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Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations (C.R.C., c. 1517).

Country/Territory
Canada
Document type
Regulation
Date
1960
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
Regulations respecting the drilling and production of oil and gas belonging to Her Majesty in right of Canada under all lands forming Part of Canada but not within any Province.
Subject
Mineral resources
Keyword
Minerals Mining Oil Exploration Data collection/reporting Authorization/permit Inspection Pollution control Transport/storage Offences/penalties Enforcement/compliance
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enforce the Territorial Lands Act (R.S. 1985, c. T-7). In particular, the Regulations apply to all wells and all operations carried out for the purpose of searching for, producing or transporting oil or gas on Canada lands that are under the control, management and administration of the Minister. The text – consisting of 103 sections – deals, inter alia, with the following aspects: notice of drilling, rotary drilling procedure, cable drilling procedure, samples and cores, logs, daily reports, abandonment of wells, restoration of surface, reports to oil conservation engineer, suspension of drilling or production, well spacing, testing of wells, salt water, storage, well treatment, accident reports, safety regulations, inspection, enforcement, reports, measurement of oil and gas.

Full text
English
Website
www.gc.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Territorial Lands Act (R.S. 1985, c. T-7).

Legislation | Canada | 1985 (2014)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Indigenous peoples, Land tenure, Vested rights/existing rights, Cadastre/land registration, Public land, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX