sec.35Daily drilling report

sec.35 Daily drilling report

The holder of a petroleum tenure must keep a daily drilling report for each day on which drilling of a petroleum well is carried out under the tenure. A copy of each daily drilling report must be lodged with the petroleum well or bore completion report lodged for the well. Also, a copy of a daily drilling report must be lodged if the chief executive asks for the report to be lodged. A daily drilling report for a petroleum well must contain the following information about the drilling carried out on the day to which the report relates— the identifying name of the well; the tenure holder’s name and the tenure under which the well was drilled; the type of drilling rig used; a summary of the drilling operations carried out; the depth in metres of the well at the end of the day’s drilling; the size and type of drill bit used; the drilling fluids and additives used; the size and depth in metres of any casing inserted in the well; the depth in metres of the top and bottom of each cemented interval in the well; the results of any deviation surveys carried out in the well; a description of any drill stem tests or other tests carried out in the well; the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the hydrocarbon show intervals in the well and the type and description of any surface observations of each interval; the type of any perforations in the well and the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the perforated intervals; details of any stimulation carried out; details of any squeeze cementing or cement plugging carried out; a description of any cores or cutting samples taken; any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction. In this section— deviation survey means a survey of the path of a petroleum well that measures its direction in 3 dimensions. s 35 amd 2020 SL No. 208 s 12 (sec.35-ssec.1) The holder of a petroleum tenure must keep a daily drilling report for each day on which drilling of a petroleum well is carried out under the tenure. (sec.35-ssec.2) A copy of each daily drilling report must be lodged with the petroleum well or bore completion report lodged for the well. (sec.35-ssec.3) Also, a copy of a daily drilling report must be lodged if the chief executive asks for the report to be lodged. (sec.35-ssec.4) A daily drilling report for a petroleum well must contain the following information about the drilling carried out on the day to which the report relates— the identifying name of the well; the tenure holder’s name and the tenure under which the well was drilled; the type of drilling rig used; a summary of the drilling operations carried out; the depth in metres of the well at the end of the day’s drilling; the size and type of drill bit used; the drilling fluids and additives used; the size and depth in metres of any casing inserted in the well; the depth in metres of the top and bottom of each cemented interval in the well; the results of any deviation surveys carried out in the well; a description of any drill stem tests or other tests carried out in the well; the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the hydrocarbon show intervals in the well and the type and description of any surface observations of each interval; the type of any perforations in the well and the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the perforated intervals; details of any stimulation carried out; details of any squeeze cementing or cement plugging carried out; a description of any cores or cutting samples taken; any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction. (sec.35-ssec.5) In this section— deviation survey means a survey of the path of a petroleum well that measures its direction in 3 dimensions.