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Department of Energy Onshore Petroleum Well Licences and Approvals

Department of Energy

Onshore Petroleum Well Licences and Approvals

Where can you get this approval and/or further information?

For more information, please contact Kim Doane with the Petroleum Resources Division of the Department of Energy at 902-424-7146.

Requirement

Authority to abandon a well
Authority to alter the condition of a well
Authority to drill a well (petroleum)
Authority to drill a well (underground storage drilling)
Authority to terminate a well

Waiting Period

10 business days
45 business days
45 business days
45 business days
10 business days

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