Western Australian Current Regulations

PETROLEUM (SUBMERGED LANDS) (RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS 2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 -- Preliminary  

   1.      Citation  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Objects of regulations  
   4.       Terms used

   PART 2 -- Surveys  

   5.      Requirement for approval of survey  
   6.      Application for approval of survey  
   7.      Time for making application  
   8.      Minister may request more information  
   9.      Decision on application

   PART 3 -- Management of well activities

           Division 1 -- Well management plan

              Subdivision 1 -- Requirements relating to approved well management plan  

   10.     Requirement to have approved well management plan  
   11.     Requirement to undertake well activity in accordance with approved well management plan

              Subdivision 2 -- Obtaining approval of well management plan  

   12.     Application for approval of well management plan  
   13.     Decision on well management plan  
   14.     Notice of decision  
   15.     Date on which well management plan takes effect  
   16.     Criteria for approval of well management plan  
   17.     Content of well management plan  
   18.     Status of well management plan

              Subdivision 3 -- Revision of well management plan  

   19.     Application for approval of revision of well management plan  
   20.     Application for approval of revision required in certain circumstances  
   21.     Decision on application for approval of revision  
   22.     Notice of decision  
   23.     Date on which revision takes effect  
   24.     Revision required by Minister  
   25.     Objection to requirement to revise approved well management plan  
   26.     Decision on objection  
   27.     Title holder required to comply with notice

              Subdivision 4 -- Termination of well management plan  

   28.     Termination of well management plan

              Subdivision 5 -- Withdrawal of approval of well management plan  

   29.     Reasons for withdrawal of approval  
   30.     Notice of proposal to withdraw approval  
   31.     Decision to withdraw approval  
   32.     Relationship between withdrawal and other provisions

           Division 2 -- Control of hazards and risks  

   33.     Requirement to control well integrity hazard or risk

   PART 4 -- Discovery assessment reports  

   34.     Application of Part  
   35.     Minister may request additional information for discovery assessment report  
   36.     Requirement to provide discovery assessment report

   PART 5 -- Annual assessment reports  

   37.     Requirement to provide annual assessment report  
   38.     Reports may be combined  
   39.     Assessment report for part of year

   PART 6 -- Field management plans

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   40.     Term used: licence area

           Division 2 -- Field management plan requirements  

   41.     Requirement to have approved field management plan  
   42.     Requirement to undertake well activity in accordance with approved field management plan

           Division 3 -- Obtaining approval of field management plan  

   43.     Application for approval of field management plan  
   44.     Decision on field management plan  
   45.     Notice of decision  
   46.     Date on which field management plan takes effect  
   47.     Criteria for approval of field management plan  
   48.     Content of field management plan

           Division 4 -- Revision of approved field management plan  

   49.     Application for approval of revision of field management plan  
   50.     Application for approval of revision required before major change  
   51.     Decision on application for approval of revision  
   52.     Notice of decision  
   53.     Date on which revision takes effect  
   54.     Revision required by Minister  
   55.     Objection to requirement to revise approved field management plan  
   56.     Decision on objection  
   57.     Requirement to comply with notice

           Division 5 -- Recovery of petroleum before field management plan approved  

   58.     Application for approval to undertake recovery of petroleum without approved field management plan  
   59.     Decision on application  
   60.     Notice of decision on application  
   61.     Permitted period

   PART 7 -- Notification of significant events  

   62.     Requirement to notify Minister of significant event

   PART 8 -- Data management

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   63.     Term used: operation

           Division 2 -- Requirements for keeping information  

   64.     Requirement to securely retain information  
   65.     Requirement to retain information so that retrieval is reasonably practicable

           Division 3 -- Requirements for collection and retention of cores, cuttings and samples  

   66.     Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or sample  
   67.     Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in Australia  
   68.     Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to Australia  
   69.     Requirement to provide report about overseas analysis of core, cutting or sample  
   70.     Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so that retrieval is reasonably practicable

           Division 4 -- Requirements for giving reports and samples

              Subdivision 1 -- Reports about well activities  

   71.     Daily well activity report  
   72.     Final well activity report and data  
   73.     Well completion report and data

              Subdivision 2 -- Reports about surveys  

   74.     Weekly survey report  
   75.     Survey acquisition report and data  
   76.     Survey processing report and data  
   77.     Survey interpretation report and data

              Subdivision 3 -- Production reports  

   78.     Monthly production report from licensee

              Subdivision 4 -- Cores, cuttings and samples  

   79.     Requirement to give core, cutting or sample

   PART 9 -- Release of technical information about petroleum

           Division 1 -- Preliminary  

   80.     Terms used  
   81.     Meaning of excluded information

           Division 2 -- Classification of documentary information  

   82.     Meaning of permanently confidential information  
   83.     Meaning of interpretative information  
   84.     Classification dispute notice  
   85.     Making an objection  
   86.     Consideration of objection  
   87.     When objection ceases to be in force

           Division 3 -- Release of documentary information  

   88.     Purpose of Division  
   89.     Release of open information about survey or well  
   90.     Release of basic disclosable information  
   91.     Release of interpretative disclosable information  
   92.     Release of documentary information: prior availability or consent  
   93.     Fees for documentary information  
   93A.    Release of documentary information to Director General of Finance for royalties activities

           Division 4 -- Release of mining samples  

   94.     Purpose of Division  
   95.     Release of mining samples after relevant day  
   96.     Release of mining samples: prior availability or consent  
   97.     Fees for inspection of mining sample

   PART 10 -- Transitional provisions  

   98.     Terms used  
   99.     Existing surveys  
   100.    Existing well activities  
   101.    Existing recovery operations
           SCHEDULE 1 -- Well management plan
           SCHEDULE 2 -- Annual assessment report
           SCHEDULE 3 -- Field management plan
           SCHEDULE 4 -- Daily well activity report
           SCHEDULE 5 -- Final well activity data
           SCHEDULE 6 -- Final well activity report
           SCHEDULE 7 -- Well completion data
           SCHEDULE 8 -- Well completion report
           SCHEDULE 9 -- Weekly survey report
           SCHEDULE 10 -- Survey acquisition data
           SCHEDULE 11 -- Survey acquisition report
           SCHEDULE 12 -- Processed survey data
           SCHEDULE 13 -- Survey processing report
           SCHEDULE 14 -- Interpretative survey data
           SCHEDULE 15 -- Survey interpretation report
           SCHEDULE 16 -- Monthly production report