Petroleum Division: Petroleum or Geothermal Energy Discovery

Guidance
This policy is for a petroleum and geothermal energy discovery under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 (PGERA67) and the Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982 (PSLA82). The aim is to clarify what constitutes a petroleum or geothermal energy discovery.
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Particulars to be provided will include the date of discovery, well name, title, graticular block location of the well (top and bottom if known), depth and thickness of discovery, how the discovery was made (e.g. logs and well test), and any physical and chemical properties of the petroleum or geothermal energy that are known [r. 34]. 

Notifications should be sent to petroleum.reports@demirs.wa.gov.au.

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