M-13.1, r. 1 - Regulation respecting petroleum, natural gas and underground reservoirs

Section 46 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

46. The daily report under section 45 shall contain all the information collected concerning operations carried out while drilling the well, in particular:

(1)  spudding date and date of the end of drilling;

(2)  the name of the drilling contractor;

(3)  depths reached at the beginning and end of each shift;

(4)  the time spent by the drilling crew on different operations related to drilling operations;

(5)  the type, dimensions and weight of the casing and its setting depth;

(6)  the quantity and rate of drilling mud lost in the well;

(7)  a summary of the working condition of the blowout prevention equipment;

(8)  the type of pump used and its capacity;

(9)  properties and volumes of mud used;

(10)  components used to assemble the drill strings;

(11)  the weight applied to the bit and its speed of rotation;

(12)  results of all deviation and directional surveys;

(13)  the type of cement used for cementation of each casing, giving its density, the nature of its additive and the quantity used;

(14)  mention of any trace of gas, oil or water in the well;

(15)  results of pressure tests;

(16)  the reasons for the loss of any casing or other equipment in the well together with a description of fishing operations;

(17)  a description of the well closing procedure used, where drilling is stopped temporarily or permanently;

(18)  the following information concerning the conditions of the drilling unit operations, where drilling is in a water-covered area:

(a)  name of the drilling unit;

(b)  number of persons aboard;

(c)  variations in temperature during the day;

(d)  wind velocity and direction;

(e)  height, interval and direction of wavers and swell;

(f)  visibility in kilometres;

(g)  the roll, pitch and vertical movement in the case of an offshore drilling unit;

(h)  dimensions, distance and direction of any icebergs.

O.C. 1539-88, s. 46; O.C. 1381-2009, s. 24.