NAME OF COLLECTION
PETXPLOR
Contact
Managing Geologist
Hydrocarbons and Tenements
Mineral Resources Tasmania
PO Box 56
ROSNEY PARK TAS 7018
Internet: http://www.mrt.tas.gov.au
Purpose
PETXPLOR is a search tool and summary of offshore petroleum exploration data held by Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT).
Description
PETXPLOR is a computerised index of reports relating to offshore petroleum exploration in Tasmanian waters archived at the MRT library.
Data detail
Companies
Tenements
Authors
Wells
Open/closed file
Seismic surveys
Annotation (brief summary of report)
Geographic coverage
Tasmanian adjacent area (offshore waters).
Frequency of data availability
Updated every 12 months or less as reports are submitted or become accessible to the public.
Historical data
Covers all reports submitted to Tasmanian Governments since offshore exploration began in the 1960s.
Publications
Open-file data can be viewed at MRT library and most can be copied and sent to users at cost of transfer