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Canada–Nova Scotia Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 48
Copy of authorization and approvals 48 (1) The operator must ensure that a copy of the authorization and all related approvals that are required under these Regulations or Part III of the Act is displayed in a conspicuous location at every operations site. Additional copy and plans (2) An operator must keep an additional copy of the authorization and approvals, as well as all plans that are required under these Regulations or Part III of the Act, at every operations site and must ensure that they are readily accessible for consultation or examination.
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Emergency response procedures and other documentation 49 An operator must ensure that a copy of the most current version of the emergency response procedures and any documentation that is necessary to carry out an authorized work or activity and to operate and maintain an installation or pipeline is (a) readily accessible at all times at every operations site and emergency response operations centre; and (b) usable under all foreseeable circumstances at each location referred to in paragraph (a).
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Implementation 50 (1) An operator must ensure that the safety plan referred to in section 9 , the environmental protection plan referred to in section 10 and the resource management plan referred to in section 25 are implemented at the commencement of any work or activity and that the contingency plan referred to in section 11 is implemented as soon as an accidental event occurs or appears imminent. Periodic updates (2) The operator must ensure that the safety plan, environmental protection plan, resource management plan and contingency plan are periodically updated; however, the descriptions of installations, vessels, systems and equipment that are included in the safety plan and the environmental protection plan as required by paragraphs 9 (2)(c) and 10 (2)(c), respectively, must be updated as soon as the circumstances permit after the modification, replacement or addition of any major component.
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Measures 51 An operator must ensure that (a) all equipment and materials that are necessary to conduct a geoscientific program, geotechnical program or environmental program are handled, installed, inspected, tested, maintained and operated in a manner that takes into account the manufacturer’s instructions and industry standards and best practices; and (b) if any of the equipment, its components or the materials are defective, they are, without delay, repaired or replaced in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations.
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Certification 52 An operator must ensure that a competent third party has certified that all equipment that is installed temporarily on a vessel to conduct a geoscientific program, geotechnical program or environmental program is fit for the purposes for which it is to be used.
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Damage to property 53 An operator must take all necessary measures to ensure that no property is damaged as a result of a geoscientific program, geotechnical program or environmental program.
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General requirements 54 (1) An operator must ensure that any energy source that is used in a geoscientific program, geotechnical program or environmental program is (a) kept free from any substance that could create a hazard; and (b) operated in a manner that prevents inadvertent activation of the energy source. Electrical or electromagnetic energy source (2) The operator must ensure that any electrical or electromagnetic energy source is equipped with circuit breakers on the charging and discharging circuits and with wiring that is adequately insulated and grounded to prevent current leakage and electrical shock. Elimination of risk to divers (3) The operator must ensure that the program is conducted in a manner that eliminates all safety risks to divers from any energy source used, including by determining the minimum distances that are required to be maintained between the divers and the energy source and ensuring compliance with those distances.
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Testing of energy sources 55 (1) An operator must minimize energy source testing on the deck of an operations site while a geoscientific program, geotechnical program or environmental program is being conducted. Energy source activation (2) Before an energy source is activated for testing purposes, the operator must ensure that measures are taken to protect persons at the operations site where the test will be conducted from exposure to any hazard associated with the energy source, including (a) advising those persons that a test will be conducted; (b) safely securing all equipment; and (c) in the case of an electrical or electromagnetic energy source, fully immersing it in water.
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Classification 56 An operator must ensure that the primary vessel used in a geoscientific program, geotechnical program or environmental program holds a valid certificate of class issued by a classification society.
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Prohibited without approval 57 (1) It is prohibited for any person to destroy, discard or, subject to subsection (2), remove from Canada the following materials and information that are obtained in the context of a geoscientific program, geotechnical program or environmental program unless the destruction, discard or removal is approved by the Board under subsection (3): (a) all field data and final processed data that are in a digital format, together with a description of that data format; (b) any samples; and (c) all other data, observations, readings and supporting information obtained during the program. Exception (2) The materials and information may be removed from Canada without the approval of the Board for the purpose of being processed in a foreign country if they are returned to Canada as soon as the processing is complete. Approval of application (3) Within 60 days after the day on which the Board receives an application for approval to destroy, discard or remove from Canada materials or information, the Board must approve the application if the Board is satisfied that the materials or information are not of much use or value. Provision of materials or information (4) The Board may, after receiving an application referred to in subsection (3), require that the materials or information, or a copy of the information, be provided to the Board within the period that it specifies.
