| #R001 | operational | operational | mandatory | Management System Development | other | The applicant for an authorization shall develop an effective management system that integrates operations and technical systems with the management of financial and human resources to ensure compliance with the Act and these Regulations. | Applicant for an authorization | high |
| #R002 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Management System Documentation | other | The management system documentation shall be controlled and set out in a logical and systematic fashion to allow for ease of understanding and efficient implementation. | | high |
| #R003 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Application for Authorization Documentation | other | The application for authorization shall be accompanied by (a) a description of the scope of the proposed activities; (b) an execution plan and schedule for undertaking those activities; (c) a safety plan that meets the requirements of section 8; (d) an environmental protection plan that meets the requirements of section 9; (e) information on any proposed flaring or venting of gas, including the rationale and the estimated rate, quantity and period of the flaring or venting; (f) information on any proposed burning of oil, including the rationale and the estimated quantity of oil proposed to be burned; (g) in the case of a drilling installation, a description of the drilling and well control equipment; (h) in the case of a production installation, a description of the processing facilities and control system; (i) in the case of a production project, a field data acquisition program that allows sufficient pool pressure measurements, fluid samples, cased hole logs and formation flow tests for a comprehensive assessment of the performance of development wells, pool depletion schemes and the field; (j) contingency plans, including emergency response procedures, to mitigate the effects of any reasonably foreseeable event that might compromise safety or environmental protection, which shall (i) provide for coordination measures with any relevant municipal, provincial, territorial or federal emergency response plan, and (ii) in an offshore area where oil is reasonably expected to be encountered, identify the scope and frequency of the field practice exercise of oil spill countermeasures; and (k) a description of the decommissioning and abandonment of the site, including methods for restoration of the site after its abandonment. | Application for authorization | high |
| #R004 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Well Approval Obligation | other | Subject to subsection (2), an operator who intends to drill, re-enter, work over, complete or recomplete a well or suspend or abandon a well or part of a well shall obtain a well approval. | Intention to drill, re-enter, work over, complete, recomplete, suspend, or abandon a well | high |
| #R005 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Availability of Documents at Installation | other | The operator shall keep a copy of the authorization, the well approval and all other approvals and plans required under these Regulations, the Act and the regulations made under the Act at each installation and shall make them available for examination at the request of any person at each installation. | | high |
| #R006 | operational | health | mandatory | Safety and Environmental Protection Precautions | other | The operator shall take all reasonable precautions to ensure safety and environmental protection, including ensuring that (a) any operation necessary for the safety of persons at an installation or on a support craft has priority, at all times, over any work or activity at that installation or on that support craft; (b) safe work methods are followed during all drilling, well or production operations; (c) there is a shift handover system to effectively communicate any conditions, mechanical or procedural deficiencies or other problems that might have an impact on safety or environmental protection; (d) differences in language or other barriers to effective communication do not jeopardize safety or environmental protection; (e) all persons at an installation, or in transit to or from an installation, receive instruction in and are familiar with safety and evacuation procedures and with their roles and responsibilities in the contingency plans, including emergency response procedures; (f) any drilling or well operation is conducted in a manner that maintains full control of the well at all times; (g) if there is loss of control of a well at an installation, all other wells at that installation are shut in until the well that is out of control is secured; (h) plans are in place to deal with potential hazards; (i) all equipment required for safety and environmental protection is available and in an operable condition; (j) the inventory of all equipment identified in the safety plan and the environmental protection plan is updated after the completion of any significant modification or repair to any major component of the equipment; (k) the administrative and logistical support that is provided for drilling, well or production operations includes accommodation, transportation, first aid and storage, repair facilities and communication systems suitable for the area of operations; (l) a sufficient number of trained and competent individuals are available to complete the authorized work or activities and to carry out any work or activity safely and without pollution; and (m) any operational procedure that is a hazard to safety or the environment is corrected and all affected persons are informed of the alteration. | | high |
| #R007 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Prohibition of Tampering | other | No person shall tamper with, activate without cause, or misuse any safety or environmental protection equipment. | | high |
