SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF BORHAT-TITLAGARH …

SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF BORHAT-TITLAGARH AREA (For the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st March, 2018)

General Conditions:

Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE

I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to

the stipulations made by the Assam Pollution Control Board (APCB), State Government and any other statutory authority.

Complied. The observations raised by thestatutory authorities like APCB, DGMS, OISD are complied as and when raised.

II. No further expansion or modification in the project shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.

Complied.

III. The project authorities must strictly comply with the rules and regulations under manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 as amended subsequently. Prior approvals from Chief Inspectorate of Factories, Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Safety Inspectorate etc. Must be obtained, wherever applicable.

Complied wherever applicable

IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area shall be kept well within the standards by providing noise control measures including acoustic hoods, silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time).

Noise control measures like silencers, enclosures etc. have been provided on all sources of noise generation. Ambient noise levels have beenmaintained conforming to standards under EPA Rules. The ambient noise levels are being monitored regularly.

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad /Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.

Complied. Also the clearance letter has been put up on the company website.

VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated environment clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral

Being Complied.

parameters, indicated for the projects shall be Monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

Being Complied.

VIII. The environmental statement for each financial year ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e-mail.

Environmental statement in Form-V is submitted for each financial year ending 31st March. (Test report enclosed as Annexure-I)


Environmental statement in Form-V is submitted for each financial year ending 31st March.

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are available with the APSPCB and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional Office.

Complied. Details of the environmental Clearances are published in the local newspapers.

X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.

Under compliance.

Specific Conditions: Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE

I. As proposed, only 2 Nos. exploratory wells shall be drilled. No additional wells shall be drilled without prior permission from this Ministry.

Agreed to comply. Drilling activities are conducted as per the approval received from MoEF & CC.

II. Permission and recommendations of the State Forest Department regarding impact of the proposed plant on the surrounding Dilli Reserve Forest and Sapekhati Reserve Forest located within 10 km radius of the project site shall be obtained and recommendations shall be implemented satisfactorily.

None of the drilled wells has fallen within 10 km distance of nearby RF. Thus, permission from the State Forest Department is not taken.

III. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the closest human settlements as per the National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non-methane HC etc.

Complied. Ambient air quality of the nearby area monitored as per NAAQ emission standards. (Test report enclosed as Annexure-II)

IV. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines.

Complied.

V. The company shall make the arrangement

for control of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines.

Complied. Noise barriers are constructed forreduction of Noise Level. Noise levels are monitored at suitable period. DG sets are provided with proper stack height and acoustic enclosures as per CPCB guidelines.

VI. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water

and drill cuttings twice during drilling period.

Complied. Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found. Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory –not detected. (Test report enclosed as Annexure-III)

VII. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize generation of suspended dust.

Complied. Approach roads are being made with black topping to minimize generation of suspended dust.

VIII. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 50 m3/day per well and prior permission shall be obtained from the concerned agency.

Complied. Use of fresh water limited to permissible quantity. No objection certificate received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Guwahati.

IX. The company shall construct the garland drain all around the drilling site to prevent

Complied. Constructed the garland drains all

runoff of any oil containing waste into the nearby water bodies. Separate drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent shall be properly treated and treated wastewater shall conform to CPCB standards.

around the drilling sites. Effluent water is being reused/re-cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs.

X. Drilling waste water including drill cuttings wash water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The membership of common TSDF should be obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

HDPE liner being provided in the waste water disposal pit. Complied. There is no common TSDF facility nearer to our operational areas in the state of Assam. Drill cuttings are being disposed in a pit at site having HDPE lining.

XI. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit.

Complied.

XII. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) and spent oil shall be disposed of to theauthorized recyclers.

Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme is in place. Spent oil is disposed through authorised recycler as per present practice.

XIII. The company shall comply with the guidelines for disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005.

Disposal of solid waste, drill cuttings and drill fluid have been done as per guideline.

XIV. The Company shall take necessary measures to prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions duringoperation.

Measures to prevent fire hazards, Containing oil spill and soil remediation have been taken. Flaring of gases has been done as per OISD standard.

XV. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S release including all necessary aspects from evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The workers shall be provided with personal H2S detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along withself containing breathing apparatus.

OIL never encountered H2S and no such evidence exists in our field of operation. However, action is being initiated to develop a contingency plan for H2S release. H2S detector and Self containing breathing apparatus is available with OIL.

XVI. The Company should carry out long term subsidence study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong.

Under compliance.

XVII. Blow Out Preventer (BOP) system shall be installed to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations.

Complied.

BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc.

XVIII Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India.

Complied wherever applicable. Emergency Response Plan of OIL isreviewed and prepared based on the guidelines as per OISD, DGMS & GOI.

XIX. The company shall take measures after completion of drilling process by well plugging and secured enclosures, decommissioning of rig uponabandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restored the area in original condition. In the event that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

Compiled. In case of abandonment of well, allstatutory regulations are complied and restoration of location is done as per company’s well abandonment policy.

XX. Occupational health surveillance of the

workers shall be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules.

Complied.

XXI In case the commercial viability of the project is established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

Under compliance. Application submitted.

XXII. Restoration of the project site shall be carried out satisfactorily and report shall besent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

Complied.

XXIII. Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

Complied. Oil content in drill cuttings is examined by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the competent persons of the Company. (Copy enclosed as Annexure-IV)

XXIV. Company shall ensure good housekeeping at the drilling site.

Complied.

XXV Company shall prepare project specificenvironmental manual and a copy shall be made available at the drilling site for the compliance.

Complied.

XXVI

Company shall adopt Corporate environment Policy as per the Ministry’s O.M. No. J-11013/41/2006-IA.II (I) dated 26th April, 2011and implemented.

Complied. The environment policy in tri language has been prepared and circulated.(Copy enclosed as Annexure-V)

XXVII Company shall have own Environment Management Cell having qualified persons with proper background. Full fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to carry out the environmental managementand monitoring functions.

OIL has a dedicated Safety & Environment department with qualified personnel. Full fledged laboratory facility is also availablewith OIL.

SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF DIBRUGARH-BHOGPARA AREA (For the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st March, 2018)

General Condition: Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE

I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the stipulations made by the Assam Pollution Control Board (APCB), State Government and any other statutory authority.

Complied. The observations raised by the statutory authorities like APCB, DGMS, OISD are complied as and when raised.

II. No further expansion or modification in the project shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.

Complied. Drilling activities are conducted as per the approval received from MoEF.

III. The project authorities must strictly comply with the rules and regulations under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 as amended subsequently. Prior approvals from Chief Inspectorate of Factories, Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Safety Inspectorate etc. must be obtained, wherever applicable.

Complied wherever applicable.

IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area shall be kept well within the standards by providing noise control measures including acoustic hoods, silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time).

Noise control measures like silencers, enclosures etc have been provided on all sources of noise generation. Ambient noise levels have been maintained conforming to standards under EPA Rules. The ambient noise levels are being monitored regularly.

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.

Complied. Also the clearance letter has been put up on the company website.

VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of compliance of the stipulated environment clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

Being complied.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

Complied.


Environmental statement in Form-V is submitted for each financial year ending 31st March. Enclosed as Annexure-I

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are available with the APSPCB and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office.

Complied. Details of the environmental clearance are published in the local newspapers.


Under compliance.


I. As proposed, only development well (3 Nos.) and exploratory well (1 No.) shall be drilled. No additional wells shall be drilled without prior permission from this Ministry.

Agreed to comply. Drilling activities are conducted as per the approval received from MoEF & CC.

II. As proposed, no drilling of well and any construction work shall be carried out in forest land.

Agreed to comply.

III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Telpani reserve forest (13.31 km2), Jokai reserve forest and Nambang reserve forest.

Under compliance.

IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc.

Complied.

V. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the closest human settlements as per the National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th

November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non-methane HC etc.

Complied. Ambient air quality of the nearby area monitored as per NAAQ emission standards. Enclosed as Annexure-II.

VI. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines.

Complied.

VII. The company shall make the arrangement for control of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines.

Complied. Noise barriers are constructed forreduction of Noise Level. Noise levels are monitored at suitable period. DG sets are provided with proper stack height and Acoustic enclosures as per CPCB guidelines.

VIII. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill cuttings twice during drilling period.

Complied Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found. Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory – not detected. Enclosed as Annexure-III.

IX. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize generation of suspended dust.

Complied. Approach roads are being made with black topping to minimize generation of suspended dust.

X. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 m3/ day/well and prior permission shall be obtained from the concerned agency.

Complied. Use of fresh water limited to permissible quantity. No objection certificate received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Ghy.

XI. The company shall construct the garland drain all around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil containing waste into the nearby water bodies. Separate drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent shall be properly treated and treated wastewater shall conform to CPCB standards.

Complied. Constructed the garland drains all around the drilling sites. Effluent water is being reused/re-cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs.

XII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The membership of common TSDF should be obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

Complied. HDPE liner being provided in the waste water disposal pit. There is no common TSDF facility nearer to our operational areas in the state of Assam. Drill cuttings are being disposed in a pit at site having HDPE liner.

XIII. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit.

Complied.

XIV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme is in place. Spent oil is disposed through authorised recycler as per present practice.

XV. The company shall comply with the guidelines for disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005.

Disposal of solid waste, drill cuttings and drill fluid was done as per guidelines.

XVI. The Company shall take necessary measures to prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation.

Measures to prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation have been taken. Flaring of gases is done as per OISD standard.

XVII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S release including all necessary aspects from evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The workers shall be provided with personal H2S detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along with self containing breathing apparatus.

OIL never encountered H2S and no such evidence exists in our field of operation. However, H2S detector and Self containing breathing apparatus is available with OIL.

XVIII. The Company should carry out long term subsidence study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong.

Under compliance.

XIX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall

Complied.

focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc.

XX Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India.

Emergency Response Plan of OIL is reviewed and prepared based on the guidelines as per OISD, DGMS & GOI.

XXI. The company shall take measures after completion of drilling process by well plugging and secured enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restored the area in original condition. In the event that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found. A full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

Complied wherever applicable. In case of abandonment of well, all statutory regulations is complied and restoration of location is done as per company’s well abandonment policy.

XXII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules.

Complied.

XXIII. In case the commercial viability of the project is established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

Under compliance.

XXIV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

Complied. OIL has an approved Well Abandonment & Restoration Policy which takes care of all such measures and regulatory requirement. After completion of drilling operations, sites are restored as per OIL’s policy guidelines.

XXV Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

Oil content in drill cuttings is examined by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the competent persons of the Company. Enclosed as Annexure-IV

XXVI Company shall prepare and circulate the environmental policy.

The environmental policy has been prepared and circulated. Enclosed as Annexure-V

XXVII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect of all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

Operational manual in respect of all drilling activities is available.

