Patchawarra (100% owned)

"Situated in the Cooper Basin in South Australia, the project area is geologically prospective for geothermal water in hot sedimentary aquifers."

Patchawarra Tenements

Our Objective

To evaluate and develop the project in conjunction with the construction of a high voltage electricity distribution network linking the area to the national power grid known as the "NEM".

The Project

The Patchawarra Geothermal Energy project comprises three exploration licences covering 1,438 km² of land over the Patchawarra Trough in the Cooper Basin, South Australia.

The area contains sedimentary formations which are believed to be prospective for hot sedimentary geothermal water and potentially suitable for generation of geothermal electricity.

Activities to Date

Data evaluation continued to target geological formations which are prospective for high flows of hot geothermal water and which are potentially suitable for generation of geothermal electricity.

Modelling of sedimentary thickness and water flow potential has been undertaken based on data from previously drilled hydrocarbon wells in the three geothermal exploration licence areas. A combination of well log analysis, detailed seismic assessment and temperature modelling are being used to locate the prospective geothermal target areas which have good thickness of combined Patchawarra and Tirrawarra formations with high permeability and which are hotter than 140 degrees C at depths of around 3 kilometers.