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Exploration Licence - South Australia

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to carry out exploratory operations for petroleum, geothermal, gas storage and regulated substance resources,  and operations to establish the nature and extent of a discovery and the feasibility of production.

There are four categories of exploration licence:

  • petroleum exploration licence (PEL)
  • geothermal exploration licence (GEL)
  • gas storage exploration licence (GSEL)
  • regulated substance exploration licence (RSEL).

An exploration licence may be granted for one or more separate areas however, the total licence area cannot exceed:

  • 10,000 km2 in the case of a petroleum exploration or regulated substance licence;
  • 3,000 km2 in the case of a geothermal exploration licence;
  • 2,500 km2 in the case of a gas storage exploration licence.

Separate applications and licences are required for the four categories of exploration licence. Certain licences are compatible with other licences. Please contact the agency for more information.

 

Service type

Licence

A licence defines the need to obtain recognition / certification and registration to undertake a certain business activity.

Eligibility requirements

Please contact the agency to identify any eligibility requirements.

Duration

5 years

Fees

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Fee information is in the attached fee resource.

Forms

Other resources

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Lodgement process

Apply

Applications can be lodged at any time over any area of the state which is not in a Competitive Tender Region. Applications for areas falling within Competitive Tender Regions require a call for tenders specifying a specific closing date and time.

Please lodge your completed application with:

  • a description of the area or route to which the application relates
  • a map indicating the area or route to which the application relates and information on the size of the area
  • a financial statement
  • a statement of your technical qualifications and experience
  • if the application is being made by more than one person, information on the interest that each person will have in the licence
  • the proposed work program and information on the approximate annual cost of operations to be carried out under the program
  • a technical report that assesses the prospectivity of the area and how the proposed work program relates to this prospectivity
  • if applications have been invited by public advertisement, a statement that addresses the stated criteria.

Administering agency

Department for Energy and Mining

Energy Resources Division

Contact details

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