Option B. On or Before Rig Release Date of the Grouping Well two of 13 tables supported this option. Positives certainty with more flexibility than Status Quo. Negatives doesn't give enough time to make an informed application. Positives grouping applications are made with maximum information.
Positives accommodates the drilling of short wells.
Negatives no significant negatives defined. 11 of 13 tables supported this option. Positives clearer, more concise. Negatives in some circumstances, there may be very little technical relationship between the licences to be grouped, such that the only impact is on land retention. In order to take a balanced approach to licence groupings, the Department does not consider the Status Quo to be an option in view of the unlimited number of licences that will be permitted to be grouped.