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Speculative Survey Licence - South Australia

Description

You will need this licence if you intend to undertake exploratory operations for petroleum and other natural resources.

The licence authorises you to undertake exploratory operations of a kind specified in the licence within a designated area. The total area of the speculative survey licence cannot exceed 10,000 square kilometres and a speculative survey licence cannot authorise drilling beyond a depth of 300 meters.

Where a speculative survey licence is granted or renewed over the area of an existing licence, the applicant must:

  • consult with the existing licensee and seek to reach agreement on the activities to be carried out under the speculative survey licence on the area subject to both licences
  • inform the Minister of the result of the consultation.

Service type

Licence

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

Eligibility requirements

To be eligible, applications must include:

  • a description of the regulated activities to be carried out under the licence
  • any material identifying existing licences that are wholly or partially contained within the proposed area of the licence.

Duration

1 year - the licence may be renewed for a further term.

Fees

Fees Details for this service in table format.

Task Type Business Structure Amount Description
Apply Application All $5174.00

Fees for 2023-24
Apply Licence All -

Annual fee is $4376.00 or $1.75 per square kilometre of the total licence area, whichever is greater. Fees for 2023-24
Renew Renewal All $2588.00

Fees for 2023-24

Forms

Other resources

Task Business Structure Resources
Comply All Regulated Fees (Opens in new window)

Administering agency

Department for Energy and Mining

Energy Resources Division

Contact details

Contact Email, Phone and Address Details for this service in simple two column table format, header then data.