Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Regulations 2021
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greenhouse gas-related infrastructure licensee means the registered holder of an infrastructure licence that authorises the licensee to construct and operate an infrastructure facility that relates to a greenhouse gas substance;
integrity, in relation to a well, means that the potential injection zone in the well bore—
(a) is under control, in accordance with an accepted well operations management plan; and
(b) is able to contain reservoir fluids; and
(c) is subject only to risks that have been reduced to a level that is as low as reasonably practicable;
well includes all equipment located downhole from a well;
Equipment leading to a blow-out preventer, equipment leading to a well head, equipment leading to a Christmas tree.
well activity means an activity relating to a well that is carried out during the life of the well;
Exploratory drilling, production drilling, appraisal drilling, testing a well, well drilling, a wireline operation, a workover operation, a well completion or re-completion, maintenance of a well, abandonment or suspension of a well.
well integrity hazard means—
(a) an event that—
(i) may compromise the integrity of a well; and
(ii) would, if it occurred, have the consequence of a significant threat to the safety of individuals; or
(b) an event that may involve a risk of significant damage to the environment or the well reservoir of a well.