Schedule of fees, guidelines and policies

Schedules, guidelines, policies and explanatory notes related to petroleum and geothermal applications, title administration and resource management.
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Schedule of fees

Petroleum Schedule of Fees - Effective 1 July 2023

Petroleum - Schedule of Fees (PDF, 263.67KB)

Guidelines and explanatory notes

Title applications

Pipeline Licence Application Guideline (PDF, 611.55KB)

Guidelines to applying for pipeline licences

WA Petroleum and Geothermal guideline for grant and administration of a Retention Lease (PDF, 766.1KB)

Guideline for the grant and administration of a retention lease

Geothermal guideline – criteria assessment (PDF, 282.63KB)

Guideline for the award of an exploration permit, drilling reservation and the approval of a transfer

Title management

Administration of Geothermal Titles in Western Australia (PDF, 641.52KB)

Guideline for the administration of geothermal titles 

Administration of Petroleum Titles in Western Australia guideline (PDF, 684.94KB)

Guideline for the administration of petroleum titles 

An overview of Western Australia's guide to the regulatory framework (PDF, 1.11MB)

An overview of Western Australia’s guide to the regulatory framework 

Guide to the Regulatory Framework for Shale and Tight Gas in Western Australia (PDF, 4.48MB)

A Whole-of-Government Approach 2015 Edition 

Pro-rata refund of annual fees (PDF, 275.68KB)

Explanatory Note for the Pro-Rata Refund of Annual Fees 

Surrender of petroleum titles and pipeline licences in Western Australia (PDF, 410.35KB)

Explanatory Note for the surrender of petroleum titles and pipeline licences in Western Australia 

WA Petroleum and Geothermal Guideline for Exploration Permit Management (PDF, 654.52KB)

Guideline for exploration permit management

Resource management

Notes to accompany the Exploration Permit Annual Assessment Report Template (PDF, 260.06KB)

Exploration Permit Annual Assessment Report Guidance Notes 

Guideline for Petroleum Measurement and Quantity Determination (PDF, 332.07KB)

Guideline to provide an overview of the measurement of petroleum fluids, quantity determination and accounting methodologies used by DEMIRS 

Guideline on how to prepare a Field Management Plan (PDF, 315.98KB)

Guideline on how to prepare a Field Management Plan

Guidelines to Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 (PDF, 939.1KB)

Guidelines to Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 and Petroleum (Submerged Lands) (Resource Management and Administration) Regulations 2015 

Production Licence Annual Assessment Report Guidance Notes (PDF, 261.03KB)

Production Licence Annual Assessment Guidance Notes 

Retention Lease Annual Assessment Report Guidance Notes (PDF, 266.56KB)

Retention Lease Annual Assessment Report Guidance Notes

Native Title

Native Title: An Overview (801.41 KB)

An overview on the Native Title rights imposed by the National Native Title Tribunal

About Native Title (1.94 MB)

About the Native Title rights imposed by the National Native Title Tribunal

 The Right to Negotiate (596.85 KB)

The Right to Negotiate Process under the Native Title right

Summary of how to negotiate in good faith (PDF, 196.33KB)

All of the negotiation partied must negotiate in good faith with a view to obtaining the agreement of each of the native title parties to the doing of the future act, with or without conditions to the complies with by any of the parties. 

Guidelines for completion of State deed (Petroleum) (PDF, 979.84KB)

Guidelines for Completion of State Deeds by Native Title Parties and Grantee Parties 

Land Access Introduction for Petroleum Titles (PDF, 502.83KB)

A guide to land access in respect to petroleum titles 

Negotiation protocol for Petroleum titles in the Right to Negotiate Process (PDF, 1.16MB)

Protocol for Titles in the Right to Negotiate Process 

Overview of the Right to Negotiate Process (PDF, 363.52KB)

Overview of the Right to Negotiate Process 

Policies

Policy for a Petroleum or Geothermal Energy Discovery

Petroleum or Geothermal Energy Discovery (PDF, 286.38KB)

 

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