XXVIII Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility shall be provided

Complied.

XXIX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of amine and all other chemicals should be found out and monitoring arrangement should be made. A copy of report should be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

OIL uses eco-friendly chemicals for water base mud and toxicity of chemicals does not arise. However, OIL discontinued the usage of amine in its drilling operation

XXX Company shall ensure good housekeeping at the drilling site.

Complied.

XXXI Company shall have own Environment Management Cell having qualified persons with proper background. Full fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to carry out the environmental management and monitoring functions.

OIL has a dedicated Safety & Environment department with qualified personnel. Full fledged laboratory facility is also available with OIL.

SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF DUMDUMA-PENGRY AREA (For the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st March, 2018)

General Conditions:


I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the Complied.

stipulations made by the Assam Pollution Control The observations raised by the Board (APCB), State Government and any other statutory authorities like APCB, statutory authority. DGMS, OISD are complied as and when raised.

II. No further expansion or modification in the project Complied. shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.

III. The project authorities must strictly comply with the Complied wherever applicable. rules and regulations under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 as amended subsequently. Prior approvals from Chief Inspectorate of Factories, Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Safety Inspectorate etc. must be obtained, wherever applicable.

IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing To maintain noise level as per noise control measures including acoustic hoods, standards at site sound barrier walls, silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise silencer and enclosures have been generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform provided. Ambient noise levels have to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 been maintained conforming to viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time). standards under EPA Rules. The ambient noise levels are being monitored regularly.

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the put up on the company website.

local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.

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VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of Being Complied. compliance of the stipulated environment clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

VIII. The environmental statement for each financial year Environmental statement in Form-V ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be is submitted for each financial year submitted by the project proponent to the concerned ending 31st March. State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e- mail.

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that Complied. the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance Details of the environmental letter are available with the APSPCB and may also be clearance are published in the local seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and newspapers. Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office. X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance. well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.



I. As proposed, only exploratory well (1 No.) shall be Agreed to comply. Drilling activities drilled. No additional wells shall be drilled without are conducted as per the approval prior permission from this Ministry. received from MoEF & CC.

II. No drilling of well and any construction work shall be Agreed to comply. carried out in forest land.

III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Under compliance.

Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Katha Reserve Forest, Burihiding RF, Duarmara RF, Tarani RF, Dumduma RF, Nalni RF, Philobari RF, Takowani RF, Kakojan RF, Digboi RF, Bogapani RF and Upper Dihing RF and copy submitted to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong.

IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied.

V. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the closest Complied. human settlements as per the National Ambient Air Ambient air quality of the nearby area Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide monitored as per NAAQ emission

G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 for PM10,

standards . (Test report enclosed as PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non-methane HC etc. Annexure-I) VI. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil field Flare system was not required. practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines. VII. The company shall make the arrangement for control Complied. of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure To maintain noise level as per shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height standards at site sound barrier walls, shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines. silencer and enclosures have been provided. Ambient noise levels have been maintained conforming to standards under EPA Rules. The ambient noise levels are being monitored regularly.

VIII. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Complied. cuttings twice during drilling period. Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found. Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our


laboratory – not detected. (Test report enclosed as Annexure-II) IX. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied. generation of suspended dust. X. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 Complied. m3/day/well and prior permission shall be obtained from the concerned agency. Use of fresh water limited to permissible quantity. No objection certificate received from central

ground water board, N.E. Region, Guwahati.

XI. The company shall construct the garland drain all Complied. around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil containing waste into the nearby water bodies. Garland drain was constructed and Separate drainage system shall be created for oil separate drainage system was made contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent shall for oil contaminated as well as non-oil be properly treated and treated wastewater shall contaminated water. conform to CPCB standards. XII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash water Complied. shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply with the HDPE liner being provided in the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The waste water disposal pit. membership of common TSDF should be obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. There is no common TSDF facility Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site nearer to our operational areas in the as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain state of Assam. Drill cuttings are being authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or disposed in a pit at site having HDPE membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s liner. Regional Office at Shillong. XIII. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the drilling Complied. site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit. XIV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be Oil spillage prevention and mitigation prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action scheme is in place. Spent oil is plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting disposed through authorised recycler proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) as per present practice. and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers. XV. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Complied. disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005.

XVI. The Company shall take necessary measures to Complied. prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground Measures to prevent fire hazards, flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, containing oil spill and soil


the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall remediation have been taken. Flaring be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during of gases has been done as per OISD operation. standard. XVII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S OIL never encountered H2S and no release including all necessary aspects from such evidence exists in our field of evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The operation. However, H2S detector and workers shall be provided with personal H2S detectors Self containing breathing apparatus is in locations of high risk of exposure along with self available with OIL. containing breathing apparatus.

XVIII. The Company should carry out long term subsidence Under compliance. study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong. XIX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to Complied. prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc. XX Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the Complied. guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India.

XXI. The company shall take measures after completion of The operation at this well was drilling process by well plugging and secured temporarily suspended after setting a enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon bridge plug and cement plug above abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be the perforation. Further testing of well restored the area in original condition. In the event will be done in due course of time. that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations. XXII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall Complied. be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules. Periodic medical examination (PME) is done as per norms.

XXIII. In case the commercial viability of the project is Under compliance. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry. XXIV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Restoration of well plinth is done after satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s completion of drilling activities. Regional Office at Shillong. XXV Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Complied. some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to


the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XXVI Company shall prepare and circulate the Complied. environmental policy.

XXVII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect of Complied. all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXVIII Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Complied. supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility shall be provided.

XXIX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of Complied. amine and all other chemicals should be found out and monitoring arrangement should be made. A copy of report should be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XXX Company shall ensure good housekeeping at the Complied. drilling site.

XXXI Company shall have own Environment Management OIL has a dedicated Safety & Cell having qualified persons with proper background. Environment department with Full fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to qualified personnel. Full fledged carry out the environmental management and laboratory facility is also available with monitoring functions. OIL.

SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF JORAJAN AREA (For the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st March, 2018)

General Conditions: Sl. No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE

I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the Complied. stipulations made by the Assam Pollution Control Stipulated Statutory norms by statutory Board (APCB), State Government and any other authorities have been adhered. statutory authority.



IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing Noise control measures like silencers, noise control measures including acoustic hoods, enclosures etc have been provided on silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise all sources of noise generation. The generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform ambient noise levels are being to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 monitored regularly. viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time).

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been put Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the up on the company website. local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.


VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of Being complied. compliance of the stipulated environment clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on The status of compliance of the their website and shall update the same periodically. stipulated environment clearance has It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office been uploaded on OIL’s website. Also of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the compliance report has been sent to the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; respective authorities as stated in the PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs condition. (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Being complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results Six monthly compliance report and of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by results of monitored data have been e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective sent to the concerned authorities. Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions. VIII. The environmental statement for each financial year Environmental statement in Form-V is ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be submitted for each financial year submitted by the project proponent to the concerned ending 31st March. State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e- mail.

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that Complied. the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance Details of the environmental clearance letter are available with the APSPCB and may also be are published in the local newspapers. seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office. X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance.

well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.



I. As proposed, only development well (4 Nos.) and Agreed to comply. Drilling activities are exploratory well (3 Nos.) shall be drilled. No conducted as per the approval received additional wells shall be drilled without prior from MoEF & CC.

permission from this Ministry. II. As proposed, no drilling of well and any construction Agreed to comply work shall be carried out in forest land. III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Under compliance. Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Jaipur RF and Upper Dihing (W/B) RF under the Dibrugarh and Digboi Forest Division as well as Namsang RF and Borduria RF under Deomali Forest Division of Arunachal Pradesh. IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied. V. Prior clearance shall be from the Standing No well within the ESZ of Dihing-Patkai Committee of the National Board for Wildlife WLS. regarding Wildlife Sanctuary (Dihing Patkai). VI. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the Complied. closest human settlements as per the National Ambient air quality of the nearby area Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by monitored as per NAAQ emission

the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th

standards. (Test report enclosed as November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, Annexure-I). HC, Non-methane HC etc. VII. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil Complied. field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines. VIII. The company shall make the arrangement for Complied. Enclosure and sound barrier control of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic have been provided to control noise. enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper DG sets are provided with proper stack stack height shall be provided as per CPCB height and acoustic enclosures as per guidelines. CPCB guidelines. IX. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Complied. cuttings twice during drilling period. Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy


metal found. Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory – not detected.

(Test report enclosed as Annexure-II) X. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied. generation of suspended dust. XI. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed Use of fresh water limited to 42 42m3/day/well and prior permission shall be m3/day. No objection certificate obtained from the concerned agency. received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Ghy.

XII. The company shall construct the garland drain all Complied. around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil Constructed the garland drains all

containing waste into the nearby water bodies. around the drilling sites. Separate drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent Effluent water is being reused/re- shall be properly treated and treated wastewater cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs. shall conform to CPCB standards.

XIII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash Complied. water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE liner being provided in the waste HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply water disposal pit. with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The membership of common TSDF should be There is no common TSDF facility obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and nearer to our operational areas in the hazardous waste. Otherwise, secured land fill shall state of Assam. Drill cuttings are being be created at the site as per the design approved by disposed in a pit at site having HDPE the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. liner. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. XIV. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the Complied. drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit. XV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall Oil spillage prevention and mitigation be prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, scheme is in place. Spent oil is disposed action plan shall be prepared to clean the site by through authorised recycler as per adopting proven technology. The recyclable waste present practice. (oily sludge) and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

XVI. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Complied. disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids Disposal of solid waste, drill cuttings for onshore drilling operation notified vide and drill fluid have been done as per GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005. guidelines.

XVII. The Company shall take necessary measures to Measures to prevent fire hazards, prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil containing oil spill and soil remediation remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground have been taken. Flaring of gases is flare shall be explored. At the place of ground done as per OISD standard.


flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation. XVIII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for OIL never encountered H2S and no such H2S release including all necessary aspects from evidence exists in our field of evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The operation. However, H2S detector and workers shall be provided with personal H2S Self containing breathing apparatus is detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along available with OIL.

with self containing breathing apparatus.

XIX. The Company should carry out long term subsidence Under compliance. study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong. XX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed Complied. to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc. XXI Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on Complied. the guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India. XXII. The company shall take measures after completion Complied wherever applicable. of drilling process by well plugging and secured enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon In case of abandonment of well, all abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be statutory regulations is complied and restored the area in original condition. In the event restoration of location is done as per that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a company’s well abandonment policy. full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

XXIII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall Complied. be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules. Periodic medical examination (PME) is

done as per norms. XXIV. In case the commercial viability of the project is Under compliance. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Complied. satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Restoration of well plinth is done after

Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. completion of drilling activities. XXVI Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Oil content in drill cuttings is examined some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. competent persons of the Company.

