Victorian Numbered Regulations

OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 153 OF 2011) - REG 269

    (1)     A petroleum titleholder who undertakes a geophysical or geological survey in a title area must give the Minister a survey acquisition report and all survey acquisition data within—

        (a)     for 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)     in the case of any other type of survey—6 months after the day on which acquisition of the data is completed; or

        (d)     if the Minister authorises the titleholder to give the report and data within another period—the other period.

Penalty:     20 penalty units.

    (2)     In this regulation—

"survey acquisition data" means—

        (a)     in relation to a seismic survey—each type of data mentioned in an item in Part 1 of Schedule 9—

              (i)     presented on a medium and in a format specified in the item; or

              (ii)     presented on another medium or in another format which the Minister has authorised the petroleum titleholder to use; or

        (b)     in relation to any other type of survey—each type of data mentioned in an item in Part 2 of Schedule 9 and presented in accordance with paragraph (a)(i) or (ii);

"survey acquisition report" means a report that includes—

        (a)     the name of the survey; and

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

        (c)     the name of the titleholder; and

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

        (e)     the name of the vessel 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 other 3-dimensional surveys—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 and diagnostics.