Section 51 - Petroleum Regulations 2021 - Requirement to give core, cutting or sample

51Requirement to give core, cutting or sample

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51 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample

(1) This regulation applies if the holder of an authority—

(a) drills a well or conducts any other petroleum operation in a well under the authority; and

(b) during that operation, collects a core, cutting or sample of a type set out in column 2 of the Table to subregulation (2).

(2) For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of the authority must give the core, cutting or sample to the Minister—

(a) before the corresponding day set out in column 4 of the Table; and

(b) subject to subregulation (3), in the corresponding quantity set out in column 3 of the Table.

Table

Column 1<br>Item	Column 2<br>Type of core, cutting or sample	Column 3<br>Quantity of core, cutting or sample	Column 4<br>Day by which core, cutting or sample must be given
1	Drill cuttings	2 sets of 200 grams dry weight per sample interval	The day that is 6 months after the rig release date
2	Full hole conventional cores	1/3 of the core	The day that is 6 months after the rig release date
3	Full hole conventional cores	2/3 of the core	The day that is 2 months after the holder of
			the authority completes tests on the core
4	Gaseous hydrocarbon samples	300 cm3	Either—<br>(a) if the core, cutting or sample is collected during the drilling of a well—the day that is 6 months after the rig release date; or<br>(b) if the core, cutting or sample is collected during a test on a completed well—the day that is 2 months after the collection of the sample
5	Fluid hydrocarbon samples	1 litre	Either—<br>(a) if the core, cutting or sample is collected during the drilling of
			a well—the day that is 6 months after the rig release date; or<br>(b) if the core, cutting or sample is collected during a test on a completed well—the day that is 2 months after the collection of the sample