CSG GROUNDWATER FIELD DAY [WORKBOOK]

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1 CSG GROUNDWATER FIELD DAY [WORKBOOK] Agenda Time Speaker Topic 9am Daniel Phipps CSG Project Officer AgForce Projects TAROOM 17 JUNE Introduction CSG activities across Queensland Make good framework Landholder rights under make good Conduct and Compensation Agreements 10am 10.30am 11am 12pm 12.30pm Justin Carpenter Manager, Energy Regulation and Implementation Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) David Free Chief Hydrogeologist CSG Compliance Unit Department of Natural Resources and Mines (DNRM) Water Act Make good Morning tea Regional hydrogeology of the Surat/ Bowen Basins CSG activities and projections for groundwater impacts in the Springsure district The groundwater investigation process and how impacts can be determined to be caused by CSG Baseline Assessments Questions Lunch This field day is delivered by AgForce Projects with the support of the Queensland Government, the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association and the GasFields Commission Queensland.

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3 Presented by Daniel Phipps AgForce Projects CSG Project Officer Topics CSG activities across QLD and CQ region Make good framework what it means in the Surat and Bowen Basins Landholder rights under make good framework Difference between make good under CSG vs mining What to consider if negotiating an agreement for CSG Note: these sessions provide an overview of information and should not be used in lieu of legal and other professional advice.

4 Land Access and CSG CSG development in Qld Production wells (development) Appraisal wells Exploration wells Total All figures from the Queensland Government IRTM Portal as of June 2014.

5 Company updates Santos/GLNG: Second EIS seeking approval for additional 6100 wells (current approval for 2650) Origin/APLNG: Approval for up to 10,000 wells Expanding development area around Miles, Wallumbilla and Injune QGC/QCLNG: Approval for up to 10,000 wells Arrow Energy/Surat Gas Project: State approval for Surat Gas Project Oct ,500 7,500 wells Federal approval of EIS for Surat Gas Project and LNG plant (Dec. 2013) New Development Santos phase two areas Planned CSG tenures Surat Basin Source OGIA/DNRM 2012 Springsure Rolleston Bauhinia

6 Springsure Rolleston Bauhinia Taroom Wandoan Taroom Wandoan

7 Taroom Wandoan Groundwater management Surat Basin Cumulative Management Area (CMA) Make good Landholder rights UWIR groundwater impacts Baseline assessments Surat Basin Cumulate Management Area Surat Basin CMA declared in 2010 Covers a boundary of 50km outside nearest CSG tenure Landholder rights on tenure are the same as those off tenure inside CMA

8 Groundwater management Inside CMA CMA Declaration of cumulative management area (CMA) Requires UWIR be developed by OGIA with data from CSG companies and DNRM UWIR Immediately affected area (IAA) impacts within 3yrs Long term affected area (LTAA) Make Good IAA bores must have a make good agreement now LTAA bores need to develop a MG before impacts occur UWIR is reviewed every 3 years with a new model due in 2015 Groundwater impacts and make good The Immediately Affected Area (IAA) for an aquifer is the area within which water level impacts are predicted to exceed the trigger threshold within three years. 85 registered bores identified in UWIR to be in IAA. Water sourced from Walloon Coal Measures. MG agreements will be entered into and further bore assessments completed. Seek legal advice. Groundwater impacts and make good The Long term Affected Area (LTAA) for an aquifer is an area within which impacts are predicted to exceed trigger threshold at any time in the future. 528 registered bores identified in the LTAA. These bores are in the Walloon Coal Measures, Springbok Sandstone and Hutton Sandstones. In LTAA the tenure holder can be directed by the regulators (DEHP) to undertake a baseline assessment and if necessary enter into a Make Good agreement with the bore owner.

