[2018] NZEnvC 227 Taranaki Energy Watch Incorporated v South Taranaki District Council [pdf, 12 MB]
...production· At each well-site, one or more well-heads may be consented. Ms Roberts says that each well-head may be drilled an unlimited number of times.10 [16] A 2013 report" recorded that between 1950 and 2012, there were 557 wells drilled offshore and onshore in Taranaki. The report also stated "[t]here are over 70 producing wells in Taranaki extracting hydrocarbons from underground rock formations for processing above ground". Approximately 80 producing well-heads i...