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1.1 Revoked: O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. Compressed Air Energy Storage Projects
2.1 No person shall use or drill a hole in the ground for the purposes of accessing porous rock and injecting, storing and withdrawing compressed air in the porous rock for the purpose of producing electricity unless, (a)  the porous rock is located in a porous rock reservoir; and (b)  the person does so as part of a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir carried out in accordance with this Regulation. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. Applications for Well Licences and Injection Permits
2.2 A person who is interested in obtaining a licence under subsection 10 (1) of the Act to drill, operate, deepen, alter or enter a well, or engage in any other activity on or in a well, other than a well that is part of a CAES project, or who is interested in obtaining a permit under section 11 of the Act to engage in a project, activity or undertaking with respect to such a well, shall, (a)  prepare an application in accordance with the requirements set out in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources; (b)  conduct such consultations, provide such notices, and prepare and submit such reports of these activities as may be required in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources; (c)  submit the application to the Ministry in such manner or at such place as may be specified in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources; and (d)  ensure that the application is accompanied by such plans, studies, tests, evaluations, models, surveys, project descriptions and other information as may be specified in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2.
2.3 (1) A person who is interested in obtaining a licence under subsection 10 (1) of the Act to drill, operate, deepen, alter or enter a well, or to engage in any other activity on or in a well, as part of a CAES project in a salt cavern, or who is interested in obtaining a permit under section 11 of the Act with respect to a well that is used as part of such a project, shall, (a)  prepare an application in accordance with the requirements set out in the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns; (b)  conduct such consultations, provide such notices, and prepare and submit such reports of these activities as may be required in the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns; (c)  submit the application to the Ministry in such manner or at such place as may be specified in the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns; and (d)  ensure that the application is accompanied by such plans, studies, tests, evaluations, models, surveys, project descriptions and other information as may be specified in the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (2) Subsection (1) applies with respect to any well that will be used as part of a CAES project in a salt cavern, whether the well, (a)  is an existing well that was previously used for purposes of solution mining under the Act and that will be used for purposes of the CAES project; or (b)  will be drilled for the purposes of the CAES project. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2.
2.5 (1) An applicant who intends to apply for a licence or permit with respect to a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir shall, before submitting the application to the Minister under subsection 2.4 (1) or (3), provide a copy of the application to the Ministry, so that the Ministry may conduct a preliminary assessment of the application for the purpose of identifying and notifying the applicant of the following: 1.  The plans, technical reports or analyses included in the application that require expert review, if any. 2.  The Indigenous communities and organizations that are to be notified of the CAES project under section 2.7. 3.  The ministries of the provincial or federal government or agencies that are to be notified of the CAES project under section 2.7. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (2) If an applicant is notified by the Ministry that certain plans, technical reports or analyses included in the application require expert review, the applicant and the Ministry shall select together one or more experts to undertake a technical review of the documents and prepare an expert report. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (3) All costs associated with an expert review shall be paid by the applicant. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (4) An expert selected to review documents under subsection (2) shall prepare an expert report at the end of the review and shall submit the report to the Ministry and send a copy of it to the applicant. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (5) If, after a preliminary assessment under this section, the Minister notifies an applicant for a licence or permit with respect to a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir that one or more of the plans, technical reports or analyses included in the report require expert review, and the applicant subsequently submits the application to the Minister under subsection 2.4 (1) or (3), the submitted application is not considered to be complete, for the purposes of subsection 2.7 (1), until, (a)  all expert reports required as a result of the preliminary assessment have been submitted to the Minister under subsection (4); and (b)  the applicant gives written notice to the Minister indicating whether or not the applicant intends to make any alterations to the plans, technical reports or analyses included in the application to address the recommendations or comments made in the expert reports. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (6) Despite subsection (5), if the applicant indicates to the Minister in the written notice referred to in clause (5) (b) that the applicant intends to make alterations to such plans, technical reports or analyses as are specified in the written notice, the application for the licence or permit submitted under subsection 2.4 (1) or (3) shall not be considered to be complete, for the purpose subsection 2.7 (1), until the day the applicant submits the altered plans, technical reports or analyses to the Ministry. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2.
