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
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 …
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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Waste Remediation Services (WRS) Ltd
Symes Manawapou Landfarm
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2022-2023
Technical Report 2023-03
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Taranaki Regional Council
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ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online)
Document: 3175057 (Word)
Document: 3206919 (Pdf)
February 2024
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Monitoring Programme
contaminant from any industrial or trade premises into air, unless
the activity is expressly allowed for by a resource consent , a rule in a regional plan,
or by national regulations.
The Council determined that the application to discharge emissions to air associated
with the exploration activities at the Cheal-B wellsite fell within Rule 9 of the
Regional Air Quality Plan (RAQP).
The standard/term/conditions associated with Rule 9 are as follows:
• Flare or incinerator point is at least 300
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 of tectonic activity. The Cretaceous to Quaternary basin fill is up to
9,000 m thick in places.
Taranaki dairy farmers are leading by example after achieving a near 100% success rate in reporting their nitrogen usage on pasture land, the region’s environmental watchdog says. Taranaki Regional Council hailed the response of farmers across the region in submitting information and complying with the rules after figures showed a reporting rate of 97.8% for the 2023/24 reporting period. Some 1,436 dairy farm operations out of a total of 1,468 provided the data to the Council via fertiliser
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Todd Energy Ltd
McKee Production Station
Monitoring Programme
Annual Report
2016-2017
Technical Report 2017-56
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ISSN: 1178-1467 (Online) Private Bag 713
Document: 1918851 (Word) STRATFORD
Document: 1988106 (Pdf) March 2018
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Executive summary
Todd Energy Ltd operates a petroleum production station located on Otaraoa Road near Tikorangi, bridging
the
performance and compliance with their consents, while another 29%
demonstrated a good level of environmental performance and compliance with their
consents.
1.2 Process description
1.2.1 Background
The Taranaki 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
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
of tectonic activity. The Cretaceous to Quaternary basin fill is up to 9,000 m thick in
places.
The modern era of