Queensland Consolidated Regulations

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY REGULATION 2022

- Made under the Geothermal Energy Act 2010
- As at 1 September 2022
- Reg 112 of 2022

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Definitions
   4.      Deciding large-scale geothermal production—Act, s 16

   PART 2 - REQUIREMENTS FOR PROPOSED WORK PROGRAMS AND DEVELOPMENT PLANS

   5.      Proposed work program—Act, s 47
   6.      Proposed development plan—Act, s 89

   PART 3 - NOTICE REQUIREMENTS

   7.      Purpose of part
   8.      Notice of intention to drill a geothermal well
   9.      Notice of completion, change or abandonment of geothermal well
   10.     Notice of intention to carry out geophysical survey or scientific or technical survey
   11.     Notice of completion of geophysical survey or scientific or technical survey
   12.     Notice of intention to carry out hydraulic fracturing activities
   13.     Notice of completion of hydraulic fracturing activities

   PART 4 - REPORT REQUIREMENTS

           Division 1 - Particular reports required under the Act

   14.     Definitions for division
   15.     Meaning of general area information
   16.     Requirement for geothermal viability report—Act, s 65
   17.     Information for partial relinquishment report—Act, s 190
   18.     Information for surrender report—Act, s 302
   19.     Information for end of tenure report—Act, s 191

           Division 2 - Other reports

   20.     Purpose of division
   21.     Daily drilling report
   22.     Well completion report
   23.     Well abandonment report
   24.     Annual resources report
   25.     Production report
   26.     Production testing report
   27.     Injection report
   28.     Injection testing report
   29.     Geophysical survey report
   30.     Scientific or technical survey report
   31.     Hydraulic fracturing activities completion report

           Division 3 - Stating amounts in reports

   32.     How amounts in reports must be stated

   PART 5 - CORE SAMPLES

   33.     Keeping core sample—Act, s 193
   34.     Giving part of core sample—Act, s 194

   PART 6 - GEOTHERMAL WELLS AND SHOT HOLES

   35.     Ways to plug and abandon geothermal wells—Act, s 200
   36.     Requirement to plug shot holes

   PART 7 - REQUIRED INFORMATION—CONFIDENTIALITY PERIOD AND PUBLICATION

   37.     Confidentiality period for required information for geothermal tenures—Act, s 196
   38.     Publication of required information—Act, s 196

   PART 8 - GEOTHERMAL ROYALTY

           Division 1 - Preliminary

   39.     Disapplication of part
   40.     Definitions for part
   41.     Meaning of operating expenses

           Division 2 - Working out geothermal royalty

   42.     Geothermal royalty rate—Act s, 105
   43.     Working out wellhead value of geothermal energy
   44.     Minister may request information or geothermal royalty decision in particular circumstances
   45.     Geothermal producer may apply for geothermal royalty decision
   46.     Deciding application for geothermal royalty decision
   47.     Minister may amend geothermal royalty decision
   48.     Geothermal producer may apply for amendment of geothermal royalty decision

   PART 9 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

   49.     Way for making or giving an application, document or submission—Act, s 363
   50.     Annual rent—Act, s 130
   51.     Security for geothermal tenure—Act, s 204
   52.     Prescribed interest on amounts owing to the State—Act, s 372
   53.     Fees

   PART 10 - TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   54.     Definition for part
   55.     Existing requirement to give a notice, report or information
   56.     Existing requirement to keep a sample
   57.     Required information given before commencement
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