Petroleum Acreage Release 1 of 2023 – Area L23-2

Area Summary

Petroleum Acreage Release 1 of 2023 – Area L23-2

Released: Friday 20 October 2023

Closed: Friday 19 January 2024

Areas available: Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PGERA)

Area: L23-2

Graticular blocks:

1:1,000,000 Broome Map Sheet (SE51)

Block

Block No

Block No

Block No

Block No

Block No

7919-7923

7925-7926

7991-7998

8063-8070

8134-8135

8139-8141

8206-8207

8211-8213

 

 

Contains thirty-three (33) blocks to the extent only that the area is within the State as defined in section 26 of the PGERA.

 

Special Notices

Area L23-2 IMG1

Applicants should be aware of the following special notices in relation to Area L23-2:

1) I, Kristian Hartley Dawson, Executive Director Resource Tenure of the Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, under delegation from the Minister for Mines and Petroleum, advise that it is intended that a condition under section 91B of the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 will apply to any petroleum exploration permit granted in respect of Areas L23-2 prohibiting the holder from entering upon:

  • any offshore islands above the mean low water mark as is included in the permit area.
  • any Crown Reserves, File Notation Areas, Class A and National Parks, being areas of high environmental conservation value; and
  • land within any townsite boundary.

Moratorium on Hydraulic Fracturing

Please be advised, the State Government’s decision to indefinitely extend the moratorium means that hydraulic fracturing cannot be undertaken under any new petroleum exploration permit granted in relation to Discrete Areas L23-2 by way of this acreage release process. Furthermore, any subsequent petroleum title deriving from this acreage release process will be prohibited from utilising hydraulic fracturing for exploration or production. For clarity this will include any production licences or retention leases arising out a permit granted from Release 1 of 2023. The continuation of the moratorium has been given effect by way of amendments to the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Hydraulic Fracturing) Regulations 2017. These amendments took effect in September 2019.

Environmental considerations

This area may contain a number of environmental considerations (such as Threatened Ecological Communities, Environmentally Sensitive Areas, and Red Book Areas) which potential applicants should consider when making an application and planning a work program. Operational activities may require consultation with the Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation, and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment (Cth). See map provided.

Available data and maps

2023 Acreage Release Data Listing Order Form - 59 Kb

2023 Acreage Release Data Listing Order Form

Area L23-2 Seismic lines and wells map - 569 Kb

Area L23-2 Seismic lines and wells map

Area L23-2 Map - 509 Kb

Area L23-2 Map

Area L23-2 Heritage, cadastre and environment map - 1173 Kb

Area L23-2 Heritage, cadastre and environment map

Area L23-2 Area shape file - 5 Kb

Area L23-2 Area shape file

Contact

For any general enquiries please contact the Resource Tenure team
Email: petroleum.titles@dmirs.wa.gov.au

For data enquiries please contact the Statutory and Resource Information team
Email: petdata@dmirs.wa.gov.au