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Dobson-1

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-DOBSON-1-ALL
Borehole / source record ID
NZ-DOBSON-1-ALL
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Exploration
Operator in source snapshot
NZ OIL REFINERIES LTD
Recorded spud date
1948-08-02
Recorded completion date
1949-02-25
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
-39.062089 / 174.040358
Source-reported measurements
681.5 m MD · DF
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
TotalMD681.50 mDF
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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
Taranaki-50.12 km838 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Taranaki Petroleum-50.12 km838 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Moturoa-40.15 km666 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Egmont-50.16 km678 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Blenheim-10.16 km2,245 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Taranaki Petroleum-1 (1866)0.17 km94 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Blenheim-20.20 km640 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Rotary Bore0.21 km812 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Taranaki Petroleum-1 (1904)0.23 km715 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Republic New Plymouth-40.26 km949 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Egmont-60.27 km727 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Taranaki Petroleum-2 (1906)0.28 km924 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-P0644470.48 km58.52 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M2x.-----x-"]}
R24-P0574780.82 km78.10 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M3x.x-x----"]}
R24-P0574790.82 km95.20 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M3x.x-x----"]}
R24-P0574800.82 km83.20 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M3x.x-x----"]}
R24-P0574810.82 km78.20 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M3.x-x----"]}
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