Project Profile
Location: Southern Bonaparte Basin, offshore Western Australia
Area: Approximately 18,950 km² or 4,682,650 acres in total
The permits were granted by the Designated Authority on 19 July 2007 (WA-407-P), 13 November 2008 (WA-420-P & WA-421-P) and 1 September 2009 (WA-441-P). The permits comprises 232 graticular blocks or part thereof (approximately 18,950 km² or 4,682,650 acres in total) located in the Southern Bonaparte Basin, offshore Western Australia.
With the exception of WA-441-P, there is an extensive grid of existing seismic data available within the permits and over the area adjacent to them.
The ‘region-wide’ reprocessing project, that covered more than 11,675 km of existing 2D data acquired by earlier operators, has been interpreted and integrated with the more recent Gold 2D data. Interpretation of the reprocessed data has assisted with locating new 3D and 2D seismic surveys that are to be acquired over the WA-407-P, WA-420-P and WA-421-P permits. These surveys are planned to be undertaken in 2H 2011.
Work Programme:
The permits are in years 2 or 3 of their initial terms, where the work programme obligations include geotechnical studies, seismic reprocessing and the acquisition of new seismic data.
Operator:
Octanex: Operator with 100% interest
Contractors:
Seabird Exploration: Seismic survey