WA Onshore Acreage Release
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN ONSHORE ACREAGE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 2016
Richard Bruce, Exploration Geologist Petroleum Division
The Department of Mines and Petroleum (DMP) continues to provide access to the petroleum potential of Western Australia’s vast sedimentary basins using a specific area release system. On 13 September 2016 DMP released a total of fourteen onshore areas or blocks (see related image). This release comprises six blocks in the Canning Basin and eight blocks in the Officer...