This register provides public access to environmental data as required under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 and associated regulations.

Section 106 and Section 107 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 require that an Environmental Register be established for public inspection. These sections are intended to provide the means that will aid stakeholders in contributing to the establishment of environmental objectives and determining whether the regulatory objectives of the Act have been met.

This register contains information on the four areas of petroleum industry activity, which includes seismic surveying, drilling, pipelines and facilities, as administered by the Energy Resources Division.

The Act specifies that the following data will be contained in the register:

Environmental impact reports;
Criteria for the classification of regulated activities;
Classifications of regulated activities made by the Minister;
Statements of environmental objectives that have been approved under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000;
Reports provided under reporting obligations imposed by statements of environmental objectives;
Environmental impact assessments that affect regulated activities under the Development Act 1993;
Annual licensee compliance reports; and
Various transitional documents, which relate to ongoing activities.

The Minister has the discretion to include other data such as:

Fitness for Purpose Reports and Emergency Response Drill Reports subsequent to consultation with licensees;
Energy Resources Division Inspection and Audit Reports;
Locations of activities as points, lines or polygons in an open spatial standard format;

or as the Minister deems to be appropriate.

Criteria for Classifying the Level of Environmental Impact of Regulated Activities

On the basis of the information provided in the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and in accordance with Section 98 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000, the Minister, using a set of publicly developed and disclosed criteria, must classify the level of environmental impact of any proposed activity.

Criteria for Classifying the Level of Environmental Impact of Regulated Activites (PDF 232KB)

SEO, EIR and ESA Reports

Copies of current Environmental Impact Reports (EIR), Statements of Environmental Objectives (SEO) and Environmental Significance Assessments (ESA) prepared by licensees are contained here, grouped in types of regulated activity. In some cases Other Documentation (OTH), including addendums to EIRs, Risk Assessments and Hydrogeological Assessments, were required to be submitted by the licensees and have been included in the listings below where relevant.

For more information on EIR, SEO and ESA please refer to the Activity Approvals Process.

Operator	Basin	Activity	Gazetted
Santos	Cooper	Drilling, Completions and Well Operations	November 2015
Beach Energy	Cooper	Fracture Stimulation of Deep Shale Gas and Tight Gas Targets in the Nappamerri Trough	August 2012*
Senex Energy	Cooper	Fracture Stimulation of Oil Targets of the Eromanga Basin Formations	July 2015^
Senex Energy	Cooper	PEL 182 Controlled Access Zone Drilling, Completions and Well Operations	November 2016
Beach Energy	Otway	Drilling, Completions and Initial Production Testing	November 2013
SAPEX	Arckaringa	Exploration Drilling Activities	September 2013*
SAPEX	St Vincent / Walloway	PEL 120 Exploratory Coal Seam Drilling	July 2008*
Ahava Energy	Officer	Exploration Drilling Activities in the APY Lands Region	November 2015

* - Please note that gazetted dates with an asterix indicate an extension of time has been granted for that particular Statement of Environmental Objectives in accordance with Section 134 (1) of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. All extensions of time can be accessed via the Licence Register.

^ - Please note that dates with this symbol indicate the Operator has submitted an updated EIR and SEO to the Energy Resources Division in accordance with Part 12 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. The submitted documents are currently under review.

Operator	Basin	Activity	Gazetted	OTH
Santos	Cooper	South Australian Cooper Basin Production and Processing Operations	October 2017	N/A
Senex Energy	Cooper	Production Operations	September 2017	N/A
Beach Energy	Cooper	Petroleum Production Operations	December 2016	N/A
Strike Energy	Cooper	Multi-well Exploration and Appraisal Production Testing from Deep Coals in PEL 96	December 2014
Air Liquide Australia	Otway	Caroline Carbon Dioxide Purification Plant	December 2013	N/A
Adelaide Energy	Otway	Katnook and Ladbroke Grove Gas Plants	May 2011^

