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Ministry of Justice

Russian Federation

On October 2, 2019 No. 56102

ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

of September 20, 2019 No. 638

About modification of the Rules of development of fields of hydrocarbonic raw material approved by the Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation of June 14, 2016 No. 356

According to the Law of the Russian Federation of February 21, 1992 No. 2395-1 "About subsoil" (Sheets of the Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation and the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, 1992, No. 16, Art. 834; Russian Federation Code, 1995, No. 10, Art. 823; 1999, No. 7, Art. 879; 2000, No. 2, Art. 141; 2001, No. 21, Art. 2061; No. 33, Art. 3429; 2002, No. 22, Art. 2026; 2003, No. 23, Art. 2174; 2004, No. 27, Art. 2711; No. 35, Art. 3607; 2006, No. 17, Art. 1778; No. 44, Art. 4538; 2007, No. 27, Art. 3213; No. 49, Art. 6056; 2008, No. 18, Art. 1941; No. 29, Art. 3418; No. 29, Art. 3420; No. 30, Art. 3616; 2009, No. 1, Art. 17; No. 29, Art. 3601; No. 52, Art. 6450; 2010, No. 21, Art. 2527; No. 31, Art. 4155; 2011, No. 15, Art. 2018; No. 15, Art. 2025; No. 30, Art. 4567; No. 30, Art. 4570; No. 30, Art. 4572; No. 30, Art. 4590; No. 48, Art. 6732; No. 49, Art. 7042; No. 50, Art. 7343; No. 50, Art. 7359; 2012, No. 25, Art. 3264; No. 31, Art. 4322; No. 53, Art. 7648; 2013, No. 19, Art. 2312; No. 30, Art. 4060; No. 30, Art. 4061; No. 52, Art. 6961; No. 52, Art. 6973; 2014, No. 26, Art. 3377; No. 30, Art. 4261; No. 30, Art. 4262; No. 48, Art. 6647; 2015, No. 1, Art. 11; No. 1, Art. 12; No. 1, Art. 52; No. 27, Art. 3996; No. 29, Art. 4350; No. 29, Art. 4359; 2016, No. 15, Art. 2066; No. 27, Art. 4212; 2017, No. 31, Art. 4737; No. 40, Art. 5750; 2018, No. 23, Art. 3229; No. 32, the Art. 5135), the Regulations on the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation approved by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation of November 11, 2015 No. 1219 (The Russian Federation Code, 2015, No. 47, Art. 6586; 2016, No. 2, Art. 325; No. 25, Art. 3811; No. 28, Art. 4741; No. 29, Art. 4816; No. 38, Art. 5564; No. 39, Art. 5658; No. 49, Art. 6904; 2017, No. 42, Art. 6163; 2018, No. 26, Art. 3866; No. 27, Art. 4077; No. 30, Art. 4735; No. 45, Art. 6949; No. 46, Art. 7056; No. 52, Art. 8274; 2019, No. 19, Art. 2301; No. 24, Art. 3095; No. 29, Art. 4027; No. 32, the Art. 4723), the Regulations on Federal Agency for Subsoil Management approved by the order of the Government of the Russian Federation of June 17, 2004 No. 293 (The Russian Federation Code, 2004, No. 26, Art. 2669; 2006, No. 25, Art. 2723; 2008, No. 22, Art. 2581; No. 42, Art. 4825; No. 46, Art. 5337; 2009, No. 6, Art. 738; No. 33, Art. 4081; No. 38, Art. 4489; 2010, No. 26, Art. 3350; 2011, No. 14, Art. 1935; 2013, No. 10, Art. 1027; No. 28, Art. 3832; No. 45, Art. 5822; 2014, No. 2, Art. 123; No. 9, Art. 922; 2015, No. 2, Art. 491; 2016, No. 2, Art. 325; No. 2, Art. 351; No. 13, Art. 1829; No. 28, Art. 4741; to No. 29, of the Art. 4816), I order:

Approve the enclosed changes which are made to the Rules of development of fields of hydrocarbonic raw material approved by the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation of June 14, 2016 No. 356 (registration No. 43415) is registered by the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on August 26, 2016.

