Bonaparte Basin

There are 2 release areas in the Bonaparte Basin, offshore Northern Australia. They are both located in the Petrel Sub-basin.

Maps and shapefiles

Maps show the release areas in bathymetric detail. They also include other permit locations, known petroleum accumulations and wells. Shapefiles show the areas in vector format for geographic information system (GIS) software.

See the release area map for this basin [694KB PDF]

View the high resolution release area map [8.75MB JPEG]

Download shapefiles of all acreage release areas [29KB ZIP]

Block diagrams

Block diagrams show the coordinates of release area boundaries.

See all block diagrams for this basin [166KB PDF] [411KB JPEG]

Block listings

Block listings provide graticular block numbers and 1:1,000,000 map sheet references that identify each release area.

See all block listings for this basin [97KB PDF] [45KB DOCX]

The following areas overlap with marine parks.

  • GHG21-1 overlaps with Oceanic Shoals Marine Park Multiple Use Zone (IUCN VI).
  • GHG21-2 overlaps with Oceanic Shoals Marine Park Multiple Use Zone (IUCN VI).

The following areas overlap with biologically important areas.

  • GHG21-1 overlaps with flatback turtle, green turtle, loggerhead turtle and olive ridley turtle habitats.
  • GHG21-2 overlaps with lesser crested tern, flatback turtle, green turtle, loggerhead turtle and olive ridley turtle habitats.

The following areas overlap with key ecological features.

  • GHG21-1 overlaps with the pinnacles of the Bonaparte Basin and the carbonate bank and terrace system of the Sahul Shelf and Van Diemen Rise.
  • GHG21-2 overlaps with the pinnacles of the Bonaparte Basin and the carbonate bank and terrace system of the Sahul Shelf.

Defence restricted areas

The following areas overlap with defence restricted areas.

  • GHG21-1 overlaps with the North Australia Exercise Area, the Darwin Air Weapons Range (Central & West) and restricted airspace.
  • GHG21-2 overlaps with the North Australia Exercise Area, the Darwin Air Weapons Range (West) and restricted airspace.

The gazette notice inviting applications outlines Defence matters that bidders should be aware of prior to submitting their application.

Wells within the area

You may be required to remediate a well to ensure safe injection and permanent storage of carbon dioxide (CO2) into a storage formation.

The gazette notice inviting applications lists the wells located within GHG21-1 and GHG21-2.

Bidding information    

You can submit a work-bid application to NOPTA between Friday 4 March 2022 and Thursday 10 March 2022.

Find out how to file your application.

See key information when planning your bid.

About these files

If you experience any difficulty accessing this information, please email GHGAcreage@industry.gov.au.