2.6 (1) In this section, “information of a sensitive nature” means information related to a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information supplied in confidence to the Ministry, the release of which could reasonably be expected to, (a)  prejudice significantly the competitive position of the applicant or interfere significantly with the contractual negotiations of the applicant, or (b)  result in undue loss or gain to the applicant or another person. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (2) If an applicant for a licence or permit with respect to a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir wishes information of a sensitive nature that is included in the application to be removed or concealed for purposes of the notices and consultations carried out under sections 2.7 and 2.8, the applicant may, upon providing the application to the Minister for a preliminary assessment under subsection 2.5 (1), (a)  request the Ministry’s permission to remove or conceal the documents or portions of documents containing information of a sensitive nature from the documents being shared for the purposes of the notices and consultations carried out under sections 2.7 to 2.8; and (b)  clearly identify for the Ministry the documents or portions of documents that contain information of a sensitive nature. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (3) If, after receiving a copy of an expert report under subsection 2.5 (4), an applicant for a licence or permit with respect to a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir determines that the report contains information of a sensitive nature and wishes the report or information to be removed or concealed for purposes of the notices and consultations carried out under sections 2.7 and 2.8, the applicant may, (a)  request the Ministry’s permission to remove or conceal the identified reports or portions of reports containing information of a sensitive nature from the documents being shared for the purposes of the notices and consultations carried out under sections 2.7 to 2.8; and (b)  clearly identify for the Ministry the reports or portions of reports that contain information of a sensitive nature. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (4) The Ministry shall grant permission for information of a sensitive nature to be removed or concealed from documents or reports being shared by means of the notices and consultations carried out under sections 2.7 and 2.8 if, in the Ministry’s opinion, the information is information of a sensitive nature. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (5) Despite subsection (4), the Ministry may refuse to grant permission under that subsection if, (a)  there is a compelling public interest in the disclosure of the information that clearly outweighs the removal of information from the document or reports; or (b)  the documents or reports are to be shared with a ministry of the government of Ontario or an agency, board, commission, corporation or other body designated as an institution in a regulation made under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. Notification and Consultation with respect to CAES Projects in a Porous Rock Reservoir
2.8 (1) A person or entity who receives notice of an application for a licence or permit with respect to a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir may submit comments in writing to the applicant, (a)  within 60 days from the day the person or entity received the notice; or (b)  if the applicant specifies in the notice of the application that comments may be submitted within a period of more than 60 days after the day the recipient receives the notice, within the period specified in the notice. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (2) The person or entity who provides written comments to an applicant under subsection (1) shall provide a copy of the comments to the Ministry. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. (3) Comments submitted to an applicant under subsection (1) are deemed to have been submitted, (a)  in the case of comments that are mailed, on the fifth day after the day the comments are mailed; or (b)  in the case of comments that are e-mailed or delivered personally, on the day they comments are e-mailed or delivered. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2.
