47Requirement for initial well completion report and data

47 Requirement for initial well completion report and data

(1) For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of an authority who undertakes drilling activities in the authority area must give the Minister an initial well completion report as soon as reasonably practicable, but no later than 6 months, after the rig release date.

Note

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

(2) The Minister may, in writing, extend the period within which the holder of an authority must give an initial well completion report under subregulation (1).

(3) An initial well completion report under subregulation (1) must contain the following data in relation to the well in a form and manner approved by the Minister—

(a) raw data, edited field data and processed data for all wireline logs, tools used for measurements while drilling (MWD tools) and tools used for logging while drilling (LWD tools);

(b) log displays;

(c) edited field data and processed data for borehole deviation surveys;

(d) mudlogging data;

(e) mudlog displays;

(f) if generated, data from velocity surveys including—

(i) raw data; and

(ii) processed data; and

(iii) checkshot data and a time and depth analysis;

(g) velocity survey displays;

(h) photography of the core and sidewall core, in both natural and UV light.

(4) An initial well completion report under subregulation (1) must include the following information—

(a) the name of the well;

(b) the name of the authority area in which the well is located;

(c) the location of the well in the form of—

(i) latitude and longitude; and

(ii) map sheet name and graticular block number; and

(iii) seismic line location and shotpoint number;

(d) the results of a check survey of the location of the well-head or the top of the casing supporting the blow-out preventer;

(e) if the well is a sidetrack—the name of the parent well;

(f) the names of the rig contractor and rig operator;

(g) the name of the rig used to drill the well;

(h) the make and model of the rig;

(i) the names of the contractors for—

(i) cementing; and

(ii) wireline logging; and

(iii) measurements while drilling; and