Petroleum Exploration Data Pack
The Petroleum Exploration Data Pack provides New Zealand's most comprehensive collection of open-file petroleum exploration data.
The 2025 Data Pack contains a wide range of open-file well, seismic, geological and geochemical data, together with prospectivity studies, interpretation projects and technical reports.
It includes a Kingdom project containing all open-file well and seismic data available up to the end of 2025. This provides explorers, researchers and investors with an up-to-date resource for evaluating petroleum opportunities across New Zealand's petroleum basins.
The 2025 Data Pack features a large selection of open-file seismic and well data, interpretation projects, reports and studies. It incorporates all well and seismic data released as open file up to and including 2025.
This includes:
- Comprehensive Well and Seismic Data — all well and seismic data released to open-file, incorporating an additional 74 wells and 31 3D seismic surveys totalling 15,921 km2 of 3D seismic data.
- Updated Composite Well Data — quality controlled, standardised and composited LAS data for 728 wells, loaded to Kingdom and ready for regional studies.
- Atlas of Petroleum Prospectivity — technical reports, GIS database, and 7 GIS projects encompassing the Taranaki, Great South, Canterbury and West Coast Basins and the Tasman, Campbell Chatham-Bounty Frontier Basins of New Zealand
- Production Data — production data for all producing fields.
Data Pack products included in the 2025 release are listed below:
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Kingdom Project | Preloaded open file well, seismic and cultural data across New Zealand. |
| Well and Seismic Data | The Data Pack includes over 42,000 km² of 3D seismic data and 310,000 line km of 2D seismic data. Well data is available for 728 wells. |
| Composite Well Data | Quality controlled standardised and composited LAS data for 728 wells, loaded to Kingdom and ready for regional studies. |
| ArcGIS Project | Comprehensive GIS dataset providing a one stop shop for identifying seismic, well and geoscience data availability. |
| Production Data | Production data for all producing fields. |
| Atlas of Petroleum Prospectivity | Technical reports, GIS databases, and GIS projects encompassing the North West, South East, North East, and South West provinces and the Far Frontier Basins of New Zealand. |
| National Well Audit Pilot | Comprehensive success/failure analysis of offshore petroleum wells in the Canterbury and Great South basins. |
| Northern East Coast Basin Petroleum Prospectivity Screening Report | An up-to-date overview of the geological history and petroleum prospectivity of the offshore basin. |
| Gas Hydrates Research | An overview of New Zealand Gas Hydrates research to date. |
| Fluid Inclusion Stratigraphy Study | Final report on the 10 wells studied from the Great South, Taranaki, East Coast and Reinga-Northland basins. |
| Source, Seal and Seeps GIS | A New Zealand-wide assessment of petroleum source rock potential, seal rock distribution and quality, and petroleum occurrences. |
| Pegasus and Reinga Basin Petroleum Prospectivity Screening Reports | Up-to-date overview of the geological history and petroleum prospectivity of each basin as a result of the RV Tangaroa expeditions. |
| New Zealand Basement Composition and Heat Flow GIS | Present-day basement heat flow modelling and assessment of oil and gas maturation windows in New Zealand’s basins. |
| Legacy Compilation of New Zealand Frontier Basin Seismic Interpretation Projects | A Kingdom project for screening exploration potential and background interpretation in regional reviews. |
| Well Test Results GIS | A database of conventional well test and wireline formation tester results providing an indication of the presence of movable hydrocarbons and reservoir properties for over 500 wells. |
| NPA Satellite Offshore Seepage Study | ArcGIS of 367 interpreted SAR scenes categorising oil slicks across New Zealand. |
| New Zealand ECS SEEBASE | A depth to basement geological model across New Zealand's Extended Continental Shelf. |
| National Seismic Interpretation Framework | An integrated mapping of key aged based horizons and faults on a regional basis for 77 seismic lines across New Zealand. |
| Petroleum Exploration Geoscience Initiative (PEGI) | A range of geoscience evaluations and specialist studies across Taranaki and other key basins. |
| New Zealand Petroleum Basins Book | A comprehensive introduction to New Zealand's basins and petroleum systems. |
| Onshore Southland Airborne Survey | A magnetic and radiometric survey covering approximately 5,000 km² of the Southland region. |
The Data Pack is provided through a secure Microsoft Azure cloud environment, enabling users to access and download data without the need for physical media. An administration fee of NZ$350 applies per Data Pack order (excluding GST).
Other sources of data
The New Zealand Government is committed to open data, transparency and supports the oil and gas industry with up-to-date prospectivity data. Most of the technical data listed below is available free of charge.
This includes:
- The Online Permitting System — register of all current and historical permits, recent applications, and Block Offers.
- The Petroleum Permit Webmaps — featuring current prospecting, exploration and mining permits.
- NZP&M Geodata Catalogue — has exploration reports and open-file data for all New Zealand exploration since the 1880s.