Operator	Basin	Activity	Gazetted
Dept. for Energy and Mining	Cooper	Geophysical Activities for SA Cooper Basin Operators	November 2014
Santos	Cooper	Cooper Basin and Arid Regions Geophysical Operations	October 2018
Senex Energy	Cooper	Geophysical Operations in PEL 182	August 2013*
SAPEX	Arckaringa	Geophysical Operations	October 2013*
Dept. for Energy and Mining	State-wide	Airborne Geophysical and Preliminary Survey Operations	December 2016

Operator	Licence	Pipeline	Gazetted
Epic Energy	PL 01 & 12	Moomba to Adelaide Gas System & Beverly Lateral	July 2016
Santos	PL 02	Moomba to Port Bonython Liquids	October 2017
Epic Energy	PL 03 & 04	South East Pipeline System	August 2017
APA Group	PL 06 & 11	Angaston to Berri Transmission and Murray Bridge (Riverland) Gas	June 2018
APA Group	PL 07 & 08	Moomba to Sydney Gas & Moomba to Sydney Ethane	December 2015
SEA Gas	PL 13	Port Campbell to Adelaide	February 2016
APT Pipelines (SA)	PL 16	SESA Katnook/Ladbroke Grove Gas	September 2016
APA Group	PL 18	QSN Link (Ballera Qld to Moomba SA)	February 2014*

Construction and operation of the PL 17 Jackson (Qld) to Moomba (SA) pipeline is in accordance with the South Australia Cooper Basin Joint Venture Statement of Environmental Objectives for Production and Processing Operations. Please refer to the Production and Processing Operations Activity Reports section.

Operator	Basin	Activity	Gazetted	EIR	SEO	ESA
Leigh Creek Energy	Telford	In Situ Gasification Pilot Plant	April 2018

If an activity is deemed by the Energy Resources Division in consultation with relevant co-regulatory agencies, to be of Medium Impact according to the criteria for classifying the level of environmental impact of regulated activities then public comment will be sought on the associated Environmental Impact Report and draft Statement of Environmental Objectives.

The Energy Resources Division on the 16 January 2018 invited public comment on the proposed Leigh Creek Energy In-situ gasification Environmental Impact Report and draft Statement of Environmental Objectives. This formal public consultation period closed on the 28 February 2018 and all submissions received are available as per the links below:

Public Consultation

Internal Government Consultation

Please note for privacy reasons, the names and addresses of individual members of the public whom made submissions have been redacted.

The Energy Resources Division has developed an assessment summary report to summarise the main findings in relation to the potential issues and environmental risks associated with the Leigh Creek Energy (LCK) Underground Coal Gasification (UCG) trial proposal and how they will be managed. The source of this information is from that detailed in the submitted Environmental Impact Report and from additional information acquired by the Energy Resources Division as the lead regulator of this project. All this information along with public submissions and advice from other co-regulatory agencies and independent geo-mechanics and UCG experts was utilised to inform the approval process for the Statement of Environmental Objectives under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 for this proposal.

For a copy of the assessment summary report please see the Leigh Creek Energy In Situ Gasification page.

Further to this, during the Stage 3 Activity Notification process, LCK were required to develop to the satisfaction of the Energy Resource Division and other co-regulators a Groundwater and Soil Vapour Monitoring Plan (GSVMP) and an Air Quality Monitoring Plan (AQMP). This was a requirement of the Statements of Environmental Objectives (SEO) and is key in measuring the level of compliance with the SEO Objectives and relevant assessment criteria. Links to the relevant monitoring plans can be found below.

Groundwater and Soil Vapour Monitoring Plan (PDF 12.1 MB)

Air Quality Monitoring Plan (PDF 1.3 MB)

Operator	Basin	Activity	Gazetted	EIR	SEO	ESA	OTH
Geodynamics	Innamincka	1MW Geothermal Power Plant	June 2014*				N/A

* - Please note that gazetted dates with an asterix indicate an extension of time has been granted for that particular Statement of Environmental Objectives in accordance with Section 134 (1) of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. All extensions of time can be accessed via the Licence Register.

