PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 283 Restrictions on making conversion

PETROLEUM AND GAS (PRODUCTION AND SAFETY) ACT 2004 - SECT 283

283 Restrictions on making conversion

(1) The petroleum tenure holder may convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore only if—

(a) the holder lodges—

(i) a well completion report for the well; and

(ii) a notice in the approved form that the holder intends to convert the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore; and

(b) the holder complies with requirements prescribed under a regulation for converting the petroleum well to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.

(2) The approved form must require the holder to state the day on which the petroleum well will be converted to a water injection bore, water observation bore or water supply bore.

(3) In this section—


"well completion report" means a well completion report that a regulation requires a petroleum tenure holder to lodge under section 553 (1) (b) .