other off-shore exploration

Solander and Belany Basins

The Western Southland region is made up of a number of small basins that run from Te Anau in the north to Waiau and then offshore to Solander and Baleny basins off the southern Fiordland coast. Solander basin contains significant tectonic structures which have provided the primary geological trends upon which many identified leads have been based.

Four wells were drilled during an active exploration phase from the 1960's to the 1980's; two off-shore and two on-shore. None of these wells fully tested the potential of their respective basins.

 For more information on exploration by L&M Petroleum click here to view the technical summary of Solander, Waiau and Te Anau basins.