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

Section 115 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

115. Sections 88 to 96, 100, 101, 103, 105, 109 and 110 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the holder of a lease to operate an underground reservoir.

That holder must also comply with recognized practices in the design, development and shutdown of the underground reservoir, installations and related equipment, so as to ensure the safety of persons, property and the environment as well as the sustainability of the resource, in particular with regards to

— the materials used;

— the work related to drilling, completion and transformation of the well;

— the situation of the underground storage facilities;

— the design and development criteria;

— the development and construction work;

— surface installations;

— operations and maintenance;

— monitoring and security measures;

— operations for sealing, closing and restoring the underground storage site.

O.C. 1539-88, s. 115; O.C. 1381-2009, s. 56.