Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations Northern Territory Consolidated Regulations(1) This regulation prescribes the information and samples the Controller may require the holder of a drilling licence (the licensee ) to provide under section 53 of the Act in connection with work carried out on a bore under the licence.
(2) The prescribed information is any of the following:
(a) information about the bore, including:
(i) the name of the bore's owner; and
(ii) the name of the bore; and
(iii) a sketch and brief description of the bore's location; and
(iv) the bore's final construction status (for example, whether the bore is capped, equipped, backfilled or abandoned);
(b) information about the work carried out, including:
(i) the dates on which the work started and ended; and
(ii) the contractor and driller carrying out the work and whether it was carried out under the supervision of the licensee; and
(iii) the nature of the work, including the method of drilling, the diameter of the hole drilled, and the casing and packing used;
(c) information about the strata and water bearing beds found in the bore;
(d) information necessary for the Controller to ensure the licensee has complied with the Act.
(3) The prescribed samples are 1 or both of the following:
(a) representative samples of strata, each of approximately 250 grams and including a sample of each change of strata observed in the bore:
(i) taken from the bore at intervals not exceeding 3 metres; and
(ii) secured in clean bags, preferably made of plastic, each at least 10cm x 15cm in size and 0.1mm thick;
(b) a representative sample of at least 1 litre of water:
(i) taken from each water cut encountered during bore drilling operations; and
(ii) preserved in a clean bottle that is completely filled and tightly stoppered or sealed.
(4) A bag or bottle in which a sample is kept must be clearly marked to identify the bore from which, and the depth at which, the sample was taken.