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Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Act, 2002 (Act No. 28 of 2002)

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Amendment Regulations to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2020

Chapter 8 : Well Design and Construction

104. Formation pressure integrity tests

 

(1) A holder must, after a successful casing string test contemplated in regulation 103, conduct a formation pressure integrity test below the surface casing and below all intermediate casing.

 

(2) A holder must notify the designated agency, at least 2 days prior to conducting a formation pressure integrity test, to enable an authorised person to be present when the test is done.

 

(3) A record of the pressure test must be submitted to the designated agency prior to conducting hydraulic fracturing operations.

 

(4) The actual hydraulic fracturing treatment pressure must not exceed the casing test pressure at any time during hydraulic fracturing operations.

 

[Regulation 104 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]