Petroleum Acreage Release 2 of 2022

Area Summary

Petroleum Acreage Release 2 of 2022 – Area L22-3

Released: Friday, 18 March 2022

Closed: Thursday, 16 June 2022

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

Area: L22-3

Graticular blocks:

1:1,000,000 Cloates Map Sheet (SF49)

Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No
7449-7453	7521-7526	7593-7598	7665-7670	7737-7742
7809-7814	7881-7886	7953-7958	8025-8030	8097-8102
8169-8174	8241-8246	8313-8318	8385-8390

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

Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No	Block No
5001-5006	5073-5078	5145-5150	5217-5222	5289-5294
5361-5366	5433-5438	5505-5510

Contains one-hundred and thirty one (131) blocks to the extent only that the area is within the State as defined in section 26 of the PGERA.

Special Notices

Applicants should be aware of the following special notices in relation to Area L22-3:

I, Kristian Hartley Dawson, Executive Director, Resource Tenure Division of Department 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 L22-3 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 L22-3 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 2 of 2022. 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.