Acting minister of natural resources and ecology of the Russian Federation

D.G.Khramov

Approved by the Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation of September 20, 2019 No. 638

Changes which are made to the Rules of development of fields of hydrocarbonic raw material approved by the Order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation of June 14, 2016 No. 356

1. The paragraph one of Item 2.6 to state in the following edition:

"2.6. The project of test operation of the field (deposit) (further - PPE) and amendments to it (further - DPPE) are constituted and implemented as engineering designs on mining (deposits) at stage of investigation and test operation for the purpose of receipt of necessary information for refining of geological structure, dobyvny opportunities, accomplishment of stock counting and preparation of the field for industrial development. PPE, DPPE prepared by the subsoil user are subject to approval of the Commission.".

2. Add with subitem 2.6.1 of the following content:

"2.6.1. Approved by the Commission of PPE or DPPE affirms the subsoil user, since year of the beginning of its realization, for the following terms:

a) three years - for small and very small fields;

b) five years - for average fields;

c) seven years - for large-scale and unique deposits or sea (shelf) fields regardless of category of the field.

Categories of fields of UVS are determined according to Item 25 of Classification of inventories and resources of the oil and combustible gases approved by the order of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection of the Russian Federation of November 1, 2013 No. 477 (registration No. 30943) is registered in the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation on December 31, 2013.

In the presence of five and more operational objects (further - EO) the term of PPE, DPPE is established no more than five years for small and very small fields, no more than 7 years - for average fields.

In case of planning of carrying out industrial testing of technology of mining, new to geological and physical conditions, and (or) deposit terms of test operation of the field and (or) deposit are prolonged for the term which is not exceeding three years.

Prolongation of terms of PPE, DPPE, is drawn up in the form of changes in PPE, DPPE which preparation, approval and approval is performed according to the procedure, established for preparation, approval and approval of the project documentation according to Item 25 of the Regulations on preparation, approval and approval of engineering designs of development of the mineral deposits and other project documentation on performance of works connected with use of subsoil plots by types of minerals and types of use of natural resources.

Years during which it is planned to realize PPE, DPPE (further - forecast years) are numbered by ordinal numerals, since first year in which is planned to begin production of UVS, according to this PPE, DPPE.".

3. In Item 2.7 of the word" (or the technological scheme of development (further - TSR) if TSR is the first engineering design of development of this field)" to exclude.

4. State Item 2.8 in the following edition:

"2.8. Types, amounts and procedure for work on exploratory, search wells are determined by the project documentation on work by investigation (additional exploration) of fields of hydrocarbonic raw material and (or) the engineering design of mining of the minerals and other project documentation on performance of works connected with use of subsoil plots according to the requirements established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on subsoil, and also provided by conditions of use of natural resources according to article 12 of the Law of the Russian Federation "About subsoil".".

5. To add the subitem "g" of Item 2.11 after the word of "characteristics" with the word of "layer".

6. In Item 2.12 after the word "investigations" to add with the words "and test operation".

7. State Item 2.13 in the following edition:

"2.13. Creation of PPE and carrying out test operation of wells are performed according to the decision of the subsoil user.".

8. In Item 3.3 of the word "to operational objects (further - EO)" to replace with abbreviation of "EO".

9. State Item 3.6 in the following edition:

"3.6. The Russian Labour Party is constituted for fields from shares of opening geological inventories of category A on the main mineral more than 75%.".

10. To add Item 3.10 after abbreviation of "EO" with the words "with general system of collection and preparation of products".

11. In Item 3.11 of the word of "small and very small fields" shall be replaced with words "fields with general system of collection of oil, gas and water".

12. In Item 3.15 "acting" to exclude the word.

13. In Item 4.1:

a) replace figures "2.6" with figures "2.8";

b) state subitem 4.1.1 in the following edition:

"4.1.1. Inventories of oil and (or) gas on category C1 constitute at least 30% of all geological inventories in case of observance of requirements to study for category of inventories B1.";

c) in subitem 4.1.3 of the word of "industrial development" shall be replaced with words "industrial development".

14. State Item 4.3 in the following edition:

"4.3. The field on which production from wells according to TSR, the Russian Labour Party or amendments to them approved according to the procedure is begun established by the legislation of the Russian Federation on subsoil, belongs to the field brought into industrial development.".