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Allocation of areas 58 The Board may make orders respecting the allocation of areas, including respecting the determination of the size of spacing units and the determination of well production rates, for the purpose of drilling for or producing petroleum.
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Name, classification or status of well 59 The Board may give a name, classification or status to any well and may change that name, classification or status.
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Pool, zone or field 60 The Board may (a) designate a zone as such for the purposes of these Regulations; (b) give a name to a pool, zone or field and change that name; and (c) define the boundaries of a pool, zone or field.
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Data acquisition programs 61 (1) An operator must ensure that the field data acquisition program referred to in section 13 and the well data acquisition program referred to in section 18 are implemented in accordance with good oilfield practices. Partial implementation (2) If part of the field or well data acquisition program cannot be implemented, the operator must ensure that (a) a conservation officer is notified as soon as the circumstances permit; (b) measures to otherwise achieve the goals of the program are submitted to the Board for approval; and (c) the measures approved by the Board are implemented. Board approval of alternate measures (3) The Board must approve the measures submitted under paragraph (2)(b) if the operator demonstrates that the measures can achieve the goals of the field data acquisition program or the well data acquisition program, as the case may be, or are the only ones that can be taken in the circumstances. Periodic updates (4) The operator must ensure that the field data acquisition program is periodically updated.
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Formation evaluation, testing and sampling 62 If the Board determines that data or samples from a formation in a well would contribute substantially to the geological and reservoir evaluation, the operator must ensure that the formation is evaluated, tested and sampled as necessary to obtain the data or samples.
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Formation flow test 63 (1) An operator must ensure that no development well is put into production unless a formation flow test that has been approved by the Board under subsection (5) is conducted. Well operation (2) If a development well is subjected to a well operation that might change its deliverability, productivity or injectivity, the operator must, for the purpose of determining the effects of the operation on the well’s deliverability, productivity or injectivity, ensure that a formation flow test that has been approved by the Board under subsection (5) is conducted as soon as the circumstances permit after the well operation has ended and the flow or injection conditions have stabilized. Conditions (3) Before conducting a formation flow test on a well drilled on a geological feature, the operator must (a) submit a formation flow test program to the Board; and (b) obtain the Board’s approval under subsection (5) to conduct the formation flow test. Contribution to geological and reservoir evaluation (4) The Board may require that the operator conduct a formation flow test on a well drilled on a geological feature, other than the first well, if the Board determines that the test would contribute to the geological and reservoir evaluation. Approval of formation flow test (5) The Board must approve a formation flow test if the operator demonstrates that the test will be conducted in a manner that ensures safety and the protection of the environment and in accordance with good oilfield practices and that the test will enable the operator to (a) obtain data on the deliverability of the reservoir and the productivity of the well; (b) establish the characteristics of the reservoir; and (c) obtain representative samples of the formation fluids.
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Samples and cores 64 (1) An operator must ensure that all drill cutting and fluid samples and cores collected as part of the field data acquisition program referred to in section 13 and the well data acquisition program referred to in section 18 are (a) stored in durable containers that are correctly labelled for identification; (b) transported and stored in a manner that prevents any loss or deterioration; and (c) delivered to the Board within 60 days after the day on which the well is abandoned, suspended or completed, unless the analyses are ongoing, in which case the samples or cores, or any remaining parts, are to be delivered to the Board on completion of the analyses. Remaining conventional core (2) An operator must ensure that, after any samples necessary for analysis or for research or academic studies have been removed from a conventional core, the remaining core, or a longitudinal slab that is not less than one half of the cross-sectional area of that core, is delivered to the Board. Remaining sidewall core (3) The operator must ensure that, after any samples necessary for analysis or for research or academic studies have been removed from a sidewall core, the remaining core is delivered to the Board.
