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Onshore Petroleum Drilling Regulations (N.S. Reg. 29/2001).

Country/Territory
Canada
Territorial subdivision
Nova Scotia
Document type
Regulation
Date
2001 (2011)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Energy, Mineral resources
Keyword
Energy conservation/energy production Oil Dispute settlement Court/tribunal Inspection Data collection/reporting Enforcement/compliance Exploration Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

The present Regulations enact the Petroleum Resources Act. The Regulations lay down comprehensive provisions relating to onshore energy exploration. In particular, section 3 establishes that the present Regulations apply to: a) every operator who drills or proposes to drill for petroleum under the Act; and b) every well that is drilled, re-entered, completed, suspended or abandoned under the Act. Section 6 specifies that no person shall drill, re-enter, suspend, complete or abandon a well unless an authorization has been granted and the authorization remains in force. The text – consisting of 43 sections - deals, amongst others, with the following aspects: offences, form and submission of application, surveys application, application fee, financial security and responsibility, transfer, assignment or change of name, operator to ensure compliance, well drilling, re-entry, suspension, completion or abandonment, land access consent, separation distances and restrictions, drill site access restricted, drilling, re-entry, suspension, completion and abandonment activities, availability of regulations, display of Authorizations and critical procedures, daily and weekly reports, well evaluation, suspended well, well re-entry, well completion, operator responsible for abandoned wells, well abandonment record, well history report, marine areas, security and release of well information and materials, confidential business information, inspections, operator audit/inspection reports, certifying authority report, suspension or cancellation of an authorization, surrender of exploration agreement or other agreement and appeal.

Full text
English
Website
www.gov.ns.ca

References - Legislation

Implements

Petroleum Resources Act (R.S.N.S. 1989, c. 342).

Legislation | Canada | 1989 (2000)

Keyword: Oil, Exploration, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX