Victorian Consolidated Regulations

PETROLEUM REGULATIONS 2000

S.R. No. 65/2000
Version incorporating amendments as at 19 June 2008

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Regulation Page

   PART 1-PRELIMINARY MATTERS

   1.      Objectives
   2.      Authorising provision
   3.      Definitions

   PART 2-CONDITIONS OF AUTHORITIES

   4.      Conditions of every authority

   PART 3-GEOPHYSICAL AND GEOCHEMICAL
   OPERATIONS

   5.      Operation plan for geophysical or geochemical operations

   PART 4-DRILLING AND WORKOVER OPERATIONS

   6.      Operation plan for drilling or workover operations
   7.      Drilling at location not approved
   8.      Casing requirements
   9.      Blow-out prevention equipment
   10.     Formation integrity testing
   11.     Drilling fluid
   12.     Cuttings, cores and fluid samples
   13.     Minister may require coring, logging and testing
   14.     Age dating
   15.     Well evaluation logs
   16.     Protection of aquifers
   17.     Consent to conduct production or drill stem tests
   18.     Well completion
   19.     Protection of well site
   20.     Disposal of oil or gas produced
   21.     Consent for workover operations
   22.     Cessation of drilling operations
   23.     Consent to suspend or abandon a well

   PART 5-PRODUCTION AND STORAGE OPERATIONS

   24.     Operation plan for production or storage operations
   25.     Design, construction, installation, maintenance and
           modification
   26.     Consent to construct and install a facility
   27.     Provisional acceptance of operation plan to commission a
           facility
   28.     Consent to modify a facility
   29.     Petroleum production development plan
   30.     Storage development plan
   31.     Petroleum production requirements
   32.     Production testing
   33.     Reporting of rate of recovery and composition of petroleum
   34.     Well performance monitoring
   35.     Concurrent production
   36.     Production prohibited if pressure below bubble point
   37.     Production from different reservoirs not to be commingled
   38.     Prevention of cross flow
   39.     Oil, gas or water wastage
   40.     Disposition of gas
   41.     Flaring of gas
   42.     Consent to vent or flare petroleum
   43.     Notification of wireline operations and changes to subsurface equipment
   44.     Consent to suspend or abandon a facility

   PART 6-PROVISIONS RELATING TO OPERATION PLANS GENERALLY

   45.     Additional information
   46.     Review of operation plans

   PART 7-ROYALTIES AND RENT

   47.     Time of payment of royalties
   48.     Rent for occupancy of Crown land
   49.     Application for variation to royalty rate

   PART 8-ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS
   Division 1¾Fees

   50.     Annual fees
   51.     Late fee for renewal of exploration permits
           Division 2¾Pecuniary interest statements
   52.     Definitions
   53.     Duty of disclosure of pecuniary interests
   54.     Disclosure of interest register
   55.     Inspection of register
           Division 3¾Other administrative matters
   56.     Time period before a disputed claim can go to Tribunal or
           Court
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           ENDNOTES
           1. General Information
           2. Table of Amendments
           3. Explanatory Details