Areas V07-1, V07-2 and V07-3

Gippsland Basin

Location

Release areas V07-1 to V07-3 are located in the northeastern part of the offshore Gippsland Basin and cover parts of the Northern Platform and Northern Terrace (Figures 2 and 5).

Area V07-1 consists of 23 blocks (14 full and 9 part blocks covering approximately 1,239 km2), and lies southward of the State’s Three-Mile Zone surrounding the Sole gas field retention lease VIC/RL3. Water depths in this shallow shelfal area vary between 50 m and 200 m.

Area V07-2 spans the easternmost part of the Northern Platform and Northern Terrace and consists of 21 blocks (1,422 km2). Water depths typically range between 70 and 200 m, but increase to 300 m in the southernmost portion.

Area V07-3 consists of 32 blocks, covering approximately 2,160 km2. It is located to the north of the Bass Canyon and covers parts of the easternmost Northern Terrace and Central Deep, where water depths exceed 1,000 m.

Graticular Block Listing

Area V07-1
Gippsland Basin, Victoria

Map Sheet SJ 55 (Melbourne)

1572 part
1573 part
1574 part
1575 part
1642 part
1643 part
1644 part
1645
1646
1647 part
1648 part
1716
1717
1718
1719
1720
1787
1788
1790
1791
1792
1859
1864

Assessed to contain 23 blocks (includes 14 full blocks and 9 part blocks)

Area V07-2
Gippsland Basin, Victoria

Map Sheet SJ 55 (Melbourne)

1721
1722
1723
1724
1725
1726
1727
1793
1794
1795
1796
1797
1798
1799
1865
1866
1867
1868
1869
1870
1871

Assessed to contain 21 full blocks

Area V07-3
Gippsland Basin, Victoria

Map Sheet SJ 55 (Melbourne)

1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
1942
1943
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2081
2082
2083
2084
2085
2086
2087
2149
2150
2151
2152
2153
2154
2155
2156
2157
2158
2159


Assessed to contain 32 full blocks

Graticular Block Map

Graticular Block map of areas V07-1 to 3 - click on the image to view a high resolution PDF version