Directive 2013/30/EU of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

4. INFORMATION TO BE SUBMITTED IN A NOTIFICATION OF WELL OPERATIONS U.K.

Notifications of well operations to be prepared in accordance with Article 15 and submitted pursuant to point (h) of Article 11(1) shall contain at least the following information:

(1)

the name and address of the operator of the well;

(2)

the name of the installation to be used and the name and address of the owner or, in the case of a production installation, the contractor undertaking drilling activities;

(3)

details that identify the well and any association with installations and connected infrastructure;

(4)

information on the well work programme, including the period of its operation, details and verification of barriers against loss of well control (equipment, drilling fluids and cement etc.), directional control of the well path, and limitations on safe operations in keeping with the risk management;

(5)

in the case of an existing well, information regarding its history and condition;

(6)

any details concerning safety equipment to be deployed that are not described in the current report on major hazards for the installation;

(7)

a risk assessment incorporating a description of:

(a)

the particular hazards associated with the well operation including any environmental, meteorological and seabed limitations on safe operations;

(b)

the subsurface hazards;

(c)

any surface or subsea operations which introduce simultaneous major hazard potential;

(d)

suitable control measures;

(8)

a description of the well configuration at the end of operations – i.e. permanently or temporarily abandoned; and whether production equipment has been placed into the well for future use;

(9)

in the case of a modification to a previously submitted notification of well operations, sufficient details to fully update the notification;

(10)

where a well is to be constructed, modified or maintained by means of a non-production installation, additional information as follows:

(a)

a description of any environmental, meteorological and seabed limitations on safe operations, and arrangements for identifying risks from seabed and marine hazards such as pipelines and the moorings of adjacent installations;

(b)

a description of environmental conditions that have been taken into account within the internal emergency response plan for the installation;

(c)

a description of emergency response arrangements including arrangements for responding in cases of environmental incidents that are not described in the report on major hazards; and

(d)

a description of how the management systems of the operator of the well and the owner are to be coordinated to ensure effective control of major hazards at all times;

(11)

a report with findings of the independent well examination, including a statement by the operator of the well that, after considering the report and findings of independent well examination by the independent verifier, the risk management relating to well design and its barriers to loss of control are suitable for all anticipated conditions and circumstances;

(12)

the information relevant to this Directive obtained pursuant to the major accident prevention requirements of Directive 92/91/EEC;

(13)

in respect of the well operations to be conducted, any information relevant to other requirements under this Directive obtained pursuant to Directive 2011/92/EU relating to the prevention of major accidents resulting in significant or serious damage to the environment.