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Taramakau-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-TARAMAKAU-1-ALL
Borehole / source record ID
NZ-TARAMAKAU-1-ALL
Sector
Oil and gas
Derived purpose group
Exploration
Operator in source snapshot
SHELL BP AND TODD OIL SERVICES LTD
Recorded spud date
1963-12-18
Recorded completion date
1964-02-14
Latitude / longitude (WGS84)
-42.586619 / 171.129851
Source-reported measurements
2129 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
TotalMD2,129.00 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
Corehole-83.80 kmNot reported / not verified mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Fireball Creek-14.59 km401 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
SFL-14.81 km1,661 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Kumara-25.58 km1,756 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Kumara-2A5.58 km1,771 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
SFL-211.49 km908 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Corehole-1112.50 kmNot reported / not verified mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Card Creek-113.19 km1,342 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Kawhaka-113.88 km852 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Arahura-115.79 kmNot reported / not verified mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
Macdonald-5C19.55 km806 mNZ Petroleum & Minerals — Public petroleum wells
No3 Bore19.71 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-P0574890.46 km101.70 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["U2.M3.x-x----"]}
R24-P0665485.54 km87.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
R24-P06654213.03 km92.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.-ET----"]}
R24-P05742116.50 km107.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["U1.M3.x-x----"]}
R24-P06654421.78 km102.00 mW/m2{"qualityScores":["Ux.M4x.--T----"]}
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