306Requirement for survey processing report and data

306 Requirement for survey processing report and data

(1) A greenhouse gas titleholder who undertakes a geophysical or geological survey in a title area must give the Minister a survey processing report and all processed survey data within—

(a) in the case of a 2-dimensional seismic survey—12 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed; or

(b) in the case of a 3-dimensional seismic survey—18 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed; or

(d) if the Minister authorises the titleholder to give the report within another period—the other period.

processed survey data means—

(a) in relation to a 2-dimensional seismic survey—each type of data mentioned in an item in Part 1 of Schedule 10—

(ii) presented on another medium or in another format which the Minister has authorised the greenhouse gas titleholder to use; or

(b) in relation to a 3-dimensional seismic survey—each type of data mentioned in an item in Part 2 of Schedule 10 and presented in accordance with paragraph (a)(i) or (ii); or

(c) in relation to any other type of survey—each type of data mentioned in an item in Part 3 of Schedule 10 and presented in accordance with paragraph (a)(i) or (ii);

survey processing report means a report that includes—

(d) the dates on which processing of the survey started and ended; and

(e) the name of the processing contractor; and

(f) the purpose of the processing; and

(g) a summary of the data acquisition parameters; and

(h) details of all the processing sequences and techniques used; and

(i) a sample Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code (EBCDIC) header from the final data set; and

(j) listings of all processed data; and

(k) in the case of a 3-dimensional survey—

(i) a description of the position of the survey polygon; and

(ii) a calculation for the 3-dimensional line numbering convention.