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Canada Oil and Gas Drilling and Production Regulations (SOR/2009-315)

Regulations are current to 2024-03-06 and last amended on 2009-12-31. Previous Versions

PART 11Submissions, Notifications, Records and Reports (continued)

Daily Reports

 The operator shall ensure that a copy of the following is submitted to the Board daily:

  • (a) the daily drilling report;

  • (b) the daily geological report, including any formation evaluation logs and data; and

  • (c) in the case of a production installation, a summary, in the form of a daily production report, of the records referred to in paragraph 77(d) and the daily production record.

Monthly Production Report

  •  (1) The operator shall ensure that a report summarizing the production data collected during the preceding month is submitted to the Board not later than the 15th day of each month.

  • (2) The report shall use established production accounting procedures.

Annual Production Report

 The operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual production report relating to the preceding year for a pool, field or zone is submitted to the Board including details on the performance, production forecast, reserve revision, reasons for significant deviations in well performance from predictions in previous annual production reports, gas conservation resources, efforts to maximize recovery and reduce costs, and any other information required to demonstrate how the operator manages and intends to manage the resource without causing waste.

Environmental Reports

  •  (1) For each production project, the operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual environmental report relating to the preceding year is submitted to the Board and includes

    • (a) for an offshore installation, a summary of the general environmental conditions during the year and a description of ice management activities; and

    • (b) a summary of environmental protection matters during the year, including a summary of any incidents that may have an environmental impact, discharges that occurred and waste material that was produced, a discussion of efforts undertaken to reduce pollution and waste material and a description of environmental contingency plan exercises.

  • (2) For each drilling installation for an exploration or delineation well, the operator shall ensure that an environmental report relating to each well is submitted to the Board within 90 days after the rig release date and includes

    • (a) a description of the general environmental conditions during the drilling program and a description of ice management activities and downtime caused by weather or ice; and

    • (b) a summary of environmental protection matters during the drilling program, including a summary of spills, discharges occurred and waste material produced, a discussion of efforts undertaken to reduce them, and a description of environmental contingency plan exercises.

Annual Safety Report

 The operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual safety report relating to the preceding year is submitted to the Board and includes

  • (a) a summary of lost or restricted workday injuries, minor injuries and safety-related incidents and near-misses that have occurred during the preceding year; and

  • (b) a discussion of efforts undertaken to improve safety.

Well History Report

  •  (1) The operator shall ensure that a well history report is prepared for every well drilled by the operator under the well approval and that the report is submitted to the Board.

  • (2) The well history report shall contain a record of all operational, engineering, petrophysical and geological information that is relevant to the drilling and evaluation of the well.

Well Operations Report

  •  (1) The operator shall ensure that a report including the following information is submitted to the Board within 30 days after the end of a well operation:

    • (a) a summary of the well operation, including any problems encountered during the well operation;

    • (b) a description of the completion fluid properties;

    • (c) a schematic of, and relevant engineering data on, the down-hole equipment, tubulars, Christmas tree and production control system;

    • (d) details of any impact of the well operation on the performance of the well, including any effect on recovery; and

    • (e) for any well completion, suspension or abandonment, the rig release date.

  • (2) The report shall be signed and dated by the operator or the operator’s representative.

Other Reports

 The operator shall ensure that the Board is made aware, at least once a year, of any report containing relevant information regarding applied research work or studies obtained or compiled by the operator relating to the operator’s work or activities and that a copy of any report is submitted to the Board on request.

PART 12Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provision, Repeals and Coming into Force

Consequential Amendments

Canada Oil and Gas Certificate of Fitness Regulations

 [Amendments]

 [Amendment]

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 [Amendment]

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 [Amendments]

 [Amendment]

Canada Oil and Gas Installations Regulations

 [Amendments]

 [Amendment]

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Transitional Provision

 An operator at the time of the coming into force of these Regulations shall comply with the requirements of section 5.

Repeals

 [Repeal]

 [Repeal]

Coming Into Force

 These Regulations come into force on December 31, 2009.

 

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