| (1) |
A holder must submit a well examination plan to the designated agency before commencing with drilling or hydraulic fracturing, which plan must include aspects not limited to the following: |
| (a) |
groundwater and aquifer isolation; |
| (b) |
fracture containment; |
| (c) |
related seismicity risks; |
| (d) |
fracturing and flow-back or testing programmes and operations; and |
| (e) |
independent well examination. |
| (2) |
The designated agency may, at the cost of the holder, appoint an independent and competent person to undertake well examination. |
| (3) |
Well examination must at all times demonstrate that the pressure boundary of the well is controlled throughout the life cycle of the well. |
[Regulation 107 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]
Special Investigating Units and Special Tribunals Act, 1996
