Area L20-2

Area Summary

Petroleum Acreage Release 1 of 2020 – Area L20-2

Released: Friday, 17 July 2020

Closed: Monday, 19 October 2020

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

Area: L20-2

Graticular blocks:

1:1,000,000 Hamersley Range Blocks Map Sheet (SF50)

Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No
8102	8103	8104	8174	8175
8176	8246	8247	8248	8249
8250	8319	8320	8321	8322
8391	8392	8393	8394

1:1,000,000 Meekatharra Blocks Map Sheet (SG50)

Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No
5007	5008	5009	5010	5079
5080	5081	5151	5152	5153
5223	5224	5225	5297

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

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 L20-1, L20-2, L20-3 and L20-4 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 2020. 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.