9 Make Good Inside CMA A Make Good agreement is separate to a CCA and refers to a resource company s obligation to make good where there is, or predicted to be, impaired capacity of a bore due to CSG activities. For example, MG provisions could include: Deepening the bore Drilling a new bore into another aquifer Compensation Lowering the pump Increasing pump size/capacity Surface water Make Good Agreement inside or outside CMA 1. UWIR identifies IAA bores Bores identified by the model Affected landholders to be contacted by responsible company 2. Bore assessments Confirming baseline bore test results Not necessarily undertaken unless requested by the landholder Intent is to confirm modelled UWIR impact Landholder needs to ensure adequacy of bore assessment 3. Negotiations Get legal advice Legal and other professional costs necessarily and reasonably incurred are met Utilise groundwater expertise within the CSGCU Need to understand modelled impact in order to negotiate remedial provisions Consider enforcement mechanisms ADR mechanism in place 4. Make Good agreement made If bore assessment models no future impact a Make Good agreement will be signed to confirm this If impacted then impacts/projections reviewed every 3 years upon update of UWIR Enforcement mechanisms contained in legislation and UWIR 5. Considerations Release company of future liability if plug and abandon, removed from UWIR Monitoring and review clauses for future impacts, develop your own triggers Licensing requirements for new bores Make Good agreements are not listed on title and are binding on potential future parties Increased costs and infrastructure required for changes to bores due to agreement Make good framework Mining Prior to development, a mining company must obtain a Water Licence (WL) from DNRM to dewater the mine site and to use that water produced onsite WL s include (where applied) conditions the company must comply with, including groundwater monitoring, reporting requirements to government and make good provisions. Before a company is granted a Water License the company must: develop and submit for approval underground water modelling including any predicted impacts as a result of their activities Obtain approval for a groundwater monitoring plan Develop approved reporting regime to government on groundwater results and effectiveness of monitoring. Minister Cripps currently looking into Make Good under the MR Act and working with AgForce

10 Baseline Assessments Stage of development Before there is any activity in your area/on property CSG company is granted an Authority To Prospect (ATP) (i.e. is conducting exploration) CSG company obtains a Petroleum Lease (PL) (i.e. is going into production) Responsibility for assessment Recommended landholder undertake assessment consider regional activities i.e. CSG field down the road or 100kms away Landholder should negotiate with CSG company to conduct or pay for baseline assessment prior to gaining access and negotiate ongoing monitoring/testing CSG company has an obligation to undertake a baseline assessment of each water bore in the tenure area. Company must, at least 10 business days before undertaking the assessment, give the landholder a notice and 30 days after completion, a copy of the report QLD CSG Globe CSG tenure information CSG well data Groundwater data

11 CSG Globe UWIR (IAA) information

12 CSG Globe UWIR (IAA) information OGIA UWIR information Entry Notice stage Entry notices: Valid for 6 months Preliminary activities little or no impact (soil sampling by hand, walking tracks etc.) Received by mail or in person Resource companies must also provide landholders with: The relevant resource authority document The Land Access Code Documentation of the relevant Environmental Authority (EA) CCA Advanced activities Entry notice issued (min 10 days before access) Negotiation (min 20 days) ADR (min 20 days) CCA Advanced activities ADR (min 20 days) Land Court / Entry Notice (min 10 days) Advanced activities CCA is not required prior to entry Court decision

13 Negotiation stage Advanced activities likely to have an impact. Examples: Track construction Drilling a CSG well Realigning fences Some seismic operations A CCA must be signed before advanced activities can be undertaken. Seek professional advice before signing a conduct and compensation agreement. CCA Advanced activities Entry notice issued (min. 10 days before access) Negotiation (min. 20 days) ADR (min. 20 days) CCA Advanced activities A notice of intention to negotiate (NIN) starts this process ADR (min. 20 days) Land Court / entry notice (min. 10 days) Advanced activities Court decision Conduct and compensation agreements Recall that CCA s have two distinct components Your CCA is attached to your land for the term of the agreement Negotiate a timeframe and/or review period for CCA Necessary and reasonable legal, accounting and valuation costs you incur to negotiate or prepare a CCA are reimbursed Consider additional provisions specific to your property and your lifestyle A resource company is liable to compensate an owner or occupier of any private land for any Compensatible effects. Compensatible effect means all or any of the following relating to the eligible claimant s land: deprivation of possession of its surface diminution of its value diminution of the use made or that may be made of the land or any improvement on it severance of any part of the land from other parts of the land or from other land that the eligible claimant owns any cost, damage or loss arising from the carrying out of activities under the petroleum authority on the land Biosecurity CCA considerations Have you considered/negotiated conducting a weed baseline assessment? (Completed prior to access to property being granted) Consider the time of this inspection in relation to seasonal conditions/growth periods Where are the high risk weed areas and are these mapped by you or the company? Do you have an existing property weed management plan? If there is a weed seed bank but the company disturbs this through their activities, who is responsible for any outbreak? Have you negotiated a rehabilitation process? Do you sign off on this? How long after the company leaves site are they held liable? Does the vehicle wash down certificate have: Km reading Date washed down Who inspected Area vehicle has travelled

14 Reviewing signed CCAs If there is a material change in circumstances, a CCA must be updated to reflect activities and impact Understand the term of the CCA: specific time or is it for life of tenure? What activities does the CCA cover? If signed years ago does it reflect current practices or could company improve? Consider discussing with company representative to review effectiveness of: Weed strategies Site remediation/rehab Access times and arrangements Any ongoing activities If renegotiating or developing a new CCA what would you do differently? Monitor and review Review impacts Utilise professional advice Stay informed

15 Key points: Target seams Moura-Banana (Eastern margins): Baralaba Coal Measures Outcrop near Dawson/Moura Mine then dip down to m throughout western Bowen Basin Sealing above aquitard is the Rewan formation/group Closest GAB aquifer is the Clematis sandstone, separated by Rewan Formation/group Target seams Roma-Injune-Springsure (southern Bowen Basin): Bandanna Coal Measures m Sealing aquitard above is the Rewan Formation/Group. Closest GAB aquifer is Precipice Sandstone Near Injune the Precipice Sandstone comes in contact with the Bandanna formation In the Bowen Basin the Clematis sandstone is separated by the Rewan Formation (aquitard) from the Baralaba coal measures - no impacts predicted in the Surat Basin UWIR or in the Westside UWIR (2013). In the Surat Basin the target seams are the Walloon Coal Measures, which are typically m deep. The main aquifers of the Surat Basin are the Mooga Sandstones, Gubberamunda Sandstones and the Hutton and Precipice Sandstones. Sealing aquitards include Orallo, Westbourne and Eurombah formations. Industry estimates that water in the Bowen Basin coal seams are significantly less than Surat Basin, in some areas up to a 10 th of the water produced. Bowen Basin target coal seams are generally older, deeper and more isolated from water-bearing aquifers than in the Surat Basin and coal measures are not extensively used like the Walloons. CSG activities in the Surat Basin are not going to affect groundwater systems in the Bowen Basin (Surat Basin UWIR). Unlike the Surat Basin, the Bowen Basin does not form part of the GAB. The Surat Basin Cumulative Management Area (CMA) encompasses all tenures west of Moura across to Springsure. The Surat Basin UWIR predicts drawdowns to the Bandanna Formation and Walloon Coal Measures (WCM) - both target coal seams but not to any other aquifers in the Bowen Basin, i.e. Clematis Sandstone (see figure 2.). Landholders should consider baseline assessments as part of a conduct and compensation agreement (CCA) prior to company carrying out advanced activities on property. Obtain professional advice if negotiating a make good agreement and utilise expert advice within the CSG Compliance Unit Groundwater Investigation Team. Contact AgForce Projects CSG team for information regarding landholder rights and responsibilities under the framework. Departmental Roles: Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP) Responsible for sections of the Water Act dealing with make good agreements and the approval of underground water impact reports. Administers the EA process and regulatory framework under the Petroleum and Gas Act (P&G) and the Environmental Protection Act (EP). Department of Natural Resources (DNRM) CSG Compliance Unit and the Groundwater Investigation Team (GIAT). Compliance and enforcement provisions under the P&G Act and EP Act. CSG compliance unit should be contacted for enquiries relating to CSG- compliance, regulatory or enforcement issues. How is CSG and groundwater regulated? Chapter 3 of the Water Act (2000) deals with underground water impacts by CSG companies/activities: CSG companies are required to develop and submit to DEHP, for approval, an underground water impact report (UWIR) for production activities. Inside a CMA, OGIA is responsible for the review and implementation of the model. The UWIR must be reviewed and updated every three (3) years. Where CSG activities are impacting or are predicted to impact on a landholders groundwater supply, then the responsible company has an obligation under the water act to Make Good that impact by negotiating a make good agreement. Environmental Authority (EA) issued under the Environmental Protection Act (1994) Places conditions on CSG activities such as; dust monitoring requirements, noise restrictions, water monitoring requirements and whether companies can undertake stimulation activities (fraccing) among many others. Water Act (2000) requires CSG companies to: collect baseline data from all bores within a tenure area when entering production. develop water monitoring strategies for aquifers and any springs. report findings to DEHP/DNRM annually and update any UWIRs in place. Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 Tenures management. Land access. Gas Safety. Environmental Protection (EP) Act 1994 All other matters of environmental concerns eg. surface water, vegetation and water contamination.

16 GAB Surat Basin Figure 1. Source: Origin

17 Figure 2. Source: Origin Figure 3.

18 Surat Basin Stratigraphy Age Surat Basin Clarence-Moreton Basin Colluvium Cenozoic Alluvium (Condamine) Chinchilla Sands Main Range Volcanics Griman Creek Formation Surat Siltstone Cretaceous Wallumbilla Formation Coreena Member Doncaster Member Bungil Formation Minmi Member Nullawart Sst Member Kingull Member Mooga Sandstone Orallo Formation Gubberamunda Sandstone Southlands Formation Westbourne Formation Kumbarilla Beds Pilliga Sandstone Kumbarilla Beds Injune Creek Group Springbok Sandstone Walloon Coal Measures Walloon Coal Measures Eurombah Formation Jurassic Triassic Boxvale Sst Clematis Group Sandstones Hutton Sandstone Evergreen Formation Precipice Sandstone Moolayember Formation Snake Creek Mst Mem Showgrounds Sandstone Rewan Group Wandoan Formation Purlawaugh Formation Bowen Basin Marburg Sst Helidon Sst Bundamba Group Marburg Sub Group Woogaroo Sub Group Koukandowie Formation Heifer Creek Sst Member Ma Ma Creek Member Gatton Sandstone Ripley Road Sandstone Raceview Fm Aberdare Conglomerate Permian Bandanna Formation Blackwater Group Baralaba Coal Measures Source: Surat Underground Water Impact Report

