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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 9 : Operations and Management

Management of operations

120. Post hydraulic fracturing report

 

(1) A holder must compile and submit, to the designated agency and the department responsible for water affairs, a detailed post hydraulic fracturing operation report, for review and recommendations, which report must include among others—
(a) the location of the well, position in co-ordinates and well number;
(b) the actual fluid compositions, concentrations and total volumes used;
(c) the actual surface and downhole treating pressure range;
(d) the maximum injection treating pressure;
(e) the actual or calculated fracture geometry;
(f) annuli and offset well pressure monitoring records;
(g) confirmation that wellbore integrity was maintained throughout the operation;
(h) the testing and flow-back results;
(i) an explanation of operational variations to the pre-job design;
(j) data and information concerning related seismic events, in internationally accepted formats, that have been recorded including the steps taken as a result of such events;
(k) plans to continue micro-seismic monitoring; and
(I) the induced seismic events that have been recorded including the steps taken as a result of such events.

 

(2) A holder must compile an audit report of the detailed post hydraulic fracturing operations for the completed well pad and submit the report to the designated agency and the department responsible for water affairs.

 

[Regulation 120 inserted by section 2 of Notice No. R. 466 dated 3 June 2015]

 

 


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