Basin occupies an area of approximately 100,000 square kilometres and is
the most explored and commercially successful hydrocarbon producing area in New
Zealand. Oil and gas exploration and development has been on-going in the region for
nearly 150 years. Since the first well in 1865, over 600 exploration and production wells
have been drilled. While the majority of the basin is offshore, the majority of the
producing wells are onshore. The geology of the basin is derived from diverse episodes
(OMV), previously Shell Exploration NZ Ltd, operates a petrochemical production
station and associated wellsites, located on Lower Otaraoa Road at Motunui in the Waipapa and Manu
catchments. This report for the period July 2018 to June 2019 describes the monitoring programme
implemented by the Taranaki Regional Council (the Council) to assess environmental and consent
compliance performance during the period under review. The report also details the results of the
monitoring undertaken and
allowed for by a resource consent or a rule in
a regional plan, or by national regulations.
GPL holds water discharge permit 6498-1 for the northern section of the site, to
discharge treated stormwater and treated produced water from hydrocarbon
exploration and production operations at the Turangi Production Station onto land,
where it may enter into an unnamed tributary of the Parahaki Stream. This permit was
issued by the Taranaki Regional Council on 7 December 2004 under Section 87(e) of
authorise.
A schematic representation of injection wells for both waste discharge
and enhanced oil recovery is presented in Figure 1.
Further details regarding hydrocarbon exploration and production in
Taranaki, the DWI process and its history within region can be found
in previous compliance reports published by the Council (see
Bibliography).
1.3 Resource consents
Sections 15(1)(b) and (d) of the RMA stipulate that no person may
discharge any contaminant onto land if it may then
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Petrochem Limited
Kowhai-D Wellsite
Monitoring Programme Report
2016-2018
Technical Report 2018-12
Taranaki Regional Council
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 2060617 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 2075789 (Pdf) August 2018
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Executive summary
Petrochem Limited operates a hydrocarbon exploration site
they authorise.
A schematic representation of injection wells for both waste discharge
and enhanced oil recovery is presented in Figure 1.
Further details regarding hydrocarbon exploration and production in
Taranaki, the DWI process and its history within region can be found
in previous compliance reports published by the Council (see
Bibliography).
1.3 Resource consents
Sections 15(1)(b) and (d) of the RMA stipulate that no person may
discharge any contaminant onto land if it …
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Tamarind New Zealand Onshore Ltd
Sidewinder Production Station
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2021-2022
Technical Report 2022-40
page
Taranaki Regional Council
Private Bag 713
Stratford
ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online)
Document: 3082511 (Word)
Document: 3087593 (Pdf)
November 2022
page
Tamarind New Zealand Onshore Ltd
Sidewinder Production Station
exploration sites. This information has proven valuable in the development of
robust and defensible technical requirements for incorporation into the Council’s regional
air quality plans1, and for assessing applications for discharges to air from flaring at
exploration and production sites. The combustible flows to flare pits giving rise to flaring
activities will initially include entrained materials used in drilling activities, such as drilling
mud residues.
However, more recently speculation
water, well drilling fluids, well work over fluids, hydraulic
fracturing fluids and contaminated stormwater from hydrocarbon exploration and
production operations into the Mount Messenger Formation by deep well injection at the
Radnor-B wellsite
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Non-notified authorisations issued by the Taranaki Regional Council
between 09 Nov 2018 and 24 Jan 2019
R2/10699-1.0 Commencement Date: 27 Nov 2018
Oscar4U Expiry Date: 01 Jun 2035
27 Albert Street, Hawera 4674 Review Dates: June
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CEO
Director
Corporate Services
Digital Technology
Manager
Data and GIS Lead
Reporting Analyst
Director
Resource Management
Director
Environmental Quality
Director
Operations
Reporting Analyst
Purpose | Te arotahi mātua
The Reporting Analyst is responsible for working collaboratively and cohesively within the Data and GIS
team, and the wider Digital Technology group, to ensure that Taranaki Regional Council’s data insights
and reporting