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GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATION 2021 - SCHEDULE 3
SCHEDULE 3 – Dictionary
"6-month period" , for part 5 , division 5 , for a GHG authority, means a
following period in a year during which, for all or part of the period, the
authority is in effect—
(a) 1 January to 30 June;
(b) 1 July to 31
December.
"completion day" , for a survey, means— (a) if the survey involves
reprocessing of raw data recorded or recovered for a previous survey—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.
"daily drilling report" see section 15 .
"directional well" means a part of a GHG well that is intentionally not
drilled vertically.
"geological summary" , of an area, means a summary of— (a) the major
structural and stratigraphic features of the area; and Examples— • the
history of the accumulation and structuring of stratigraphic units
• the
timing of structural and metamorphic events
(b) the geophysical features of
the area. Examples— the gravitational and magnetic potential fields
"GHG storage injection testing report" see section 21 .
"GHG stream storage capacity report" see section 22 .
"GHG stream storage injection report" see section 23 .
"hazard" means a thing or situation with potential to cause harm to a person,
property or the environment.
"hazard information" , for a GHG tenure, means the following information for a
hazard relating to activities carried out under the GHG tenure— (a) the
nature of the hazard;
(b) the cause, or reasons for existence, of the hazard;
(c) the location of the hazard;
(d) measures taken to prevent or reduce the
risk of the hazard to mitigate the effects of the hazard.
"identifying name" — (a) for a GHG well, means the unique identifying name
and number for the well recorded in the register; or
(b) for a seismic survey
or scientific or technical survey, means the unique identifying name or number
for the survey recorded in the register.
"petroleum well" means a petroleum well under the P&G Act , schedule 2 , or a
well under the 1923 Act , section 2 .
"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.
"rig release day" , for a GHG well, means the day the drilling rig last used
to drill the well is moved so it is no longer above the well, if the GHG
tenure holder intends no further drilling of the well to happen.
"scientific or technical survey" means a geophysical, geochemical or
geotechnical survey or another survey for a similar purpose, other than a
seismic survey.
"seismic survey" means a survey carried out to work out the subsurface
features by transmitting sound waves into the ground and measuring the time
they take to return to the surface.
"water bore" means— (a) a water bore under the Water Act , schedule 4 ; or
(b) a water observation bore or a water supply bore under the P&G Act ,
schedule 2 .
"well abandonment report" see section 17 .
"well completion report" see section 16 .
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