19 Bowen Basin Stratigraphy

20 What is make good? Make good refers to a company s obligation to restore a groundwater supply if it has been or is predicted to be impacted by CSG activities, such as a drop in pressure or water level beyond a set trigger level, or when that drop impacts on the authorised use of the bore. How does it work? When an Underground Water Impact Report (UWIR) has been developed and approved it will identify two areas; an immediately affected area (IAA) and a long term affected area (LTAA). An IAA is where a bore is likely to experience an impact within three years of the model being approved. Whereas the LTAA is a bore likely to experience an impact any time after that three year period. In the IAA the company is required to contact the bore owner to negotiate access to the property and bore to carry out a bore assessment (BA). A Baseline Assessment Guideline can be found in this information pack and a link to the document is also found on the key resources page. The outcome of this BA must be provided to the landholder and to the Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (DEHP). The BA is carried out to confirm if the predictions of the UWIR are correct and what make good measures will work (if required). Where an impact is expected, the CSG company and the landholder must then negotiate and develop what are called make good measures to form the agreement. These measures are what will be done to ensure the same, authorised supply of water and could include: deepening the bore installing a larger pump/pumping infrastructure drilling a new bore into another aquifer providing surface water or piping in water financial compensation. It is important landholders understand that during this process all necessary and reasonable legal, valuation and accounting costs incurred must be reimbursed by the CSG company. AgForce strongly encourages all landholders to seek specialist advice, such as an independent hydrogeologist, and to utilise the expert advice within the CSG Compliance Unit s Groundwater Investigation and Assessment Team (GIAT) (see contacts list for details). Landholders need to consider what the proposed make good measures are and if they satisfy their requirements: Consider additional costs to install new equipment if required. What are the additional costs for increased pump capacity if any (power)? Will the pump require more regular servicing and maintenance and associated costs? Are there any licensing requirements from DNRM or DEHP? Any costs involved in this? Are there any long term impacts to the property? Reduction in productivity/capacity or land value potentially? Do you have future development plans and ensure the new water supply can handle these? Have you considered/negotiated ongoing monitoring of the bore? If a bore is modelled in a UWIR to be impacted but the BA rejects this and finds that the bore won t actually be impacted as predicted, then a make good agreement is still required but will simply confirm the outcomes of the assessment. Landholders should ensure that the company they are dealing with clearly explains the outcomes of the BA and that they contact GIAT to discuss the results. Consider negotiating ongoing monitoring of the bore in case impacts change.

21 UWIR and Make Good Process: Underground Water Impact Report (UWIR) predicts impacts - immediate and long term Bore identified to be in the IAA BORE ASSESSMENT Establish whether bore has or is likely to have any impaired capacity»» Carried out by CSG company with landholder consent.»» Ensure you understand what the baseline is testing for.»» Review AgForce Baseline Assessment Guideline and contact Groundwater Investigation and Assessment Team within the CSG Compliance Unit. IDENTIFY MAKE GOOD OPTIONS»» If bore will be impacted - what actions will be taken?»» Of, if no impacts, then what direction?»» If the bore assessment (BA) classifies the bore is in a different aquifer than what is modelled, or the predictions won t actually impact the bore, then the make good agreement will simply state this - DEHP must be satisfied.»» Ensure you understand and agree with this outcome.»» If the BA does confirm impacts as predicted then CSG company and landholder must negotiate a make good agreement including make good measures i.e. what will actually be done to restore supply. NEGOTIATE & EXECUTE Make good measures Negotiations about what measure will be taken: Deepen bore New bore Surface water Compensation»» It is important that landholders understand that during this process you re necessary and reasonable legal, valuation and accounting costs incurred must be reimbursed by the CSG company.»» Landholders are also strongly encouraged to obtain specialist advice, such as an independent hydrogeologist and also utilise the Groundwater Assessment and Investigation Team. Implement Make Good Agreement

22 Company information: Westside Corporation: Westside operates in a number of tenures across Queensland, including the Bowen Basin. Around the Moura region they are targeting the Baralaba coal seams within two tenure areas, Petroleum Lease 94 (PL94) and ATP 769P, which are around and to the west of Moura. Westside indicates that the coal seams vary in depth from areas of less than 100m (near the outcrops at the Dawson mine) to between m (to the west as the basin dips) and depths of 600m or more (across to the northwest). Currently there are 30 operational production wells and Westside has approval for another 49 wells (UWIR 2013), one water treatment facility and seven compressor stations a total of 148 wells are expected across the region (PL94 and sub-lease) Westside reported in their UWIR (approved by DEHP in August 2013) that they expect the predicted peak extraction of water to be 90 ML/ year, which according to their UWIR is expected in PL 94 Environmental Authority (EA) env-authorities/pdf/eppg pdf Project summary www. westsidecorporation.com/gas_projects/ Meridian_SeamGas_CSG_fields_.aspx Westside 2013 UWIR The Baralaba Coal Measures are overlain by the Rewan Group, which is considered to comprise an aquitard. As such, any abstraction from the Baralaba Coal Measures will induce a leakage of groundwater from the Rewan Group into the Baralaba Coal Measures Figure 4. PL 94 UWIR Figure 5.

