Department of Natural Resources and Mines

Drilling, completion, and abandonment of petroleum wells

This context diagram shows your reporting and notification obligations for drilling,
completion, and abandonment of petroleum wells.

Note:
• You must notify us before you start drilling a petroleum well and when you complete drilling.
• You must also notify us and provide a report if you decommission or abandon the well.
• Daily drilling reports are required to be collected daily and lodged with the Well Completion report.

Notice before
Legend
commissioning
or operation <20 business days prior Process start

Commission Process end

Notice of
intention Time period
PGGD-01 >=10 business days prior

Event
Drilling Commencement

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Report
and

Notification
Survey Plan Commencement

<6 months
Acquire sample * or Exclusive process

Fluid
Survey Plan Completion samples and Parallel process
<5 months post
or end of tenure

*
Process flow
Survey Plan Acquire sample
<3 months post
* See sample obligations
Cores
<6 months post or end of tenure

Acquire sample
*
Cutting
samples
<6 months post or end of tenure

Rig Release

Abandoned or Not abandoned Abandonment

Notice of Notice of Notice of

completion completion abandonment
PGGD-02 <10 business days post <10 business days post
PGGD-02 PGGD-02 <10 business days post

Well Well Well

Completion Completion Abandonment
Report <6 months post Report <6 months post Report <2 months post
Daily Daily
Drilling Drilling
Reports Reports
Variable period
of time

Further information:
https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industry/mining/
applications-compliance/lodging-statutory-reports