OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 153 OF 2011) - REG 312 Requirement to give core, cutting or sample

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OFFSHORE PETROLEUM AND GREENHOUSE GAS STORAGE REGULATIONS 2011 (SR NO 153 OF 2011) - REG 312

Requirement to give core, cutting or sample

(1) A greenhouse gas titleholder who—

(a) drills a well or conducts another operation on a well in a title area; and

(b) collects a kind of core, cutting or sample mentioned in column 2 of the table in subregulation (4)—

must give the core, cutting or sample to the Minister within the time specified in column 4 of that table for that core, cutting or sample, or if the Minister authorises the titleholder to give that core, cutting or sample within another period, that other period.

Penalty: 20 penalty units.

Note

Division 2 sets out requirements for the collection and keeping of cores, cuttings and samples.

(2) The titleholder must give the Minister the quantity of the core, cutting or sample specified for that item if that quantity is available.

(3) If the specified quantity is not available, the titleholder must—

(a) give the Minister an explanation why the specified quantity was not sent; and

(b) tell the Minister the total amount of the core, cutting or sample that was recovered.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation the following table applies.

Table

Column 1

Item

Column 2

Sample type

Column 3

Quantity of core, cutting or sample

Column 4

Time by which core, cutting or sample must be given

1

Ditch cuttings

one set of 200 grams dry weight per sample interval

The day 6 months after the rig release date

2

Full hole conventional cores

¹/ ₃of the core

The day 6 months after the rig release date

3

Gaseous hydrocarbon samples

300 cm ³

As soon as practicable after completion of the test during which the sample is collected

4

Fluid hydrocarbon samples

1 litre

Either—

(a) if the sample is collected during the drilling of a well—the day 6 months after the rig release date; or

(b) if the sample is collected during a test on a completed well—as soon as practicable after collection of the sample

5

Sidewall core material

All material collected

The day 12 months after the rig release date

6

Palynological slides and residues, Paleontological material and Petrological slides

All material collected

The day 12 months after the rig release date

Column 1 Item	Column 2 Sample type	Column 3 Quantity of core, cutting or sample	Column 4 Time by which core, cutting or sample must be given
1	Ditch cuttings	one set of 200 grams dry weight per sample interval	The day 6 months after the rig release date
2	Full hole conventional cores	¹/ ₃of the core	The day 6 months after the rig release date
3	Gaseous hydrocarbon samples	300 cm ³	As soon as practicable after completion of the test during which the sample is collected

4	Fluid hydrocarbon samples	1 litre	Either— (a) if the sample is collected during the drilling of a well—the day 6 months after the rig release date; or (b) if the sample is collected during a test on a completed well—as soon as practicable after collection of the sample
5	Sidewall core material	All material collected	The day 12 months after the rig release date
6	Palynological slides and residues, Paleontological material and Petrological slides	All material collected	The day 12 months after the rig release date

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