| #R008 | operational | health | mandatory | Cessation of Work | other | The operator shall ensure that any work or activity ceases without delay if that work or activity (a) endangers or is likely to endanger the safety of persons; (b) endangers or is likely to endanger the safety or integrity of the well or the installation; or (c) causes or is likely to cause pollution. | Safety endangerment or pollution occurrence | high |
| #R009 | design | operational | mandatory | Equipment Design and Load Conditions | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) all wells, installations, equipment and facilities are designed, constructed, tested, maintained and operated to prevent incidents and waste under the maximum load conditions that may be reasonably anticipated during any operation; (b) a comprehensive inspection that includes a non-destructive examination of critical joints and structural members of an installation and any critical drilling or production equipment is made at an interval to ensure continued safe operation of the installation or equipment and in any case, at least once in every five-year period; and (c) records of maintenance, tests and inspections are kept. | | high |
| #R010 | design | treatment | mandatory | Drilling Fluid System Design | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) the drilling fluid system and associated monitoring equipment is designed, installed, operated and maintained to provide an effective barrier against formation pressure, to allow for proper well evaluation, to ensure safe drilling operations and to prevent pollution; and (b) the indicators and alarms associated with the monitoring equipment are strategically located on the drilling rig to alert onsite personnel. | Drilling operations | high |
| #R011 | operational | operational | mandatory | Well Control Barrier Requirements | other | After setting the surface casing, the operator shall ensure that at least two independent and tested well barriers are in place during all well operations. | Post-surface casing installation | high |
| #R012 | design | health | mandatory | Onshore Potable Water Zone Protection | drinking water | The operator shall ensure that the well and casing are designed so that ... (c) the integrity of gas hydrate and permafrost zones — and, in the case of an onshore well, potable water zones — is protected. | Onshore wells | high |
| #R013 | operational | health | mandatory | Cementing for Potable Water Protection | drinking water | The operator shall ensure that cement slurry is designed and installed so that ... (d) the integrity of gas hydrate and permafrost zones — and, in the case of an onshore well, potable water zones — is protected. | Onshore wells | high |
| #R014 | design | operational | mandatory | Offshore Development Well Safety Valve | other | The operator of an offshore development well capable of flow shall ensure that the well is equipped with a fail-safe subsurface safety valve that is designed, installed, operated and tested to prevent uncontrolled well flow when it is activated. | Offshore development well capable of flow | high |
| #R015 | monitoring | reporting | mandatory | Flow and Volume Measurement Obligation | wastewater, other | Unless otherwise included in the approval issued under subsection 7(2), the operator shall ensure that the rate of flow and the volume of the following are measured and recorded: (a) the fluid that is produced from each well; (b) the fluid that is injected into each well; (c) any produced fluid that enters, leaves, is used or is flared, vented, burned or otherwise disposed of on an installation, including any battery room, treatment facility or processing plant; and (d) any air or materials injected for the purposes of disposal, storage or cycling, including drill cuttings and other useless material that is generated during drilling, well or production operations. | | high |
| #R016 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Incident and Near-miss Notification | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) the Board is notified of any incident or near-miss as soon as the circumstances permit; and (b) the Board is notified at least 24 hours in advance of any press release or press conference held by the operator concerning any incident or near-miss ... except in an emergency situation | | high |
| #R017 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Environmental Report | other | For each production project, the operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual environmental report relating to the preceding year is submitted to the Board... | Production projects | high |
| #R018 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Flow System and Procedures Submission | other | If the application for authorization covers a production installation, the applicant shall also submit to the Board for its approval the flow system, the flow calculation procedure and the flow allocation procedure that will be used to conduct the measurements referred to in Part 7. | Application for production installation | high |
| #R019 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Safety Plan Detailed Requirements | other | The safety plan shall set out the procedures, practices, resources, sequence of key safety-related activities and monitoring measures necessary to ensure the safety of the proposed work or activity and shall include (a) a summary of and references to the management system... (b) a summary of the studies undertaken to identify hazards... (c) a description of the hazards... (d) a summary of the measures to avoid, prevent, reduce and manage safety risks; (e) a list of all structures, facilities, equipment and systems critical to safety... (f) a description of the organizational structure... (g) if the possibility of pack sea ice... exists... the measures to address the protection of the installation... and (h) a description of the arrangements for monitoring compliance with the plan. | | high |
