Common use of Minimum Work Program Clause in Contracts

Minimum Work Program. During the Exploration Period, the Contractor undertakes to carry out the following minimum work program: 3.1.1 During the First Exploration Sub-Period, the Contractor must: (a) obtain, under license from the Ministry, all existing 2D and 3D seismic data and Well data at a purchase price of [insert amount] Dollars ($[insert amount]) and obtain from GESeis all existing 3D seismic and Seabed Logging (SBL) data at a purchase price of [insert amount] Dollars ($[insert amount]), and the Contractor shall undertake to interpret such information; (b) reprocess [insert number] kilometers of existing 2D seismic data and [insert number] kilometers of 3D seismic data; and (c) acquire [insert number] kilometers of new 3D seismic data. All costs of data acquisition (including escalation fees) shall be cost recoverable. The minimum expenditure for this period shall be [insert amount] Dollars ($[insert amount]). 3.1.2 During the Second Exploration Sub-Period, the Contractor must drill a minimum of [insert number] Exploration Well[s] to a minimum depth of [insert number] meters below the seabed. The minimum expenditure for this period shall be [insert amount] Dollars ($[insert amount]). 3.1.3 If the Contractor elects to enter the First Extension Period, the Contractor must drill a minimum of [insert number] Exploration Well[s] to a minimum depth of [insert number] meters below the seabed. The minimum expenditure for this period shall be [insert amount] Dollars ($[insert amount]). 3.1.4 If the Contractor elects to enter the Second Extension Period, the Contractor must drill a minimum of [insert number] Exploration Well[s] to a minimum depth of [insert number] meters below the seabed. The minimum expenditure for this period shall be [insert amount] Dollars ($[insert amount]). However, if the Contractor has drilled more than the minimum number of Exploration ▇▇▇▇▇ required of it under any of Articles 3.1.1, 3.1.2 or 3.1.3, then its obligation under this Article 3.1.4 shall be reduced to [insert number] Exploration Well[s].