Datasets

The mesac Open Data Portal datasets contain detailed records of seismic surveys and geochemical data, and they are made available here to industry, researchers and the public.

  • Petroleum, Preliminary Survey Licence Applications

    Location of all current Preliminary Survey Licence Applications issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000), Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, 1982, or Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act,...
      Dataset Published: 27 Jun 2000
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • TAB,
    • KMZ

  • Gas Storage, Exploration Licences

    Location of all current Exploration Licences issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act, 2000 for the regulated resource gas storage.
      Dataset
    • TAB,
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ

  • Petroleum, Speculative Survey Licences

    Location of all current Speculative Survey Licences issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000). A Speculative Survey Licence authorises the licensee to carry out exploratory...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1967
    • TAB,
    • KMZ,
    • GDB,
    • SHP

  • Areas Reserved from the Mining Act, 1971 and Opal Act, 1995

    Location of areas reserved from certain provisions of the Mining Act, 1971 and Opal Act, 1995. Areas are reserved for several reasons, including preservation of heritage and tourism interests. Such reserves prevent mineral claims and exploration...
      Dataset Published: 02 Nov 1972
    • GDB,
    • KMZ,
    • SHP,
    • TAB

  • Petroleum, Highly Prospective Regions

    Location of all current Competitive Tender Regions issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000) for the regulated resource geothermal.
      Dataset
    • SHP,
    • TAB,
    • GDB,
    • KMZ

  • Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act Release Area

    Release areas are areas of pastoral land, certain Crown land and state waters that the Minister responsible for the HRE Act has declared for renewable energy development. Release areas involve DEM working with native title groups, pastoralists and...
      Dataset Published: 05 Aug 2024
    • SHP,
    • GDB,
    • TAB,
    • KMZ

  • Petroleum, Access Authority Applications

    Location of all current petroleum Access Authority Applications issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000). A permittee, lessee or licensee may make an application to the Minister for...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1967
    • TAB,
    • KMZ,
    • GDB,
    • SHP

  • Hydrogen Generation Licence, Applications

    Location of current Hydrogen Generation Licence Applications issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of facilities that generate hydrogen for commercial...
      Dataset
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • TAB,
    • KMZ

  • Petroleum Pipeline Facilities and Licences - Strategic Infrastructure Gas Pipelines Overlay

    Derived from the Petroleum Pipeline Licences, this data describes the Strategic Infrastructure (Gas Pipelines) Overlay for all current petroleum pipeline licences issued under the following legislationSELECT 1 FROM DUAL; Petroleum and Geothermal...
      Dataset
    • TAB,
    • KMZ,
    • SHP,
    • GDB

  • Regulated Substance Production, Licences

    Location of current Regulated Substance Production Licences granted under the Energy Resources Act 2000 (formerly the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000). Production licences provide the exclusive tenure rights to produce a regulated resource, a...
      Dataset
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB,
    • GDB

  • Geothermal Public Calls, Gazettal acreage

    Public Calls are areas of land offered to petroleum explorers with the view to attracting exploration programs under formal licences. These calls areas are normally accompanied by substantial data packages. Subsequent licences/permits may be issued...
      Dataset
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB

  • Hydrogen Generation, Licences

    Location of current Hydrogen Generation Licences issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of facilities that generate hydrogen for commercial purposes....
      Dataset
    • GDB,
    • TAB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ

  • Gas Storage, Competitive Tender Regions

    Location of all current Competitive Tender Regions issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act, 2000 for the regulated resource gas storage.
      Dataset
    • KMZ,
    • TAB,
    • GDB,
    • SHP

  • Mineral Production Tenements

    Location of all tenements issued under the Mining Act, 1971. The types of tenement are: Extractive Mineral Lease (EML) - An EML entitles the lessee to carry out mining operations specified in the lease for the recovery of extractive minerals. Mineral...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1971
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB

  • Petroleum, Preliminary Survey Licences

    Location of all current Preliminary Survey Licences issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000), Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, 1982, or Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, 1967. A...
      Dataset Published: 27 Jul 2000
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB

  • Renewable Energy Feasibility Licence, Applications

    Location of current Renewable Energy Feasibility Licence Applications issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the exploration of a renewable energy resources to assess the feasibility of exploiting a renewable energy resource on...
      Dataset
    • KMZ,
    • TAB,
    • GDB,
    • SHP

  • Regulated Substance Retention, Applications

    Location of all current Regulated Substance Retention Applications issued under the Energy Resources Act 2000 (formerly the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000) for the regulated resource or commodity of regulated substances as defined in the...
      Dataset
    • SHP,
    • TAB,
    • KMZ,
    • GDB

  • Petroleum, Pipeline Licence

    Location of all current Pipeline Licences issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000), Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, 1982, and Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act, 1967 for the purpose...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1941
    • TAB,
    • KMZ,
    • SHP,
    • GDB

  • Associated Infrastructure Licence, Applications

    Location of current Associated Infrastructure Licence Applications issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of infrastructure associated with authorised...
      Dataset
    • TAB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • GDB

  • Regulated Substance Exploration, Applications

    Location of all current Regulated Substance Exploration Applications issued under the Energy Resources Act 2000 (formerly the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000) for regulated resources. Exploration Applications provide exclusive tenure rights...
      Dataset
    • KMZ,
    • SHP,
    • GDB,
    • TAB