Regulation 17 Well controlI1

Before an operation in relation to a well (including the drilling of a well) is begun elsewhere than at a borehole site to which the Borehole Sites and Operations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995^f1 apply, the well-operator shall ensure that suitable well control equipment is provided for use during such operations to protect against blowouts.

In the case of an operation to which paragraph (1) applies which is begun—

shall ensure that equipment provided pursuant to paragraph (1) is deployed when the prevailing well and operational conditions so require.