| #R020 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Environmental Protection Plan Detailed Requirements | other | The environmental protection plan shall set out the procedures, practices, resources and monitoring necessary to manage hazards to and protect the environment from the proposed work or activity and shall include (a) a summary of and references to the management system... (b) a summary of the studies... (c) a description of the hazards... (d) a summary of the measures... (e) a list of all structures... critical to environmental protection... (f) a description of the organizational structure... (g) the procedures for the selection, evaluation and use of chemical substances... (h) a description of equipment and procedures for the treatment, handling and disposal of waste material; (i) a description of all discharge streams and limits... (j) a description of the system for monitoring compliance... and (k) a description of the arrangements for monitoring compliance with the plan. | | high |
| #R021 | operational | operational | mandatory | Consumables Handling and Storage | drinking water | The operator shall ensure that fuel, potable water, spill containment products, safety-related chemicals, drilling fluids, cement and other consumables are (a) readily available and stored on an installation in quantities sufficient for any normal and reasonably foreseeable emergency condition; and (b) stored and handled in a manner that minimizes their deterioration, ensures safety and prevents pollution. | | high |
| #R022 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Waste Material Handling | wastewater | The operator shall ensure that all chemical substances, including process fluids and diesel fuel, waste material, drilling fluid and drill cuttings generated at an installation, are handled in a way that does not create a hazard to safety or the environment. | | high |
| #R023 | operational | operational | mandatory | Well Completion Operational Requirements | other | An operator that completes a well shall ensure that (a) it is completed in a safe manner and allows for maximum recovery; (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) the testing and production of any completion interval are conducted safely and do not cause waste or pollution; (d) if applicable, sand production is controlled... (e) each packer is set as close as practical to the top of the completion interval... (f) if practical, any mechanical well condition... is corrected; (g) the injection or production profile of the well is improved... (h) if different pressure and inflow characteristics... the well is operated as a single pool well or as a segregated multi-pool well; (i) after initial completion, all barriers are tested... and (j) following any workover, any affected barriers are pressure-tested. | Well completion | high |
| #R024 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Well Suspension and Abandonment Conditions | drinking water | The operator shall ensure that every well that is suspended or abandoned can be readily located and left in a condition that (a) provides for isolation of all oil or gas bearing zones and discrete pressure zones; and, in the case of an onshore well, potable water zones; and (b) prevents any formation fluid from flowing through or escaping from the well-bore. | Suspension or abandonment of a well | high |
| #R025 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Personnel Qualifications and Training | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) all personnel have, before assuming their duties, the necessary experience, training and qualifications and are able to conduct their duties safely, competently and in compliance with these Regulations; and (b) records of the experience, training and qualifications of all personnel are kept and made available to the Board upon request. | | high |
| #R026 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Production Report Submission | other | The operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual production report relating to the preceding year for a pool, field or zone is submitted to the Board including details on the performance, production forecast, reserve revision, reasons for significant deviations in well performance from predictions in previous annual production reports, gas conservation resources, efforts to maximize recovery and reduce costs, and any other information required to demonstrate how the operator manages and intends to manage the resource without causing waste. | Due annually by March 31 | high |
| #R027 | administrative | operational | mandatory | Management System Content Requirements | other | The management system shall include (a) the policies on which the system is based; (b) the processes for setting goals for the improvement of safety, environmental protection and waste prevention; (c) the processes for identifying hazards and for evaluating and managing the associated risks; (d) the processes for ensuring that personnel are trained and competent to perform their duties; (e) the processes for ensuring and maintaining the integrity of all facilities, structures, installations, support craft and equipment necessary to ensure safety, environmental protection and waste prevention; (f) the processes for the internal reporting and analysis of hazards, minor injuries, incidents and near-misses and for taking corrective actions to prevent their recurrence; (g) the documents describing all management system processes and the processes for making personnel aware of their roles and responsibilities with respect to them; (h) the processes for ensuring that all documents associated with the system are current, valid and have been approved by the appropriate level of authority; (i) the processes for conducting periodic reviews or audits of the system and for taking corrective actions if reviews or audits identify areas of non-conformance with the system and opportunities for improvement; (j) the arrangements for coordinating the management and operations of the proposed work or activity among the owner of the installation, the contractors, the operator and others, as applicable; and (k) the name and position of the person accountable for the establishment and maintenance of the system and of the person responsible for implementing it. | | high |
