Western Australian Current Regulations Western Australian Current Regulations In these regulations,
unless the contrary intention appears —
approved field management plan means a field
management plan that has been approved under regulation 44 and includes
such a plan as revised from time to time under regulation 51;
approved well management plan means a well
management plan that has been approved under regulation 13 and includes
such a plan as revised from time to time under regulation 21;
drilling activity includes exploratory drilling,
production drilling, appraisal drilling and well drilling;
each well activity , in relation to a well
management plan, means each well activity to which the plan relates;
field , in relation to an approved field
management plan, means an area within a title area that is subject to the
plan;
instrument means any of the following —
(a) a
title;
(b) an
infrastructure licence;
(c) a
pipeline licence;
(d) a
special prospecting authority;
(e) an
access authority;
(f) an
instrument of consent under section 123 of the Act;
instrument area means any of the
following —
(a) a
title area;
(b) an
area in respect of which an infrastructure licence is in force;
(c) an
area in respect of which a pipeline licence is in force;
(d) an
area in respect of which a special prospecting authority is in force;
(e) an
area in respect of which an access authority is in force;
(f) an
area to which an instrument of consent under section 123 of the Act
applies;
instrument holder means any of the
following —
(a) a
title holder;
(b) an
infrastructure licensee;
(c) a
pipeline licensee;
(d) the
registered holder of a special prospecting authority;
(e) the
registered holder of an access authority;
(f) the
person specified in an instrument of consent under section 123 of the
Act;
integrity , in relation to a well, means that the
well bore —
(a) is
under control, in accordance with an approved well management plan; and
(b) is
able to contain reservoir fluid; and
(c) is
subject only to risks that have been reduced to a level that is as low as
reasonably practicable;
produced formation material means natural fluid or
other natural material (for example, rock or sand) recovered from a well;
requirement , in relation to an approved field
management plan or an approved well management plan, includes any condition to
which the approval of the plan, or any revision of the plan, is subject;
survey means a
geochemical survey, a geological survey, or a geophysical survey, the data
from which is intended for use in —
(a) the
exploration for petroleum; or
(b) the
appraisal of a discovery of petroleum; or
(c) the
recovery of petroleum;
title means any of the following —
(a) a
permit;
(b) a
lease;
(c) a
licence;
title area means any of the following —
(a) a
permit area;
(b) a
lease area;
(c) a
licence area;
title holder means any of the
following —
(a) a
permittee;
(b) a
lessee;
(c) a
licensee;
treatment material means fluid or other material
introduced into a well for the purposes of operations carried out under a
title and includes the following —
(a)
drilling fluid;
(b)
drilling mud;
(c)
stimulation fluid;
(d)
fracturing fluid;
underground formation includes a natural
underground reservoir;
well activity means an activity relating to a well
that is carried out during the life of the well;
well integrity hazard means an event that
may —
(a)
compromise the integrity of a well; or
(b)
involve a risk of damage to —
(i)
an underground formation that contains petroleum; or
(ii)
an aquifer; or
(iii)
any other part of the environment;
workover operation means a remedial operation for
the purposes of maintaining or adjusting production from a well.