247HCriteria for acceptance of well operations management plan

247H Criteria for acceptance of well operations management plan

(1) NOPSEMA must accept a well operations management plan under regulation 247G(1)(a) or (5)(a) if NOPSEMA is satisfied that—

(a) the plan is appropriate for the nature and scale of the well activity; and

(b) the plan shows that the risks identified by the titleholder in relation to the well activity will be managed in accordance with sound engineering principles, standards, specifications and good oilfield practice; and

(c) the plan includes the matters mentioned in regulation 247I; and

(d) the way in which the well activity will be carried out—

(i) will not result in the occurrence of any significant new detrimental risk or effect to the well activity; and

(ii) will not result in any significant increase in a detrimental risk or effect to the well activity that already exists.

(2) NOPSEMA must not accept a well operations management plan if NOPSEMA is not satisfied that the plan meets the requirements of subregulation (1).