| #R028 | operational | operational | mandatory | Management System Compliance | other | The operator shall ensure compliance with the management system referred to in section 5. | | high |
| #R029 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Defect Rectification Requirement | other | The operator shall ensure that any defect in the installation, equipment, facilities and support craft that may be a hazard to safety or the environment is rectified without delay. | Defect identified as hazard to safety or environment | high |
| #R030 | operational | treatment | mandatory | Pressure Control and Prevention of Pollution | other | The operator shall ensure that adequate equipment, procedures and personnel are in place to recognize and control normal and abnormal pressures, to allow for safe, controlled drilling operations and to prevent pollution. | | high |
| #R031 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Operational and Safety Record Keeping | other | The operator shall ensure that records are kept of (a) all persons arriving, leaving or present on the installation; (b) the location and movement of support craft, the emergency drills and exercises, incidents, near-misses, the quantities of consumable substances that are required to ensure the safety of operations and other observations and information critical to the safety of persons on the installation or the protection of the environment; (c) daily maintenance and operating activities, including any activity that may be critical to the safety of persons on the installation, the protection of the environment or the prevention of waste; (d) in the case of a production installation, (i) the inspection of the installation and related equipment for corrosion and erosion and any resulting maintenance carried out, (ii) the pressure, temperature and flow rate data for compressors and treating and processing facilities, (iii) the calibration of meters and instruments, (iv) the testing of surface and subsurface safety valves, (v) the status of each well and the status of well operations, and (vi) the status of the equipment and systems critical to safety and protection of the environment including any unsuccessful test result or equipment failure leading to an impairment of the systems; and (e) in the case of a floating installation, all installation movements, data, observations, measurements and calculations related to the stability and station-keeping capability of the installation. | | high |
| #R032 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Daily Reporting Obligations | other | The operator shall ensure that a copy of the following is submitted to the Board daily: (a) the daily drilling report; (b) the daily geological report, including any formation evaluation logs and data; and (c) in the case of a production installation, a summary, in the form of a daily production report, of the records referred to in paragraph 77(d) and the daily production record. | Daily submission requirement | high |
| #R033 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Smoking Prohibition | other | (1) No person shall smoke on an installation except in those areas set aside by the operator for that use. (2) The operator shall ensure compliance with subsection (1). | | high |
| #R034 | operational | operational | mandatory | Seafloor Clearing on Abandonment | other | The operator shall ensure that, on the abandonment of any offshore well, the seafloor is cleared of any material or equipment that might interfere with other commercial uses of the sea. | Abandonment of any offshore well | high |
| #R035 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Meter Calibration Notification | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) a conservation officer is notified at least 14 days before the day on which any transfer meter prover or master meter used in conjunction with a transfer meter is calibrated; and (b) a copy of the calibration certificate is submitted to the Chief Conservation Officer as soon as the circumstances permit, following completion of the calibration. | Calibration of transfer meter prover or master meter | high |
| #R036 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Gas Flaring and Venting Prohibition | other | No operator shall flare or vent gas unless (a) it is otherwise permitted in the approval issued under subsection 52(4) or in the authorization; or (b) it is necessary to do so because of an emergency situation and the Board is notified in the daily drilling report, daily production report or in any other written or electronic form, as soon as the circumstances permit, of the flaring or venting and of the amount flared or vented. | | high |
| #R037 | operational | operational | mandatory | Support Craft Response Time and Distance | other | (1) The operator of a manned installation shall ensure that at least one support craft is (a) available at a distance that is not greater than that required for a return time of twenty minutes; and (b) suitably equipped to supply the necessary emergency services including rescue and first aid treatment for all personnel on the installation in the event of an emergency. | Manned installation | high |
| #R038 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Monthly Production Report Submission | other | (1) The operator shall ensure that a report summarizing the production data collected during the preceding month is submitted to the Board not later than the 15th day of each month. | Due by the 15th day of each month | high |
| #R039 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Well History Report Submission | other | (1) The operator shall ensure that a well history report is prepared for every well drilled by the operator under the well approval and that the report is submitted to the Board. | | high |
