1Short titleThis regulation may be cited as the Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) (Reporting Requirements) Amendment Regulation 2020.2CommencementThis regulation commences on 1 October 2020.3Regulation amendedThis regulation amends the Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017.4Amendment of s 18 (Meaning of general area information)Section 18(b) to (e)—omit, insert—

(b)spatial information showing the leads and prospects in the relinquished area or surrendered area;

(c)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

5Replacement of s 19 (Meaning of hazard information)Section 19—omit, insert—19Meaning of hazard informationIn this division, hazard information for a relinquishment report or surrender report for a petroleum tenure means the following information for a hazard relating to activities carried out under the tenure—

(a)the nature of the hazard;

(b)the cause, or reasons for existence, of the hazard;

(c)the location of the hazard;

(d)measures taken to prevent or reduce the risk of the hazard to mitigate the effects of the hazard.

6Amendment of s 20 (Meaning of tenure information)(1)Section 20(a)—omit.(2)Section 20(b) to (d)—renumber as section 20(a) to (c).7Amendment of s 21 (Authority to prospect—relinquishment or surrender report)(1)Section 21(2)(c), (e) and (h)—omit.(2)Section 21(2)(d), after ‘on the results’—insert—, including any identified leads and prospects(3)Section 21(2)(d) to (i)—renumber as section 21(2)(c) to (f).(4)Section 21(2)—insert—

(g)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

8Amendment of s 22 (Petroleum lease—relinquishment report)(1)Section 22(2)(e), (f), (h) and (j)—omit.(2)Section 22(2)(g), after ‘on the results’—insert—, including any identified leads and prospects(3)Section 22(2)(g) to (k)—renumber as section 22(2)(e) to (g).(4)Section 22(2)—insert—

(h)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

9Amendment of s 23 (Petroleum lease—surrender report)(1)Section 23(a) to (g) and (i)—omit.(2)Section 23(h) to (m)—renumber as section 23(a) to (e).(3)Section 23—insert—

(f)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

10Amendment of s 24 (Pipeline licence—surrender report)Section 24—insert—

(d)details of all maintenance carried out on the pipeline during the term of the licence;

(e)the hazard information for the licence;

(f)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

11Amendment of s 26 (End of authority report)Section 26(b)—omit, insert—

(b)spatial information about each authorised activity carried out under the authority or licence;

(c)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

12Amendment of s 35 (Daily drilling report)Section 35(4)—insert—

(q)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

13Amendment of s 36 (Petroleum well or bore completion report)(1)Section 36(2), ‘6 months’—omit, insert—12 months(2)Section 36(3)(d)—omit, insert—

(d)a summary of the well or bore including the information for the well or bore required under the practice direction;

(3)Section 36(3)(f), (s), (t) and (u)—omit.(4)Section 36(3)(n)—omit, insert—

(n)the type of any perforations in the well or bore, the depth in metres of the top and bottom of the perforated intervals and the perforation spacing in metres;

(5)Section 36(3)(p)—omit, insert—

(p)a description of all tests or surveys carried out in the well or bore, the depth in metres where each test was carried out and the distance in metres between the top and bottom of each testing interval;

(6)Section 36(3)(g) to (v)—renumber as section 36(3)(f) to (r).(7)Section 36(3)—insert—

(s)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

14Amendment of s 37 (Petroleum well or bore abandonment report)(1)Section 37(3), ‘2 months’—omit, insert—6 months(2)Section 37(4)—omit, insert—(4)The report must contain the following information—

(a)the type and number of the tenure or authority;

(b)the identifying name of the well or bore;

(c)the name of the author of the report;

(d)the name of the tenure or authority holder;

(e)the name of the operator of the well or bore;

(f)a summary of the well or bore including the information for the well or bore required under the practice direction;

(g)the following information in relation to the completion or abandonment of the well or bore—

(i)a full description of all equipment, including prescribed equipment, left in the well or bore, including the size and nature of the equipment and any features of the equipment that may cause a hazard to coal mining operations;Example of features that may cause a hazard to coal mining operations—aluminium, electronics or batteries

(ii)the surveyed location of any prescribed equipment;

(iii)the method of the cementing operations carried out in or on the well or bore, including the location and type of plugs, the intervals covered by the operations, the volume and type of cement used, any losses of cement due to voids or permeable strata, and the methods used to overcome losses of cement;

(iv)the method, materials and volume of cement used to cement voids;

(v)a description of procedures or activities undertaken for abandonment of the well or bore;

(h)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

(3)Section 37(5) and (6)—omit.(4)Section 37(7), definition prescribed equipment—omit, insert—prescribed equipment means—

(a)metal equipment, other than casing; and

(b)other equipment that may create a hazard to coal mining operations.

