The Petroleum (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 1988

Licensee to keep records

31.—(1) The Licensee shall keep accurate records in a form from time to time approved by the Minister of the drilling, deepening, plugging or abandonment of all walls and of any alterations in the casing thereof. Such records shall contain particulars of the following matters–

(a) the site of and number assigned to every well;

(b) the subsoil and strata through which the well was drilled;

(c) the casing inserted in any well and any alteration to such casing;

(d) any petroleum, water, mines or workable seams of coal encourtered, and

(e) such other matters as the Minister may from time to time direct.

(2) The Licensee shall keep in the United Kingdom accurate geological plans and maps relating to the licensed area and such other records in relation thereto as may be necessary to preserve all information which the Licensee has about the geology of the licensed area.

(3) The Licensee shall deliver copies of the said records, plans and maps referred to in the two foregoing paragraphs to the Minister as and when required.