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10.—(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), an offshore licensee who holds a production licence must retain any petroleum-related sample of strata which is acquired during the drilling of a well.
(2) Where a petroleum-related sample—
(a)is a drill cutting, and
(b)exceeds 100 grams,
at least 100 grams of the sample must be retained.
(3) The obligation under paragraph (1) applies to any portion of a petroleum-related sample which is not provided to the OGA under section 34 of the Energy Act 2016.
(4) In this regulation, “drill cutting” means fragments of strata removed from a well during drilling.
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