Commonwealth Consolidated Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2011 - REG 9.12

  (1)   A greenhouse gas titleholder commits an offence if the titleholder:

  (a)   undertakes drilling operations in a title area on a day; and

  (b)   does not give the Titles Administrator a daily drilling report by midday on the day after the day to which the report relates.

Penalty:   50 penalty units.

  (2)   An offence against subregulation   (1) is an offence of strict liability.

Note:   For strict liability , see section   6.1 of the Criminal Code .

  (3)   In this regulation:

"daily drilling report" means a report that includes:

  (a)   the name of the well; and

  (b)   the location of the well by latitude and longitude; and

  (c)   the water depth at the well; and

  (d)   the drilled depth; and

  (e)   the work carried out; and

  (f)   the lithology of formations penetrated; and

  (g)   details of any indication of hydrocarbons; and

  (h)   a summary of the material used; and

  (i)   drilling fluid losses; and

  (j)   a leak off test summary; and

  (k)   the geometry of the well bore; and

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

  (m)   the estimated daily and cumulative well costs.