Guidance information for operating plant

This information has been prepared to help you meet your safety obligations. You should also read about legislative obligations and safety requirements for petroleum and gas.

Biogas

• Guideline for operating plant – Biogas (PDF, 1.1MB)
• Biogas compliance assurance plan FY2021/2022 to FY2022/2023 (PDF, 363KB)
• Health risk assessment report – Biogas facilities 2020–2021 (PDF, 1.1MB)

Fuel gas networks

• Safety management system for gas supply and cylinder distribution business template (DOCX, 411KB)
• Guideline for operating plant – LPG delivery networks (PDF, 204KB)
• Section 82 compliance guideline (PDF, 897KB)
• Fee and reporting requirements for LPG delivery network operators
• Identification of fuel gas regulators without over pressure protections (PDF, 2.2MB)

Operating plant (general)

• Guideline for reporting prescribed incidents (PDF, 1.2MB)
• Guide to design registration requirements for high-risk pressure equipment (PDF, 140KB)
• Guideline for the supply of unodourised gas
• Requirements for annual measurement reports (PDF, 222KB)

Petroleum and drilling operations

• Code of practice for the construction and abandonment of petroleum wells and associated bores in Queensland (PDF, 1MB)
• Competency standard for petroleum and gas well drilling and well servicing (PDF, 164KB)
• Code of practice for leak management, detection and reporting for petroleum operating plant (PDF, 289KB) Note: This code of practice was reviewed and updated in June 2022.
• Australian Pipelines and Gas Association: Code of practice for upstream polyethylene gathering networks – CSG Industry: Version 5
• Queensland petroleum well regulation three year plan FY2020/21 to FY2022/23 (PDF, 1.25MB)
• Operational guideline for steel casing exemptions (PDF, 938KB)
• Surface gas handling system and mud gas separator design – principles for drilling operations (PDF, 870KB)
• Surface gas handling system and mud gas separator design – information sheet (PDF, 536KB)

Theatrical or other special effects

• Guideline for activities using fuel gas to produce theatrical or other special effects (PDF, 156KB)