Victorian Numbered Regulations

PETROLEUM REGULATIONS 2021 (SR NO 139 OF 2021) - REG 42

    (1)     For the purposes of section 179(c) of the Act, the holder of an authority who undertakes a geophysical, geological or geochemical survey in the authority area must give the Minister a survey acquisition report and all survey acquisition data within—

        (a)     in the case of a 2-dimensional seismic survey—12 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed; or

        (b)     in the case of a 3-dimensional seismic survey—18 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed; or

        (c)     if the Minister authorises the holder of the authority to give the report and data within another period—that other period; or

        (d)     in any other case—6 months after the day on which the acquisition of the data is completed.

Note

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

    (2)     A survey acquisition report under subregulation (1) must include—

        (a)     the name of the survey; and

        (b)     the authority under which the survey was conducted; and

        (c)     the name of the holder of the authority; and

        (d)     the name of the contractor that conducted the survey; and

        (e)     the name and number of the vehicle or aircraft that conducted the survey; and

        (f)     a map of where the survey was conducted; and

        (g)     the dates on which the survey started and ended; and

        (h)     details of all data acquisition equipment and systems used; and

              (i)     details of all positions and navigation equipment and systems used; and

        (j)     the number of lines of data acquired in the survey and the number of data acquisition points along each line; and

        (k)     navigation data for the survey, in the form of—

              (i)     in the case of a 2-dimensional survey—line ends and bends; or

              (ii)     in the case of a 3-dimensional seismic survey—a full fold polygon outline; or

              (iii)     in the case of any other 3-dimensional survey—a polygon outline; and

        (l)     the geometry of the acquisition parameters; and

        (m)     the results of any onboard data processing; and

        (n)     the results of any system tests, calibrations or diagnostics.

    (3)     In this regulation—

"survey acquisition data "means each of the following types of data in a form approved by the Minister—

        (a)     in the case of a seismic survey—

              (i)     raw navigation data; and

              (ii)     seismic field data; and

              (iii)     seismic support data; and

              (iv)     an itemised field tape listing showing—

    (A)     tape number; and

    (B)     survey name; and

    (C)     line number; and

    (D)     shotpoint range; and

    (E)     data type;

        (b)     field data;

        (c)     field support and navigation data.