31st October, 2001
Notification No. 112/ 2001-Customs
In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 25 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central
Government, being satisfied that it is necessary in the public interest so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment
in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 17/2001-Customs, dated
the 1st March, 2001, namely:-
In the said notification, -
(a)in the Table, after S. No. 250 and the entries relating thereto, the following shall be inserted, namely:-
(1) (2) (3) (4)(5)(6)
"250A.
84 or any
other
Chapter
Goods specified in List 19A required in connection with coal bed methane operations
undertaken under specified contracts under the Coal Bed Methane Policy
NilNil52";
(b)
in the Annexure, in
Condition no. 52, -
(i)
in sub-condition (a), for the words beginning with "petroleum operations" and ending with the
words "First Schedule", the following shall be substituted, namely,-
"petroleum operations or coal bed methane operations, as the case may be, to be undertaken
under a contract signed with the Government of India, on or after the 1st day of April 1998,
under the New Exploration Licensing Policy, or on or after the 1st day of April 2001 in terms of
the Coal Bed Methane Policy, as the case may be;"
(ii)
in sub-conditions (b) and (c);
(a) for the words "petroleum operations" wherever they occur, the words "petroleum
operations or coal bed methane operations, as the case may be" shall be substituted ;
(b) for the words "New Exploration Licensing Policy" wherever they occur, the words "New
Exploration Licensing Policy or Coal Bed Methane Policy, as the case may be" shall be
substituted ;
(c)
after List 19 and the
entries relating thereto
the following shall be
inserted, namely:-
" List 19A ( See S. No. 250 A of the Table)
(1)
Land Seismic Survey Equipment and accessories, seismic survey vesels, global positioninig system and
accessories, and other materials required for seismic work or other types of Geophysiacl and Geochemical surveys
for on-shore activities
(2)
All types of Driling rigs, shot-hole drilling rigs. Mobile rigs, workover rigs consisting of various equipment and other
drilling equipment required for drilling operations, snubbing units, hydraulic workover units, self-elevating workover
platforms
(3)
All types of Equipments / units for specialized services like, cementing, logging, casing repair, Production testing,
simulation and mud services, reservoir engineering, geological equipment, directional drilling, Stimulation, Coil
Tubing units, drill stem testing (DST), data acquisition and processing, solids control, fishing (as related to downhole
retrieval in coal bed methane operations), well control, blowout prevention (BOP), pipe inspection including Non
Destructive Testing, curing, gravel pack, well completion and workover for SBM wells including wireline and
downhole equipment
(4)
All types of casing pipes, drill pipes, production tubing, pup joints, connections, coupling, Kelly, cross overs and
swages, Drive Pipes
(5)All types of drilling bits, including nozzles, breakers and related tolls
(6)
All types of coal bed methane chemicals including synthetic products used in coal bed methane operations, required
for drilling, production and transportations of gas
(7)
Process, production and well installation for CBM and water injection including items forming part of the installation
and equipment required like process equipment, turbines, pumps, generators, compressors, primemovers, water
makers, filters and filtering equipment, Telemetery, Telecommunication, Tele-Control and other material required for
installations
(8)Line pipes for flow lines and trunk pipelines including weight-coating and wrapping
(9)Tanks used for storage of coal bed methane water, mud, chemicals and related materials
(10)
All types of fully equipped units/equipment required for pollution control, fire prevention, fire fighting, safety items like
fire and gas detection equipment, including H2 S monitoring equipment
(11)Mobile and skid mounted pipe laying, pipe testing and pipe inspection equipment
(12)All types of valves including high pressure valves
(13)
Communication equipment required for operations including synthesized VHF Aero and VHF multi channel sets (17)
Non-directional radio beacons, intrinsically safe walkie-talkies, directional finders, EPIRV, electronic individual
security devices including electronic access control system
(14)
Specialized antenna system, simplex telex over radio terminals, channel micro wave systems, test and measurement
equipment
(15)Area surveillance system
(16)
Common depth point (CDP) cable, logging cable, connectors, geo-phone strings, perforation equipment and
explosives
(17)
Wellhead and Christmas trees, including valves, chokes, heads spools, hangers and actuators, flexible connections
like chicksons and high pressure hoses, shut down panels (22) Cathodic Protection Systems including anodes
(18)
Technical drawings, maps literature, Data tapes, Operational and Maintenance Manuals required for coal bed
methane operations
(19)
Sub-assemblies, tools, accessories, stores, spares, materials, supplies, consumables for running, repairing or
maintenance of the goods specified in this List
G.D.Lohani
Under Secretary to the Government of India
F.No.341/68/97-TRU
Note:- The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, vide notification No. 17/2001-Customs,
dated the 1st March, 2001 [G.S.R.116 (E), dated the 1st March, 2001] and was last amended by notification No. 111/2001-
Customs, dated the 31st October, 2001 [G.S.R. 810 (E), dated the 31st October, 2001].