2.10 If, after considering an application for a licence or a permit with respect to a well that will be used in association with a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir, the Minister determines that the licence or permit should be issued subject to certain adjustments to the surface area for the CAES project, the Minister shall not issue the licence or the permit until the applicant has satisfied the Ministry that all necessary surface and subsurface rights have been acquired by the applicant, including the surface, mineral, oil, gas and compressed air storage rights, whether through ownership or lease, for all lands on or under which the CAES works will be located and all lands that are to be included within the adjusted surface area of the CAES project. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. Protection of Personal Information
2.11 An applicant for a licence or permit under the Act who gives notice of the application and carries out consultation with respect to the application in accordance with the requirements in sections 2.7, 2.8 and 2.9, or in accordance with similar requirements set out in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources or in the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns, shall take all reasonable steps to ensure that any personal information collected during the consultations is retained, transferred and disposed of in a secure manner so as to protect the information against theft, loss or unauthorized use or disclosure. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 2. Well Licences
3. (1) A well licence expires on the first anniversary of its date of issue, if the well was not spudded before that date. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2. (2) The authority to drill that is granted in a well licence terminates on the earlier of, (a)  the TD date of the well; and (b)  the first anniversary of the date of issue of the licence. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2. (2.1) The authority to drill that is granted in a well licence issued for purposes of carrying out a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir commences and, despite subsection (2), terminates on the date specified in the licence. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 3 (1). (2.2) If a well licence described in subsection (2.1) does not specify the date on which the authority to drill terminates, the authority to drill shall terminate one year after the day the licence was issued. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 3 (1). (3) The authority to deepen a well that is granted in an amended well licence terminates on the earlier of, (a)  the TD date of the drilling to deepen the well; and (b)  the date specified as a condition on the amended well licence. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2. (4) If drilling is in progress on the date referred to in clause (2) (b), subsection (2.1) or (2.2) or clause (3) (b), the operator may continue drilling the well to its proposed total depth but such drilling shall not continue beyond the date that is 90 days after the date referred to in clause (2) (b), subsection (2.1) or (2.2) or clause (3) (b). O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2; O. Reg. 151/22, s. 3 (2). (5) An operator shall not drill or deepen a well beyond the depth permitted by the well licence unless the operator has applied for and obtained an amendment to the well licence permitting the new depth. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2. (6) An operator shall not drill a new deviated or horizontal well from an existing well unless the operator has applied for and obtained a well licence for the new well. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2. (7) The depth permitted by a well licence or amended well licence after the well’s TD date shall be deemed to be the depth of the well attained on the TD date unless the well is plugged back, in which case the depth permitted by the well licence or amended well licence shall be deemed to be the plugged-back depth. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2. (8) Where information on a well licence or amended well licence differs from the well licence information on file with the Ministry, the well licence information on file with the Ministry shall be deemed to be the correct well licence information.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 2.
4. The holder of the well licence shall forthwith notify the Minister in writing of any change in the well’s drilling program and location supplied on the well licence application, the accompanying drilling program and the well location plan and shall not drill or continue drilling unless the Minister approves the change.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 3.
6. (1) The operator of a work other than a work used in association with a CAES project shall comply with the operating standards in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5. (2) Despite subsection (1), an operator of a work referred to in subsection (1) may depart from the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources if, (a)  it is reasonable in the circumstances to do so; (b)  the operator takes measures to prevent or limit damage that provide a standard of protection that is equal to the standard established in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources; and (c)  before departing from the standards, the operator notifies the Ministry in writing of the intention to depart and the details and circumstances of the departure. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5.
6.1 (1) The operator of a work used in association with a CAES project in a salt cavern shall comply with the operating standards in the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5. (2) Despite subsection (1), the operator of a CAES project in a salt cavern may depart from the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns if, (a)  it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances; (b)  the operator takes measures to prevent or limit damage that provide a standard of protection that is equal to the standard established in the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns; (c)  a qualified person has certified in writing that the criteria for the departure set out in clauses (a) and (b) are satisfied and the certification is provided to the Ministry; and (d)  the operator obtains prior written approval from the Ministry of the details and circumstances of the proposed departure. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5. (3) The qualified person referred to in clause (2) (c) shall hold a licence or temporary licence in good standing under the Professional Engineers Act or possess such other qualifications as may be permitted under the Provincial Standards for CAES projects in Salt Caverns. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5.