Complied.


XXVII Company shall prepare and circulate the The environment policy in tri language environmental policy. has been prepared and circulated.

(Copy enclosed as Annexure-III) XXVIII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect Operational manual in respect of all

of all activities. It shall cover all safety & drilling activities is available. environment related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXIX Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Complied. supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility shall be provided

XXX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of OIL uses eco-friendly chemicals for amine and all other chemicals should be found out water base mud and toxicity of and monitoring arrangement should be made. A chemicals does not arise. However, OIL copy of report should be sent to the Ministry’s discontinued the usage of amine in its

Regional Office at Shillong. drilling operation (A test report is enclosed as Annexure-IV).

XXXI Company shall ensure good housekeeping at the Complied. drilling site.

XXXII Company shall have own Environment Management OIL has a dedicated Safety & Cell having qualified persons with proper Environment department with qualified background. Full fledged laboratory facilities must personnel. Full fledged laboratory be set up to carry out the environmental facility is also available with OIL. management and monitoring functions.


SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF KHOWANG-SHALMARI AREA (For the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st March, 2018)

General Conditions: Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE

I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the Complied. stipulations made by the Assam Pollution Control Board The observations raised by the (APCB), State Government and any other statutory statutory authorities like APCB, authority. DGMS, OISD are complied as and when raised.



IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing Noise control measures like silencers, noise control measures including acoustic hoods, enclosures etc have been provided silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise on all sources of noise generation. generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to Ambient noise levels have been the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 maintained conforming to standards dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time). under EPA Rules. The ambient noise levels are being monitored regularly.

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Copy of EC has been sent to Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local concerned authorities as specified NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, and clearance letter has also been if any, were received while processing the proposal. uploaded on OIL’ website. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.


VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of Being complied. compliance of the stipulated environment clearance Status of compliance of the conditions, including results of monitored data on their stipulated environment clearance has website and shall update the same periodically. It shall been uploaded on OIL’s website simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Being complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e- mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

VIII. The environmental statement for each financial year Environmental statement in Form-V ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be is submitted for each financial year submitted by the project proponent to the concerned ending 31st March. State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e-mail.

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the Complied. project has been accorded environmental clearance by Details of the environmental the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are clearance are published in the local available with the APSPCB and may also be seen at newspapers. Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office.

X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance.




I. As proposed, only development well (2 Nos.) and Agreed to comply. Drilling activities are exploratory well (3 Nos.) shall be drilled. No additional conducted as per the approval received wells shall be drilled without prior permission from from MoEF & CC.

this Ministry. II. As proposed, no drilling of well and any construction Agreed to comply.

work shall be carried out in forest land.

III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Under compliance

Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Namdang, Telpani and Jokai RF as well as the Khowang-Salmari area is also a part of the Indo-Burma Biodiversity Hotspot.

IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied. V. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the closest Complied. human settlements as per the National Ambient Air Ambient air quality of the nearby area Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide monitored as per NAAQ emission

G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 for PM10,

standards. (Test report enclosed as PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non-methane HC etc. Annexure-I) VI. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil field Complied. practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines. VII. The company shall make the arrangement for control For controlling noise level, enclosure of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure and sound barrier have been provided shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height to DG sets. DG sets are provided with shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines. proper stack height and Acoustic enclosures as per CPCB guidelines.

VIII. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Complied. cuttings twice during drilling period. Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found. Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our

laboratory – not detected. (Test report enclosed as Annexure-II).


IX. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied. generation of suspended dust. Approach roads are being made with black topping to minimize generation

of suspended dust. X. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 m3/ Use of fresh water limited to 42 m3/ day/well and prior permission shall be obtained from day/well. No objection certificate the concerned agency. received from central ground water

board, N.E. Region, Guwahati.

XI. The company shall construct the garland drain all Complied. around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil Garland drain is constructed and containing waste into the nearby water bodies. Separate drainage system also is made Separate drainage system shall be created for oil for oil contaminated as well as non-oil

contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent shall contaminated water. .

be properly treated and treated wastewater shall Effluent water is being reused/re- conform to CPCB standards. cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs.

XII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash water Disposal pit with HDPE lining is used shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining disposal of waste water. evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The There is no common TSDF facility membership of common TSDF should be obtained for nearer to our operational areas in the the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. state of Assam. Drill cuttings are being Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site disposed in a pit at site having HDPE as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain liner. authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. XIII. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the drilling Complied. site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit. XIV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be Oil spillage prevention and mitigation prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action scheme is in place. Spent oil is disposed plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting through authorised recycler as per proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) present practice. and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

XV. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Disposal of solid waste, drill cuttings disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids and drill fluids has been done as per for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) guideline. dated 30th August, 2005.

XVI. The Company shall take necessary measures to Measures to prevent fire hazards, prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil containing oil spill and soil remediation remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground have been taken. Flaring of gases has flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, done as per OISD standard wherever the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall needed. be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation.


XVII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S OIL never encountered H2S and no such release including all necessary aspects from evidence exists in our field of evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The operation. However, H2S detector and workers shall be provided with personal H2S detectors Self containing breathing apparatus is in locations of high risk of exposure along with self available with OIL. containing breathing apparatus.

XVIII. The Company should carry out long term subsidence Under compliance. study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong. XIX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to Complied. prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc. XX Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the Complied. guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India.

XXI. The company shall take measures after completion of Complied wherever applicable. drilling process by well plugging and secured In case of abandonment of well, all enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon statutory regulations is complied and abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restoration of location is done as per restored the area in original condition. In the event Company’s well abandonment policy. that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

XXII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall Complied. be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules. Periodic medical examination (PME) is done as per norms.

XXIII. In case the commercial viability of the project is Under compliance. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXIV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Complied. satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s Restoration of well plinth is done after Regional Office at Shillong. completion of drilling activities.

XXV Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Oil content in drill cuttings is examined some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. competent persons of the Company.

XXVI Company shall prepare and circulate the The environmental policy in tri environmental policy. language has been prepared and

circulated. (Copy enclosed as Annexure-III)


XXVII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect of Operational manual in respect of all all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment drilling activities is available. related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXVIII Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Complied. supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE HDPE lining, overflow channel and oil- lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility grease trap is provided. shall be provided.

XXIX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of OIL uses eco-friendly chemicals for amine and all other chemicals should be found out water base mud and toxicity of and monitoring arrangement should be made. A copy chemicals does not arise. However, OIL of report should be sent to the Ministry’s Regional discontinued the usage of amine in its

Office at Shillong. drilling operation (A test report is enclosed as Annexure-IV).


XXXI Company shall have own Environment Management OIL has a dedicated Safety & Cell having qualified persons with proper background. Environment department with qualified Full fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to personnel. Full fledged laboratory carry out the environmental management and facility is also available with OIL. monitoring functions.

SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF Loc. DFK

(For the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st March, 2018) Specific Conditions:


I. The company shall pay compensation for acquisition of private land as per the Central Government norms. The compensation to be paid to the land loser shall not be less than the norms/package as per the policy on National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Rules, 2007.

II. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Complied disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005.

III. The surface facilities shall be installed as per Complied

applicable codes and standards, international practices and applicable local regulations.

IV. The top soil removed shall be stacked separately for

reuse during restoration process.

V. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash water Complied. shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining There is no common TSDF facility evaporated or treated and shall comply with the nearer to our operational areas in the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The state of Assam. Drill cuttings are being membership of common TSDF should be obtained for disposed in a pit at site having HDPE the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. liner. Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site with the authorization of the SPCB. The design of the secured shall be approved by the SPCB. VI.

The recyclable waste (oily sludge) and spent oil shall Spent oil is disposed through

authorised recycler as per prevailing be disposed to the authorized recyclers. practice.

VII. Only water based drilling mud shall be used. The

Complied. Only water based mud was used. drilling mud shall be recycled. In case of use of synthetic oil based mud due to any problem due to geological formation for drilling, low toxicity, Oil Based Mud (OBM) having aromatic content <1 % shall be used. If it is intended to use such OBM/SBM to mitigate specific hole problem, it should be intimated to Ministry of Environment and forests/ SPCB.

VIII. Quantities of storage and chemicals and additives

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required for drilling mud preparation shall be below the specified threshold for specified storage permitted under the MSIHC Rules.

IX. Pre hire rig inspection, safety meetings, tool box Complied.

meeting, job safety analysis and audits shall be carried out to identify hidden/potential hazardous.

X. The company shall take necessary measures to Complied.

prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. At place of ground flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during flaring.

XI. The Company shall take necessary measures to reduce Complied.

noise levels at the drill site by providing mitigation measures such as proper acoustic enclosures to the DG set and meet the norms notified by the MoEF. Height of all the stacks/vents shall be provided as per the CPCB guidelines.

XII. To prevent fire and explosion at Oil and Gas facility, Complied.

potential ignition sources should be kept to a minimum and adequate separation distance between potential ignition sources and flammable material should be in place.

XIII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S release including all necessary aspects from evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The workers shall be provided with personal H2S detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along with self- containing breathing apparatus. XIV. To prevent well blowouts during drilling operations, Complied Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc. XV. The company shall take measures after completion of drilling process by well plugging and secured enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restored the area in original condition. In the event that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian


Petroleum Regulations.

XVI. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules. General Conditions:


I. No further expansion or modification in the project shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any. II. The emissions of (RSPM, SPM, SO2, NOx, HC & VOC)

from DG set and from flare stack shall conform to the

standards prescribed by the SPCB. Regular monitoring of Ambient Air for HC and VOC shall be carried out as per CPCB guidelines. Stack height attached to DG sets shall be in-conformance with the environment protection act and rules. III. The project authorities must strictly comply with the

rules and regulations under Manufacture, Storage and

Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 1989 as amended subsequently. Prior approval from Chief Inspectorate of Factories, Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Safety Inspectorate etc., must be obtained, wherever applicable. IV. The project authorities must strictly comply with the rules and regulations with regard to handling and disposal of Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1989/2003 where applicable. Authorisation from the State Pollution Control Board must be obtained for collections/ treatment/ storage/ disposal of hazardous wastes. V. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing noise control measures including acoustic hoods, silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time).


VI. A separate Environment Management Cell equipped with full fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to carry out the environmental management and monitoring functions.

VII.

The project authorities will provide adequate funds both recurring and non-recurring to implement the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Environment & Forest as well as the State Government along with implementation schedule for all the conditions stipulated herein. The funds so provided shall not be diverted for any purpose.

VIII.

