170Requirement for daily drilling report

170  Requirement for daily drilling report

 (1) A greenhouse gas titleholder who undertakes drilling operations in the title area on a day (an operation day) must give the Titles Administrator a report (a daily drilling report) that includes the information specified in subsection (2) by midday on the first business day after the operation day.

 (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), a daily drilling report must include the following information:

 (a) the name of the well or borehole associated with the drilling operations;

 (b) the date of the operation day to which the report relates;

 (c) the location of the well by latitude and longitude;

 (e) the water depth at the well;

 (f) the drilled depth of the well;

 (h) the spud date of the well;

 (j) the bit diameter and size, in either inches or centimetres, that is being used in the drilling operations;

 (k) the casing diameter and size, in either inches or centimetres;

 (l) the mud type and weight;

 (m) a description of the work carried out on the operation day;

 (n) a summary of the materials used on the operation day;

 (o) details of drilling fluid losses on the operation day;

 (p) a leak off test summary;

 (q) the geometry of the well bore;

 (r) the estimated daily and cumulative well costs.

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.

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.