Amadeus Basin

Palm Valley Results Announced

12/10/2026 Posted by Rachel

On 8th October, Central Petroleum announced to the market that the Palm Valley 14 well in the Amadeus Basin, was successfully drilled and will be completed as a gas producer. The well is due to be tied into the Palm Valley production facility with commissioning before month end.

PV14 is a conventional deviated well drilled into the Pacoota sandstone and is located within OL3 in the Northern Territory’s Amadeus Basin under a joint venture between Central (50% interest), Echelon Resources Limited (ASX: ECH) (35% interest) and Cue Energy Resources Limited (ASX: CUE) (15% interest).

Novel research approach to evaluate Helium prospectivity in basement–basin systems

13/08/2026 Posted by Rachel

The MIG (Metal Isotope Group) from Adelaide University recently published an article: “In-situ Rb–Sr dating of crystalline basement beneath the Amadeus Basin, Australia: Implications for radiogenic helium generation, migration, and extreme ⁴He accumulation”.

This work focuses on evaluating the timing of the different geological events that affected the basement underlying the Amadeus Basin using laser-based analytical techniques and integrating these results into the "system events chart" for helium (He) and hydrogen (H) generation, migration, and accumulation.

The Amadeus Basin hosts one of the world’s most extreme helium-rich systems globally (~9% He), representing a rare endmember dominated by highly radiogenic helium (⁴He: ~97%), with very low ³He/⁴He ratios (~0.03 Ra). Unli