Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017
sec.39Scientific or technical survey report
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sec.39 Scientific or technical survey report
This section applies if the holder of a petroleum tenure— carries out a scientific or technical survey of an area of the tenure; or for a 2004 Act petroleum tenure—carries out a scientific or technical survey of an area subject to a data acquisition authority to which the tenure relates; or reprocesses raw data obtained from a survey mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . The tenure holder must lodge a scientific or technical survey report within— for a survey mentioned subsection (1) (a) or (b) —2 years after the completion day for the survey; or if the tenure holder reprocesses raw data as mentioned in subsection (1) (c) —2 years after the day the reprocessing is completed. The report must contain the following information— a description of the location of the area surveyed; the type of survey carried out; the objectives of the survey; the activities carried out for the survey, including, for example, the days on which the activities were carried out; the methods and equipment used for acquiring and processing, or reprocessing, data; an interpretation of the processed or reprocessed data derived from the survey; spatial information showing the location of— the area surveyed; and where any measurements were made or samples were taken in connection with the survey; any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction. The report must be accompanied by each of the following in digital form— the raw data obtained in relation to the survey; the processed or reprocessed data derived from the survey. s 39 amd 2019 SL No. 53 s 20; 2020 SL No. 208 s 16 (sec.39-ssec.1) This section applies if the holder of a petroleum tenure— carries out a scientific or technical survey of an area of the tenure; or for a 2004 Act petroleum tenure—carries out a scientific or technical survey of an area subject to a data acquisition authority to which the tenure relates; or reprocesses raw data obtained from a survey mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) . (sec.39-ssec.2) The tenure holder must lodge a scientific or technical survey report within— for a survey mentioned subsection (1) (a) or (b) —2 years after the completion day for the survey; or if the tenure holder reprocesses raw data as mentioned in subsection (1) (c) —2 years after the day the reprocessing is completed. (sec.39-ssec.3) The report must contain the following information— a description of the location of the area surveyed; the type of survey carried out; the objectives of the survey; the activities carried out for the survey, including, for example, the days on which the activities were carried out; the methods and equipment used for acquiring and processing, or reprocessing, data; an interpretation of the processed or reprocessed data derived from the survey; spatial information showing the location of— the area surveyed; and where any measurements were made or samples were taken in connection with the survey; any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction. (sec.39-ssec.4) The report must be accompanied by each of the following in digital form— the raw data obtained in relation to the survey; the processed or reprocessed data derived from the survey.