Operator	Activity	Gazetted	EIR	SEO	ESA
KJM	Cooper Basin Logistics Support Hub	September 2013* ^
DMITRE	Preliminary Exploration and Survey Activities, Pipeline Preliminary Survey and other Low-Impact Survey Activities in South Australia	August 2013^

* - Please note that dates with an asterix indicate the Operator has submitted an updated EIR and SEO to the Energy Resources Division in accordance with Part 12 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. The submitted documents are currently under review.

^ - Please note that gazetted dates with this symbol indicate an extension of time has been granted for that particular Statement of Environmental Objectives in accordance with Section 134 (1) of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. All extensions of time can be accessed via the Licence Register.

Archived Reports

Archived activity reports have either reached their 5 year review period and have not been reviewed, or have been superseded by updated versions.

To access archived activity reports for activities which include (but not limited to) seismic surveying, drilling, production, geothermal, pipelines and facilities please See Archived reports

Fitness-for-Purpose Assessments

Section 86A of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 requires a licensee to carry out fitness-for purpose (FFP) assessments of their facilities at least once each 5 years. Such assessments must include a statement of the state of the current, and expected (over an ensuing 5 year period), fitness-for-purpose of the facility. The report must also detail the grounds on which the statement was made, including the physical condition of the facility; the effectiveness of management systems for the operation and management of the facility; and any other factors which may adversely affect or compromise the fitness-for-purpose of the facility, including environmental factors and the adequacy and reliability of utilities. The assessments must assess the risks of the facilities on public health and safety; the environment; and the security of supply of natural gas (so far as this maybe relevant). A report on the assessment must be prepared in accordance with Regulation 30 and submitted to the Energy Resources Division.

This section of the register contains list of the most recent reports on such assessments prepared by the licensee and submitted to the Energy Resources Division that are available to the public on request. Details of any current extensions of time granted, pursuant to Section 134 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000, are located on the Licence Register. Historical reports are not listed on the website, but are available to the public on request.

For any questions or to request a copy of any Fitness-For-Purpose Report, please use the contact details located at the bottom of this webpage.

Operator	Basin	Facility	Details of Current Report Available (Date Submitted / Extension of Time)
Air Liquide Australia	Otway	Caroline Carbon Dioxide Gas Plant	18 October 2012 Resubmitted 5 March 2013
Beach Energy *Previous report submitted by Origin Energy as operator	Otway	Katnook and Ladbroke Grove Gas Plants	7 April 2017*
Beach Energy *Previous report submitted by Drillsearch as operator	Cooper	Flax Facility	30 October 2014*
Beach Energy	Cooper	Beach Energy Cooper Basin Facilities	7 April 2014*
Santos	Cooper	South Australian Cooper Basin Joint Venture's (SACBJV) Facilities in the Cooper Basin	8 November 2012*
Senex Energy	Cooper	Senex Energy Production Facilities in PPL 208, 211, 215, 217 and 218 FFP Report 2015	4 March 2015 See entry at bottom of table
Senex Energy	Cooper	Senex Production Facilities in PRL 15; PEL 90B, 111,113A and 516; and PPL 213 and 214	27 April 2012 See entry at bottom of table
Senex Energy	Cooper	Senex Cooper Basin Production Facilities Note: This report incorporates facilities from PEL 90B, 111, 113A and 516; PRL 15; PPL 208, 211-215, 217, 218	Submission 17 April 2018 is currently under review

* - Please note that dates with an asterix indicate an extension of time has been granted for that particular Fitness for Purpose Report in accordance with Section 134 (1) of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000. All extensions of time can be accessed via the Licence Register.

