Schedule Sch 16 - Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 - Production and GHG injection reports

Schedule 16 — Production and GHG injection reports

[r. 78(1), 78A(1)]

[Heading inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 157.]

Division 1 — Information for monthly production report from petroleum licensee

[Heading inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 158(1).]

| 1. | For each well in the licence area — (a)the well’s identification name and number; and (b)a summary of all work that has been performed on the well during the month; and (c)the results of production tests for the well, including the parameters of the test; and (d)the well’s operational status at the end of the month; and (e)the number of days of production during the month; and (f)the cumulative quantities of water and of liquid and gaseous petroleum or regulated substances produced or injected as at the end of the month. | | 2. | For the licence area — (a)the total quantities of each of the following for the month — (i)liquid and gaseous petroleum or regulated substances produced; (ii)liquid and gaseous petroleum or regulated substances used; (iii)liquid and gaseous petroleum or regulated substances injected; (iv)gaseous petroleum or regulated substances flared or vented; (v)liquid petroleum or regulated substances stored; (vi)liquid and gaseous petroleum or regulated substances delivered from the area; (vii)water produced; (viii)water injected; | | | (b)the cumulative quantities of water and of liquid and gaseous petroleum and regulated substances produced or injected as at the end of the month. |

[Division 1 amended: SL 2026/82 r. 158(2) and (3).]

Division 2 — Information for monthly GHG injection report

| 3. | For each well in the licence area — (a)the well’s identification name and number; and (b)a summary of all work that has been performed on the well during the month; and (c)the results of any tests conducted during the month; and (d)the well’s operational status at the end of the month; and (e)the daily values during the month for pressure and temperature, at both the wellhead and the bottom of the well bore, and the injection rate; and (f)if the well was shut in at any time during the month — the shut‑in wellhead pressure and temperature; and (g)the number of days of greenhouse gas injection during the month; and (h)the cumulative quantities of greenhouse gas substance injected, or each other substance produced or injected, as at the end of the month. | | 4. | For the licence area — (a)the total quantities of greenhouse gas substance injected, and each other substance produced or injected, during the month; and (b)the average composition of each greenhouse gas substance injected during the month; and (c)the sources of greenhouse gas substance injected; and (d)the physical and chemical properties and amount of each other substance injected into or extracted from an underground formation during the month as part of any engineering enhancements. |

[Division 2 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 158(4).]

Division 3 — Information for annual GHG injection report

| 5. | For all work, evaluations and studies carried out in relation to the licence — (a)the total expenditure on the work, evaluations and studies; and (b)the results of the work, evaluations and studies, including details about any potential GHG storage formations that have been assessed. | | 6. | Details of any activities the licensee plans to undertake in the licence area in compliance with a condition of the licence. | | 7. | A list of the reports submitted to the Minister in accordance with these regulations during the year. | | 8. | Details of the licensee’s plans for further evaluation of the licence area, including work that is to be carried out in the licence area and is not covered by item 6. | | 9. | For a year after the first year of the licence, the following information about each identified GHG storage formation situated in the licence area — (a)information about the chemical composition and physical properties of the injected greenhouse gas substance and any incidental GHG‑related substances, including isotopic compositions; (b)the amount of each greenhouse gas substance injected; (c)information about the location and direction of movement of the GHG substances injected, including a comparison with the prediction set out in Part A of an approved site plan for that storage formation; (d)the results of maintenance operations and well‑bore integrity tests; (e)an estimate of the remaining storage capacity of the formation at the end of the year; (f)an estimate of the pressure behaviour within the formation and, wherever available, information on pressure measurements, including the results of pressure transient tests. | | 10. | The physical and chemical properties and amount of each substance injected into or extracted from an underground formation during the year as part of any engineering enhancements. | | 11. | The amount of each substance flared or vented during the year. | | 12. | All monitoring reports and data relevant to an approved site plan available to the licensee at the end of the year. | | 13. | Any other information that is required to be included in accordance with a condition of the licence. |

[Division 3 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 158(4).]

Division 4 — Information for monthly GHG accounting report

| 14. | A monthly GHG accounting report must contain — (a)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance that has been put into the system, as measured at — (i)the source of the greenhouse gas substance; or (ii)if the greenhouse gas substance becomes the responsibility of the licensee at a point other than its source, that point; and | | | (b)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance measured at the last measuring point before injection; and (c)the average composition of each greenhouse gas substance injected; and (d)the maximum and minimum injection rates during the month; and (e)the quantity of the greenhouse gas substance lost, and emissions of additional greenhouse gases generated, in each of the following processes — (i)compression; (ii)transportation; (iii)injection; and | | | (f)an explanation of how each of the quantities mentioned in paragraph (e) was worked out; and (g)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance lost from the well bore; and (h)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance lost from the storage formation; and (i)the quantity of greenhouse gases emitted from the discharge of produced formation fluids. |

[Division 4 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 158(4).]

