Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017
sec.29Notice about intention to drill a petroleum well or bore
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sec.29 Notice about intention to drill a petroleum well or bore
If the holder of a petroleum tenure intends to drill a petroleum well or bore, the holder must lodge a notice about the intended drilling. The notice must— be lodged at least 10 business days before the drilling starts; and be in the digital form made or approved by the chief executive; and for a notice about a petroleum well—state a proposed identifying name for the petroleum well. The proposed identifying name for the petroleum well must not be the same, or substantially the same, as an identifying name for another well recorded in the register. (sec.29-ssec.1) If the holder of a petroleum tenure intends to drill a petroleum well or bore, the holder must lodge a notice about the intended drilling. (sec.29-ssec.2) The notice must— be lodged at least 10 business days before the drilling starts; and be in the digital form made or approved by the chief executive; and for a notice about a petroleum well—state a proposed identifying name for the petroleum well. (sec.29-ssec.3) The proposed identifying name for the petroleum well must not be the same, or substantially the same, as an identifying name for another well recorded in the register.
- (a) be lodged at least 10 business days before the drilling starts; and
- (b) be in the digital form made or approved by the chief executive; and
- (c) for a notice about a petroleum well—state a proposed identifying name for the petroleum well.