15. In Item 4.4 shall be replaced with words the word "last" "provided by the subsoil user on", shall be replaced with words the word "development" "industrial development".

16. State Item 4.7 in the following edition:

"4.7. In case of change earlier approved according to the procedure, the established Regulations on state examination of inventories of minerals, geological, economic and ecological information on the subsoil plots provided in use, on determination of the size and procedure for collection of payment for its carrying out, geological inventories less than for 20% on the field, including when opening new deposit, prepare the report on operational change of inventory condition which is transferred to Federal Agency for Subsoil Management for conducting state examination of inventories. In case of creation of DTSR and DTPR the last shall be considered, approved according to the procedure, by the established Regulations on state examination of inventories of minerals, geological, economic and ecological information on the subsoil plots provided in use, on determination of the size and procedure for collection of payment for its carrying out, the inventory conditions this about operational change.".

17. State Item 5.1 in the following edition:

"5.1. The indicators characterizing accomplishment by the subsoil user of obligations, stipulated in Item 2 parts 2 of article 22 of the Law of the Russian Federation "About subsoil" regarding ensuring compliance with engineering designs, are:

a) the annual levels of production of oil and (or) free gas approved for category of inventories of A + by B1 on the field in general;

b) annual input of the new extracting and delivery wells (totally) for category of inventories of A + B1 (C 1) on the field in general;

c) the annual operating fund of the extracting and (or) delivery wells for category of inventories of A + B1 (C 1) on the field in general.

The requirements of the engineering design established concerning EO are considered executed if the requirements of the engineering design established concerning the field in general within acceptable deviations of the indicators provided by subitems "an" - "in" this Item are observed.

Levels of annual acceptable deviations of the indicators provided by subitems "an" - "in" this Item, are established by Chapters V, IX of these rules and appendix to these rules. Observance by the subsoil user of the levels of annual acceptable deviations established by these rules is determined by data for the end of calendar year.

In case when the part of the field goes out of the license area and is in unallotted fund of subsoil, other subject of the Russian Federation or belongs to other subsoil user, the indicators characterizing accomplishment by the subsoil user of obligations, stipulated in Item 2 parts 2 of article 22 of the Law of the Russian Federation "About subsoil", regarding ensuring compliance with engineering designs, provided by this Item, are established on each certain license area of the field, without the parts of the field which are in unallotted fund of subsoil.".

18. Add Item 5.3 with paragraphs second and third the following content:

"If the annual quantity of the wells specified in subitems "b" and "v" of Item 5.1 of these rules on result of accounting year differs from provided in PPE and DPPE (for category of inventories C 1) quantity of wells which shall be entered or be effective within accounting year, but at the same time as of the beginning of the next year following for reporting cumulative quantity of the wells entered or operating within prior three years of at least 100 percent from the quantity of wells provided in PPE and DPPE which shall be entered or be effective for the specified period requirements of PPE and DPPE for annual quantity of wells are considered as executed. If the term of realization of PPE exceeds three years, accomplishment by the subsoil user of requirements of PPE is determined by quantity of the wells specified in subitems "b" and "v" of Item 5.1 of these rules not earlier than the expiration of three years of realization of PPE.

The beginning of the first year of realization of PPE or DPPE is considered on January 1 year in which production of UVS according to this PPE or DPPE is begun.".

19. In Item 5.6:

a) after the words "on the field" to add with words "(except as specified, the these rules established by Items 5.8 and 5.9)";

b) exclude the words "within the year following reporting";

20. In Item 5.7:

a) the paragraph one to add with the new offer in the following edition:

"Values of acceptable deviations of technological indicators of development for each license area are established equal to the values of acceptable deviations of technological indicators of development provided by these rules for fields in general.";

b) add with the paragraph the second the following content:

"In case when the field is located within several license areas of one subject of the Russian Federation belonging to one subsoil user, acceptable deviations of the indicators characterizing accomplishment of the engineering design of mining are established in general on the field.".

21. In Item 5.9:

a) the paragraph one to state in the following edition:

"5.9. For gas and gas-condensate fields acceptable deviations of the actual annual production of gas from project are established according to actually reached levels of production of gas if such variations are connected with the shift in demand on gas.";

b) in the paragraph the second shall be replaced with words the words "are not regulated" "are established according to actually reached levels of production of oil".

