135Requirement for monthly production report from petroleum production licensee

135  Requirement for monthly production report from petroleum production licensee

 (1) A petroleum production licensee must give the Titles Administrator a report (a monthly production report) for each calendar month, that includes the information specified in subsection (2), within 15 days of the end of the month to which the report relates.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a monthly production report for a calendar month must include the following information:

 (a) for each well in the licence area:

 (i) the well’s identification name and number;

 (ii) a summary of all work that has been performed on the well during the month;

 (iii) the results of production tests for the well, including the parameters of the test;

 (iv) the well’s operational status at the end of the month;

 (v) the number of days of production during the month;

 (vi) the cumulative quantities of liquid and gaseous petroleum, and of water, that have been produced or injected as at the end of the month;

 (b) for the licence area—the total quantities of each of the following for the month:

 (i) liquid and gaseous petroleum produced;

 (ii) liquid and gaseous petroleum used;

 (iii) liquid and gaseous petroleum injected;

 (iv) gaseous petroleum flared or vented;

 (v) liquid petroleum stored;

 (vi) liquid and gaseous petroleum delivered from the area;

 (vii) water produced;

 (viii) water injected;

 (c) the cumulative quantities of liquid and gaseous petroleum, and of water, that have been produced or injected as at the end of the month.

 (3) A petroleum production licensee commits an offence of strict liability if the licensee contravenes subsection (1).

Note: This subsection is a continuing offence under section 4K of the Crimes Act 1914. See section 237 of this instrument for the maximum penalty for each day that an offence under this subsection continues.

 (4) A petroleum production licensee is liable to a civil penalty if the licensee contravenes subsection (1).

Note: This subsection is a continuing civil penalty provision under section 93 of the Regulatory Powers Act. See section 237 of this instrument for the maximum civil penalty for each day that a contravention referred to in this subsection continues.

Subdivision F—Cores, cuttings and samples