The regional office of the Ministry at Shilong/Central Pollution Control Board/ State pollution Control Board will monitor the stipulated conditions. A six monthly compliance report and the monitored data along with statistical interpretation shall be submitted to them regularly.

IX.

The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are

X.

The Project Authorities shall inform the Regional Office as well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.

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I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the Complied. stipulations made by the Assam Pollution Control The observations raised by the Board (APCB), State Government and any other statutory authorities like APCB, statutory authority. DGMS, OISD are complied as and when raised.

II. No further expansion or modification in the project Complied. shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of No expansion or modification carried deviations or alterations in the project proposal from out. those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.


IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Noise control measures like silencers, shall be kept well within the standards by providing enclosures etc have been provided noise control measures including acoustic hoods, on all sources of noise generation. silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise Ambient noise levels have been generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to maintained conforming to standards the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 under EPA Rules. The ambient noise dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time). levels are being monitored regularly

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Copy of EC has been sent to Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local concerned authorities as specified NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / and the clearance letter has also representations, if any, were received while been uploaded on the OIL’s website. processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.

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VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of Being complied. compliance of the stipulated environment clearance The status of compliance of the conditions, including results of monitored data on stipulated environment clearance has their website and shall update the same periodically. been uploaded on OIL’s website. Also It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office the compliance report has been sent of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and to respective authorities as stated in the APCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, the condition. SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Being complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e- mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.


IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the Complied. project has been accorded environmental clearance by Details of the environmental the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are clearance are published in the local available with the APCB and may also be seen at newspapers. Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office.

X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance. well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.


Specific Condition: Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE

I. As proposed, only exploratory well (6 Nos.) shall be Agreed to comply. Drilling activities drilled. No additional wells shall be drilled without are conducted as per the approval prior permission from this Ministry. received from MoEF & CC.

II. No drilling of well and any construction work shall be Agreed to comply carried out in forest land.

III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Under compliance. Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Dangori RF, Mechaki RF, Hahkhati RF, Kumsong RF and Doomdooma RF. IV. Prior clearance shall be from the Standing Committee None of the wells has fallen within of the National Board for Wildlife regarding Dibru- ESZ of Dibru-Saikhowa NP. Saikhowa National Park. V. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied. VI. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the Complied. Ambient air quality closest human settlements as per the National monitoring has been done near the

Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the closest human settlements. (Test Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, report enclosed as Annexure-I) 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non- methane HC etc.

VII. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil Complied. field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines.

VIII. The company shall make the arrangement for control Complied. of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure For controlling noise level, enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height and sound barrier have been shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines. provided to DG sets. DG sets are provided with proper stack height and Acoustic enclosures as per CPCB guidelines.

IX. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have cuttings twice during drilling period been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found, Report enclosed in Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory –

not detected. Complied. (Test report


enclosed as Annexure-II)

X. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied.

generation of suspended dust. Approach roads are being made with black topping to minimize generation

of suspended dust. XI. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 Use of fresh water limited to 42

m3/ day/well and prior permission shall be obtained m3/day. No objection certificate from the concerned agency. received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Guwahati.

XII. The company shall construct the garland drain all Complied. around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil Constructed the garland drains all

containing waste into the nearby water bodies. around the drilling sites. Separate drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent Effluent water is being reused/re- shall be properly treated and treated wastewater cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs shall conform to CPCB standards.

XIII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash Complied. HDPE liner being provided water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with in the waste water disposal pit. HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The There is no common TSDF facility membership of common TSDF should be obtained for nearer to our operational areas in the the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. state of Assam & Arunachal Pradesh. Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the Drill cuttings are being disposed in a site as per the design approved by the CPCB and pit at site having HDPE liner. obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XIV. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the Complied. drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit.

XV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be Oil spillage prevention and mitigation prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action scheme is in place. Spent oil is plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting disposed through authorised recycler proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) as per present practice. and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

XVI. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Complied. disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005.


XVII. The Company shall take necessary measures to Measures to prevent fire hazards, prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground remediation have been taken. Flaring flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, of gases is done as per OISD the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall standard. be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation.

XVIII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S There is no evidence of H2S in our release including all necessary aspects from fields of operation. However, H2S evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The detector & Self containing breathing workers shall be provided with personal H2S apparatus is available with OIL. detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along with self containing breathing apparatus.

XIX. The Company should carry out long term subsidence Under compliance. study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong.

XX Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed Complied. to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc.

XXI. Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the Complied. guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India.

XXII. The company shall take measures after completion of Complied wherever applicable. drilling process by well plugging and secured In case of abandonment of well, all enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon statutory regulations is complied and abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restoration of location is done as per restored the area in original condition. In the event company’s well abandonment policy. that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

XXIII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall Complied. be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules Periodic medical examination (PME) is done as per norms.

XXIV In case the commercial viability of the project is Under compliance. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Complied. satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Restoration of well plinth is done Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. after completion of drilling activities.


XXVI Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Oil content in drill cuttings is some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to examined by NEIST, Jorhat and the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. monitored by the competent persons of the Company.

XXVII Company shall prepare and circulate the Complied. environmental policy.

XXVIII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect Operational manual in respect of all of all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment drilling activities is available. related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXIX Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Complied. HDPE liner has been supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE provided in drill cutting as well as lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility supernatant storage pits. Oil-grease shall be provided. trap facility has also provided.

XXX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of OIL uses eco-friendly chemicals for amine and all other chemicals should be found out water base mud and toxicity of and monitoring arrangement should be made. A copy chemicals does not arise. of report should be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XXXI Company shall ensure good housekeeping at the Complied. drilling site.

XXXII Company shall have own Environment Management OIL has a dedicated Safety & Cell having qualified persons with proper background. Environment department with Full fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to qualified personnel. Full fledged carry out the environmental management and laboratory facility is also available monitoring functions. with OIL.

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II. No further expansion or modification in the project Complied. shall be carried out without prior approval of the No expansion or modification in the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations project has been carried out. or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.


IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied.

shall be kept well within the standards by providing Enclosure and sound barrier have noise control measures including acoustic hoods, been provided to control of noise. silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise Ambient noise levels have been generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to maintained conforming to standards the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 under EPA Rules. The ambient noise dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time). levels are being monitored regularly.

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local put up on the company website. NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.


VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of The status of compliance of the compliance of the stipulated environment clearance stipulated environment clearance has conditions, including results of monitored data on their been uploaded on OIL’s website. Also website and shall update the same periodically. It shall the compliance report has been sent simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the to respective authorities as stated in MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the the condition. APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Being Complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e- mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

VIII. The environmental statement for each financial year Complied. Environmental statement ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be in Form-V is submitted for each submitted by the project proponent to the concerned financial year ending 31st March. State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e-mail.

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the Being Complied. project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are Status of compliance of the available with the APSPCB and may also be seen at stipulated environment clearance Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at conditions has been uploaded on http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within OIL’s website. Details of the seven days from the date of issue of the clearance environmental clearance are letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely published in the local newspapers. circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office.

X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance. well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.



I. As proposed, only development well (2 Nos) and Agreed to comply. Drilling activities are exploratory well (6 Nos) shall be drilled. No conducted as per the approval received additional wells shall be drilled without prior from MoEF & CC.

permission from this Ministry. II. As proposed, no drilling of well and any Agreed to comply. construction work shall be carried out in forest land. III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Under compliance. Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Namdang RF. IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied. V. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the Complied. closest human settlements as per the National Ambient air quality monitoring is being Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by done on regular basis as per NAAQ


emission standards. (Test report November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, enclosed as Annexure-I) HC, Non-methane HC etc. VI. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil Complied. field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines. VII. The company shall make the arrangement for Complied. control of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines.

VIII. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Complied. cuttings twice during drilling period. Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found. Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory –which has not been

detected. (Test report enclosed as Annexure-II)

IX. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied. Approach roads are being made with


generation of suspended dust. black topping to minimize generation

of suspended dust. X. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 Complied. Use of fresh water limited to

m3/day/well and prior permission shall be obtained permissible quantity. No objection from the concerned agency. certificate received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Ghy.

XI. The company shall construct the garland drain all Garland drain is constructed and around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil separate drainage system also is made containing waste into the nearby water bodies. for oil contaminated as well as non-oil

Separate drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated water. contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent Effluent water is being reused/re- shall be properly treated and treated wastewater cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs. shall conform to CPCB standards.

XII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash Complied. water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE liner being provided in the waste HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply water disposal pit. with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. There is no common TSDF facility The membership of common TSDF should be nearer to our operational areas in the obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and state of Assam. Drill cuttings are being hazardous waste. Otherwise, secured land fill shall disposed in a pit at site having HDPE be created at the site as per the design approved by liner. the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XIII. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the Complied. drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off Good sanitation facility is provided at through septic tank/ soak pit. site.

XIV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall Oil spillage prevention and mitigation be prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, scheme is in place. Spent oil is disposed action plan shall be prepared to clean the site by through authorised recycler as per adopting proven technology. The recyclable waste present practice. (oily sludge) and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

XV. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Disposal of solid waste, drill cuttings disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling and drilling fluid has been done as per fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide the guidelines as specified in the GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005. condition.

XVI. The Company shall take necessary measures to Ground flare facilities during testing of prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil well is provided as per guidelines. remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation. F. NO. J-11011/1259/2007- IA II (I) Dated 1st November, 2011 Page 4

XVII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for There is no evidence of H2S in our fields H2S release including all necessary aspects from of operation. H2S detector & Self evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The containing breathing apparatus is workers shall be provided with personal H2S available with OIL. detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along with self containing breathing apparatus.

XVIII. The Company should carry out long term Under compliance. subsidence study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong. XIX. Blow Out Preventer (BOP) system shall be installed Complied. to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc. XX Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on Complied. the guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India. XXI. The company shall take measures after completion Complied wherever applicable. of drilling process by well plugging and secured enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon In case of abandonment of well, all abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be statutory regulations is complied and restored the area in original condition. In the event restoration of location is done as per that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found company’s well abandonment policy. a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

XXII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers Complied shall be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Periodic medical examination (PME) is Rules. done as per norms. XXIII. In case the commercial viability of the project is Under compliance. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXIV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Restoration of well plinth is being done satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the after completion of drilling activity.

Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. XXV Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored Oil content in drill cuttings is examined by some Authorized agency and report shall be sent by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. competent persons of the Company.



circulated. (Copy enclosed as Annexure-II)

XXVII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect Operational manual in respect of all of all activities. It shall cover all safety & drilling activities is available. environment related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXVIII Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Complied. HDPE lining is being supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE provided in drill cutting as well as lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility supernatant storage pits. Oil-grease shall be provided. trap facility is also being provided.

