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R-1.01 - Act ending exploration for petroleum and underground reservoirs and production of petroleum and brine
Section 29
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29. The Minister may, if a spill of liquid or an emanation or migration of gas from a well poses a risk for human health or safety, the safety of property or the protection of the environment, order the holder of a revoked licence, if applicable, or in any other case, a person who held a licence under which the well was drilled or the person who drilled the well, to perform the work that is necessary to remedy the situation or, if there is no other solution, to seal off the source of the spill, emanation or migration.
If the holder or the person referred to in the first paragraph fails to comply with the Minister’s orders within the prescribed time, the Minister may cause the work to be performed or the source of the spill, emanation or migration to be sealed off at the holder’s or person’s expense.
The holder or the person referred to in the first paragraph or the person who performs the work under the second paragraph has access, for the purpose of planning or performing the work or sealing the source, to the well site.
In force: 2022-08-23
29. The Minister may, if a spill of liquid or an emanation or migration of gas from a well poses a risk for human health or safety, the safety of property or the protection of the environment, order the holder of a revoked licence, if applicable, or in any other case, a person who held a licence under which the well was drilled or the person who drilled the well, to perform the work that is necessary to remedy the situation or, if there is no other solution, to seal off the source of the spill, emanation or migration.
If the holder or the person referred to in the first paragraph fails to comply with the Minister’s orders within the prescribed time, the Minister may cause the work to be performed or the source of the spill, emanation or migration to be sealed off at the holder’s or person’s expense.
The holder or the person referred to in the first paragraph or the person who performs the work under the second paragraph has access, for the purpose of planning or performing the work or sealing the source, to the well site.
