br>(d) prevent the escape, in the permit area, lease area or licence area, of any mixture of water or drilling fluid with petroleum or any other matter;<br>(e) prevent damage to petroleum‑bearing strata in an area (whether in the offshore area or not) in relation to which the permit, lease or licence is not in force;<br>(f) keep separate each petroleum pool discovered in the permit area, lease area or licence area; | | | | (g) keep separate such of the sources of water (if any) discovered in the permit area, lease area or licence area as the Minister, by written notice given to the registered holder, directs; | | | | (h) prevent water or any other matter entering any petroleum pool through wells in the permit area, lease area or licence area except when required by, and in accordance with, good oilfield practice. | | 2 | the registered holder of an infrastructure licence | (a) carry out operations authorised by the licence in a safe manner and in accordance with good oilfield practice and good processing and transport practice; and<br>(b) control the flow, and prevent the waste or escape, from an infrastructure facility constructed under the licence, of water, petroleum or any product derived by processing petroleum. | | 3 | the registered holder of a pipeline licence | (a) operate the pipeline in a proper and workmanlike manner; and<br>(b) prevent the waste or escape of petroleum or water from the pipeline or from any secondary line, pumping station, tank station, valve station or water line. | | 4 | the registered holder of a petroleum special prospecting authority or petroleum access authority | carry out all petroleum exploration operations in the authority area in a proper and workmanlike manner and in accordance with good oilfield practice. |

(2) Paragraphs (c) to (h) of item 1, and paragraph (b) of item 2, of the table in subsection (1) have effect subject to any authorisation given, or requirement made, by or under—