XXIX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of OIL uses eco-friendly chemicals for amine and all other chemicals should be found out water base mud and toxicity of and monitoring arrangement should be made. A chemicals does not arise. However OIL copy of report should be sent to the Ministry’s discontinued the usage of amine in its

Regional Office at Shillong. drilling operation (A test report is enclosed as AnnexureIV).

XXX Company shall ensure good house keeping at the Complied. drilling site.

XXXI Company shall have own Environment Management OIL has a dedicated Safety & Cell having qualified persons with proper Environment department with qualified background. Full fledged laboratory facilities must personnel. Full fledged laboratory be set up to carry out the environmental facility is also available with OIL. management and monitoring functions.

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II. No further expansion or modification in the project Complied. shall be carried out without prior approval of the No expansion or modification in the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations project has been carried out. or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.


IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing Noise control measures like silencers, noise control measures including acoustic hoods, enclosures etc have been provided silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise on all sources of noise generation. generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to Ambient noise levels have been the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 maintained conforming to standards dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time). under EPA Rules. The ambient noise levels are being monitored regularly.

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local put up on the company website. NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent. VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of

compliance of the stipulated environment clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10,

The status of compliance of the stipulated environment clearance has been uploaded on OIL’s website

SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e- mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

Six monthly compliance report and results of monitored data have been sent.


Environmental statement in Form-V is submitted for each financial year ending 31st March.

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are available with the APSPCB and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office.

Complied. Details of the environmental clearance are published in the local newspapers.


Under compliance.



I. As proposed, only development well (26 Nos.) and Agreed to comply. Drilling activities are exploratory well (15 Nos.) shall be drilled. No conducted as per the approval received additional wells shall be drilled without prior from MoEF & CC.

permission from this Ministry. II. As proposed, no drilling of well and any construction Agreed to comply.

work shall be carried out in forest land.

III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Under compliance.

Department regarding the impact of the proposed

drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Borajan RF, Bherjan RF, Padumani RF, Dibru RF, Upper Dihing (west) RF complex including Lakhipathar RF.

IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied. V. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the closest Complied. Monitoring of Ambient air human settlements as per the National Ambient Air quality is being done on regular basis as

Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide per NAAQ emission standards. (Test G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 for PM10, report enclosed as Annexure-I) . PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non-methane HC etc. VI. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil field Complied wherever applicable. practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines. VII. The company shall make the arrangement for control Complied. of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines.

VIII. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have cuttings twice during drilling period. been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found. Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory – not detected. Complied.

(Test report enclosed as Annexure-II) . IX. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied. Approach roads are being generation of suspended dust. made with black topping to minimize generation of suspended dust.


X. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 m3/ Complied. Use of fresh water limited to day/well and prior permission shall be obtained from permissible quantity. No objection the concerned agency. certificate received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Ghy.

XI. The company shall construct the garland drain all Garland drain is being made all around around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil the drill site as per condition. Separate containing waste into the nearby water bodies. drainage system has been made for oil Separate drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated and non-oil

contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent shall contaminated fluid. be properly treated and treated wastewater shall Effluent water is being reused/re- conform to CPCB standards. cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs.

XII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash water HDPE liner is being provided in the

shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining waste water disposal pit. evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The There is no common TSDF facility membership of common TSDF should be obtained for nearer to our operational areas in the the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. state of Assam & Arunachal Pradesh. Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site Drill cuttings are being disposed in a pit as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain at site having HDPE liner. authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XIII. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the drilling Complied. site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit.

XIV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be Oil spillage prevention and mitigation prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action scheme is in place. Spent oil is disposed plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting through authorised recycler as per proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) present practice. and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

XV. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Disposal of solid waste, drill cuttings disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids and drill fluids was done as per for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) guidelines. dated 30th August, 2005.

XVI. The Company shall take necessary measures to Measures to prevent fire hazards, prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil containing oil spill and soil remediation remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground have been taken. Flaring of gases is flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, done as per OISD standard. the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation.


XVII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S OIL never encountered H2S and no such release including all necessary aspects from evidence exists in our field of evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The operation. However, H2S detector and workers shall be provided with personal H2S detectors Self containing breathing apparatus is in locations of high risk of exposure along with self available with OIL. containing breathing apparatus.

XVIII. The Company should carry out long term subsidence Under compliance. study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong. XIX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to Complied. prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc. XX Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the Emergency Response Plan of OIL is guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India. reviewed and prepared based on the guidelines as per OISD, DGMS & GOI.

XXI. The company shall take measures after completion of Complied wherever applicable. drilling process by well plugging and secured In case of abandonment of well, all enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon statutory regulations is complied and abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restoration of location is done as per restored the area in original condition. In the event norms/ guidelines. that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.


XXIII. In case the commercial viability of the project is Under compliance. Application established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan submitted. for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXIV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Under compliance. satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s Restoration of well plinth is done after

Regional Office at Shillong. completion of drilling activities. XXV Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Oil content in drill cuttings is examined some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. competent persons of the Company.




XXVII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect of Operational manual in respect of all all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment drilling activities is available. related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXVIII Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Complied. supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility shall be provided.

XXIX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of OIL uses eco-friendly chemicals for amine and all other chemicals should be found out water base mud and toxicity of and monitoring arrangement should be made. A copy chemicals does not arise. However, OIL of report should be sent to the Ministry’s Regional discontinued the usage of amine in its

Office at Shillong. drilling operation (A test report is Enclosed as Annexure-IV)



SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF NAHARKATIA-DEOHAL-BAGAPANI-NAGAJAN AREA (For

the period from 1st

October, 2017 to 31st

March, 2018) General Conditions: Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE

I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the Complied. stipulations made by the State Pollution Control Board The observations raised by the (SPCB), State Government and any other statutory statutory authorities like APCB, authority. DGMS, OISD are complied as and when raised.

II. No further expansion or modification in the project Complied.

shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.


IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Noise control measures like silencers, shall be kept well within the standards by providing enclosures etc have been provided noise control measures including acoustic hoods, on all sources of noise generation. silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise Ambient noise levels have been generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to maintained conforming to standards the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 under EPA Rules. The ambient noise dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time). levels are being monitored regularly.

V. A separate Environment Management Cell equipped OIL has a dedicated Safety & with full fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to Environment department and full- carry out the environmental management and fledged laboratory. monitoring functions.

VI. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local put up on the company website. NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.

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VII. The project proponent shall upload the status of The status of compliance of the compliance of the stipulated environment clearance stipulated environment clearance has conditions, including results of monitored data on their been uploaded on OIL’s website. Also website and shall update the same periodically. It shall the compliance report has been sent simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the to respective authorities as stated in MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the the condition. SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain. VIII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Being Complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of Six monthly compliance report has monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e- been prepared and to be submitted mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective to the concerned authorities. Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / SPCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions. Environmental six monthly compliance status reports shall be posted on the website of the company.

IX. The environmental statement for each financial year Environmental statement in Form-V ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be is submitted for each financial year submitted by the project proponent to the concerned ending 31st March. State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company alongwith the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e-mail. X. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the Complied. project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are Status of compliance of the available with the SPCB and may also be seen at stipulated environment clearance Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at conditions has been uploaded on http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within OIL’s website. Details of the seven days from the date of issue of the clearance environmental clearance are letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely published in the local newspapers. circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office. XI. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance. well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.


Specific Conditions:

Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE I. The present EC is for Exploratory Drilling only. In case Agreed to comply. of Development drilling is to be done in future, prior environmental clearance must be obtained from the Ministry. II. Environmental clearance is subject to their obtaining Applied for clearance from the Standing prior clearance from the Standing Committee of the Committee of the National Board for National Board for Wildlife regarding DhingPatkai Wildlife for 17 wells which are within and Borajan Segment of Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni ESZ of Dehing-Patkai WLS and Borajan Sanctuary. Segment of Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni WLS.

III. Well no. 22 shall not be drilled as proposal for drilling Complied. of such well has been dropped due to location of well within forest area.

IV. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the Complied. Ambient air quality closest human settlements as per the National monitoring has been done near the Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by closest human settlements as per NAAQ


emission standards. (Test report November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, enclosed as Annexure-I) . methane & Non-methane HC etc. V. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been cuttings twice during drilling period. tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found, and Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory – not detected. Complied.

(Test report enclosed as Annexure-II) . VI. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied generation of suspended dust. Approach roads are being made with black topping to minimize generation of

suspended dust. VII. The company shall make the arrangement for control Complied. of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure Enclosure and sound barrier have been shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height provided to control of noise as per CPCB shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines. guidelines.

VIII. Total water requirement shall not exceed 22m3/day Complied. No objection certificate and prior permission shall be obtained from the received from central ground water concerned agency. board, N.E. Region, Ghy.

IX. The company shall construct the garland drain all Garland drain all around the drilling site around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil to prevent runoff of any oil containing containing waste into the nearby water bodies. waste into the nearby water bodies is Separate drainage system shall be created for oil constructed as per the prevailing

contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent practice of OIL. shall be properly treated and treated wastewater OIL is also having mobile ETP for treating shall conform to CPCB standards. effluent water at each drilling site.


X. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash HDPE liner is provided in the waste water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with water disposal pit. HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. There is no common TSDF facility nearer The membership of common TSDF shall be obtained to our operational areas in the state of for the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. Assam. Drill cuttings shall be disposed in Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the a pit at site having HDPE liner. site as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XI. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the Complied. drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit.

XII. Oil spillage prevention scheme shall be prepared. In Oil spillage prevention and mitigation case of oil spillage/contamination, action plan shall scheme is in place. Spent oil if any shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting proven be disposed off through authorised technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) and recycler as per present practice. spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

XIII. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Complied. disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005. XIV. The Company shall take necessary measures to Complied. prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation.

XV. The company shall develop a contingency plan for OIL never encountered H2S and no such H2S release including all necessary aspects from evidence exists in our field of operation. evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The However, H2S detector and Self workers shall be provided with personal H2S containing breathing apparatus is detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along available with OIL. with self containing breathing apparatus.

XVI. On completion of drilling, the company have to plug Complied. (No comment from our end) the drilled wells safely and obtained certificate from environment safety angle from the concerned authority.

XVII. Blow Out Preventer (BOP) system shall be installed Complied. to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc.

XVIII. Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on Emergency Response Plan (ERP) as per the guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of guidelines of OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India. India is in place.


XIX. The company shall take measures after completion Complied. of drilling process by well plugging and secured In case of abandonment of well, all enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon statutory regulations is complied and abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restoration of location is done as per restored the area in original condition. In the event company’s well abandonment policy. that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

XX. Abandoned well inventory and remediation plan Will be complied. shall be submitted within six months from the date of issue of letter.

