Production, reserve and royalty notices and reports

What's new

A new practice direction and data submission templates are available below. Read more about new reporting requirements and implementation timelines.

You must notify us about your petroleum and gas discoveries and provide reports about your petroleum and gas production testing, production and reserves.

You must pay royalties for the petroleum that you produce. This can include gas that is used, flared or vented during production testing if the amount is more than 3,000,000m3.

Read how to meet your notification and reporting obligations under Queensland resources legislation, and download a flowchart of reporting requirements for production testing (PDF, 136KB).

Permits this applies to

  • Authority to prospect
  • Petroleum lease

Before starting activities

Check requirements for land access and other notices before starting petroleum and gas activities.

How to lodge your notices and reports

The tables below show what you need to submit and how to do it. If you need more help:

Discoveries, viability and production testing

Applies to holders of authorities to prospect and petroleum leases.

Report/notice and legislation When to lodge How to lodge
Production testing report
(General Regs3 s. 44)
Within 60 business days after the last day of the approved testing period Follow the Practice direction – petroleum and gas reporting (PDF, 2.6MB)

Complete the petroleum and gas submission template (XLS, 774KB)

Upload all files to the GSQ Lodgement Portal
Commercial viability report
(P&G Act s. 230-1)
(Pet Act s. 75F)
On request by the Minister Post report to Petroleum Assessment Hub

1P&G Act: Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
2Pet Act: Petroleum Act 1923
3General Regs: Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017

Production

Applies to holders of petroleum leases.

Report/notice and legislation When to lodge How to lodge
Petroleum production report
(General Regs1 s. 42)
Within 60 business days after the last day of a 6-month period of the lease Follow the Practice direction – petroleum and gas reporting (PDF, 2.6MB)

Complete the petroleum and gas submission template (XLS, 774KB)

Upload all files to the GSQ Lodgement Portal

1General Regs: Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017

Reserves and royalties

Applies to holders of authorities to prospect and petroleum leases.

Report/notice and legislation When to lodge How to lodge
Petroleum resource and reserves report
(General Regs4 s. 43)
Within 60 business days after the last day of a calendar year Follow the Practice direction – petroleum and gas reporting (PDF, 2.6MB)

Complete the petroleum and gas submission template (XLS, 774KB)

Upload all files to the GSQ Lodgement Portal
Royalty return
(P&G Act1 s. 594, P&G Regs2)
(Pet Act3 s. 74N)
Read the guide to lodging royalty returns Submit using QRO Online

1P&G Act: Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004
2P&G Regs: Petroleum and Gas (Safety) Regulation 2018
3Pet Act: Petroleum Act 1923
4General Regs: Petroleum and Gas (General Provisions) Regulation 2017

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