The Oil and Gas Authority (Offshore Petroleum) (Disclosure of Protected Material after Specified Period) Regulations 2018

Other well information

9.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), this regulation applies to information which is acquired or created by or on behalf of an offshore licensee and relates to—

(a) the position or dimensions of a well, including the directional path of the borehole;

(b) the material, equipment or components used in any of the following activities in relation to a well—

(i) drilling;

(ii) any test carried out on any petroleum encountered;

(iii) completion work;

(iv) production;

(v) maintenance;

(vi) suspending the use of a well such that it may be re-used for the purpose of getting petroleum or other works;

(vii) plugging, or

(viii) abandoning a well permanently;

(c) any summary of any of the activities listed in sub-paragraph (b);

(d) the strata, formations or fluids which are or may be encountered while undertaking any of the activities listed in sub-paragraph (b) other than production.

(2) This regulation does not apply to information to which regulation 8 applies.

(3) Where this regulation applies, the OGA (or a subsequent holder) may publish the information after the earlier of—

(a) the period of two years beginning with the date on which the information is obtained by the OGA; or

(b) the date of the determination of the relevant licence.

(4) In this regulation, “completion work” has the meaning given in model clause 21(4) of the Schedule to the Petroleum Licensing (Production) (Seaward Areas) Regulations 2008(1).

(1)

Model clause 21 is amended by S.I. 2016/912.