3D seismic surveys Seismic 3D Survey Areas - for Petroleum Industry Exploration The polygons depict the outline of 3D surveys. These outlines illustrate the survey outlines but are not consistently defined. Geological Survey Victoria GSV (2009) 11/08/2017 Appendix C – data distribution maps Petroleum well header Petroleum Wells. Petroleum Wells (from Minerals and Petroleum's DbMap database), Geological Survey Victoria GSV (2017b) 11/08/2017 Appendix C – data distribution maps Oil and gas pipelines National Oil and Gas Infrastructure Web service providing access to the National Oil and Gas Infrastructure datasets. These datasets present the spatial locations of onshore oil and gas pipelines for the transmission of oil and gas within mainland Australia. They also present the location of oil and gas platforms within Australia's territorial waters. GA (2015a) 23/07/2017 Appendix C – infrastructure maps Gas processing facilities Offshore oil and gas platforms Point dataset containing offshore Oil and Gas Platforms located in Australian waters that include infrastructure facilities for the extraction, processing and/or storage of oil and natural gas. GA (2015b) 23/07/2017 Appendix C – infrastructure maps
Population density Population density grid ABS (2016): Australian Population Grid 7/07/2017 Population Density – Figure B.9 Land use CLUM ABARES (2016): Catchment-scale Land Use Mapping of Australia 18/07/2017 Land use – Figure B.10 Rivers and Catchments Geofabric BoM (2014): Australian Hydrological Geospatial Fabric (“Geofabric”), version 2.1.1 2/08/2017 Surface Water – Figures B.11–.19
Table Summary of market access and infrastructure. Amadeus Basin Northern Territory Amadeus Gas (Amadeus Basin to Darwin); Palm Valley to Alice Springs Pipeline 0–200 Mereenie; Palm Valley Poorly to moderately well serviced Limited development Moderate Bowen Basin East Coast Southwest Queensland Pipeline; Queensland Gas Pipeline; Roma to Brisbane Pipeline <100 Rolleston; Central; Wallumbilla; Kincora; Silver Springs Well serviced Developed Minor Basin East Coast Roma to Brisbane Pipeline 100–200 None Well serviced Well developed Moderate-minor Cooper Basin East Coast Moomba to Adelaide Pipeline; Moomba to Sydney Pipeline; Carpentaria Pipeline <100 Moomba; Ballera Moderately well serviced Limited development Minor Georgina Basin Northern Territory Amadeus Gas Pipeline (Amadeus Basin to Darwin); Northern Gas Pipeline (under construction) >200 None Poorly to moderately well serviced Undeveloped Major Gippsland Basin East Coast Victorian Transmission System (GasNet); South Gippsland Pipeline; Tasmania Gas Pipeline <100 Longford; Long Island; Patricia/Baleen Well serviced Well developed Minor Isa Superbasin Northern Territory Carpentaria Pipeline >200km None Poorly serviced Undeveloped Major McArthur Basin Northern Territory Daly Waters to McArthur River Pipeline; Amadeus Gas Pipeline 0–200km None Poorly to moderately well serviced Undeveloped Moderate–major Otway Basin East Coast SEA Gas Pipeline (Port Campbell to Adelaide) <100 Katnook; Otway; Heytesbury; Iona; Minerva Well serviced Well developed Minor
The Isa Superbasin’s prospectivity ranks as moderate–high due to the booked contingent resources, however confidence is low– moderate reflecting the sparse data distribution and very limited exploration history. The Gippsland Basin is ranked moderate for prospectivity based the relatively small area of potential unconventional gas resources which may be developed within a 10 year timeframe, however confidence is high due to data density and quality. The Georgina Basin is ranked as moderate in terms of prospectivity, reflecting the relatively poor results of recent exploration, with a low–moderate confidence reflecting sparse data distribution. The Clarence-Moreton Basin is ranked as low–moderate for both prospectivity and confidence, reflecting the relatively small prospective area, early stage of exploration and limited data. These rankings could be improved with more data collection to increase the knowledge of the basin, and by conducting further studies as described in the basin recommendations list. Proximity to market and access to infrastructure