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.

  • 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
    • KMZ,
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • TAB

  • Petroleum Production Licences

    Location of all current Production 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 for the...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1941
    • SHP,
    • TAB,
    • KMZ,
    • GDB

  • Associated Infrastructure, Licences

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

  • Geothermal Applications, Production Licences

    Location of all current Production Licence Applications issued under the Petroleum Act, 2000 for the regulated resource or commodity of geothermal. Production Licences provide exclusive tenure rights to produce for the regulated resource or commodity...
      Dataset
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • GDB,
    • TAB

  • Expired Petroleum Exploration Licences 1945-1967

    This layer contains the location of all pre-1967 onshore and offshore expired( cancelled, expired, surrendered relinquished ) Oil Exploration Licences and Oil Prospecting Licences (OEL's and OPL's) issued under the Mining(Petroleum Act 1940) between...
      Dataset
    • KMZ,
    • SHP,
    • GDB,
    • TAB

  • Petroleum Retention Licence Applications

    Location of all current Retention Licence/Lease 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: 01 Jan 1941
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB

  • Petroleum Retention Licences

    Location of all current Retention Licences/Leases 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 for the...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1941
    • GDB,
    • TAB,
    • KMZ,
    • SHP

  • Regulated Substance Production, Applications

    Location of current Regulated Substance Production Application 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...
      Dataset
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • TAB,
    • KMZ

  • Renewable Energy Research, Applications

    Location of current Renewable Energy Research Applications issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of renewable energy infrastructure to assess the...
      Dataset
    • SHP,
    • GDB,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB

  • Renewable Energy Feasibility Permit, Applications

    Location of current Renewable Energy Feasibility Permit Applications (on-non designated land) issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction and operation of infrastructure necessary to assess the feasibility of renewable...
      Dataset
    • SHP,
    • GDB,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB

  • Renewable Energy Feasibility Permit, Licences

    Location of current Renewable Energy Feasibility Permits (on-non designated land) issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction and operation of infrastructure necessary to assess the feasibility of renewable energy...
      Dataset
    • SHP,
    • TAB,
    • GDB,
    • KMZ

  • 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

  • Regulated Substance Exploration, Licences

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

  • Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Applications

    Location of current Renewable Energy Infrastructure Applications issued under the Hydrogen and Renewable Energy Act 2023 for the construction, installation, operation, maintenance and decommissioning of renewable energy infrastructure, including...
      Dataset
    • GDB,
    • SHP,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB

  • Petroleum Exploration Licence/Permits

    Location of all current Exploration Licences/Permits issued under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Act 2000 (the P&GE Act supersedes the Petroleum Act 2000), Petroleum (Submerged Lands) Act 1982, or the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1941
    • GDB,
    • KMZ,
    • TAB,
    • SHP

  • Mineral Exploration Release Areas (ERA)

    Location of all released mineral exploration release areas (ERA) issued under the Mining Act 1971. From July 2012 amendments to the Mining Act (Section 29) have resulted in a change to the way that expired, surrendered or cancelled exploration licence...
      Dataset Published: 01 Jul 2012
    • KMZ,
    • PDF,
    • TAB,
    • SHP,
    • GDB

  • Mineral and/or Opal Exploration Licence Applications (ELA)

    Location of all current mineral exploration licence applications issued under the Mining Act 1971.
      Dataset Published: 01 Jan 1930
    • GDB,
    • KMZ,
    • SHP,
    • PDF,
    • TAB