Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2025
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Note: A number of expressions used in this instrument are defined in the Act, including the following:
(a) Joint Authority;
(b) NOPSEMA;
(c) petroleum pool;
(d) responsible Commonwealth Minister;
(e) Titles Administrator;
(f) well.
In this instrument:
accepted field development plan means:
(a) a field development plan that has been accepted by the Joint Authority under section 43; or
(b) a varied field development plan that has been accepted by the Joint Authority under section 48;
for which acceptance has not been withdrawn under section 54.
Act means the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act 2006.
annual title assessment report: see section 25.
authorised activity means:
(a) an activity by a petroleum exploration permittee that is authorised by section 111; or
(b) an activity by a petroleum retention lessee that is authorised by section 112; or
(c) an activity by a petroleum production licensee that is authorised by section 113.
discovery assessment report:
(a) for a petroleum titleholder—see section 15; or
(b) for a greenhouse gas titleholder—see section 19.
end of the operation means:
(a) for a regulated operation related to the drilling of a well—the day on which the drill rig is released; or
(b) for a regulated operation conducted on a well after the well is completed—the day on which the operation ceased; or
(c) for a survey—the day on which the acquisition of the survey data is completed.
excluded information has the meaning given by section 8.
facility has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the Act.
FDP applicant: see subsection 41(1).
greenhouse gas title means:
(a) a greenhouse gas assessment permit; or
(b) a greenhouse gas holding lease; or
(c) a greenhouse gas injection licence; or
(d) a greenhouse gas research consent; or
(e) a greenhouse gas search authority; or
(f) a greenhouse gas special authority.
greenhouse gas titleholder means:
(a) a greenhouse gas assessment permittee; or
(b) a greenhouse gas holding lessee; or
(c) a greenhouse gas injection licensee; or
(d) a holder of a greenhouse gas research consent; or
(e) a registered holder of a greenhouse gas search authority; or
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(f) a registered holder of a greenhouse gas special authority.
in force, for a well operations management plan: see section 73.
integrity, in relation to a well, means the capacity of the well to contain petroleum, a greenhouse gas substance or any other substance.
major change, in relation to the recovery of petroleum from a field covered by an accepted field development plan, means any of the following:
(a) the petroleum production licensee changes the development strategy or management strategy of the field or a petroleum pool in the field;
(b) the petroleum production licensee significantly changes the development strategy of the field for the development of additional pools in the field;
(c) the petroleum production licensee ceases recovery of petroleum, permanently or for the long term, before the date specified in the field development plan as the date on which recovery was estimated to cease;
(d) the petroleum production licensee introduces new methods for the petroleum recovery, such as enhanced recovery and injection of fluids.
non‑exclusive data means data that is made available for commercial sale or license.
open information about a reprocessing project means any of the following information about a reprocessing project under which data collected from, or generated in relation to, one or more surveys is reprocessed:
(c) the title in relation to which the reprocessing is conducted;
(d) the name of the titleholder;
(e) if a contractor reprocesses the data for or on behalf of the titleholder—the name of the contractor;
(f) the location of the basin and sub‑basin (if applicable) in which each survey was conducted;
(g) the types of reprocessing undertaken on the data;
(h) if the reprocessing project generates 2‑dimensional data—the total length of the reprocessing project in kilometres;
(i) if the reprocessing project generates 3‑dimensional data—the total area of the reprocessing project in square kilometres;
(j) the dates on which the reprocessing of the data starts and ends, or the proposed dates on which the reprocessing will start or will end;
(k) whether the reprocessed data is exclusive or non‑exclusive data;
(l) navigation data for the reprocessing project, in the form of:
(i) if the reprocessing project generates 2‑dimensional data—line ends and bends; or
(ii) if the reprocessing project generates 3‑dimensional seismic data—a full fold polygon outline; or
(iii) if the reprocessing project generates other 3‑dimensional data—a polygon outline.
open information about a survey means any of the following information about a survey:
(b) the title under which the survey is conducted;
(d) if a contractor conducts the survey for or on behalf of the titleholder—the name of the contractor;
(e) the location of the basin and sub‑basin (if applicable) in which the survey is conducted;
(f) the type of survey;
(g) the size of the survey:
(i) for a 2‑dimensional survey—in kilometres; or
(ii) for a 3‑dimensional survey—in square kilometres;
(h) the name of a vessel or aircraft used to conduct the survey or a part of the survey;
(i) if the survey is wholly or partly conducted using another means—a description of how the survey or part of the survey was conducted;
(j) the dates on which the survey starts and ends or is proposed to start and end;
(k) whether the survey data is exclusive or non‑exclusive;
(l) navigation data for the survey, in the form of:
(iii) for other 3‑dimensional surveys—a polygon outline.
open information about a well means any of the following information about a well:
(a) the name of the well;
(b) the offshore area in which the well is located;
(c) the basin and sub‑basin (if applicable) in which the well is located;
(d) the well’s latitude and longitude;
(e) the name of the title area in which the well is located;
(f) the name of the titleholder;
(g) the purpose of the well (for example development, appraisal, exploration or stratigraphy);
(h) if the well is a sidetrack—the name of the parent well;
(i) the well’s spud date;
(j) the water depth at the well;
(k) what is being used as the depth reference for the well (for example the Kelly bushing or the rig floor);
(l) the height of the depth reference above sea level;
(m) the name of the rig drilling the well;
(n) the rig’s make and model;
(o) the name of the rig contractor;
(p) the rig release date;
(q) the status of the well (for example producing, suspended or permanently abandoned).
operator, in relation to a facility, has the same meaning as in Schedule 3 to the Act.
petroleum title means:
(a) a petroleum exploration permit; or
(b) a petroleum retention lease; or
(c) a petroleum production licence; or
(d) a petroleum special prospecting authority; or
(e) a petroleum access authority; or
(f) a petroleum scientific investigation consent.
petroleum titleholder means:
(a) a petroleum exploration permittee; or
(b) a petroleum retention lessee; or
(c) a petroleum production licensee; or
(d) the registered holder of a petroleum special prospecting authority; or
(e) the registered holder of a petroleum access authority; or
(f) the holder of a petroleum scientific investigation consent.
recovery rate approval: see subsection 60(1).
reportable incident, in relation to a well: see section 100.
reporting period for a title: see subsection 25(3).
significant event: see section 67.
title means:
(a) a greenhouse gas title; or
(b) an infrastructure licence; or
(c) a pipeline licence; or
(d) a petroleum title.
title area: see section 7.
titleholder means:
(a) a greenhouse gas titleholder; or
(b) an infrastructure licensee; or
(c) a pipeline licensee; or
(d) a petroleum titleholder.
varied field development plan: see subsections 46(1), (3), (6) and (8).