XXI Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall Complied. be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules. Periodic medical examination (PME) is done as per norms.

XXII. In case the commercial viability of the project is Will be complied. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXIII. Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Complied. satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Restoration of well plinth is done after

Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. completion of drilling activities.

XXIV. Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Oil content in drill cuttings is examined some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. competent persons of the Company.

XXV Under Enterprise Social Commitment (ESC), sufficient Complied. budgetary provision shall be made for health improvement, education, water and electricity supply etc. in and around the project.

XXVI An audit shall be done to ensure that the Under compliance. Environment Management Plan is implemented in totality and report shall be submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office.

XXVII A social audit shall be carried out for the whole Will be complied. operation area with the help of reputed institute like Madras Institute of Social Science etc.

XXVIII All personnel including those of contractors shall be Complied. trained and made fully aware of the hazards, risks and controls in place.

XXIX Company shall have own Environment Management Complied. Cell having qualified persons with proper OIL has a dedicated Safety & background. Environment department having qualified persons with proper background.


X. Company shall prepare operating manual in respect of all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment related issues and system. Measures to be taken for protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

Operational manual in respect of all drilling activities is available at drilling site.

Six monthly EC compliance for NAMCHIK PEL area (For the period from 1st October, 2017 to 31st March, 2018)

EC No: F. No. J-11011/877/2008-IA.II (I) dated 23rd November’ 2010. Loc. NCK-1: Drilling (Status as on 31.03.2018) – No further activity carried out and there is no change of status.

Sl. No. Condition Compliance status

A. Specific conditions:

(i) No construction work shall be started at the site without Forest Clearance obtaining forest clearance under the Forest obtained for Loc. NCK-1 (Conservation) Act, 1980 for the sites located within the forest areas. Compensatory afforestation shall be done by the concerned State Forest Department at the cost of M/s OIL as per statutory regulation.

(ii) Compensation for the land acquisition to the land Agreed to comply oustees, if any, and for standing crop shall be paid as per the National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Policy (NRRP), 2007 or State Government norms. It may be ensure that compensation provided shall not be less than the norms of the NRRP, 2007. (iii) Ambient air quality shall be monitored near Agreed to comply

the closest human settlements as per the National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non-methane HC etc. (iv) Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Agreed to comply

cuttings twice during drilling period.

(v) The flare system shall be designed as per good oil field Agreed to comply

practices and oil industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines. (vi) The company shall make the arrangement for control of Agreed to comply

noise from the drilling activity and DG sets. The (Acoustic enclosure and Company shall take necessary measures to reduce noise sound barrier wall are levels such as proper casing at the drill site and meet provided to reduce DG set norms notified by the MoEF. noise level.)

(vii) The company shall comply with the guidelines for Agreed to comply disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for (Disposal of solid waste, onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated drill cutting and drilling 30th August, 2005 and drill cutting (DC) wash water fluids is done as per shall be treated to conform to limits notified under the GSR.546(E).) Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 before disposal. The treated effluent shall be monitored regularly. Total ground water requirement shall not exceed 50 NOC for use of Ground

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(viii) m3/day/well and prior permission shall be obtained from Water from the Regional the CGWA / SGWB. A copy of the permissions shall be Office, Central Ground submitted to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. Water Board, Guwahati obtained. (NOC Copy enclosed, ANNEXURE-2) (ix) Only water based drilling mud shall be used. The drilling Agreed to comply

mud shall be recycled. Hazardous waste shall be (Chemical to confirm) disposed of as per Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008. Quantities of storage of chemicals and additives required for drilling mud preparation shall be below the specified threshold for specified storage permitted under the MSIHC Rules. (x) The company shall construct the garland drain all Garland drains will be

around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil constructed all around containing waste into the nearby water bodies. Separate the drilling sites. drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent shall be properly Effluent water will be treated and treated wastewater shall conform to CPCB reused/re-cycled after standards. treatment with mobile ETP. (ETP is provided) (xi) Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash water Agreed to comply

shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining (Disposal pit with HDPE evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified lining is used for disposal of standards for on-shore disposal. The membership of waste water.) common TSDF shall be obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. (xii) Oil spillage scheme shall be prepared. In case of oil Agreed to comply

spillage/contamination, action plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers/reprocessors. (xiii) The Company shall take necessary measures to prevent Agreed to comply

fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as (Fixed firefighting needed. At the place of ground flaring, the overhead system and adequate flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to fire extinguishers are minimize gaseous emissions during operation. To provided. Flammable prevent fire and explosion at Oil and Gas facility, materials are kept in potential ignition sources shall be kept to a minimum safe distances.) and adequate separation distance between potential ignition sources and flammable material shall be in place. (xiv) The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S Agreed to comply

release including all necessary aspects from evacuation (No comment from our to resumption of normal operations. The workers shall end.) be provided with personal H2S detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along with self-containing breathing apparatus. (xv) The top soil removed shall be stacked separately for Being complied

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(xvi) Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to Agreed to comply prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP (BOP stack as per GTO measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well is used during drilling.) bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc. (xvii) Emergency Response Plan shall be based on the Agreed to comply

guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of India. (ERP in place.) (xviii) The company shall take measures after completion of Agreed to comply

drilling process by well plugging and secured enclosures, (No comment from our decommissioning of rig upon abandonment of the well end.) and drilling site shall be restored to original condition. In the event that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations. (xix) Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall be Agreed to comply

carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules. (xx) In case the commercial viability of the project is Agreed to comply

established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry. (xxi) The project proponent shall also comply with the Agreed to comply

environmental protection measures and safeguards recommended in the EIA / EMP report. (xxii) The surface facilities shall be installed as per applicable Agreed to comply

codes and standards, international practices and applicable local regulations. (xxiii) Pre-hire rig inspection, safety meetings, tool box Agreed to comply

meeting, job safety analysis and audits shall be carried out to identify hidden potential hazardous. (xxiv) The design, material of construction, assembly, Agreed to comply

inspection, testing and safety aspects of operation and maintenance of pipeline and transporting the natural gas/oil shall be governed by ASME/ANSI B 31.8/B31.4 and OISD standard 141. (xxv) Provision shall be made for the housing of construction Agreed to comply

labour within the site with all necessary infrastructure and facilities such as fuel for cooking, mobile toilets, mobile STP, Safe drinking water, medical health care, crèche etc. The housing may be in the form of temporary structures to be removed after the completion of the project. B. General Conditions

(i) The project authorities must strictly adhere to the Agreed to comply stipulations made by the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), State Government and any other statutory authority.

(ii) No further expansion or modification in the project shall Agreed to comply be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of 3

Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.

(iii) The project authorities must strictly comply with the Agreed to comply rules and regulations under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 as amended subsequently. Prior approvals from Chief Inspectorate of Factories, Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Safety Inspectorate etc. must be obtained, wherever applicable.

(iv) The project authorities must strictly comply with the Agreed to comply. rules and regulation with regarding to handling and CONSENT ORDER disposal of Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling (Consent to Establish, and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008 wherever Consent to Operate, applicable. Authorization from the State Pollution Authorisation) obtained Control Board must be obtained for from the Arunachal collections/treatment/storage/ disposal of hazardous Pradesh State Pollution wastes. Control Board (Consent Order Copy enclosed, ANNEXURE- 3).

(v) The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Agreed to comply shall be kept well within the standards by providing (Acoustic enclosure and noise control measures including acoustic hoods, sound barrier wall are silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise provided to reduce generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to noise level.) the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (nighttime).

(vi) A separate Environmental Management Cell equipped Already functional with full-fledged laboratory facilities must be set up to carry out the environmental management and monitoring functions.

(vii) The project authorities shall provide adequate funds Agreed to comply both recurring and non-recurring to implement the conditions stipulated by the Ministry of Environment and Forests as well as the State Government along with the implementation schedule for all the conditions stipulated herein. The funds so provided shall not be diverted for any other purposes.

(viii) The Regional Office of this Ministry/Central Pollution Being complied Control Board/State Pollution Control Board will monitor the stipulated conditions. A six monthly compliance report and the monitored data along with statistical interpretation shall be submitted to them regularly.

(ix) A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the proponent Complied to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent. 4

(x) The project proponent shall upload the status of Agreed to comply compliance of the stipulated environment clearance conditions, including results of monitored data on their website and shall update the same periodically. It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; SPM, RSPM, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

(xi) The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Agreed to comply reports on the status of the compliance of the stipulated environmental conditions including results of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the SPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / GPCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

(xii) The environmental statement for each financial year Agreed to comply ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be submitted by the project proponent to the concerned State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e-mail.

(xiii) The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the Complied project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are available with the GSPCB and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office.

(xiv) Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Agreed to comply. well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and Land development final approval of the project by the concerned authorities activity started on and the date of commencing the land development work. 14/11/2016.

GSR 546(E) dt. 30th August, 2005. Disposal of Drill Cutting and Drilling Fluids for On-shore Installations:

(a) Drill Cuttings (DC) originating from on-shore or Will be complied. locations close to shore line and separated from Water Base Mud (WBM) should be properly washed and unusable drilling fluids (DF) such as WBM, Oil Base Mud (OBM), and Synthetic Base Mud (SBM) should be disposed of in a well-designed pit lined 5

with impervious liner located off-site or on-site. The disposal pit should be provided additionally with leachate collection system. Design aspects of the impervious waste disposal pit; capping of disposal pit should be informed by the oil industry to State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) at the time of obtaining consent.

(b) Use of diesel base mud is prohibited. Only WBM Will be complied. should be used for on-shore oil drilling operations. (WBM mud is used.)

(c) In case of any problem due to geological formation Will be complied. for drilling, low toxicity OBM having aromatic content<1% should be used. If the operators intend to use such OBM to mitigate specific hole problem/ SBM it should be intimated to Ministry of Environment and Forests/State Pollution Control Board.

(d) The chemical additives used for the preparation of Will be complied. DF should have low toxicity i.e. 96 hr. LC50 > 30,000 mg/l as per mysid toxicity or toxicity test conducted on locally available sensitive sea species. The chemicals used (mainly organic constituents) should be biodegradable.

(e) DC separated from OBM after washing should have Will be complied. oil content at < 10 gm/kg for disposal into disposal pit.

(f) The waste pit after it is filled up shall be covered Will be complied. with impervious liner, over which, a thick layer of native soil with proper top slope is provided.

(g) Low toxicity OBM should be made available at Will be complied. installation during drilling operation. (Not applicable in this case.)

(h) Drilling wastewater including DC wash water Will be complied. should be collected in the disposal pit evaporated (Waste water is disposed or treated and should comply with the notified to effluent pits. ETP used standards for onshore disposal. for treating the waste water.)

