Various reports are required by legislation for specific operations (geophysical, drilling, completion and production). Please check our petroleum data web page to access detailed information on availability of these reports and how to acquire them. Further information on wells drilled in the Province is also available in the Borehole Database.
Geophysical Exploration
A geophysical licensee shall file the reports listed in the table below within the time frame established by regulations.
| Report Type | Submission Timeframe | Content Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Progress Report | Last day of each month for progress; and/or promptly for change of crew headquarters | A plan showing location of all lines, trails or roads constructed or used, and the number and location of each shot hole or test hole for the preceding month. |
| Final Report | Within 30 days after completion of program | Submit Form 1 Final Report. |
| Final Plan (2 copies) | Within 3 months of completion of the program | The report should include maps, logs and computer stacking diagram as required in Section 12 of Regulation 86-191. |
Drilling and Completion
The holder of a well licence is required to report on operations undertaken during any drilling, completion, re-completion or testing of a well and submit the necessary reports within the established timeframe. The table below provides a summary of well operations reporting requirements.
| Report Type | Submission Timeframe | Content Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Notification of Drilling Commencement | Within 24 hours of spud | Notification of date and time of well drilling commencement. |
| Daily Well Report | Daily | Information for daily well report. |
| Well Report | 45 days from rig release | Analysis, tests, survey, logs and activities at the well from spud to release date. |
| Analysis, Tests, Surveys, Logs | 1 month after completing, evaluating, finishing or suspending an operation | Pertinent information and data for all analysis, testing, surveys or logs undertaken at a well as specified by regulations. |
| Drill Stem Test or Wire Line Test | 1 month after completing test | Pertinent information and data for all analysis and tests as specified by regulations. |
| Drill Cuttings* | 1 month after finished drilling date | Submission of labelled cloth bags and vial trays of cutting samples collected at 3 meter-intervals from surface. |
| Drill Core* | 1 month after finished drilling date | Submission of drill core (in lidded boxes) for all recovered core samples. |
| 1 month after completion of any core analysis | Reports of routine measurements of porosity, permeability and fluid saturation. | |
| 6 months after completion of any core analysis | Reports of measurements pertaining to the estimation or the recovery of oil, bituminous crude or gas reserves. |
* A collection of all cores and samples taken from wells drilled for the purpose of oil and natural gas, bituminous shale, and underground storage resources is available at the Department’s core storage facility. See link at right for information on submission procedures, storage guidelines, and viewing and sampling requirements.
Production and Royalties
The holder of a well licence is required to report on any well production or injection operations and subsequent royalties within the established timeframe. The table below provides a summary of production, injection and royalty reporting requirements.
| Report Type | Submission Timeframe | Content Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Production During Testing Operations | 14 days after well is placed on first production | Specific as to the recovery of oil or gas and period of time in production. |
| Notification of First Production from a New Well | Within 24 hours of production commencement | Written of verbal notification of date and time of well production commencement. |
| Production and Injection | 15 days from end of month | Production and injection specifics and disposition, delivery, and inventory particulars on a form provided by the Minister. |
| Royalty | By the 25th day of the month following the month of the sale | Production and disposition volumes, amounts realized from any sales, and payment of the province’s royalty share. |