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Kawhaka-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-KAWHAKA-1-ALL
Borehole / source record ID
NZ-KAWHAKA-1-ALL
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Exploration
Operator in source snapshot
NZ OIL EXPLORATION LTD
Recorded spud date
1943-05-29
Recorded completion date
1943-06-05
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
-42.711300 / 171.123197
Source-reported measurements
851.92 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
TotalMD851.92 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
Arahura-13.07 kmNot reported / not verified mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Kokatahi-19.47 km1,915 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Fireball Creek-113.11 km401 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Taramakau-113.88 km2,129 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Corehole-814.05 kmNot reported / not verified mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
SFL-114.25 km1,661 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Kumara-2A16.40 km1,771 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Kumara-216.40 km1,756 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
SFL-220.41 km908 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Corehole-1121.23 kmNot reported / not verified mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Card Creek-122.71 km1,342 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Hohonu-124.43 km1,039 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-P0574213.10 km107.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["U1.M3.x-x----"]}
R24-P0665459.62 km71.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
R24-P05748914.25 km101.70 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["U2.M3.x-x----"]}
R24-P06654816.22 km87.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
R24-P06654222.37 km92.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.-ET----"]}
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