Release Areas S09-1, S09-2, S09-3, S09-4, S09-5 and S09-6, Ceduna Sub-basin, Bight Basin, South Australia
Location
Release Areas S09-1 to S09-6 (Figure 1 [PDF, 648KB]) are situated in the central Great Australian Bight off southern Australia , approximately 415 to 655 km west of Port Lincoln, and 250 to 530 km southwest of Ceduna. The areas are located within the Ceduna Sub-basin, in the eastern part of the Bight Basin. At present, no permits are held in this part of the basin. The Release Areas lie approximately 750 km to the east of two current petroleum exploration permits (WA-279-P and WA-280-P) in the Bremer Sub-basin of the Bight Basin.
Release Area S09-1 comprises 86 full graticular blocks and covers a total area of approximately 6125 km2. It lies in water depths ranging from approximately 140 m to 1550 m.
Release Area S09-2 comprises 90 full graticular blocks and covers a total area of approximately 6395 km2. It lies in water depths ranging from approximately 280 m to 1600 m.
Release Area S09-3 comprises 88 full graticular blocks and covers a total area of approximately 6255 km2. It lies in water depths ranging from approximately 130 m to 1400 m.
Release Area S09-4 comprises 85 full graticular blocks and covers a total area of approximately 6000 km2. It lies in water depths ranging from approximately 1500 m to 4500 m.
Release Area S09-5 comprises 90 full graticular blocks and covers a total area of approximately 6335 km2. It lies in water depths ranging from approximately 1200 m to 4600 m.
Release Area S09-6 comprises 87 full graticular blocks and covers a total area of approximately 6110 km2. It lies in water depths ranging from approximately 1300 m to 4500 m.
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