Company Exploration Reports

Queensland Digital Exploration Reports

Connect to the Queensland Digital Exploration Reports System

The Geological Survey of Queensland manages the company exploration reports collection using an internet document management system called QDEX (Queensland Digital EXploration Reports system).

This system allows the user to search, display, download or lodge exploration reports via the internet. To use these functions in QDEX you must become a registered user by completing the QDEX Registration Form (PDF, 818 kB) and faxing this completed form to 07 3362 9368. Registration and use of QDEX is free.

From the 1st January 2004 it has been approved that all reports lodged with this Department for work carried out on Exploration Permits, Mineral Development Licences and all Petroleum Tenure (including Authorities to Prospect) must be submitted digitally using the QDEX electronic lodgement system.

All open file company reports in the collection have been scanned into QDEX.

Related documents for exploration reporting in Queensland and using QDEX:

General user guide for QDEX (PDF, 3740 kB)

Note: Six monthly petroleum production and reserves data reports are required to include these completed templates (ZIP, 30 kB)# as separate files.

• Annual petroleum lease reports are required to include this template (ZIP, 7 kB)# for well status as a separate file.

Document Collections

Document Collections available for viewing and in the QDEX system:

Exploration Reports

Collaborative Drilling Reports

Queensland Geological Maps

GSQ Record Series

Departmental Publications including Queensland Government Mining Journals

Soils and Land Resources Reports 

Further information (including technical) about QDEX can be obtained from:

QDEX Support
Telephone: +61 7 3362 9342

For more information contact:

Geological Survey of Queensland
Block A 80 Meiers Road Indooroopilly Qld 4068
or
the Geological Information Hotline
+61 7 3006 4666 (9.00am to 4.00pm EST on working days)
or
email the Geological Information Hotline

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