22. In Item 5.10 of the word "it is not regulated" shall be replaced with words "it is established according to actually reached level".

23. In Item 5.11:

a) in paragraph one of the word "it is not regulated" shall be replaced with words "it is established according to actually reached quantity";

b) in the table:

to state the name of the "Quantity of Wells on the Field according to the Engineering Design, Pieces" column in the following edition:

"The quantity of the extracting and delivery wells which are annually entered new (is total) from drilling of all on the field as of the end of calendar year, according to the engineering design, pieces";

shall be replaced with words the words "it is not regulated" "it is established according to actually reached quantity of wells";

c) in paragraph four after the word "realization" to add with the word of "technical".

24. In Item 5.12:

a) in paragraph one of the word "it is not regulated" shall be replaced with words "it is established according to actually reached quantity";

b) in the table:

to replace the name of the "Quantity of Wells on the Field according to the Engineering Design, Pieces" column with "Quantity of the operating production wells on the field as of the end of calendar year according to the engineering design, pieces";

shall be replaced with words the words "it is not regulated" "it is established according to actually reached quantity of wells".

25. In Item 5.13:

a) in paragraph one of the word "it is not regulated" shall be replaced with words "it is established according to actually reached quantity";

b) in the table:

to replace the name of the "Quantity of Wells on the Field according to the Engineering Design, Pieces" column with "Quantity of the operating delivery wells on the field as of the end of calendar year according to the engineering design, pieces";

shall be replaced with words the words "it is not regulated" "it is established according to actually reached quantity of wells".

26. To add the subitem "v" of Item 5.16 after the word "designs" with the word of "project".

27. The second offer of subitem 6.1.4 of Item 6.1 after the word "relatives" to add with the words "on value".

28. In Item 6.3 shall be replaced with words abbreviation of "PPD" "maintenance of reservoir pressure (further - PPD)".

29. In Item 6.5 of the word "maintenance of reservoir pressure (further - PPD)" to replace with abbreviation of "PPD".

30. In Item 9.8:

a) in paragraph one after the word of "well stock" to add with the words "as of the end of calendar year";

b) in the table:

to state the name of the "Actual Operational Well Stock, Pieces" column in the following edition:

"The actual quantity of wells in operational well stock on the field as of the end of calendar year, pieces";

to replace the name of the "Admissible Size of Idle Well Stock from Operational, %" column on "The admissible size of idle well stock on the field from quantity of wells in operational well stock on the field as of the end of calendar year, %";

shall be replaced with words the words "it is not regulated" "it is established according to actually reached size".

31. In Item 9.9 after the word of "fund" to add with the word of "wells", shall be replaced with words the words "it is not regulated" "it is established according to actually reached size".

32. In Item 9.13 after the word "liquidations" to add with words "(to inclusion in fund of the wells expecting liquidation and liquidated)".

33. In the subitem "an" of Item 11.4 of the word "pressure (for the fields containing free gas)" shall be replaced with words "pressure, and for the fields containing free gas, also estuarial temperature;".

34. To state the name of Chapter XII "Repair of wells" in the following edition:

"XII. Repair of wells, observation and regulation of process of development of fields (deposits)".

35. In Item 12.6 to replace the word "Control" with the word "Observation".

36. In subitem 12.6.1 to replace the word "Control" with the word "Observation".

37. In subitem 12.6.3 to "control" to replace the word with the word to "observation".

38. Item 12.7 in paragraph one to exclude the word of "wells".

39. State Item 13.3 in the following edition:

"13.3. Designing of arrangement of the field on TSR, the Russian Labour Party is allowed to be carried out on the basis of the forecast indicators of mining calculated in limits of categories of inventories of A + by B1 + B 2, and on PPE - categories of inventories C1 + C2.".

40. To state the name of Chapter XIV "Accounting and the reporting in case of development of fields" in the following edition:

"XIV. Production accounting and the reporting in case of development of fields".

41. State Item 14.2 in the following edition:

"14.2. Operational production accounting of UVS and content of water in products perform based on data of measurement by means of zamerny devices using the certified equipment.".

42. In the subitem "l" of Item 15.5 "actions" to exclude the word.

43. In appendix of the word "are not regulated" shall be replaced with words "it is established according to actually reached level".

 

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