Highlights - Release Areas W09-1, W09-2, W09-3, W09-4 and W09-5, Southern Browse Basin, Western Australia
In this section
Bids Close - 3 December 2009
Bids Close - 29 April 2010 for W09-3
- Under-explored Release Areas; 5 wells test single play type.
- Untested Permo-Triassic tilted fault blocks and Cretaceous onlap plays.
- Thick Early-Middle Jurassic and Early Cretaceous section with source potential.
- Widespread minor oil and gas shows, small gas accumulation on Leveque Shelf at Psepotus 1, and inferred gas column at Arquebus 1ST1.
- Good seismic coverage, including multiple regional seismic grids and 3D seismic survey.
- Water depths 800-2000 m in Release Areas W09-1 and W09-2, 50-800 m in Release Areas W09-3, W09-4 and W09-5.
- Special Notices apply, refer to Guidance Notes.
Southern Browse Basin Petroleum Play elements
Source | Permian to Early Cretaceous: oil and gas. |
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Reservoir | Echuca Shoals Formation (Early Cretaceous), Vulcan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous) and Plover Formation (Early to Middle Jurassic). |
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Seal | Echuca Shoals Formation (Early Cretaceous) and Vulcan Formation (Middle Jurassic to Early Cretaceous) regional seals. |
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Traps | Faulted anticlines, horsts/tilted fault blocks, drape anticlines and stratigraphic traps. |
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Infrastructure and Markets | Located adjacent to current offshore petroleum exploration permits WA-306-P, WA-378-P, WA-397-P and WA-423-P. |
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Graticular Block Listing
Release Area W09-1, Southern Browse Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SD 51 (Brunswick Bay)
2449 | 2450 | 2451 | 2452 | 2453 | 2454 |
2455 | 2456 | 2457 | 2521 | 2522 | 2523 |
2524 | 2525 | 2526 | 2527 | 2528 | 2529 |
2593 | 2594 | 2595 | 2596 | 2597 | 2598 |
2599 | 2600 | 2601 | 2665 | 2666 | 2667 |
2668 | 2669 | 2670 | 2671 | 2672 | 2673 |
2737 | 2738 | 2739 | 2740 | 2741 | 2742 |
2743 | 2744 | 2745 | 2814 | 2815 | 2816 |
2817 | 2886 | 2887 | 2888 | 2889 | |
Assessed to contain 53 full blocks
Release Area W09-2, Southern Browse Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SD 51 (Brunswick Bay)
2809 | 2810 | 2811 | 2812 | 2813 | 2881 |
2882 | 2883 | 2884 | 2885 | 2953 | 2954 |
2955 | 2956 | 2957 | 3025 | 3026 | 3027 |
3028 | 3029 | 3097 | 3098 | 3099 | 3100 |
3169 | 3170 | 3171 | 3241 | 3242 | 3243 |
Assessed to contain 30 full blocks
Release Area W09-3, Southern Browse Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SD 51 (Brunswick Bay)
3246 | 3247 | 3316 | 3317 | 3318 | 3319 |
3320 | 3321 | 3322 | 3323 | 3324 | 3325 |
3388 | 3389 | 3390 | 3391 | 3392 | 3393 |
3394 | 3395 | 3396 | 3397 | | |
Map Sheet SE 51 (Broome)
4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | | |
Assessed to contain 32 full blocks
Release Area W09-4, Southern Browse Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SD 51 (Brunswick Bay)
2963 | 2964 | 2965 | 2966 | 2967 | 2968 |
3035 | 3036 | 3037 | 3038 | 3039 | 3040 |
3107 | 3108 | 3109 | 3110 | 3111 | 3112 |
3179 | 3180 | 3181 | 3182 | 3183 | 3184 |
3251 | 3252 | 3253 | 3254 | 3255 | 3256 |
3326 | 3327 | 3328 | 3398 | 3399 | 3400 |
Map Sheet SE 51 (Broome)
14 | 15 | 16 |
Assessed to contain 39 full blocks
Release Area W09-5, Southern Browse Basin, Western Australia
Map Sheet SD 51 (Brunswick Bay)
2756 | 2757 | 2825 | 2826 | 2827 | 2828 |
2829 | 2897 | 2898 | 2899 | 2900 | 2901 |
2969 | 2970 | 2971 | 2972 | 2973 | 3041 |
3042 | 3043 | 3044 | 3045 | 3113 | 3114 |
3115 | 3116 | 3117 | 3185 | 3186 | 3187 |
3188 | 3189 | 3257 | 3258 | 3259 | 3260 |
3261 | 3329 | 3330 | 3331 | 3332 | 3401 |
3402 | 3403 | 3404 | | | |
Map Sheet SE 51 (Broome)
17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Assessed to contain 49 full blocks
Graticular Block Map