Release Areas W09-1, W09-2, W09-3, W09-4 and W09-5, Southern Browse Basin, Western Australia
Location
Release Areas W09-1, W09-2, W09-3, W09-4 and W09-5 overlie the Barcoo Sub-basin and adjacent portions of the Leveque Shelf and Scott Plateau in the southern part of the Browse Basin, a proven gas province on Australia's North West Shelf. The Release Areas are located 125-350 km off the northwest coast of Western Australia. The areas lie adjacent to current offshore petroleum exploration permits WA-306-P, WA-378-P, WA-397-P and WA-423-P, and occur in 40-1950 metres water depth (Figure 1 [PDF, 132KB]).
Release Area W09-1 comprises 53 full graticular blocks (approximately 4375 km2).
Release Area W09-2 comprises 30 full graticular blocks (approximately 2475 km2).
Release Area W09-3 comprises 32 full graticular blocks (approximately 2635 km2).
Release Area W09-4 comprises 39 full graticular blocks (approximately 3210 km2).
Release Area W09-5 comprises 49 full graticular blocks (approximately 4040 km2).
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