Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Management of Well Operations) Regulations 2004.

The object of these Regulations is to ensure that, for petroleum exploration, appraisal and production in an adjacent area: (a) the design of downhole activities is in accordance with good oil-field practice; and (b) downhole activities are carried out in accordance with an accepted well operations management plan; and (c) risks are identified and managed in accordance with sound engineering principles and good oil-field practice. A titleholder that wishes to carry out a well activity for which an accepted well operations management plan is required, or that wishes to replace an accepted well operations management plan, must submit a well operations management plan to the Designated Authority. Contents of well operations management plan are outlined in regulation 6.