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Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Drilling Regulations

SOR/92-676

[Repealed, SOR/2009-317, s. 104] - 2009-12-31

CANADA-NOVA SCOTIA OFFSHORE PETROLEUM RESOURCES ACCORD IMPLEMENTATION ACT

Registration 1992-11-23

Regulations Respecting the Drilling for Petroleum in the Nova Scotia Offshore Area

P.C. 1992-2316  1992-11-19

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Short Title

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Interpretation

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Application

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Submission of Information

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PART IGeneral

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Application for Authorization

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Conditions of Drilling Program Authorization

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Defective or Experimental Equipment

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Support Craft

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Standby Vessel

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Pressure Vessels

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Hazards

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Requirements for Drilling Installations

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Standards For Drilling Equipment

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Meteorological Forecasts

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Safety and Escape Arrangements

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Medical and Rescue Facilities

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Electrical Equipment

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Lighting

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Cranes

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Blowout Preventer System Requirements

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Casing

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Cementation of Casing

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Marine Riser

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Drilling Fluid System

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Air, Gas and Foam Drilling

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Testing Equipment

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Operating Manuals

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Contingency Plans

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Misuse of Safety and Fire-fighting Equipment

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PART IIApproval to Drill or Approval to Re-enter a Well or to Drill a Test Hole

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Notification

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Prohibition

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Application

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Approval Conditions

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Suspension or Revocation of Approval

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Location of Well

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Evidence of Financial Responsibility

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PART IIIOperational Requirements

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Drilling of a Well

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Surveys

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Safety Zone

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Availability of Regulations

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Display of Authorizations, Approvals and Critical Procedures

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Drilling Equipment Tests

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Well Control Equipment

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Safety Valves

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Choke Manifold

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Flow Lines from Wells

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Flare Line

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Pressure Tests of Casing and Blowout Preventers

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Coal and Mineral Deposits

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Cementation

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Waiting on Cement Time

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Maximum Pressure during Well Stimulation

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Formation Leak-Off Test

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Monitoring of Drilling

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Volume of Drilling Fluid

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Pressure Transition Zone

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Directional and Deviation Surveys

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Plugging Part of a Well

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Suspension of Drilling Operations

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Inspections and Tests of Equipment

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Inspection of Hoisting Equipment

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Electrical Equipment

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Crane Operations

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Quantities of Consumables

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Bulk Handling of Fuel and Consumables

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Waste Material

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Radio and Support Craft Procedures

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Moving Drilling Units

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Anchors

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Stability

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PART IVSafety and Training of Personnel

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General

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General Safety

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Training of Personnel

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Safety Drills

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Protection against Poisonous Gas

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Safety Instructions

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Rest Period

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Protective Clothing

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Safety Belts

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Life Jackets

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Transfer of Personnel

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Smoking

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Welding

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Impaired Abilities

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Corrosive Material

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Explosives

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Radioactive Substances

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PART VOperational Records and Reports

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Safety and Well Evaluation Information

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Reference for Well Depths

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Notification of Significant Situation or Significant Event

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Notification to Conservation Engineer

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Submission of Survey Plan

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Tour Sheets and Barge Reports

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Daily Records

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Routine Reports

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Downhole Survey Record

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Penetration and Gas Content Records

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Formation Flow Records

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Report of Structural Faults

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Well Termination Record

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Press Releases

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PART VIWell Evaluation

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General

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Drill Cuttings

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Cores

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Gas Content of Drilling Fluid

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Wireline Logs

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Testing and Sampling of Formations

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Formation Flow Test

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PART VIIWell or Test Hole Termination

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Approval to Terminate

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Application for Approval

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Removal of Casing

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Drilling Rig Removal Prohibited

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Operator Responsible for Abandoned Wells

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Location of Abandonment Plugs

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Length and Quality of Cement Plugs

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Feeling for Plugs

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Termination of Shallow Holes

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Marking of Wellheads

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Fluid in Completed, Abandoned or Suspended Wells

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Suspended Wells

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Well Completion

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PART VIIIDeposition of Samples from a Well

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General

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Drill Cuttings

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Sidewall Cores

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Conventional Cores

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Analysis of Fluid Samples

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Delivery of Samples and Other Materials to Chief

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PART IXFinal Well Reports

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Test Holes

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PART XOffences

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