The Petroleum Licensing (Exploration and Production) (Seaward and Landward Areas) Regulations 2004

Returns U.K.

28.—(1) The Licensee shall furnish to the Minister three months from the date of this licence and at intervals of three months thereafter during the period in which this licence is in force a return in a form from time to time approved by the Minister of the progress of his operations in the Licensed Area. Such return shall contain—

(a) a statement of all geological work, including surveys and tests, which has been carried out and the areas in which and the persons by whom the work has been carried out and the results thereof;

(b) the number assigned to each Well, and in the case of any Well the drilling of which was begun or the number of which has been changed during such period of three months, the site thereof;

(c) a statement of the depth drilled in each Well;

(d) a statement of any Petroleum, water, mines or workable seams of coal or other minerals encountered in the course of the said operations; and

(e) a statement of all Petroleum won and saved.

(2) Within two months after the end of each calendar year which falls wholly or partly within the period during which this licence is in force and within two months after the expiration or determination of this licence or any renewal thereof the Licensee shall furnish to the Minister an annual return in a form from time to time approved by the Minister of the operations conducted in the Licensed Area during that year or the period prior to such expiration or determination as the case may be together with a plan upon a scale approved by the Minister showing the situation of all Wells. The Licensee shall also indicate on the said plan all development and other works executed by him in connection with searching, boring for or getting Petroleum.

(3) The Licensee shall furnish the Minister with such information as the Minister may from time to time request about any aspect of activities of the Licensee which are attributable directly or indirectly to the grant of this licence, except that the Licensee shall not by virtue of this paragraph be required to furnish information in respect of his activities in connection with any crude oil after he has appropriated it for refining by him.

(4) The Licensee shall comply with any request for information made in accordance with paragraph (3) above either—

(a) within any time limit specified in the request; or

(b) if there is no time limit specified, within four weeks of the request.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 3 clause 28 in force at 5.3.2004, see reg. 1