23 Westside also holds a tenure, ATP769P, located to the west of Moura. Westside reports that they operate a five well pilot program on this tenure. In this tenure area Westside is targeting the Baralaba coal measures and indicates that the depth can vary between m. The EA for this tenure also includes approval for four tight gas wells, which were approved in March Figure 6. Map showing ATP769P to the west of Moura

24 Westside Underground Water Impact Report (UWIR) Westside submitted a UWIR to DEHP for their Meridian Gas Project (PL 94) and received approval for this report in August Some of the key points from this model include: Any predicted impacts to bores as a result of water extraction will be restricted to the Baralaba Coal Measures. Peak water extraction is predicted to be at up to 90 ML/year. The Rewan Formation/Group is a sealing aquitard above the Baralaba and below the Clematis Sandstone. The thickness of the Rewan Formation/Group can be up to 500m. The model estimates that as a result of extracting water from the Baralaba Coal Measures that some water will leak from the Rewan Formation/Group into the seams. The Rewan Formation/Group contains an aquifer that is hydrologically connected to the Dawson River and depending on conditions discharge or receive water/recharge. The drawdown associated with the existing and proposed operations may be as great as 710m within the Baralaba Coal Measures. As production increases the maximum drawdown in the Baralaba Formation is predicted in the central area of PL94. Two bores registered in DERM groundwater database are identified in this area. It is predicted that abstraction from the Baralaba Coal Measures will have no impact on the Rewan Group or the overlying Quaternary Alluvium during the next three years of gas well operation. No impact to alluvium during first three years. No springs or wetlands within the project area identified. Figure 7. Draw down maps from Westside UWIR

25 Santos Santos Phase Two EIS: Santos GLNG project is seeking to expand its development and production area through the development of a new EIS. Currently Santos has approval for up to 2650 wells and is seeking arppoval for up to another 6100 wells. The map below shows the new development areas (in green) that Santos is seeking approval for as well the as existing areas which will be infilled with new wells. Figure 8.

26 Key Contacts AgForce Projects staff p: (07) e: AgForce member contact p: (07) e: GasFields Commission Queensland p: (07) e: CSG Compliance Unit p: (07) e: Petroleum and Gas Inspectorate p: (07) e: Beyond Blue/Lifeline p: / Pollution reporting hotline p: e: pollutionhotline@ehp.qld.gov.au DEHP Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process DEHP Environmental Authority lists DEHP Permit and LIcensing management unit - Mining Environmental Authorities Government Baseline Assessment guideline DEHP fact sheets IRTM OGIA UWIR online bore database QLD Government mines and energy fact sheets Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association (APPEA) Origin Energy Santos Santos groundwater portal QGC Arrow Energy index.html mines.industry.qld.gov.au/geoscience/interactive-resource-tenure-maps.htm dnrm.qld.gov.au/ogia/surat-underground-water-impact-report/bore-search mines.industry.qld.gov.au/mining/landholder-information.htm

