Guidance notes for industry: Guidance notes for oil and gas surveys and shallow drilling

Open Access Report 2005

Department for Trade and Industry

DTI (Department for Trade and Industry),
This Guidance applies if you are proposing any oil and gas survey or shallow drilling activity. The Guidance applies only to oil and gas related activities, and takes account of implementation of the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Conservation of Habitats) Regulations 2001 (the “Habitats Regulations”) that came into force on 31 May 2001. It integrates the existing PON14 notification system and the requirements of the Habitats Regulations for all surveys and shallow drilling in the UK, with particular emphasis on UKCS seismic and site surveys that form the bulk of oil and gas related survey activity.

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Keywords: Guidance, Oil and gas, Shallow drilling

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