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11.—(1) The Licensee shall keep within the United Kingdom accurate records in a form from time to time approved by the Minister of the drilling, deepening, plugging or abandonment of all Wells 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 encountered in the course of such activities; and
(e)such other matters as the Minister may from time to time direct.
(2) The Licensee shall keep within the United Kingdom accurate geological plans and maps relating to the Exploration Area and such other records in relation thereto as may be necessary to preserve all information that the Licensee has about the geology of the Exploration Area.
(3) The Licensee shall deliver copies of the said records, plans and maps referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) to the Minister or to a person nominated by the Minister when requested to do so 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.
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