6.2 (1) The operator of a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir shall comply with the operating standards in Parts 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 12 and 13 of the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5. (2) The operator of a well that is part of a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir shall conduct and submit well bore surveys to the ministry in accordance with the operating standard in section 1.9.3 of the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5. (3) Despite subsection (1), the operator of a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir may depart from the operating standards referred to in that subsection if, (a)  it is reasonable to do so in the circumstances; (b)  the operator takes measures to prevent or limit damage that provide a standard of protection that is equal to the standard established in the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources; (c)  a qualified person has certified in writing that the criteria for the departure set out in clauses (a) and (b) are satisfied and the certification is provided to the Ministry; and (d)  the operator obtains prior written approval from the Ministry of the details and circumstances of the proposed departure. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5. (4) The qualified person referred to in subclause (3) (c) shall hold a licence or temporary licence in good standing under the Professional Engineers Act or possess such other qualifications as may be permitted under the Provincial Standards for Oil Gas and Salt Resources. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 5. Registration of Works
7. (1) In this section, “production facility” means any work used in association with a well to, (a)  produce oil or gas, (b)  store oil, gas or other hydrocarbons in a geological formation, (c)  dispose of oil field fluid in a geological formation, (d)  conduct solution mining, or (e)  conduct a CAES project. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4; O. Reg. 237/18, s. 5; O. Reg. 151/22, s. 6 (1). (2) The operator of a well shall notify the Minister within 15 days after any change in the following: 1.  The name, address or telephone number of the operator, operator’s agent, if any, or any emergency contact persons. 2.  The status of the well. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4. (3) Subject to subsection (4), the operator of a production facility shall submit to the Minister, within 30 days after completion of the production facility, a scaled drawing or map showing, (a)  the name, address and telephone number of the operator, operator’s agent, if any, and emergency contact persons; (b)  the location of each work in the production facility by tract, lot, concession and geographic township; and (c)  a list of the type, quantity and operating status of each work in the production facility, including storage tanks or pits, heaters, treaters, separators, compressors, flares and pipelines, and a brief description of the technical specifications of each such work. O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4; O. Reg. 151/22, s. 6 (2). (4) Subsection (3) does not apply to the operator of a production facility that is used to conduct a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir if, (a)  the information referred to in clauses (3) (b) and (c) was submitted to the Minister as part of the project plans included in the application for a licence or permit in respect of works that are part of the CAES project; (b)  the production facility was completed in accordance with the project plans referred to in clause (1) (a) as those plans existed at the time the licence was issued; and (c)  the operator of the production facility submits the information referred to in clause (3) (a) to the Minister, within 30 days after completion of the production facility. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 6 (3). (5) The operator of a production facility shall submit revised information to the Minister within 15 days after any change in the information described in subsection (3) whether that information was submitted to the Minister in accordance with subsection (3) or in the manner described in subsection (4). O. Reg. 151/22, s. 6 (3). Spacing Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells — General
8. (1) This section applies to all oil or gas exploratory and development wells. (2) Unless otherwise specified by the Minister, oil and gas well spacing units shall be comprised of, (a)  quarter tracts for wells drilled into but not below a formation of Devonian age; and (b)  whole tracts for wells drilled into or below a formation of Silurian age. (3) No person shall, (a)  drill a well in a spacing unit that has not been pooled; (b)  produce oil or gas from a spacing unit that has not been pooled; or (c)  produce oil or gas from more than one well in a spacing unit. (4) If an area is unitized by a voluntary agreement among the oil and gas interest owners within the area and the Minister agrees with the unitization, or if an area is unitized by an order of the Tribunal, the Minister shall revoke or amend any pooling conditions on licences for wells located in the unitized area, and may, as the circumstances of the unitized area warrant, do one or both of the following: 1.  Waive the requirement under section 11 to establish spacing units. 2.  If the unitized area is subject to a spacing order, amend the spacing order to remove the spacing units from the unitized area.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4; O. Reg. 471/17, s. 1. Spacing Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells not Subject to a Spacing Order
9. (1) This section and section 10 apply only to oil or gas exploratory and development wells that are not subject to a spacing order of the Minister. (2) An exploratory or development well that is drilled into but not below a formation of Devonian age shall be, (a)  in a spacing unit comprised of a quarter tract; and (b)  located within the target area not closer than 61 metres to any boundary of the spacing unit. (3) An exploratory or development well that is drilled into but not below a formation of Silurian age shall be, (a)  in a spacing unit comprised of a whole tract; and (b)  located within the target area not closer than 107 metres to any boundary of the spacing unit. (4) An exploratory or development well that is drilled into or below a formation of Ordovician age shall be, (a)  in a spacing unit comprised of two whole tracts that are, (i)  adjacent to each other, and (ii)  located within the same lot; and (b)  located within the target area not closer than 107 metres to any boundary of the spacing unit.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4.