(i) Barite used in preparation of DF shall not contain Will be complied. Hg>1 mg/kg & Cd> 3mg/kg.

(j) Total material acquired for preparation of drill site Will be complied. must be restored after completion of drilling operation leaving no waste material at site. SPCB should be informed about the restoration work.

(k) In case, environmentally acceptable methods for Will be complied. disposal of drill waste such as (a) injection to a formation through casing annuals, if conditions allow (b) land farming at suitable location (c) bio- remediation (d) incineration or (e) solidification can be considered, in such cases oil industry is required to submit proposal to Ministry of Environment and Forests/State Pollution Control Board (MoEF/SPCB) for approval.

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SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF NINGRU AREA (For the period from 1

st October, 2017 to 31

st March, 2018)


I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the To be complied.

stipulations made by the Arunachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (APSPCB), State Government and any other statutory authority.

II. No further expansion or modification in the project Will be complied. shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.

III. The project authorities must strictly comply with the Will be complied wherever applicable. rules and regulations under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 as amended subsequently. Prior approvals from Chief Inspectorate of Factories, Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Safety Inspectorate etc. must be obtained, wherever applicable.

IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Will be complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing noise control measures including acoustic hoods, silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time).

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been put Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the up on the company website. local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.

F. NO. J-11011/1274/2007- IA II (I) Dated 1st November, 2011 Page 1 VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of Under compliance. The status of compliance of the stipulated environment clearance compliance of the stipulated conditions, including results of monitored data on environment clearance has been their website and shall update the same periodically. uploaded on OIL’s website. Also the It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office compliance report has been sent to of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and respective authorities as stated in the the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; condition. PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Under compliance. Six monthly reports on the status of the compliance of the compliance report and results of stipulated environmental conditions including results monitored data have been sent to the of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by concerned authorities. e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.

VIII. The environmental statement for each financial year Environmental statement in Form-V is ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be submitted for each financial year submitted by the project proponent to the concerned ending 31st March. State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e- mail.

IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that Complied. the project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are available with the APSPCB and may also be seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office. X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Will be informed. well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.




I. As proposed, only development well (11 Nos.) and Proposed drilling activity yet to start. exploratory well (8 Nos.) shall be drilled. No additional wells shall be drilled without prior permission from this Ministry.

II. No drilling of well and any construction work shall be Will be complied. carried out in forest land.

III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Will be complied. Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Namsai, Chongkham, Manabhum and Tengapani reserve forest.

IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Will be complied.

V. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the Will be complied. closest human settlements as per the National Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non- methane HC etc.

VI. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil Will be complied. field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines.

VII. The company shall make the arrangement for control Will be complied. of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines.

VIII. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Will be complied. cuttings twice during drilling period.

IX. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Will be complied. generation of suspended dust.

X. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 Will be complied. m3/day/well and prior permission shall be obtained from the concerned agency.


XI. The company shall construct the garland drain all Will be complied. around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil containing waste into the nearby water bodies. Separate drainage system shall be created for oil contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent shall be properly treated and treated wastewater shall conform to CPCB standards. XII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash Will be complied. water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The membership of common TSDF should be obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the site as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. XIII. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the Will be complied. drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit. XIV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be Will be complied. prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers. XV. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Will be complied. disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005. XVI. The Company shall take necessary measures to Will be complied. prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation. XVII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S There is no evidence of H2S in our fields release including all necessary aspects from of operation. However, action has been evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The initiated to develop a contingency plan workers shall be provided with personal H2S for H2S release. H2S detector and Self detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along containing breathing apparatus is with self containing breathing apparatus. available with OIL.


XVIII. The Company should carry out long term subsidence Under compliance. study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong.

XIX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to Will be complied. prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc.

XX Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the Emergency Response Plan of OIL is guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of being reviewed based on the guidelines India. as per OISD, DGMS & GOI.

XXI. The company shall take measures after completion of Will be complied. drilling process by well plugging and secured enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be restored the area in original condition. In the event that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

XXII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall Will be complied. be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules.

XXIII. In case the commercial viability of the project is Will be complied. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXIV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Will be complied. satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XXV Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Will be complied. some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XXVI Company shall prepare and circulate the The environmental policy has been environmental policy. prepared and circulated


XXVII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect Operational manual in respect of all of all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment drilling activities is available. related issues and system. Measures to be taken for Environmental manual is under protection. One set of environmental manual shall be preparation. made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXVIII Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Will be complied. supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility shall be provided

XXIX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of Will be complied. amine and all other chemicals should be found out and monitoring arrangement should be made. A copy of report should be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XXX Company shall ensure good housekeeping at the Will be complied. drilling site.



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I. The project authorities must strictly adhere to the Complied. stipulations made by the Arunachal Pradesh State The observations raised by the Pollution Control Board (APSPCB), State Government statutory authorities like APCB, and any other statutory authority. DGMS, OISD are complied as and when raised.

II. No further expansion or modification in the project Complied. shall be carried out without prior approval of the No further expansion or modification Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of in the project has been carried out. deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.


IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing Noise control measures like silencers, noise control measures including acoustic hoods, enclosures etc are provided on all silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise sources of noise generation. Ambient generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform noise levels also been maintained to the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 and monitored regularly. viz. 75 dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time).

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the put up on the company website. local NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.


VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of Being Complied. compliance of the stipulated environment clearance The status of compliance of the conditions, including results of monitored data on stipulated environment clearance has their website and shall update the same periodically. been uploaded on OIL’s website. Also It shall simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office the compliance report is being sent of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and to respective authorities as stated in the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; the condition. PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Being Complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the Six monthly compliance report and stipulated environmental conditions including results results of monitored data have been of monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by sent to the concerned authorities. e-mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions. VIII. The environmental statement for each financial year Environmental statement in Form-V ending 31st March in Form-V as is mandated to be is submitted for each financial year submitted by the project proponent to the concerned ending 31st March. State Pollution Control Board as prescribed under the Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986, as amended subsequently, shall also be put on the website of the company along with the status of compliance of environmental conditions and shall also be sent to the respective Regional Offices of the MOEF by e- mail. IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that Complied. the project has been accorded environmental Details of the environmental clearance by the Ministry and copies of the clearance clearance are published in the local letter are available with the APSPCB and may also be newspapers. seen at Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office. X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance. well as the Ministry, the date of financial closure and final approval of the project by the concerned authorities and the date of commencing the land development work.



I. As proposed, only development well (10 Nos.) and Agreed to comply. exploratory well (8 Nos.) shall be drilled. No additional wells shall be drilled without prior permission from this Ministry. II. No drilling of well and any construction work shall be Agreed to comply carried out in forest land. III. Permission shall be obtained from the State Forest Under Compliance. Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Katha Reserve Forest, the Koriapani Reserve Forest, the Duarmara Reserve Forests and the Tirap Reserve Forests as well as important Bird Area (IBA) network identified as Namtok-Namchik-Nampong-Manmao. IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied.

V. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the Complied. closest human settlements as per the National Monitoring of Ambient air quality is Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by the being done on regular basis as per the

Ministry vide G.S.R. No. 826(E) dated 16th November,

condition. (Test report enclosed as 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, HC, Non- Annexure-I) methane HC etc. VI. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil Complied. field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines. VII. The company shall make the arrangement for control Complied. of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines. VIII. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have cuttings twice during drilling period. been tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory – not detected. Complied.

(Test report enclosed as Annexure-II) IX. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied. generation of suspended dust. Approach roads are being made with black topping to minimize generation

of suspended dust.


X. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed 42 Use of fresh water limited to 42 m3/day/well and prior permission shall be obtained m3/day. No objection certificate from the concerned agency. received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Ghy.

XI. The company shall construct the garland drain all Garland drain is constructed and around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil separate drainage system also been containing waste into the nearby water bodies. made for oil contaminated as well as

Separate drainage system shall be created for oil non-oil contaminated water. contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent . shall be properly treated and treated wastewater Effluent water is being reused/re- shall conform to CPCB standards. cycled after treatment at mobile ETPs. XII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash Complied. water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with HDPE liner being provided in the waste HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply water disposal pit. with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. The membership of common TSDF should be obtained for There is no common TSDF facility the disposal of drill cuttings and hazardous waste. nearer to our operational areas in the Otherwise, secured land fill shall be created at the state of Arunachal Pradesh. Drill site as per the design approved by the CPCB and cuttings were disposed in a pit at site obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of having HDPE liner. authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. XIII. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the Complied. drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit.

XIV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall be Action plan is being prepared for oil prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, action spillage prevention and mitigation plan shall be prepared to clean the site by adopting scheme. Spent oil is disposed through proven technology. The recyclable waste (oily sludge) authorised recycler as per present and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized practice. recyclers. XV. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Under compliance. disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005.

XVI. The Company shall take necessary measures to Under compliance. prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation. XVII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for H2S OIL never encountered H2S and no such release including all necessary aspects from evidence exists in our field of evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The operation. However, action has been workers shall be provided with personal H2S initiated to develop a contingency plan detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along for H2S release. H2S detector and Self


with self containing breathing apparatus. containing breathing apparatus is available with OIL.

XVIII. The Company should carry out long term subsidence The chances of subsidence in drilling study by collecting base line data before initiating wells are very remote since the wells drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so are designed based on lithology, cased collected should be submitted six monthly to the with steel pipes and cemented in Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong. stages to avoid subsidence.

XIX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed to Complied.

prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc.

XX Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on the Emergency Response Plan of OIL being guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of reviewed based on the guidelines as India. per OISD, DGMS & GOI.

XXI. The company shall take measures after completion of The drilled well was not commercially drilling process by well plugging and secured viable. Hence, the well was plugged in enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon accordance with the applicable Indian abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be Petroleum Regulations.

restored the area in original condition. In the event that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.


XXIII. In case the commercial viability of the project is Will be complied. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXIV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Restoration of well plinth is done after satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the completion of drilling. Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XXV Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Oil content in drill cuttings is examined some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. competent persons of the Company.




XXVII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect Complied. of all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment related issues and system. Measures to be taken for Operational manual in respect of all protection. One set of environmental manual shall be drilling activities is available. made available at the drilling site/ project site. Environmental manual under Awareness shall be created at each level of the preparation. management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.

XXVIII Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Drill cuttings were stored in suitable supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE disposal pit. lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility shall be provided.

XXIX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of Will be complied in the future wells. amine and all other chemicals should be found out and monitoring arrangement should be made. A copy of report should be sent to the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.




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II. No further expansion or modification in the project Complied.

shall be carried out without prior approval of the Ministry of Environment & Forests. In case of deviations or alterations in the project proposal from those submitted to this Ministry for clearance, a fresh reference shall be made to the Ministry to assess the adequacy of conditions imposed and to add additional environmental protection measures required, if any.

