South Australia offers Cooper-Eromanga and Otway basins acreage licensing

May 27, 2019
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Cooper Basin, South Australia. Photo: South Australia Govnerment.

ADELAIDE, South Australia -- Five (5) new petroleum exploration licenses (PEL) in the Cooper Basin and three (3) new petroleum exploration licenses in the Otway Basin are being offered by the South Australian Government on the basis of work program bidding.

South Australia Cooper Basin release acreage blocks CO2019 A-E

Bids close Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Australian CDT.

South Australia Cooper-Eromanga and Otway basins acreage release
Tony Hill, Energy Resources Division, Department For Energy and Mining
PESA Deal Day, May 27, 2019

The offer

Five (5) new petroleum exploration licenses in the Cooper Basin is being offered by the South Australian Government on the basis of work program bidding.

Blocks CO2019 A-E covers 13,582.3 km2 comprising relinquishments from PELs and PRLs. Eleven petroleum wells have been drilled within these blocks. A total of 6,078 line km of 2D and 407 km2 of 3D seismic data have been acquired within the blocks. The various blocks offer a diversity of play types and the opportunity to build a portfolio of prospects and leads across the Cooper Basin.

South Australia Otway Basin Release acreage Block OT2019 A-C

Bids close Friday, Nov. 29, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. Australian CDT.

South Australia Cooper-Eromanga and Otway basins acreage release (PDF 4 MB)
Tony Hill, Energy Resources Division, Department For Energy and Mining
PESA Deal Day, May 27, 2019

The offer

Three new petroleum exploration licenses in the Otway Basin is being offered by the South Australian Government on the basis of work program bidding.

Thirty nine petroleum wells have been drilled in the OT2019 A-C acreage release areas. Blocks OT2019 A-C covers 6,950 km2. A total of 8,842 line km of 2D and 171 km2 of 3D seismic data have been acquired within the blocks

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