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Aratika-3

Partial source coverage. Status and company roles are reported by each source, not independently verified as current. Unknown does not mean zero.

Name / source ID
NZ-ARATIKA-3-ALL
Borehole / source record ID
NZ-ARATIKA-3-ALL
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Appraisal
Operator in source snapshot
OFFSHORE MINING CO. LTD
Recorded spud date
1977-12-20
Recorded completion date
1978-01-19
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
-42.549675 / 171.486245
Source-reported measurements
1729 m MD · KB
Status reported by source
plugged and abandoned
Source accessed
2026-10-02
Source snapshot date
Not reported / not verified
Original coordinate reference system
EPSG:2193 / source coordinate field WGS84

Company roles reported by source

Source-reported measurements
Source-reported measurementsValueReference
TotalMD1,729.00 mKB
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Nearby wells and heat flow

These tools are descriptive: not forecasts, reserve estimates or investment advice. Source coverage is partial; unknown does not mean zero.

Nearby wells and heat flow
NameDistanceSource-reported measurementsSource catalogues
No9 Lake Brunner1.71 km265 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Petroleum Creek-11.72 km64 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No7 Lake Brunner1.87 km38 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No1 Kotuku Oil & Gold1.88 km32 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No3 Lake Brunner1.89 km147 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No2 Lake Brunner1.91 km230 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No1 Lake Brunner1.95 km32 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Corehole-91.95 km218 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No4 Lake Brunner2.01 km32 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Crestal-22.03 km223 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No5 Lake Brunner2.04 km133 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No4 Maoriland2.05 kmNot reported / not verified mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells

Subsurface temperature and heat flow

Compare bottom-hole temperatures with depth and see measured heat flow near wells: context for geothermal reuse.

Subsurface temperature and heat flow
NameDistanceSubsurface temperature and heat flowQuality flags
R24-P0574240.19 km69.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
R24-P0665523.02 km89.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
R24-P0665413.77 km94.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
R24-P0665434.25 km99.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
R24-P0574234.36 km84.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
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