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GEOTHERMAL ENERGY REGULATION 2022 - SCHEDULE 6
SCHEDULE 6 – Dictionary
"annual resources report" , for a geothermal tenure for a 12-month period, see
section 24 (1) .
"appraisal well" means a geothermal well drilled to work out the size of a
geothermal resource in an area of the geothermal tenure and how geothermal
production in the area of the tenure can be efficiently developed.
"bit record" , for a geothermal well, means a historical record of how a bit
performed in the well, including information about—
(a) the size, type and
depth of the bit used in the well; and
(b) the distance the bit drilled into
the well; and
(c) the hours the bit was used on bottom or rotating.
"classified geothermal resource" means a geothermal resource evaluated and
classified in accordance with the document titled ‘Specifications for the
application of the United Nations framework classification for fossil energy
and mineral reserves and resources 2009 (UNFC-2009) to geothermal energy
resources’ published by the United Nations.
"completion day" , for a geophysical survey, scientific or technical survey,
or seismic survey, means— (a) if raw data recorded or recovered for a
previous survey is reprocessed—the day on which reprocessing of the data is
completed; or
(b) otherwise—the last day on which raw data is recorded or
recovered for the survey.
"component" , of the wellhead value of geothermal energy produced by or for a
geothermal producer in a royalty return period, for part 8 , see section 40 .
"core sample" means a sample of a core taken from a geothermal well during
drilling of the well.
"daily drilling report" , for drilling a geothermal well under a geothermal
tenure, see section 21 (1) .
"development well" means a geothermal well drilled in the area of a geothermal
tenure to enable geothermal production in the area to start.
"directional well" means part of a geothermal well drilled in the area of a
geothermal tenure that is not drilled vertically.
"disposal fluid" means any spent fluid from a geothermal reservoir.
"end of tenure report" means a report that must be given to the chief
executive under section 191 of the Act .
"exploration well" means a geothermal well drilled to obtain stratigraphic,
petrological and thermal information for the purpose of exploring for
geothermal energy.
"general area information" , for a geothermal tenure, for a partial
relinquishment report or surrender report, for part 4 , division 1 , see
section 15 .
"geochemical survey" means a chemical analysis of rocks, soil, sediment,
plants, steam or water.
"geophysical survey" means the systematic collection of geophysical data
associated with the subsurface features of land, including burials data, to
map the subsurface structure of the earth’s crust, and includes reprocessing
previously obtained data.
"geophysical survey report" , for a geophysical survey of a geothermal tenure,
see section 29 .
"geotechnical survey" means an analysis of rocks, soil consistency and
structure, bedrock and groundwater levels.
"geothermal fluid" means naturally occurring liquid, steam and any associated
gases from which heat can be extracted from the earth’s crust.
"geothermal reservoir" means a depth interval that contains potentially
economic extractable geothermal heat in a well.
"geothermal royalty decision" , for part 8 , see section 45 (1) .
"hazard" means a thing or situation with potential to cause harm to— (a) a
person, including, for example, financial losses or increased liabilities; or
(b) property; or
(c) the environment.
"hazard information" , for a geothermal tenure, for part 4 , division 1 , see
section 14 .
"hydraulic fracturing activities" means a form of stimulating a geothermal
well by injecting specially engineered fluids at a high pressure and rate into
a geothermal reservoir to open fractures in the reservoir.
"hydraulic fracturing activities completion report" , for hydraulic fracturing
activities in the area of a geothermal tenure, see section 31 .
"identifying name" — (a) for a geothermal well, means the unique identifying
name and number for the well recorded in the register; or
(b) for a
geophysical survey or scientific or technical survey, means the unique
identifying name or number for the survey recorded in the register.
"injection report" , for a geothermal tenure, see section 27 (1) .
"injection testing" , for a geothermal well, means the evaluation or testing
of a geothermal reservoir to work out the rate at which— (a) geothermal
fluid can be returned to the reservoir using the well; or
(b) other fluids
can be introduced into the reservoir using the well. Examples of a fluid—
water, supercritical carbon dioxide
"injection testing period" , for injection testing of a geothermal well,
means— (a) if the testing is carried out for not more than 30 days—the
period starting on the day testing first starts and ending 30 days after
testing starts; or
(b) otherwise—the period starting on the day testing
first starts and ending on the day testing ends.
"injection testing report" , for injection testing of a geothermal well under
a geothermal tenure, see section 28 .
"operating expenses" , for geothermal energy produced by or for a geothermal
producer in a royalty return period, for part 8 , see section 41 .
"operator" , of a geothermal well, means the entity that has responsibility
for the management for the drilling and operation of the well.
"partial relinquishment report" , for part 4 , division 1 , see section 14 .
"production report" , for a geothermal tenure for a 6-month period, see
section 25 (1) .
"production testing" , for a geothermal well, means the evaluation or testing
of a geothermal reservoir to work out the rate at which geothermal fluid can
be extracted from the reservoir using the well.
"production testing period" , for production testing of a geothermal well,
means— (a) if the testing is carried out for not more than 30 days—the
period starting on the day the testing first starts and ending 30 days after
that day; or
(b) otherwise—the period starting on the day the testing first
starts and ending on the day the testing ends.
"production testing report" , for production testing of a geothermal well
under a geothermal tenure, see section 26 .
"relevant direction" , for a report, means a direction, or a part of a
direction, included in the manual kept by the chief executive under the Common
Provisions Act , section 202 , stating the information that must be included
in the report.
"relinquished area" , for a geothermal tenure, for part 4 , division 1 , see
section 14 .
"rig release day" , for a geothermal well in the area of a geothermal tenure,
means the day— (a) the drilling rig last used to drill the well is moved so
it is no longer above the well; and
(b) the geothermal tenure holder does not
intend to continue drilling the well.
"royalty return period" , for part 8 , see section 40 .
"scientific or technical survey" , for a geothermal tenure, means a
geochemical or geotechnical survey, other than a geophysical survey, of the
area of the tenure, and includes reprocessing previously obtained data.
"scientific or technical survey report" , for a scientific or technical survey
of a geothermal tenure, see section 30 .
"seismic survey" , for a geothermal tenure, means a survey carried out to work
out the subsurface features of a part of the area of the tenure by
transmitting sound waves into the ground and measuring the time the sounds
take to return to the surface.
"specific enthalpy" means a measure of the total transferable heat of a mass
relative to a specified base temperature in joules per kilogram (J/kg).
"stimulation" , of a geothermal well, means increasing the permeability of a
geothermal reservoir by using hydraulic fracturing, cavitations, fracture
acidising, proppant treatments or other techniques.
"surrendered area" , for a geothermal tenure, for part 4 , division 1 , see
section 14 .
"surrender report" , for part 4 , division 1 , see section 14 .
"well abandonment report" , for a geothermal well in the area of a geothermal
tenure, see section 23 (1) .
"well completion report" , for a geothermal well in the area of a geothermal
tenure, see section 22 (1) .
"wellhead value" , of geothermal energy produced by or for a geothermal
producer in a royalty return period, for part 8 , see section 40 .
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