Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 (WA)

Western Australia Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 Western Australia Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 Contents Part 1 — Preliminary 1. Citation 1 2. Commencement 1 3. Objects of regulations 1 4. Terms used 2 Part 2 — Surveys 5. Requirement for approval of survey 6 6. Application for approval of survey 6 7. Time for making application 7 8. Minister may request more information 7 9. Decision on application 7 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 9 11. Requirement to undertake well activity in accordance with approved well management plan 10 Subdivision 2 — Obtaining approval of well management plan 12. Application for approval of well management plan 11 13. Decision on well management plan 11 14. Notice of decision 13 15. Date on which well management plan takes effect 13 16. Criteria for approval of well management plan 13 17. Content of well management plan 14 18. Status of well management plan 14 Subdivision 3 — Revision of well management plan 19. Application for approval of revision of well management plan 15 20. Application for approval of revision required in certain circumstances 15 21. Decision on application for approval of revision 16 22. Notice of decision 16 23. Date on which revision takes effect 17 24. Revision required by Minister 17 25. Objection to requirement to revise approved well management plan 17 26. Decision on objection 18 27. Title holder required to comply with notice 19 Subdivision 4 — Termination of well management plan 28. Termination of well management plan 19 Subdivision 5 — Withdrawal of approval of well management plan 29. Reasons for withdrawal of approval 19 30. Notice of proposal to withdraw approval 20 31. Decision to withdraw approval 20 32. Relationship between withdrawal and other provisions 21 Division 2 — Control of hazards and risks 33. Requirement to control well integrity hazard or risk 21 Part 4 — Discovery assessment reports 34. Application of Part 23 35. Minister may request additional information for discovery assessment report 23 36. Requirement to provide discovery assessment report 24 Part 5 — Annual assessment reports 37. Requirement to provide annual assessment report 25 38. Reports may be combined 25 39. Assessment report for part of year 26 Part 6 — Field management plans Division 1 — Preliminary 40. Term used: licence area 27 Division 2 — Field management plan requirements 41. Requirement to have approved field management plan 27 42. Requirement to undertake well activity in accordance with approved field management plan 27 Division 3 — Obtaining approval of field management plan 43. Application for approval of field management plan 28 44. Decision on field management plan 28 45. Notice of decision 29 46. Date on which field management plan takes effect 29 47. Criteria for approval of field management plan 29 48. Content of field management plan 30 Division 4 — Revision of approved field management plan 49. Application for approval of revision of field management plan 30 50. Application for approval of revision required before major change 30 51. Decision on application for approval of revision 31 52. Notice of decision 32 53. Date on which revision takes effect 32 54. Revision required by Minister 32 55. Objection to requirement to revise approved field management plan 33 56. Decision on objection 33 57. Requirement to comply with notice 34 Division 5 — Recovery of petroleum before field management plan approved 58. Application for approval to undertake recovery of petroleum without approved field management plan 34 59. Decision on application 35 60. Notice of decision on application 35 61. Permitted period 36 Part 7 — Notification of significant events 62. Requirement to notify Minister of significant event 37 Part 8 — Data management Division 1 — Preliminary 63. Term used: operation 39 Division 2 — Requirements for keeping information 64. Requirement to securely retain information 39 65. Requirement to retain information so that retrieval is reasonably practicable 39 Division 3 — Requirements for collection and retention of cores, cuttings and samples 66. Requirement to securely retain core, cutting or sample 40 67. Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample in Australia 40 68. Requirement to return core, cutting or sample to Australia 40 69. Requirement to provide report about overseas analysis of core, cutting or sample 41 70. Requirement to retain core, cutting or sample so that retrieval is reasonably practicable 41 Division 4 — Requirements for giving reports and samples Subdivision 1 — Reports about well activities 71. Daily well activity report 42 72. Final well activity report and data 42 73. Well completion report and data 43 Subdivision 2 — Reports about surveys 74. Weekly survey report 44 75. Survey acquisition report and data 44 76. Survey processing report and data 45 77. Survey interpretation report and data 47 Subdivision 3 — Production reports 78. Monthly production report from licensee 48 Subdivision 4 — Cores, cuttings and samples 79. Requirement to give core, cutting or sample 49 Part 9 — Release of technical information about petroleum Division 1 — Preliminary 80. Terms used 52 81. Meaning of excluded information 54 Division 2 — Classification of documentary information 82. Meaning of permanently confidential information 56 83. Meaning of interpretative information 57 84. Classification dispute notice 58 85. Making an objection 60 86. Consideration of objection 61 87. When objection ceases to be in force 61 Division 3 — Release of documentary information 88. Purpose of Division 62 89. Release of open information about survey or well 62 90. Release of basic disclosable information 62 91. Release of interpretative disclosable information 66 92. Release of documentary information: prior availability or consent 67 93. Fees for documentary information 67 93A. Release of documentary information to Director General of Finance for royalties activities 68 Division 4 — Release of mining samples 94. Purpose of Division 70 95. Release of mining samples after relevant day 70 96. Release of mining samples: prior availability or consent 71 97. Fees for inspection of mining sample 72 Part 10 — Transitional provisions 98. Terms used 73 99. Existing surveys 73 100. Existing well activities 73 101. Existing recovery operations 74 Schedule 1 — Well management plan Schedule 2 — Annual assessment report Division 1 — Required information: permittee Division 2 — Required information: lessee Division 3 — Required information: licensee 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 Division 1 — Seismic surveys Division 2 — Other surveys Schedule 11 — Survey acquisition report Schedule 12 — Processed survey data Division 1 — 2D seismic surveys Division 2 — 3D seismic surveys Division 3 — Other surveys Schedule 13 — Survey processing report Schedule 14 — Interpretative survey data Schedule 15 — Survey interpretation report Schedule 16 — Monthly production report Notes Compilation table 110 Defined terms Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015