10. (1) The Minister may issue a well licence for an exploratory well that is proposed to be drilled outside the target area if topographical, geological or other conditions make drilling a well within the target area unfeasible. (2) If the Minister issues a well licence for an exploratory well under subsection (1), clauses 9 (2) (a) and (3) (a) and subclause (4) (a) (ii) do not apply to the well and the Minister shall specify the spacing unit for the well as a condition of the well licence.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4. spacing order
11. (1) Any person having oil or gas rights in respect of a pool may apply to the Minister for an order to establish spacing units. (2) If an operator discovers a pool of oil or gas on land and production of the oil or gas is possible, the operator shall apply to the Minister for an order to establish spacing units within 130 days after the TD date of the discovery well, unless otherwise instructed by the Minister. (3) An application for a Minister’s order to establish spacing units shall be accompanied by, (a)  a plan of the land comprising the probable area of the pool showing, (i)  the location of the discovery well in relation to the boundaries of the land, roadways and topographical features of the area, and (ii)  the names of all persons having a working interest or a royalty interest in respect of the pool, the type of interest held by each and the property boundaries of each; and (b)  a technical report of, (i)  the geology of the discovery, (ii)  the type of reservoir, (iii)  the production and reservoir drainage capability of the discovery well and any subsequent well drilled into the pool, and (iv)  the geological and engineering rationale for the size and location of the proposed spacing units. (4) The applicant shall send, by regular prepaid mail, notice of the application together with a copy of the plan of the land described in clause (3) (a) to the persons mentioned in subclause (3) (a) (ii) within five days after making the application. (5) Except where the Minister has otherwise approved, no person shall drill a development well into a pool referred to in subsection (1) until a spacing order is issued.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4.
12. The Minister may establish spacing units in a water-covered area.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4. Spacing Requirements for Oil and Gas Wells Subject to a Spacing Order
13. (1) This section applies only to oil or gas exploratory and development wells that are subject to a spacing order of the Minister. (2) An exploratory or development well that is drilled shall be located in the target area of the spacing unit specified by the spacing order. (3) The Minister may issue a well licence for an exploratory or development well that is proposed to be drilled outside the target area if topographical, geological or other conditions make drilling a well within the target area unfeasible. (4) If the Minister issues a well licence for an exploratory or development well under subsection (3), subsection (2) does not apply to the well and the Minister shall specify the spacing unit and target area for the well as a condition of the well licence. (5) The spacing unit and target area for a well specified on the well licence as provided in subsection (4) apply in respect of that well despite any spacing order, whether the spacing order was issued before or after the well licence was issued under subsection (4).  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 4. Pooling Orders
16.2 Security held under section 16 or 16.1 is held on behalf of the Crown. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 8. Well Control and Blowout Prevention
17. (1) An operator of a well that is being drilled, tested, completed, stimulated, serviced, overhauled or worked over shall provide casing and blowout prevention equipment and maintain it in such condition that any oil, gas or water encountered can be effectively controlled. (2) The operator shall ensure that blowout prevention equipment is adequate, having regard to the depth to which the well will be drilled, the expected pressure and the need, in case of blowout, for shutoff of the open hole or around any equipment used in the well.  O. Reg. 245/97, s. 17. (3) The operator shall ensure that the well does not flow uncontrolled.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 6 (2). Water Covered Areas
18. (1) In this section,  “well” means a well in a water-covered area. (2) A well licence shall not be issued to a person who does not furnish proof that the person has liability insurance of at least $5,000,000 per occurrence that provides compensation for all damage caused by drilling, pipeline construction, production, servicing or abandonment operations or caused by any vessel, craft or barge used to transport people or materials to the site of the drilling, pipeline construction or production operations.  O. Reg. 245/97, s. 18. Plugging Dry or Unused Wells
19. The operator of a dry oil or gas well or a well that is no longer used shall plug it as soon as practical and, in any case, within 12 months after it is determined to be dry or is taken out of use.  O. Reg. 245/97, s. 19. Protection of Designated Gas Storage Area
