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.