Question regarding funding provided to Buru Energy Ltd for the Woolnough-1 Well under the Exploration Incentive Scheme, data access, and public release of well data. The answer confirms funding eligibility upon completion and data submission, departmental access to geological data, and public release of the final drilling report.

AnsweredQoN 5340Legislative Council
Asked
20 March 2012
Portfolio
Mines and Petroleum

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I refer to the Exploration Incentive Scheme Round 4 2012 funding given to Buru Energy Ltd to co-fund the Woolnough-1 Well, and I ask -
(1) How much funding was, or will be, provided to Buru Energy Ltd for this project?
(2) What access will the department have to the data from the well?
(3) Will any data from the well be made public through the Department of Mines and Petroleum?
(4) If yes to (3), what data will be made public?

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Answered
1 May 2012
Responded by
Minister for Mines and Petroleum
Response time
42 days
(1) On completion of the drilling, and submission of all reports and core, Buru Energy  Ltd will be eligible for refunds totalling $200,000.
(2) All geological data pertaining to the hole and referred to in the application must be  submitted in the final drilling report.
(3) Yes.
(4) The final drilling report will be released on the web via the Department of Mines and Petroleum's exploration reporting databases.
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