Western Australian Petroleum Title Applications Under Review

Petroleum and geothermal energy title applications pending approval under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967 in Western Australia. The dataset is managed by the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze application status and type distributions across the 'Industry' and 'Mining' tags to monitor sector activity.
• Map application locations using the provided 'SHP', 'GEOJSON', or 'KML' geospatial file formats for spatial analysis.
• Track the processing timeline of applications under the 'Petroleum' and 'Application' tags to assess regulatory workflow efficiency.

Strengths

• Data is directly managed by the authoritative state department responsible for regulation.
• Available in multiple geospatial formats including WFS, WMS, SHP, and GEOJSON for flexible access.
• Maintained with recent updates, as reflected in the March 2026 timestamp.

Limitations

• Specific data volume, row count, and column schema are not disclosed, limiting pre-analysis assessment.
• The Creative Commons Non-Commercial (CC-NC) license restricts commercial use without permission.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australia.

Collection Method

Administrative records of applications submitted under the Petroleum and Geothermal Energy Resources Act 1967.

Time Range

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Freshness

Updated March 2026.

Geography

Western Australia.