| #R040 | operational | operational | mandatory | Management System Scalability | other | The management system shall correspond to the size, nature and complexity of the operations and activities, hazards and risks associated with the operations. | | high |
| #R041 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Well Drilling Application Requirements | other | If the well approval sought is to drill a well, the application shall contain (a) a comprehensive description of the drilling program; and (b) a well data acquisition program that allows for the collection of sufficient cutting and fluid samples, logs, conventional cores, sidewall cores, pressure measurements and formation flow tests, analyses and surveys to enable a comprehensive geological and reservoir evaluation to be made. | Application to drill a well | high |
| #R042 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Operating Manual Accessibility | other | The operator shall ensure that a copy of all operating manuals and other procedures and documents necessary to execute the work or activity and to operate the installation safely without pollution are readily accessible at each installation. | | high |
| #R043 | operational | operational | mandatory | Resumption of Ceased Activity | other | If the work or activity ceases, the operator shall ensure that it does not resume until it can do so safely and without pollution. | Resumption after safety/pollution-related cessation | high |
| #R044 | operational | reporting | mandatory | Well Depth Reference Point | other | The operator shall ensure that any depth in a well is measured from a single reference point, which is either the kelly bushing or the rotary table of the drilling rig. | | high |
| #R045 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Core and Sample Delivery Deadline | other | The operator shall ensure that all cutting samples, fluid samples and cores collected as part of the well and field data acquisition programs are ... delivered to the Board within 60 days after the rig release date unless analyses are ongoing | | high |
| #R046 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Incident Investigation Report Deadline | other | The operator shall ensure that ... a copy of an investigation report identifying the root cause, causal factors and corrective action taken is submitted to the Board no later than 21 days after the day on which the incident or near-miss occurred | Applies to lost/restricted workday injury, death, fire, explosion, loss of containment, imminent threat, or significant pollution | high |
| #R047 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Drilling Environmental Report Deadline | other | For each drilling installation for an exploration or delineation well, the operator shall ensure that an environmental report relating to each well is submitted to the Board within 90 days after the rig release date | Exploration or delineation wells | high |
| #R048 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Annual Safety Report Deadline | other | The operator shall ensure that, not later than March 31 of each year, an annual safety report relating to the preceding year is submitted to the Board | | high |
| #R049 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Well Operations Report Deadline | other | The operator shall ensure that a report including the following information is submitted to the Board within 30 days after the end of a well operation | | high |
| #R050 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Supplemental Well Approval Application Requirements | other | The application shall contain (a) if the well approval sought is to re-enter, work over, complete or recomplete a well or suspend or abandon a well or part of it, a detailed description of that well, the proposed work or activity and the rationale for conducting it; (b) if the well approval sought is to complete a well, in addition to the information required under paragraph (a), information that demonstrates that section 46 will be complied with; and (c) if the well approval sought is to suspend a well or part of it, in addition to the information required under paragraph (a), an indication of the period within which the suspended well or part of it will be abandoned or completed. | Application to re-enter, work over, complete, recomplete, suspend, or abandon a well | high |
| #R051 | operational | health | mandatory | Passenger Safety Compliance | other | A passenger on a helicopter, supply vessel or any other support craft engaged in a drilling program or production project shall comply with all applicable safety instructions. | Passengers on support craft | high |
| #R052 | design | operational | mandatory | Good Engineering Practices and Sour Environment Design | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) the components of an installation and well tubulars, Christmas trees and wellheads are operated in accordance with good engineering practices; and (b) any part of an installation that may be exposed to a sour environment is designed, constructed and maintained to operate safely in that environment. | Operations involving installations, wellheads, and potential exposure to sour environments | high |
| #R053 | corrective_action | operational | mandatory | Defect Mitigation Measures | other | If it is not possible to rectify the defect without delay, the operator shall ensure that it is rectified as soon as the circumstances permit and that mitigation measures are put in place to minimize the hazards while the defect is being rectified. | When a defect in an installation or support craft cannot be rectified without delay | high |