III. The project authorities must strictly comply with the Complied wherever applicable rules and regulations under Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals Rules, 2000 as amended subsequently. Prior approvals from Chief Inspectorate of Factories, Chief Controller of Explosives, Fire Safety Inspectorate etc. must be obtained, wherever applicable.

IV. The overall noise levels in and around the plant area Complied. shall be kept well within the standards by providing Noise control measures like silencers, noise control measures including acoustic hoods, enclosures etc have been provided silencers, enclosures etc. on all sources of noise on all sources of noise generation. generation. The ambient noise levels shall conform to Ambient noise levels being the standards prescribed under EPA Rules, 1989 viz. 75 maintained and monitored regularly dBA (daytime) and 70 dBA (night time).

V. A copy of clearance letter shall be sent by the Complied. proponent to concerned Panchayat, Zila Parishad / Also the clearance letter has been Municipal Corporation, Urban Local Body and the local put up on the company website. NGO, if any, from whom suggestions / representations, if any, were received while processing the proposal. The clearance letter shall also be put on the web site of the company by the proponent.


VI. The project proponent shall upload the status of Being complied. compliance of the stipulated environment clearance The status of compliance of the conditions, including results of monitored data on their stipulated environment clearance has website and shall update the same periodically. It shall been uploaded on OIL’s website. simultaneously be sent to the Regional Office of the MOEF, the respective Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The criteria pollutant levels namely; PM10, SO2, NOx, HC (Methane & Non-methane), VOCs (ambient levels as well as stack emissions) or critical sectoral parameters, indicated for the projects shall be monitored and displayed at a convenient location near the main gate of the company in the public domain.

VII. The project proponent shall also submit six monthly Being complied. reports on the status of the compliance of the Six monthly compliance report and stipulated environmental conditions including results of results of monitored data are being monitored data (both in hard copies as well as by e- sent to the concerned authorities on mail) to the Regional Office of MOEF, the respective regular basis. Zonal Office of CPCB and the APSPCB. The Regional Office of this Ministry / CPCB / APCB shall monitor the stipulated conditions.


IX. The Project Proponent shall inform the public that the Complied. project has been accorded environmental clearance by Details of the environmental the Ministry and copies of the clearance letter are clearance are published in the local available with the APSPCB and may also be seen at newspapers. Website of the Ministry of Environment and Forests at http:/envfor.nic.in. This shall be advertised within seven days from the date of issue of the clearance letter, at least in two local newspapers that are widely circulated in the region of which one shall be in the vernacular language of the locality concerned and a copy of the same shall be forwarded to the Regional office.

X. Project authorities shall inform the Regional Office as Under compliance.




Sl No. CONDITIONS COMPLIANCE I. As proposed, only development well (17 Nos.) and Agreed to comply. exploratory well (14 Nos.) shall be drilled. No additional wells shall be drilled without prior permission from this Ministry. II. No drilling of well and any construction work shall be Agreed to comply carried out in forest land.

III. Permission should be obtained from the State Forest Under compliance. Department regarding the impact of the proposed drilling on the surrounding reserve forest viz. Telpani RF.

IV. Drilling site shall not be close to villages, schools etc. Complied.

V. Prior clearance shall be from the Standing No well is situated within ESZ of Dihing- Committee of the National Board for Wildlife Patkai WLS. regarding Wildlife Sanctuary (Dihing Patkai).

VI. Ambient air quality shall be monitored near the Complied. closest human settlements as per the National Monitoring of Ambient air quality is Ambient Air Quality Emission Standards issued by being done on regular basis as per the


condition. (Test report enclosed as November, 2009 for PM10, PM2.5, SO2, NOX, CO, CH4, Annexure-I) . HC, Non-methane HC etc. VII. The flare system shall be designed as per good oil Complied whenever applicable. field practices and Oil Industry Safety Directorate (OISD) guidelines. The stack height shall be provided as per the regulatory requirements and emissions from stacks will meet the MOEF/CPCB guidelines.

VIII. The company shall make the arrangement for control Noise control measures like silencers, of noise from the drilling activity. Acoustic enclosure enclosures etc. have been provided on shall be provided to DG sets and proper stack height all sources of noise generation. Ambient shall be provided as per CPCB guidelines. noise levels have been maintained conforming to standards under EPA Rules. The ambient noise levels are being monitored regularly. IX. Mercury shall also be analyzed in air, water and drill Drill cuttings and drilling fluid have been cuttings twice during drilling period. tested at NEIST, Jorhat for analysing heavy metals – no heavy metal found Presence of Mercury in air and water was also analyzed in our laboratory –

not detected. Complied. (Test report enclosed as Annexure-II) . X. Approach road shall be made pucca to minimize Complied. generation of suspended dust. Approach roads are being made with black topping to minimize generation of

suspended dust.


XI. Total fresh water requirement shall not exceed Use of fresh water limited to permissible 42m3/day/well and prior permission shall be quantity. No objection certificate obtained from the concerned agency. received from central ground water board, N.E. Region, Ghy.

XII. The company shall construct the garland drain all Garland drain has been made all around around the drilling site to prevent runoff of any oil the drill site as per condition. Separate containing waste into the nearby water bodies. drainage system also has been made for Separate drainage system shall be created for oil oil contaminated and non-oil

contaminated and non-oil contaminated. Effluent contaminated fluid. shall be properly treated and treated wastewater Effluent water is being reused/re-cycled shall conform to CPCB standards. after treatment at mobile ETPs.

XIII. Drilling wastewater including drill cuttings wash HDPE liner being provided in the waste water shall be collected in disposal pit lined with water disposal pit. HDPE lining evaporated or treated and shall comply with the notified standards for on-shore disposal. There is no common TSDF facility nearer The membership of common TSDF should be to our operational areas in the state of obtained for the disposal of drill cuttings and Assam. Drill cuttings are being disposed hazardous waste. Otherwise, secured land fill shall in a pit at site having HDPE liner. be created at the site as per the design approved by the CPCB and obtain authorization from the SPCB. Copy of authorization or membership of TSDF shall be submitted to Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong.

XIV. Good sanitation facility shall be provided at the Complied. drilling site. Domestic sewage shall be disposed off through septic tank/ soak pit.

XV. Oil spillage prevention and mitigation scheme shall Oil spillage prevention and mitigation be prepared. In case of oil spillage/contamination, scheme is in place. Spent oil is disposed action plan shall be prepared to clean the site by through authorised recycler as per adopting proven technology. The recyclable waste present practice. (oily sludge) and spent oil shall be disposed of to the authorized recyclers.

XVI. The company shall comply with the guidelines for Being complied. disposal of solid waste, drill cutting and drilling fluids for onshore drilling operation notified vide GSR.546(E) dated 30th August, 2005.

XVII. The Company shall take necessary measures to Measures to prevent fire hazards, prevent fire hazards, containing oil spill and soil containing oil spill and soil remediation remediation as needed. Possibility of using ground have been taken. Flaring of gases is flare shall be explored. At the place of ground flaring, done as per OISD standard. the overhead flaring stack with knockout drums shall be installed to minimize gaseous emissions during operation.

XVIII. The company shall develop a contingency plan for There is no evidence of H2S in our fields H2S release including all necessary aspects from of operation. H2S detector and Self evacuation to resumption of normal operations. The containing breathing apparatus is workers shall be provided with personal H2S available with OIL. detectors in locations of high risk of exposure along with self containing breathing apparatus.


XIX. The Company should carry out long term subsidence Under compliance. study by collecting base line data before initiating drilling operation till the project lasts. The data so collected should be submitted six monthly to the Ministry and its Regional Office at Shillong.

XX. Blow Out Preventor (BOP) system shall be installed Complied. to prevent well blowouts during drilling operations. BOP measures during drilling shall focus on maintaining well bore hydrostatic pressure by proper pre-well planning and drilling fluid logging etc.

XXI Emergency Response Plan (ERP) shall be based on Emergency Response Plan of OIL being the guidelines prepared by OISD, DGMS and Govt. of reviewed based on the guidelines as per India. OISD, DGMS & GOI.

XXII. The company shall take measures after completion Complied. of drilling process by well plugging and secured In case of abandonment of well, enclosures, decommissioning of rig upon necessary action shall be taken as per abandonment of the well and drilling site shall be recommendation. restored the area in original condition. In the event that no economic quantity of hydrocarbon is found a full abandonment plan shall be implemented for the drilling site in accordance with the applicable Indian Petroleum Regulations.

XXIII. Occupational health surveillance of the workers shall Complied. be carried out as per the prevailing Acts and Rules. Periodic medical examination (PME) is done as per norms.

XXIV. In case the commercial viability of the project is Under compliance. established, the Company shall prepare a detailed plan for development of oil and gas fields and obtain fresh environmental clearance from the Ministry.

XXV Restoration of the project site shall be carried out Complied. satisfactorily and report shall be sent to the Restoration of well plinth is done after

Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. completion of drilling. XXVI Oil content in the drill cuttings shall be monitored by Oil content in drill cuttings is examined

some Authorized agency and report shall be sent to by NEIST, Jorhat and monitored by the the Ministry’s Regional Office at Shillong. competent persons of the Company.

XXVII Company shall prepare and circulate the The environmental policy in tri language

environmental policy. has been prepared and circulated. (Copy enclosed as Annexure-III)

XXVIII Company shall prepare operating manual in respect Complied. of all activities. It shall cover all safety & environment Operational manual in respect of all related issues and system. Measures to be taken for drilling activities is available. protection. One set of environmental manual shall be made available at the drilling site/ project site. Awareness shall be created at each level of the management. All the schedules and results of environmental monitoring shall be available at the project site office.


XXIX Base and side of Drill cutting storage pits and Complied. HDPE lining is provided in drill supernatant storage pit shall be provided with HDPE cutting as well as supernatant storage lining. Overflow channel and oil grease trap facility pits. Oil-grease trap facility is also shall be provided. provided.

XXX Chemical characteristics and toxicity in respect of Complied. amine and all other chemicals should be found out OIL uses eco-friendly chemicals for and monitoring arrangement should be made. A water base mud and toxicity of copy of report should be sent to the Ministry’s chemicals does not arise. However, OIL Regional Office at Shillong. discontinued the usage of amine in its

drilling operation (A test report is enclosed as Annexure-IV) .

XXXI Company shall ensure good housekeeping at the Being Complied. drilling site.

XXXII Company shall have own Environment Management OIL has a dedicated Safety & Cell having qualified persons with proper Environment department with qualified background. Full fledged laboratory facilities must be personnel. Full fledged laboratory set up to carry out the environmental management facility is also available with OIL. and monitoring functions.


SIX MONTHLY COMPLIANCE REPORT OF BORHAT-TITLAGARH …

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