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Canada–Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area Petroleum Operations Framework Regulations — 37
Change of certifying authority 37 (1) If the person that applies for a certificate of fitness decides to change the certifying authority in relation to an installation before the initial certificate of fitness is issued, the new certifying authority must undertake its own independent verification activities for the purpose of issuing the certificate of fitness. After issuance of certificate (2) If the holder of a certificate of fitness decides to change the certifying authority in relation to an installation, the holder must (a) notify the Chief Safety Officer as soon as the circumstances permit; (b) develop and submit to the Chief Safety Officer a transition plan outlining all of the activities to be carried out before transitioning from the outgoing to the incoming certifying authority and demonstrating that there will not be any gaps or delays in the carrying out of verification activities or any negative effects on the extent and quality of those activities as a result of the transition from one certifying authority to another; and (c) ensure that the incoming certifying authority has submitted for approval to the Chief Safety Officer, in accordance with section 31 , a new scope of work before commencing transition activities. Transition plan implementation (3) The holder of a certificate of fitness must ensure that the transition plan referred to in paragraph (2)(b) is implemented. One certificate — one authority (4) There must be no more than one certificate of fitness and certifying authority in relation to an installation at any given time.
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Organizational structure 38 A certifying authority must, without delay, notify the Board, the Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister of any changes to its organizational structure, including amalgamations and legal name changes.
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Reports and information 39 (1) A certifying authority must submit to the Board, the Federal Minister and the Provincial Minister, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual report that contains (a) a summary of the certification activities the certifying authority carried out during the previous calendar year as a certifying authority under the Act; and (b) proof of its technical capabilities and experience as a certifying authority. Monthly reports (2) The certifying authority must submit a monthly report to the Board that describes the certification activities it carried out during the previous month as a certifying authority under the Act. Information and documents to Board (3) On the Board’s request, the certifying authority must submit to the Board any information obtained or documents generated in the course of carrying out its certification and verification activities. Record retention (4) The certifying authority must retain records, including technical drawings, for any activity carried out during its certification or verification activities in respect of an installation until the day that is seven years after the day on which the last certificate of fitness issued for that installation expires.
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Installation manager 40 For the purposes of section 193.2 of the Act, every installation is a prescribed installation.
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Safety and protection of environment 41 An operator must take all measures necessary to ensure safety and the protection of the environment during any authorized work or activity, including measures to ensure that (a) the safety of persons at an operations site or on a support craft has priority, at all times, over any work or activity at the operations site or on the support craft; (b) safe work methods are adopted; (c) differences in language or other barriers to effective communication do not jeopardize safety or the protection of the environment; (d) if there is a loss of well control, all other wells at the same installation are shut in until the well that is out of control is secured; (e) any equipment that is necessary for safety and the protection of the environment is available and in a condition to perform as intended at all times; (f) fires can be controlled and extinguished and any related hazard to safety or the environment is minimized; (g) the administrative and logistical support that is provided for any work or activity includes accommodation and transportation and storage and repair facilities that are fit for the purposes for which they are to be used; (h) every operations site is equipped with a communication system that meets the requirements set out in subsection 129 (1); (i) any operating procedure that creates a hazard to safety or the environment is corrected; and (j) all affected persons are informed of any correction made under paragraph (i).
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Physical and environmental conditions 42 An operator must ensure that (a) physical and environmental conditions, including sea states and ice movements, are observed and forecasts of those conditions are obtained; (b) the observations and forecasts are recorded each day, as well as each time there are substantial differences between the observations and the forecasts; and (c) the records are maintained at the operations site.
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Location of infrastructure or equipment 43 An operator must keep data or information that accurately describes the location of any infrastructure or equipment at an operations site that is on or attached to the seabed, including any abandoned installation or part of it.
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Accessibility, storage and handling of consumables 44 An operator must ensure that explosives, fuel, spill-treating agents, spill containment products, drilling, completion and well stimulation fluids and cement, as well as chemicals and other consumables that are necessary for safe operations, are (a) readily accessible and stored in quantities that are sufficient for normal conditions and any emergency situation; and (b) stored and handled in a manner that does not create a hazard to safety or the environment, including any hazard that could result from their deterioration.
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Storage and handling of chemical substances 45 An operator must ensure that all chemical substances present at an operations site, including process fluids, fuel, lubricants, waste material, drilling fluids and drill cuttings, are stored and handled in a manner that does not create a hazard to safety or the environment.
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Misuse of equipment 46 It is prohibited for any person to tamper with, activate without cause or otherwise misuse equipment that is necessary for safety or the protection of the environment.
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Cessation of work or activity 47 (1) An operator must ensure that any work or activity ceases without delay if it (a) endangers or is likely to endanger the safety of any other work or activity; (b) endangers or is likely to endanger the safety or integrity of any operations site or well; or (c) causes or is likely to cause pollution. Condition for resumption (2) The operator must ensure that the work or activity does not resume until it can be done safely and without causing pollution.
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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.