| #R054 | design | operational | mandatory | Marine Riser Capabilities | other | The operator shall ensure that every marine riser is capable of (a) furnishing access to the well; (b) isolating the well-bore from the sea; (c) withstanding the differential pressure of the drilling fluid relative to the sea; (d) withstanding the physical forces anticipated in the drilling program; and (e) permitting the drilling fluid to be returned to the installation. (2) The operator shall ensure that every marine riser is supported in a manner that effectively compensates for the forces caused by the motion of the installation. | Offshore drilling operations using marine risers | high |
| #R055 | operational | operational | mandatory | Directional Surveys and Well Intersection Prohibition | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) directional and deviation surveys are taken at intervals that allow the position of the well-bore to be determined accurately; and (b) except in the case of a relief well, a well is drilled in a manner that does not intersect an existing well. | Drilling operations (intersection prohibition excludes relief wells) | high |
| #R056 | operational | operational | mandatory | Formation Leak-Off and Integrity Testing | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) a formation leak-off test or a formation integrity test is conducted before drilling more than 10 m below the shoe of any casing other than the conductor casing; (b) the formation leak-off test or the formation integrity test is conducted to a pressure that allows for safe drilling to the next planned casing depth; and (c) a record is retained of each formation leak-off test and the results included in the daily drilling report referred to in paragraph 83(a) and in the well history report referred to in section 88. | Before drilling more than 10 m below any casing shoe except conductor casing | high |
| #R057 | operational | operational | mandatory | Barrier Failure Restriction | other | If a barrier fails, the operator shall ensure that no other activities, other than those intended to restore or replace the barrier, take place in the well. | When a well barrier fails | high |
| #R058 | operational | operational | mandatory | Monitoring and Alarm Management for Process Operations | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) operations such as processing, transportation, storage, re-injection and handling of oil and gas on the installation are effectively monitored to prevent incidents and waste; (b) all alarm, safety, monitoring, warning and control systems associated with those operations are managed to prevent incidents and waste; and (c) all appropriate persons are informed of the applicable alarm, safety, monitoring, warning or control systems associated with those operations that are taken out of service, and when those systems are returned to service. | | high |
| #R059 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Well or Field Data Acquisition Program Deviation Protocol | other | If part of the well or field data acquisition program cannot be implemented, the operator shall ensure that (a) a conservation officer is notified as soon as the circumstances permit; and (b) the procedures to otherwise achieve the goals of the program are submitted to the Board for approval. | When components of a data acquisition program cannot be executed | high |
| #R060 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Notification Prior to Sample Disposal | other | Before disposing of cutting samples, fluid samples, cores or evaluation data under these Regulations, the operator shall ensure that the Board is notified in writing and is given an opportunity to request delivery of the samples, cores or data. | Prior to destruction or disposal of collected samples or evaluation data | high |
| #R061 | reporting | reporting | mandatory | Meter Malfunction Notification | other | The operator shall ensure... that a conservation officer is notified, as soon as the circumstances permit, of any malfunction or failure of any flow system component that may have an impact on the accuracy of the flow system and of the corrective measures taken. | Malfunction of any component in the flow system | high |
| #R062 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Commingled Production Authorization Restriction | other | No operator shall engage in commingled production except in accordance with the approval granted under subsection (2). | Commingled production of oil and gas from multiple pools or zones | high |
| #R063 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Oil Burning Restriction | other | No operator shall burn oil unless (a) it is otherwise permitted in the approval issued under subsection 52(4) or in the authorization; or (b) it is necessary to do so because of an emergency situation and the Board is notified in the daily drilling report, daily production report or in any other written or electronic form, as soon as the circumstances permit, of the burning and the amount burned. | | high |
| #R064 | administrative | reporting | mandatory | Records Management Process Implementation | other | The operator shall ensure that (a) all processes are in place and implemented to identify, generate, control and retain records necessary to support operational and regulatory requirements; and (b) the records are readily accessible for inspection by the Board. | | high |
| #R065 | operational | operational | mandatory | Transitional Compliance for Existing Operators | other | An operator at the time of the coming into force of these Regulations shall comply with the requirements of section 5. | Operators active at the time of regulatory commencement (December 31, 2009) | high |
| #R066 | prohibition | operational | mandatory | Installation Removal Restriction | other | No operator shall remove or cause to have removed a drilling installation from a well drilled under these Regulations unless the well has been terminated in accordance with these Regulations. | Prior to formal termination (abandonment, completion, or suspension) | high |
| #R067 | prohibition | health | mandatory | Safety Zone Entry Restriction | other | A support craft shall not enter the safety zone without the consent of the installation manager. | Entry within 500 m of an offshore installation | high |