Division 5 — Information for annual GHG accounting report

| 15. | An annual GHG accounting report must contain — (a)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance injected into the storage formation during the year; and (b)the cumulative quantity of greenhouse gas substance that has been stored as at the end of the year; and (c)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance lost, and emissions of additional greenhouse gases generated, in each of the following processes — (i)compression; (ii)transportation; (iii)injection; and (d)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance lost from the well bore; and (e)the quantity of greenhouse gas substance lost from the storage formation; and (f)an explanation of how losses of the greenhouse gas substance were estimated or measured; and (g)an assessment of the accuracy of the measurement or estimation of the quantities of the greenhouse gas substance; and (h)a summary of the measurements made under the monitoring and verification plan contained in the approved site plan, including a summary of the interpretation of those measurements. |

[Division 5 inserted: SL 2026/82 r. 158(4).]

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Notes

This is a compilation of the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 and includes amendments made by other written laws. For provisions that have come into operation see the compilation table.

Compilation table

| Citation | Published | Commencement | | Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 1 | 30 Jun 2015 p. 2533‑651 | r. 1 and 2: 30 Jun 2015 (see r. 2(a)); Pt. 9: 1 Jul 2015 (see s. r. 2(b) and Gazette 30 Jun 2015 p. 2321); Regulations other than r. 1, 2 and Pt. 9: 1 Jul 2015 (see r. 2(c)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Levies) Regulations 2016 Pt. 10 | 24 Jun 2016 p. 2325‑34 | 1 Jul 2016 (see r. 2(b)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2017 Pt. 10 | 23 Jun 2017 p. 3279‑309 | 1 Jul 2017 (see r. 2(b)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2018 Pt. 10 | 25 Jun 2018 p. 2297‑324 | 1 Jul 2018 (see r. 2(b)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2019 Pt. 9 | 18 Jun 2019 p. 2040‑56 | 1 Jul 2019 (see r. 2(b)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2020 Pt. 12 | SL 2020/93 26 Jun 2020 | 1 Jul 2020 (see r. 2(b)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Royalty Information) Regulations 2022 Pt. 4 | SL 2022/1 14 Jan 2022 | 15 Jan 2022 (see r. 2(b)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Transfer of Royalty Administration) Regulations 2025 Pt. 4 | SL 2025/153 28 Aug 2025 | 1 Sep 2025 (see r. 2(b)) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment Regulations 2026 Pt. 14 | SL 2026/82 27 May 2026 | 28 May 2026 (see r. 2(b) and SL 2026/70 cl. 2) | | Mines and Petroleum Regulations Amendment (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2026 Pt. 6 | SL 2026/124 24 Jun 2026 | 1 Jul 2026 (see r. 2(b)) |

Other notes

1Now known as the Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015; citation changed (see note under r. 1).

Defined terms

[This is a list of terms defined and the provisions where they are defined. The list is not part of the law.]

Defined termProvision(s)

activity day71(2)

annual assessment report37(1)

annual GHG accounting report78A(1)

annual GHG injection report78A(1)

approved field management plan4(1)

approved well management plan4(1)

basic information80

CEO93A(1)

commencement day98

daily well activity report71(1)

Department of Mines, Petroleum and Exploration worker93A(1)

Department of Treasury and Finance93A(1)

Department of Treasury and Finance worker93A(1)

disclosable information80

discovery assessment report36(1)

documentary information80

drilling activity4(1)

each well activity4(1)

engineering enhancement4(1)

excluded information80

exclusive data80

existing recovery operation98

existing well activity98

field4(1)

final well activity data72(1)

final well activity report72(1)

gazettal day2

instrument4(1)

instrument area4(1)

instrument holder4(1)

integrity4(1)

interpretative information80

interpretative survey data77(1)

licence40, 62(1)

licence area40

major change50(1)

marine reserve6(3)

mining sample80

Minister for Finance93A(1)

monthly GHG accounting report78A(1)

monthly GHG injection report78A(1)

monthly production report78(1)

non-exclusive data80

open information about a survey80

open information about a well80

operation63, 80

permanently confidential information80

permitted period61(1)

processed survey data76(1)

produced formation material4(1)

requirement4(1)

royalties function93A(1)

seismic extracted data grid80

significant event62(1)

survey4(1)

survey acquisition data75(1)

survey acquisition report75(1)

survey applicant4(1)

survey interpretation report77(1)

survey processing report76(1)

title4(1)

title area4(1)

title holder4(1)

transitional period98

treatment material4(1)

underground formation4(1)

weekly survey report74(1)

week of survey74(1)

well activity4(1)

well completion data73(1)

well completion report73(1)

well information91(1)

well integrity hazard4(1)

workover operation4(1)

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