27 Activity on your property A guide to potential activities on your property and the relevant legislation and compensation arrangements. Activity Tenure Type Relevant Legislation New Land Access Laws apply Compensation Authority to Prospect ATP Petroleum & Gas (production and safety) Act 2004 and Petroleum Act 1923 Yes Compensatable Effects** Petroleum Lease PL Petroleum & Gas (production and safety) Act 2004 and Petroleum Act 1923 Yes Compensatable Effects** Pipeline Survey Licence PSL Petroleum & Gas (production and safety) Act 2004 and Petroleum Act 1923 Yes Compensatable Effects** Petroleum Facility Licence PFL Petroleum & Gas (production and safety) Act 2004, Petroleum Act 1923 Yes* Compensatable Effects** Petroleum Pipeline Licence PPL Petroleum & Gas (production and safety) Act 2004 and Petroleum Act 1923 Yes * Combination of Compensatable Effects** and ALA Data Acquisition Authority DAA Petroleum & Gas (production and safety) Act 2004 and Petroleum Act 1923 Yes Compensatable Effects ** Water Monitoring Authority WMA Petroleum & Gas (production and safety) Act 2004 and Petroleum Act 1923 Yes Compensatable Effects ** Prospecting Permits PP Mineral Resources Act 1989 Mining Claims MC Mineral Resources Act 1989 No No See s28 of MRA See s28 of MRA Exploration Permit (coal or minerals) EPC or EPM Mineral Resources Act 1989 Yes Compensatable Effects **

28 Activity Tenure Type Relevant Legislation New Land Access Laws apply Compensation Mineral Development Licence MDL Mineral Resources Act 1989 Mining Lease ML Mineral Resources Act 1989 Powerlines N/A Acquisition of Land Act 1967, State Development & Public Works Organisation Act 1971 and Electricity Act Yes * No No Compensatable Effects** and also potential for At Risk provisions to apply but they have never been used. See s 278A of MRA See s281 MRA See s18 of ALA Railway Lines N/A Acquisition of Land Act 1967, State Development & Public works Organisation Act 1971 No See s18 ALA Telecommunication infrastructure i.e. Broadband cables N/A Telecommunications Act 1997 No Land Acquisition Act (CTH) 1989 * While the New Land Access Laws may be relevant there may be occasions where other legislation is also applicable in terms of land access. ** The Tenure Holder must compensate each owner or occupier for any compensatable effect suffered which is caused by the activities. Compensatable effect means all or any of the following: (a) all or any of the following relating to the eligible claimant s land (i) deprivation of possession of its surface; (ii) diminution of its value; (iii) diminution of the use made or that may be made of the land or any improvement on it; (iv) severance of any part of the land from other parts of the land or from other land that the eligible claimant owns; (v) any cost, damage or loss arising from the carrying out of activities under the petroleum authority on the land; (b) accounting, legal or valuation costs the claimant necessarily and reasonably incurs to negotiate or prepare a conduct and compensation agreement, other than the costs of a person facilitating an ADR; (c) consequential damages the eligible claimant incurs because of a matter mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b).

29 Bore baseline self-assessment Protecting your property and groundwater have you conducted a bore baseline assessment? Is this an artesian or sub artesian bore? Information checklist Details Date Date Date Bore number (if registered) - check the Queensland Government s groundwater database for registration details Review drilling log Year drilled Total bore depth (original and current) Standing Water Level (depth from top of casing to water level in bore when not affected by pumping [when drilled and current]) Depth of pump inlet Normal pumping rate (professional advice for further testing may be needed for verification) Casing details: depth, diameter, where slotted (if available) Geological formation/aquifer tapped (if unknown, refer to borelogs if bore is registered) Water quality (electrical conductivity [EC], ph, Dissolved Oxygen, turbidity, temperature) Include details of water quality tester/lab Artesian bore: Pressure reading when in operation and closed down? Sub artesian bore: pressure when drilled compared to now Date: Details: Date Flowrate: Details: Details: Date: Details: Details: Details: Date: Depth: Date: Depth: Date: Depth: To provide the best level of protection for your property and groundwater resources, ongoing monitoring is required at regular intervals. This fact sheet is a guide only; we recommend you seek further professional advice. When considering advice ask about how to equip your bore with pressure gauges. AgForce Projects 2013