Examples of metal equipment—drilling equipment and geophysical logging tools(5)Section 37(7)—renumber as section 37(5).15Amendment of s 38 (Seismic survey reports)(1)Section 38(2)—omit, insert—(2)The tenure holder must lodge a seismic survey report within—

(a)for a survey mentioned subsection (1)(a) or (b)—2 years after the completion day for the survey; or

(b)if the tenure holder reprocesses raw data obtained as mentioned in subsection (1)(c)—2 years after the day the reprocessing is completed.

(2)Section 38(3)(b) to (k)—omit, insert—

(b)the objectives of the survey;

(c)the activities carried out for the survey, including, for example, details of the seismic lines used and the days on which the activities were carried out;

(d)a description of each method used to acquire raw data, including—

(i)the equipment used for positioning, surveying, navigation or other purposes; and

(ii)the techniques and equipment used for recording and testing the data;

(e)a description of how the raw data was processed or reprocessed;

(f)an evaluation of the processed or reprocessed data;

(g)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

(3)Section 38(4)(a)(v)—omit.(4)Section 38(4)—insert—

(c)spatial information showing the location of the seismic lines used for the survey.

(5)Section 38(5)—omit.16Amendment of s 39 (Scientific or technical survey report)(1)Section 39(2)—omit, insert—(2)The tenure holder must lodge a scientific or technical survey report within—

(a)for a survey mentioned subsection (1)(a) or (b)—2 years after the completion day for the survey; or

(b)if the tenure holder reprocesses raw data as mentioned in subsection (1)(c)—2 years after the day the reprocessing is completed.

(2)Section 39(3)(b), (d) and (e)—omit.(3)Section 39(3)—insert—

(k)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

(4)Section 39(3)(c) to (k)—renumber as section 39(3)(b) to (h).17Replacement of s 41 (How particular volumes must be stated in reports)Section 41—omit, insert—41How particular measurements must be stated in reports(1)This section applies if this subdivision requires a measurement to be stated in a report.(2)The measurement of a volume or mass must be stated in—

(a)for water—megalitres; or

(b)for gas—million cubic metres (Mm3); or

(c)for LPG—kilotonnes; or

(d)for crude oil or condensate—million barrels (also known as MMbbl).

(3)The measurement of energy must be stated in—

(a)for petroleum, a prescribed storage gas or substance prescribed under the 2004 Act, section 402(1), including coal seam gas—petajoules; or

(b)for crude oil or condensate—energy of oil in million barrels of oil equivalent (also known as MMBOE).

(4)The measurement of a depth, length or other distance must be stated in metres.18Amendment of s 42 (Petroleum production report)(1)Section 42(2), ‘40 business days’—omit, insert—60 business days(2)Section 42(3)(b) and (c)—omit, insert—

(b)an identification of each production interval or geological unit from which first-produced petroleum is produced under the lease during the 6-month period;

(c)the volume of each of the following produced under the lease during the 6-month period—

(i)each petroleum product derived from first-produced petroleum;

(ii)first-produced petroleum that was flared or vented in a gaseous state;

(iii)first-produced petroleum that was used to produce other petroleum;

(3)Section 42(3)(f)—omit, insert—

(f)for each petroleum well drilled for the purpose of producing coal seam gas within the area of the lease—the volume, or an estimate of the volume, of associated water taken from the well under the lease during the 6-month period;

(g)if a petroleum well within the area of the lease changes after a report for the well is lodged under section 36—details of the casing and equipment installed in the well and a diagram showing the location of the casing and equipment;

(h)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

(4)Section 42(4)—insert—first-produced petroleum means petroleum extracted from a natural reservoir, other than petroleum that is stored, in a natural reservoir or otherwise, and later re-extracted.19Amendment of s 43 (Petroleum reserves report)(1)Section 43, heading, after ‘Petroleum’—insert—resources and(2)Section 43(1) to (3)—omit, insert—(1)A petroleum tenure holder must lodge a petroleum resources and reserves report for the tenure for each calendar year.(2)The report must be lodged within 60 business days after the calendar year ends.(3)Section 43(4)(b) and (c)—omit, insert—

(b)an identification of each natural underground reservoir in which there were, during the period, any 2C contingent resources, 1P reserves, 2P reserves or 3P reserves under the PRMS;

(c)the amount of any 2C contingent resources, 1P reserves, 2P reserves or 3P reserves under the PRMS within the area of the tenure worked out on the last day of the period;

(d)details of project maturity subclasses for any 2P reserves or 2C contingent resources under the PRMS that relate to the tenure worked out on the last day of the period;

(e)any change not less than 10% for any 2P reserves under the PRMS within the area of the tenure at field-level or basin-level that occurred during the period;