Operator	Licence	Pipeline	Details of Current Report Available (Date Submitted / Extension of Time)
Epic Energy SA	PL 1	Moomba to Adelaide	20 April 2013 Submission 1 May 2018 is currently under review
Epic Energy SA	PL 2	Moomba to Port Bonython	20 December 2012* Submission 30 April 2018 is currently under review
Epic Energy SA	PL 3 & 4	South East	6 March 2014 Resubmitted 9 December 2016
Santos	PL 5	Ballera to Moomba	27 April 2013*
APT O&M Services	PL 6	Riverland Pipeline	8 July 2013*
APA Group	PL 7	Moomba to Sydney	9 June 2015
APA Group ^Previous FFP submitted by Gorodok as operator	PL 8	Moomba to Sydney Ethane	26 November 2012*
Santos	PL 9	Stokes to Mettika	27 April 2013*
APT O&M Services	PL 11	Berri to Mildura	17 March 2015* Resubmitted 1 April 2016
Heathgate Resources	PL 12	Beverly Lateral	10 May 2010 Submission 1 June 2015 is currently under review
SEA Gas	PL 13	Port Campbell to Adelaide	20 April 2017
Santos	PL 15	Moon to Kerna	9 May 2013*
APA Group	PL 16	South East South Australia	21 June 2016
Santos	PL 17	Jackson to Moomba Oil	23 July 2013*
APA Group	PL 18	QSN Link	19 December 2013

Low Level Official Surveillance Activities

Section 74 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 requires a mandatory licence condition which divides regulated activities carried out under a licence into those requiring 'high level surveillance' by the regulator and those requiring 'low level surveillance'. Activities for which a licensee demonstrates a high level compliance culture, the ability to comply with legislation, will be classified as low surveillance.

The criteria used by the Energy Resources Division to assess surveillance status is outlined in the Guidelines for Operator Classification (PDF 103 KB).

This section of the register contains Low level official surveillance classification letters.

Note: On 1 October 2009, the terminology in Section 74 of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 was changed from "low/high level official supervision" to "low/high level official surveillance". Approvals granted prior to 1 October 2009 therefore refer to supervision status.

Operator	Activity	Letter Granting Low Surveillance Status	Letter Date
APA Group Pty	Pipeline Operations	PDF 311 KB	29 July 2016
Air Liquide Australia	PL 21 Production Operations	PDF 29 KB	3 July 2001
APT O&M Services	Pipeline Operations	PDF 218 KB	5 March 2008
Beach Energy	Oil Production Operations	PDF 561 KB	3 February 2011
Beach Energy	Well Operations	PDF 27 KB	3 February 2004
Beach Energy	Geophysical Operations	PDF 28 KB	23 December 2003
Beach Energy	Preliminary Survey Operations	PDF 194 KB	27 August 2007
SEA Gas	PL 13 Pipeline Operations	PDF 26 KB	22 January 2004
SEA Gas	Pipeline Construction Operations	PDF 55 KB	22 October 2004
Santos	Geophysical Operations	PDF 23 KB	16 October 2002
Santos	Drilling and Well Operations	PDF 35 KB	31 October 2000
Senex Energy	Geophysical Operations	PDF 207 KB	12 June 2014
Senex Energy	Drilling and Well Operations	PDF 35 KB	10 September 2016
Senex Energy	Oil Production Operations	PDF 369 KB	2 January 2019

Operator	Activity	Letter Granting Low Surveillance Status	Letter Date
APT O&M Services	Pipeline Operations	PDF 66 KB	25 January 2007
APT O&M Services	Envestra License Pipeline Operations	PDF 32 KB	22 February 2005
Epic Energy	Pipeline Operations	PDF 66 KB	17 January 2008
Epic Energy	Pipeline Operations	PDF 76 KB	5 December 2000
Gorodok	PL 8 Pipeline Operations	PDF 22 KB	30 May 2001
Innamincka Petroleum	Well Operations	PDF 56 KB	14 September 2004
Origin Energy	Preliminary Pipeline Operations	PDF 66 KB	31 August 2004
Origin Energy	Geophysical Operations	PDF 66 KB	11 April 2002
Origin Energy	Well and Geophysical Operations in the Otway Basin	PDF 10 KB	31 October 2000
Stuart Petroleum	Facility Construction Operations	PDF 57 KB	9 July 2005
Stuart Petroleum	Geophysical Operations	PDF 45 KB	23 December 2003
Stuart Petroleum	Well Operations	PDF 33 KB	24 December 2003

For more information, contact:

Energy and Resources Division

+61 8 8429 2430
dem.engineering@sa.gov.au

Environmental Register