The regular release of offshore acreage is a key part of the Australian Government's strategy to encourage investment in petroleum exploration. The 2007 release of 34 areas, located in six sedimentary basins, is Australia's principal offshore acreage release this year. These release areas range from frontier to mature status and offer opportunities for exploration companies of all sizes.

Information on the current release areas can be found at the following web site:
Petroleum Acreage Release, Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism

Data supporting the 2007 Release Areas

• NEW - Offshore Canning Basin 2007 Release Areas: Integrated Magnetic and Seismic Prospectivity Study

• 2007 Acreage release data summaries
• Geoscience Australia's Data Room
• 2007 Acreage Release Data Packages
• 2007 Acreage Release - 3D Models

Summary Brochures

NT07-1 : Troubadour Terrace, Bonaparte Basin[540KB]	NT07-2 : Money Shoal Basin[417KB]	NT07-3 to NT07-5 and W07-4 : Petrel Sub-basin, Bonaparte Basin[706KB]
AC01 to AC07-5 : Ashmore Platform, Bonaparte Basin[715KB]	W07-1 to W07-3 : Londonderry High, Bonaparte Basin[721KB]	W07-5 to W07-7 : Caswell Sub-basin, Browse Basin[496KB]
W07-8 to W07-11 : Yampi-Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin[567 KB]	W07-12 to W07-15 : Canning Basin[666KB]	W07-16 and W07-17 : Exmouth Plateau, Carnarvon Basin[524KB]
W07-18 to W07-21 : Beagle Sub-basin, Carnarvon Basin[884KB]	V07-1 to V07-3 : Gippsland Basin[257KB]

2007 Acreage Release Data Packages

2007 Acreage Release Data Packages:

• Carnarvon 2007 Package
• Offshore Canning 2007 Package
• Browse 2007 Package
• Ashmore-Londonderry 2007 Package
• Petrel 2007 Package
• Troubadour-Money Shoal 2007 Package

2007 Data packages consist of:

• open file 2D processed data as submitted under offshore petroleum legislation
• open file 3D processed data as submitted unde offshore petroleum legislation
• Geoscience Australia acquired data, including 13 interpreted surveys
• ARC shapefiles of 2007 Acreage Release Areas
• Well locations and header information
• Digital well completion reports as submitted under offshore petroleum legislation

All packages are available now as Geoframe Projects.
Kingdom format to be available by early May.
Landmark format available on demand.

Order these packages through the Geophysical Data Repository.

Geoscience Australia's Data Room

The Offshore Acreage Release Data Room is now available. Bookings to visit this data room can be made through Megan Lech.