(f)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

(4)Section 43—insert—(5)In this section—PRMS means the document called ‘Petroleum Resources Management System’, also referred to as the SPE Code, published in 2018 by the Society of Petroleum Engineers.project maturity subclass means a sub-classification of activities for a project mentioned in the PRMS, part 2.1.3.5.(5)Section 43(4) and (5)—renumber as section 43(3) and (4).20Amendment of s 44 (Production testing report)(1)Section 44(3), ‘40 business days’—omit, insert—60 business days(2)Section 44(4)—insert—

(k)data in relation to samples, and the analysis of the samples, taken from the area of the tenure;

(l)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

21Amendment of s 45 (Hydraulic fracturing activities completion report)(1)Section 45(2), ‘2 months’—omit, insert—6 months(2)Section 45(3)—insert—

(n)any other data or information for the report required under the practice direction.

22Replacement of s 52 (Confidentiality of required information for petroleum tenure holders)Section 52—omit, insert—52Confidentiality periods for required information for petroleum tenures(1)This section prescribes, for the 2004 Act, section 550(1) and the 1923 Act, section 76D(1), the confidentiality period for the required information stated in schedule 1, column 1.(2)The confidentiality period for the required information starts on the day the information is lodged and ends on the day stated in schedule 1, column 2 opposite the required information.(3)However, there is no confidentiality period for a petroleum well or bore abandonment report under section 37 if—

(a)the report is to be made available to a person under the 2004 Act, section 550(1)(b) or the 1923 Act, section 76D(1)(b); and

(b)the person is the holder of a coal or oil shale mining tenement; and

(c)the well or bore was drilled in the area of the person’s petroleum tenure.

(4)Also, there is no confidentiality period for required information not mentioned in subsection (2).23Amendment of s 56 (Requirements for reporting the taking of non-associated water)Section 56(3), from ‘Reporting’ to ‘System’—omit, insert—Reporting must be lodged by the holder under this section24Replacement of pt 6, hdg (Measurement)Part 6, heading—omit, insert—Part 6Metering parameters25Replacement of pt 9, hdg (Transitional provision)Part 9, heading—omit, insert—Part 9Transitional provision for SL No. 162 of 201726Insertion of new pt 10After section 75—insert—Part 10Transitional provisions for Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) (Reporting Requirements) Amendment Regulation 202076Time for lodgement of reports(1)This section applies if a person would, other than for this section, be required to lodge a report under a relevant section on or after the commencement but before 30 June 2021.(2)The day the person is required to lodge the report under the relevant section is taken to be 30 June 2021.(3)In this section—relevant section means section 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 44 or 45.77Required information lodged before commencement(1)This section applies if—

(a)before the commencement, required information for a petroleum tenure was lodged under the 2004 Act or the 1923 Act; and

(b)on the commencement, the required information has not been publicly released under the 2004 Act, section 550 or the 1923 Act, section 76D.

(2)On the commencement, schedule 1 as amended by the Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) (Reporting Requirements) Amendment Regulation 2020, applies in relation to the required information.27Replacement of sch 1 (Confidentiality periods for required information)Schedule 1—omit, insert—Schedule 1Confidentiality periods for required informationsection 52Required informationEnd dayan annual report required to be lodged under the 2004 Act, section 5525 years after the last day of the period to which the report relatesa petroleum well or bore completion report—(a)for an appraisal well, exploration well or bore3 years after the rig release day(b)for a development well5 years after the rig release daya petroleum well or bore abandonment report—(a)for an appraisal well, exploration well or bore3 years after the rig release day(b)for a development well5 years after the rig release daya seismic survey report for a survey required to be lodged under section 383 years after the completion daya scientific or technical survey report required to be lodged under section 393 years after the completion daya petroleum production report required to be lodged under section 426 months after the last day of the period to which the report relatesa petroleum resources and reserves report required to be lodged under section 436 months after the last day of the period to which the report relatesa production testing report required to be lodged under section 44—(a)for an authority to prospect3 years after the last day of the relevant testing period under section 44(b)for a petroleum lease5 years after the last day of the relevant testing period under section 44a cutting sample, core or fluid sample required to be lodged under the 2004 Act, section 548 or the 1923 Act, section 76B—(a)for an appraisal well or exploration well2 years after the day on which the part of the sample or core is required to be lodged(b)for a development wellNote—See also sections 49, 50 and 51.5 years after the day on which the part of the sample or core is required to be lodgeda hydraulic fracturing activities completion report required to be lodged under section 455 years after the day on which the activity was completed28Amendment of sch 5 (Dictionary)(1)Schedule 5—insert—practice direction means the practice direction called ‘Petroleum and Gas reporting practice direction’ stated in the practice manual kept under the Common Provisions Act, section 202.(2)Schedule 5, definition proved and probable reserves, from ‘(and’ to ‘2007’—omit, insert—, also referred to as the SPE Code, published in 2018