36Well operation management plan

36 Well operation management plan

(1) The well operation management plan included in an operation plan under regulation 22(1)(a)(vi) must, in relation to each well to which it relates—

(a) contain the name and number of the well; and

(b) set out the elevation, easting and northing coordinates of the well and the basin and sub-basin (if applicable) in which the well is located; and

(c) describe each of the proposed stages of any well activity carried out during the petroleum operation including, if appropriate, the design, construction, operation, suspension, care, maintenance and decommissioning of the well; and

(d) be appropriate for the nature and scale of each well activity to be carried out under the operation plan; and

(e) include details of the design of the well and ancillary equipment, including details of how the well is to protect petroleum resources and aquifers; and

(f) set out the authority holder's proposed timetable for carrying out each well activity; and

(g) describe how the holder of the authority is to keep records and conduct inspections, including but not limited to leak detections, well-head inspections, well-head maintenance, workovers, and downhole inspections; and

(h) describe the process by which a connection is to be made between the well and a petroleum reservoir so that fluids can be produced from, or injected into, the reservoir; and

(i) include details of how modifications, maintenance and repairs to the well and ancillary equipment are to be managed; and

(j) include details of how any suspension or decommissioning of the well is to be managed, including specifications for all materials that are to be used to maintain well integrity, including but not limited to casings, tubing, mud, cement, and well‑heads; and

(k) describe the equipment and facilities to be used in connection with the well and ancillary equipment; and

(l) identify the risks associated with each well activity during each stage and state how the holder of the authority proposes to eliminate or minimise those risks as far as is reasonably practicable; and

(m) include details of when and how the holder of the authority is to give the Minister reports and information about—

(i) each well activity; and

(ii) any well integrity hazards; and

(iii) progression from one stage to another during the well operation; and

(iv) significant increases in existing risks in relation to the well; and

(v) other matters relevant to the conduct of each well activity; and

(n) demonstrate that the holder of the authority has a well integrity management system in place, or a process for managing well integrity during the life of the well that complies with relevant industry standards.