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Periodic reports

Petroleum Regulations, reg. 23 · Revised Edition 2020

(1) During the conduct of drilling operations, every contractor shall be required to submit daily drilling reports to the Inspector describing the progress and results of such (2) Every contractor shall within one hundred and eighty days of the completion of any survey, test or drilling operations, or, in the case of data that cannot reasonably be obtained or compiled in that period, as soon as possible thereafter, submit to the Inspector the following data including any interpretations thereof– (a) geological data including– (i) surface/subsurface maps of the area explored, (ii) stratigraphic data, including measured stratigraphic surface sections, lithological groups, information relating to the porosity and the permeability of petroleum, bearing zones, (iii) lithologic and/or palaeontologic samples, and (iv) summary reports of the geological data including references to the survey and processing techniques utilized; (b) geophysical data including– (i) seismic data, including(A) shot point and elevation maps, (B) interpretive contour maps on critical or outstanding mapping horizons, 29 Petroleum (C) seismic record sections, and (D) summary reports of the seismic data including references to the survey and processing techniques utilized, (E) copy of seismic tapes, (ii) gravimetric data, including(A) observed gravity value contour maps and any derivative maps, (B) gravimetric survey notes, and (C) summary of the gravimetric data including references to the survey and processing techniques utilized, (D) recorded gravity values, (iii) magnetic data, including(A) station and/or flight line base maps (B) total intensity value maps and any derivative maps, and (C) summary reports of the magnetic data including references to the survey and processing techniques utilized, (D) recorded magnetic values; 30 Petroleum (c) completion reports including– (i) engineering data, (ii) geological data, (iii) drill stem/production test results, (iv) all wireline logs (at recommended scales of 1:1000, 1:500 and 1:200), (v) samples and sample descriptions, and (vi) core samples, core descriptions and laboratory analyses of the same; and (d) such other data as the Minister may, by written notice to the contractor, reasonably require him to so submit; (e) confidentiality of the data acquired during the terms of the contract and the time limit on the contractor to vest all the original data to the State of Belize.
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