Common use of DATA AND SAMPLES Clause in Contracts

DATA AND SAMPLES. 14.1 All original Data obtained by Contractor or the Operator in carrying out Petroleum Operations shall be the property of ROC.All original Data and any acquired software used for the processing and analyzing Data shall be properly kept inside the Contract Area or any adequate place inside the Republic of Iraq. 14.2 Contractor and Operator shall provide ROC, free of charge, with copies of any and all data and studiesobtained as a result of Petroleum Operations including, but not limited to, geological, geophysical, geochemical, petro physical, engineering, well logs, maps, magnetic tapes, samples, cores, cuttings and production data as well as all interpretative and derivative data, including reports, analyses, interpretations and evaluation prepared in respect of Petroleum Operations (hereinafter referred to as “Data”). Contractor and Operator shall have the right to make use of such Data, free of charge, for the purpose of Petroleum Operations. 14.3 Contractor and Operator may retain copies or samples of material or information constituting the Data for use in Petroleum Operations and, with the approval of ROC, original material. Where such material is capable of reproduction or division, and when originals have first been delivered to ROC, Contractor and Operator may export samples or other reproduced material for processing or laboratory examination or analysis, giving priority to conduct such analysis in the Republic of Iraq. Contractor and Operator shall guarantee the proper handling and keeping of exported samples, and that such exports shall be returned to the Republic of Iraq within a maximum period of two (2) months from the date of completion of any study, analysis or processing thereof, except for the consumable samples and materials. 14.4 Contractor and Operator shall save and keep in the Republic of Iraq, for a minimum period of one (1) Year, representative portions of each sample of cores and cuttings taken from drilled ▇▇▇▇▇, to be disposed of or forwarded to ROC in a manner directed by ROC. 14.5 Contractor shall work with ROC to cause the establishment of entitiesand organizations in the Republic of Iraq capable of analyzing and processing Data obtained during Petroleum Operations. Contractor shall contract the Iraqi institutes and scientific centers to perform Data analysis and relevant studies to the extent that such institutes have the required capabilities.

DATA AND SAMPLES. 14.1 All original Data obtained by Contractor or the Operator in carrying out Petroleum Operations shall be the property of ROC.All original Data and any acquired software used for the processing and analyzing Data shall be properly kept inside the Contract Area or any adequate place inside the Republic of Iraq. 14.2 Contractor and Operator shall provide ROC, free of charge, with copies of any and all data and studiesobtained as a result of Petroleum Operations including, but not limited to, geological, geophysical, geochemical, petro physical, engineering, well logs, maps, magnetic tapes, samples, cores, cuttings and production data as well as all interpretative and derivative data, including reports, analyses, interpretations and evaluation prepared in respect of Petroleum Operations (hereinafter referred to as “Data”). Contractor and Operator shall have the right to make use of such Data, free of charge, for the purpose of Petroleum Operations. 14.3 Contractor and Operator may retain copies or samples of material or information constituting the Data for use in Petroleum Operations and, with the approval of ROC, original material. Where such material is capable of reproduction or division, and when originals have first been delivered to ROC, Contractor and Operator may export samples or other reproduced material for processing or laboratory examination or analysis, giving priority to conduct such analysis in the Republic of Iraq. Contractor and Operator shall guarantee the proper handling and keeping of exported samples, and that such exports shall be returned to the Republic of Iraq within a maximum period of two (2) months from the date of completion of any study, analysis or processing thereof, except for the consumable samples and materials. 14.4 Contractor and Operator shall save and keep in the Republic of Iraq, for a minimum period of one (1) Year, representative portions of each sample of cores and cuttings taken from drilled ▇▇▇▇▇, to be disposed of or forwarded to ROC in a manner directed by ROC▇▇▇. 14.5 Contractor shall work with ROC to cause the establishment of entitiesand organizations in the Republic of Iraq capable of analyzing and processing Data obtained during Petroleum Operations. Contractor shall contract the Iraqi institutes and scientific centers to perform Data analysis and relevant studies to the extent that such institutes have the required capabilities.