In assessing proximity to the East Coast Gas Market, those basins already producing gas directly into this market were ranked highest. The Northern Gas Pipeline (NGP), linking the Northern Territory Gas Market to the East Coast Gas Market and scheduled to open by the end of 2018 (Jemena, 2017), will allow gas from northern Australian basins to be supplied to the East Coast Gas Market. However, the pipeline has limited capacity, and large distances will mean high transport costs. The factors considered in assessing access to infrastructure were proximity to existing oil and gas pipelines, additional infrastructure requirements, gas processing and storage facilities, road and rail access and proximity to townships. A ranking applied to each basin regarding access to infrastructure is qualitative and was based on the level of knowledge and available data for the given basin. From this assessment: The Cooper, Bowen, Otway and Gippsland basins all have significant existing infrastructure in place connecting them with the East Coast Gas Market, including pipelines and gas processing facilities. All regionals are well serviced in terms of road and rail, with proximity to at least moderately well-developed townships. The Amadeus and McArthur basins contain existing pipeline infrastructure and processing facilities, but development of any unconventional plays away from the producing fields would require significant further investment. Both basins are also located much further from the East Coast Gas Market.
Table Summary of rapid regional rapid prioritisation results for each shortlisted basin by the following themes: basin geology, shale/ tight gas resource prospectivity, gas market, additional infrastructure requirements and regulatory environment. Basin State Shale/ tight gas prospectivity Petroleum Data Confidence Gas market Additional infrastructure requirements Regulatory environment Amadeus NT Moderate–high Moderate Northern Territory Moderate Moratorium under consideration (NT) Bowen QLD High Moderate East Coast Minor No moratorium (QLD) NSW, QLD Low–moderate Low–moderate East Coast Moderate–minor Restrictions (NSW) Cooper QLD, SA High High East Coast Minor No moratorium (QLD, SA) Georgina NT, QLD Moderate Low–moderate Northern Territory Major Moratoria under consideration (NT); No moratorium (QLD) Gippsland VIC Moderate High East Coast Minor Ban (VIC) Isa NT, QLD Moderate–high Low–moderate Northern Territory Major Moratoria under consideration (NT); No moratorium (QLD) McArthur NT High Moderate Northern Territory Moderate–major Moratorium under consideration (NT) Otway SA, VIC Moderate–high High East Coast Minor Ban (VIC); No moratorium (SA)
List of shortened forms Table : List of shortened forms. Short Form Long Form ABARES Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Sciences ABS Australian Bureau of Statistics ACCC Australian Competition and Consumer Commission AER Australian Energy Regulator AERA Australian Energy Resources Assessment ASX Australian Securities Exchange BoM Bureau of Meteorology CAPAD Collaborative Australia Protected Areas Database CSG coal seam gas CSIRO Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation DELWP Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning DIWA Directory of Important Wetlands in Australia DNRM Department of Natural Resources and Mines (Queensland) DNRME Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy (Queensland) DPCSA Department of the Premier and Cabinet, South Australia DREMP Division of Resources and Energy, Minerals and Petroleum, New South Wales DoEE Department of the Environment and Energy GA Geoscience Australia GAB Great Artesian Basin GDE(s) groundwater-dependent ecosystem(s) GIP gas-in-place GIS geographic information system GSNSW Geological Survey New South Wales GSV Geological Survey of Victoria LNG liquefied natural gas NHMRC National Health and Medical Research Council NNTT National Native Title Tribunal NRM region(s) natural resource management region(s) NRMMC National Resource Management Ministerial Council NTGS Northern Territory Geological Survey OGIA Office of Groundwater Impact Assessment PRMS Petroleum Resource Management System