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Notice before disposal 65 Before disposing of any drill cutting or fluid samples, cores or evaluation data, an operator must ensure that the Board is notified in writing and given an opportunity to request delivery of the samples, cores or data.
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Depth measurements 66 An operator must ensure that no record is made of any depth in a well unless the depth is measured from the rotary table of the drilling rig.
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Directional and deviation surveys 67 An operator must ensure that (a) directional and deviation surveys are taken at intervals that allow the position of the well-bore to be accurately known during drilling; (b) the directional and deviation surveys are adequate to permit the management, in relation to the well-bore, of identified geohazards, the intersection of the geological targets for the well and the intersection of the well-bore in the event that a relief well is required; and (c) except in the case of a relief well, every well is drilled in compliance with internationally recognized well-bore collision avoidance practices and procedures and in a manner that does not intersect an existing well.
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Well control 68 (1) An operator must ensure that adequate procedures, materials and equipment are in place and used throughout the life cycle of the well to prevent the loss of well control. Reliable well control equipment (2) The equipment referred to in subsection (1) must include reliable well control equipment to detect and control kicks, prevent blowouts and safely conduct all well operations. Shallow hazards (3) During well operations conducted without a riser, the operator must ensure that measures are implemented to reduce the risk of shallow hazards while drilling. Surface casing (4) The operator must ensure that the surface casing of the well is installed to a sufficient depth, and in a competent formation, to establish well control for the continuation of the drilling operations. Blowout preventer and barrier envelopes (5) After the surface casing has been installed and cemented, the operator must ensure that (a) a blowout preventer is installed before the casing shoe is drilled out; and (b) there are at least two independent barrier envelopes — each of which is to be verified by the operator — in place throughout the life cycle of the well. Barrier envelope failure (6) If there is a failure in a barrier envelope, the operator must ensure that no well operation, other than one that is intended to replace or restore the barrier envelope, takes place until the barrier envelope is replaced or restored. Replacement or restoration of barrier envelope (7) The operator must ensure that (a) the barrier envelope is replaced or restored as soon as the circumstances permit; (b) every effort is made for the replacement or restoration to conform to the original design specifications; and (c) the barrier envelope is verified after its replacement or restoration. Drilling fluid column (8) The operator must ensure that, during well operations, one of the two barrier envelopes is the drilling fluid column, except when drilling under-balanced or if, when a completion or test string is run, the other barrier envelope has already been installed downhole and tested. Pressure control equipment (9) The operator must ensure that all pressure control equipment associated with well operations is pressure-tested on installation and as often as necessary to ensure its continued safe operation. Corrective measures (10) If well control is lost or if safety, the protection of the environment or resource conservation is at risk, the operator must ensure that any necessary corrective measures are taken without delay.
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Casing and wellhead system 69 (1) An operator must ensure that a casing and wellhead system is designed, taking into account the wellhead’s fatigue life, so that, throughout the life cycle of the well, (a) the well can be drilled safely, targeted formations can be evaluated and developed and waste can be prevented; (b) the maximum conditions, forces and stresses to which the casing and wellhead system may be subjected are withstood; and (c) the integrity of gas hydrate and permafrost zones is protected. Barrier analysis (2) The operator must ensure that, during the design of the casing and wellhead system, if the annulus is to be used for fluid production or injection, a barrier analysis is conducted to confirm that two barrier envelopes can be maintained in place throughout the life cycle of the well. Casing depth (3) The operator must ensure that each casing is installed at a depth that provides for adequate kick tolerance and safe well control. Wellhead fatigue life (4) The operator must ensure that well operations do not continue beyond the wellhead’s fatigue life. Cement slurry (5) The operator must ensure that the cement slurry is designed and installed so that, throughout the life cycle of the well, (a) the movement of formation fluids is prevented and, when required for safety, resource evaluation or waste prevention, the isolation of the petroleum and water zones is ensured; (b) support for the casing is provided; (c) corrosion of the casing over the cemented interval is minimized; and (d) the integrity of gas hydrate and permafrost zones is protected. Cement integrity and placement (6) The operator must ensure that the cement integrity and placement are verified, subject to subsection (7), through pressure-testing and, if the cement is a common barrier element of the two barrier envelopes or if confirmation of zonal isolation is required, also through logging. Other methods of verification (7) The cement integrity and placement may be verified using other methods if the operator demonstrates that those methods provide a level of verification that is equivalent to those referred to in subsection (6). Cement design and slurry analysis (8) The operator must ensure that the cement design is subjected to comprehensive laboratory testing and pre-cementing quality control, under all foreseeable conditions that could have an impact on cementing, so that the cement provides the expected isolation and can be efficiently installed. Waiting on cement time (9) The operator must ensure that, after cementing any casing or casing liner and before drilling out the casing shoe, the cement reaches the minimum compressive strength sufficient to support the casing and provide zonal isolation. Casing pressure testing (10) The operator must ensure that, after any casing is installed and cemented and before the casing shoe is drilled out, the casing is pressure-tested to the value required to confirm its integrity for maximum anticipated operating pressure throughout the life cycle of the well.
