165Other specific obligations concerning conduct of operations

165 Other specific obligations concerning conduct of operations (1) The holder of an authority must, unless permitted to do otherwise under this Act— (a) control the flow and prevent the waste or escape in the authority area of petroleum or water; and (b) prevent the escape in the authority area of any mixture of water or drilling fluid with petroleum or any other matter; and (c) prevent petroleum operations in the authority area from damaging petroleum-bearing strata in areas outside the authority area; and (d) keep separate— (i) each petroleum pool discovered in the authority area; and (ii) any sources of water discovered in that area that the Minister directs the holder in writing to keep separate; and (e) prevent water or any other matter entering any petroleum pool through wells in the authority area except when required by, and in accordance with, good oil-field practice. (2) In a proceeding for an offence against subsection (1), it is a defence to the charge for the accused to prove that it took all reasonable steps to comply with that subsection.