46Requirement for daily drilling report

46 Requirement for daily drilling report

(1) For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of an authority who undertakes drilling in the authority area must give the Minister a daily drilling report, prepared by a suitably qualified or experienced person, before midday on the day after the day of drilling to which the report relates.

Note

Under section 179 of the Act, a person who contravenes this subregulation is liable to a penalty not exceeding 60 penalty units.

(2) A daily drilling report under subregulation (1) must include—

(a) the authority number; and

(b) the name of the well in which the drilling was undertaken; and

(c) the location of the well using easting and northing coordinates; and

(d) the elevation of the well; and

(e) the drilled depth; and

(f) the work carried out; and

(g) the lithology of formations penetrated; and

(h) details of any indication of petroleum; and

(i) a summary of the material used; and

(j) any drilling fluid losses; and

(k) a leak off test summary; and

(l) the geometry of the well bore; and

(m) the results of surveys made in the well bore; and

(n) details of—

(i) any works undertaken in relation to drilling activities that were not within the scope of the operation plan but were carried out to avoid or manage an emergency situation or to overcome an unforeseen circumstance; and

(ii) details of the reasons for those works, any risks and how the risks were eliminated or minimised.