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

Section 14 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

14. The report that the geophysical survey licensee shall transmit to the Minister under section 159 of the Act shall include the following information in order:

(1)  a title page giving:

(a)  the name of the geophysical survey licensee;

(b)  the geophysical survey licence number;

(c)  the title of the report;

(d)  the kind of geophysical survey carried out;

(e)  the name of the region where the geophysical survey was carried out;

(f)  the designation, if applicable, of another mining right affecting the area covered by the geophysical survey, the description of the site where such right is exercised and the name of its holder;

(g)  the name of the contractor responsible for the operations;

(h)  the name of the person responsible for the report;

(i)  the name of the author of the report;

(j)  the date of the report;

(2)  a table of contents and a list of enclosures;

(3)  a resumé of the contents of the report;

(4)  an introduction;

(5)  a location map having the same dimensions as the pages of the report, giving:

(a)  the location of the geophysical survey;

(b)  the limits of any mining rights as prescribed by subparagraph f of paragraph 1;

(c)  the geographical coordinates of the location map indicating date of issue and visual scale;

(6)  statistical data concerning the geophysical survey carried out:

(a)  the dates of mobilization and demobilization;

(b)  the dates of the start-up, interruption, resumption and completion of the operations of the geophysical survey;

(c)  the personnel assigned to the carrying out of the geophysical survey;

(d)  daily progress data;

(7)  a description of equipment used for the acquisition of gravimetric, magnetic or seismic data and their characteristics;

(8)  a description of the geophysical survey acquisition parameters indicating:

(a)  the geometry of the input device;

(b)  the geometry of the output device;

(c)  spacing between stations;

(d)  intervals of sampling, fire control or sweeping, as the case may be;

(e)  the characteristics of the energy source used;

(f)  sampling rates;

(g)  adjustment of recording filters;

(9)  in the case of an onshore survey, a topographic map indicating:

(a)  the number of the geophysical survey profiles;

(b)  the length of the geophysical survey profiles;

(c)  the location of sampling stations or the location of shotpoints, if applicable;

(10)  in the case of an onshore survey, a topographic map indicating the location of any misfires and any flow of water or gas due to the drilling of a shothole or the explosion of an explosive charge;

(11)  in the case of an offshore survey, a map showing the location of sampling stations or the location of shotpoints with regard to the coastline;

(12)  a description of all processing parameters used for each type of data processing;

(13)  the following interpretation maps:

(a)  in the case of a seismic reflection survey, the time structure map (isochrone) of the main target;

(a.1)  in the case of a seismic refraction survey, the velocity map;

(b)  in the case of a magnetic survey, the maps for the total and residual magnetic fields;

(c)  in the case of a gravimetric survey, the maps of Bouguer anomalies and of the residual field;

(14)  a written description of each of the maps specifying the nature of the correlation between geological and geophysical data;

(15)  adjustments made to data during interpretation time;

(16)  in the case of a seismic reflection survey, at least 1 profile of a geophysical survey entirely interpreted, and where a well has already been drilled in the area under survey the profile shall be selected near the deepest well, and correlated to the well, and the correlation between the main reflectors and the regional stratigraphy;

(17)  in the case of a seismic reflection survey, a CD-ROM or an electronic medium containing the geographical coordinates of the shotpoints of each profile, which must be, if applicable, recorded in the ASCII format.

The report must be signed by an engineer who can prove training or experience in geophysics.

O.C. 1539-88, s. 14; O.C. 1381-2009, s. 10.