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Formation leak-off or integrity test 70 (1) An operator must ensure that a formation leak-off test or a formation integrity test is conducted (a) before drilling more than 10 m of new formation below the shoe of any casing other than the conductor casing; and (b) before drilling more than 10 m when sidetracking from the previous casing string. Pressure (2) The formation leak-off test or formation integrity test must be conducted at a pressure that allows for safe drilling to the next casing depth and for the adequacy of the cement at the level of the shoe to be verified before drilling ahead.
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Completion, testing and operation of development wells 71 (1) The operator of a development well must ensure that (a) the well is completed, tested and operated in a safe manner that allows for maximum recovery of petroleum without waste or pollution throughout the life cycle of the well; (b) except in the case of commingled production, each completion interval is isolated from any other porous or permeable interval penetrated by the well; (c) if applicable, the production of sand, carbonate or other solids is controlled and does not create a safety hazard or cause waste; (d) the setting depth of each packer is as deep as possible and is such that any leak through the production casing below the packer will be contained by the barrier envelope outside the casing; (e) the formation and any annulus seal can withstand the pressures and temperatures expected throughout the life cycle of the well; (f) if practicable, any mechanical well condition that may have an adverse effect on the production of petroleum from, or the injection of fluids into, the well is corrected; (g) the injection or production profile of the well is improved or the completion interval of the well is changed if it is necessary to do so to prevent waste; (h) if different pressure and inflow characteristics of two or more pools might adversely affect the recovery of petroleum from any of those pools, the well is operated as a single pool well or as a segregated multi-pool well; (i) during completion operations and before the removal of pressure control equipment and handover for operations, all barrier elements are tested to the maximum pressure to which they are anticipated to be subjected and, if possible, pressure testing is in the direction of flow; and (j) following any workover or intervention, any affected barrier elements are pressure-tested. Segregated multi-pool well (2) If the development well is a segregated multi-pool well, the operator must also ensure that (a) after the well is completed, segregation within and outside the well casing is verified; and (b) if there is reason to doubt that segregation is being maintained, a segregation test is conducted as soon as the circumstances permit. Definition of multi-pool well (3) In this section, multi-pool well means a well that is completed in more than one pool.
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Production tubing 72 An operator must ensure that the production tubing used in a well is designed and maintained to be compatible with the fluids to which it will be exposed, to withstand the maximum conditions, forces and stresses to which it may be subjected and to maximize recovery of petroleum from the pool.
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Safe operations and production 73 An operator must ensure that equipment and procedures are in place to recognize and control normal and abnormal operating conditions, for the purposes of allowing for safe and controlled well operations and production and of preventing pollution.
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Flow and volume 74 (1) Subject to subsection (2), an operator must ensure that the following are measured: (a) the rate of flow and the volume of the fluid that is produced from each well; (b) the rate of flow and the volume of the fluid or waste material that is injected into each well; and (c) the volume of the fluid that is produced from each well that is used, flared, vented, burned or otherwise disposed of. Alternate measurements (2) Alternate measurements may be conducted if approved by the Board under section 14 . Method (3) The operator must ensure that all measurements are conducted using the flow system, flow calculation procedure and flow allocation procedure approved under subsection 14 (2).