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S-34.1, r. 2 - Regulation respecting petroleum exploration, production and storage on land
Section 207
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207. If an earthquake of a 2.0 magnitude or more is detected and the epicentre is located within a radius of 10 km from the fracturing zone, the authorization holder must implement a monitoring, mitigation and response plan so as to eliminate or reduce the possibility of other seismic events resulting from the fracturing operations.
If an earthquake of a 4.0 magnitude or more is detected and the epicentre is located within a radius of 10 km from the fracturing zone, the holder must immediately interrupt the fracturing work and secure the well.
The holder immediately sends an incident notice to the Minister along with a microseismic characterization of the fracturing.
In force: 2018-09-20
207. If an earthquake of a 2.0 magnitude or more is detected and the epicentre is located within a radius of 10 km from the fracturing zone, the authorization holder must implement a monitoring, mitigation and response plan so as to eliminate or reduce the possibility of other seismic events resulting from the fracturing operations.
If an earthquake of a 4.0 magnitude or more is detected and the epicentre is located within a radius of 10 km from the fracturing zone, the holder must immediately interrupt the fracturing work and secure the well.
The holder immediately sends an incident notice to the Minister along with a microseismic characterization of the fracturing.