20. (1) No person shall complete, service or otherwise perform work of any kind on a well within 1.6 kilometres of a gas storage area designated by the Ontario Energy Board pursuant to the Ontario Energy Board Act if the performance of such work will or is likely to fracture the storage reservoir situated within the designated area or to result in communication with it.  O. Reg. 245/97, s. 20. (2) No person shall complete, service or otherwise perform work of any kind on a well within 1.6 kilometres of the surface area of a CAES project in a porous rock reservoir if the performance of such work will or is likely to fracture the porous rock reservoir or result in communication with it. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 9. Release of Information
20.1 (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (4), an applicant for a licence for a well under subsection 10 (1) of the Act or for a permit under subsection 11 (1) of the Act who is required to disclose application documents as part of a consultation process required by this Regulation, the Provincial Standards for Oil, Gas and Salt Resources or the Provincial Standards for CAES in Salt Caverns, may disclose those documents in a format that removes or otherwise conceals any information contained within those documents related to a trade secret or scientific, technical, commercial or financial information supplied in confidence to the Ministry, the release of which could reasonably be expected to, (a)  prejudice significantly the competitive position of the applicant or interfere significantly with the contractual negotiations of the applicant; or (b)  result in undue loss or gain to the applicant or another person. O. Reg. 237/18, s. 6; O. Reg. 151/22, s. 10. (2) An applicant who wishes to remove or otherwise conceal information in application documents in accordance with subsection (1) shall obtain the Ministry’s prior written approval to do so by submitting the documents in the format it wishes to use for the consultation process and identify the redacted information to the Ministry. O. Reg. 237/18, s. 6. (3) The Ministry shall give its approval if it determines that the information that is to be removed or otherwise concealed in the documents meets the criteria set out in subsection (1). O. Reg. 237/18, s. 6. (4) Despite subsections (1) and (2), the Ministry may refuse to approve the removal or concealment of information where, (a)  a compelling public interest in the disclosure of the information clearly outweighs the removal of information from the documents; or (b)  the documents are to be shared with a ministry of the government of Ontario or an agency, board, commission, corporation or other body designated as an institution in a regulation made under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. O. Reg. 237/18, s. 6.
22. A tag attached to a work under section 7 of the Act shall be in a form approved by the Minister.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 7. Examiners
23. (1) If the Minister is satisfied that a person has the necessary skills and knowledge to examine a work, he or she may issue a certificate to the person evidencing that the person is approved for that purpose in accordance with the classes of certificates set out in this section. O. Reg. 245/97, s. 23 (1). (2) A Class I examiner may examine wells with respect to used casing, cement quality, isolation of porous zones, cement tops, well control equipment and well plugging.  O. Reg. 245/97, s. 23 (2). (3) A Class II examiner may examine works with respect to oil and gas production and disposal wells.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 8 (1). (4) A Class III examiner may examine works with respect to solution mining. O. Reg. 245/97, s. 23 (4). (5) A Class IV examiner may examine, (a)  works with respect to the storage of hydrocarbons; and (b)  works with respect to CAES projects in a salt cavern except for the works specified in subsection (2). O. Reg. 151/22, s. 11 (1). (5.1) Revoked: O. Reg. 151/22, s. 11 (1). (6) A Class V examiner may examine works with respect to pipelines. O. Reg. 245/97, s. 23 (6). (6.1) A Class VI examiner may examine all works with respect to CAES projects in a porous rock reservoir. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 11 (2). (6.2) Despite subsection (1), the Minister shall not appoint a person as a Class VI examiner unless the person holds a licence or temporary licence issued under the Professional Engineers Act. O. Reg. 151/22, s. 11 (2). (7) Within 10 days after conducting an examination, the examiner shall report the results to the Ministry and the operator on the form provided by the Ministry. O. Reg. 245/97, s. 23 (7). (7.1) Subsection (7) does not apply to examinations required to be conducted by the Provincial Standards on a daily or weekly basis.  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 8 (2). (8) The Minister may cancel an examiner’s certificate.  O. Reg. 245/97, s. 23 (8).
24. Omitted (revokes other Regulations).  O. Reg. 245/97, s. 24. Schedule   tracts  O. Reg. 22/00, s. 9.