Tellurian Inc. Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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Sale of Amadeus Basin Assets (Details)

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Sale of Amadeus Basin Assets (Details)	9 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		9 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
Sale of Amadeus Basin Assets (Details)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 Central Petroleum Limited	Mar. 31, 2014 Amadeus Basin AUD	Mar. 31, 2015 Amadeus Basin	Mar. 31, 2015 Amadeus Basin Maximum AUD	Mar. 31, 2015 Amadeus Basin Palm Valley	Mar. 31, 2014 Amadeus Basin Central Petroleum Limited
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Amount paid in exchange for assets	$ 0	$ 13,859,000		20,000,000
Customary purchase price adjustments				800,000
Shares issued during period for acquisitions								39,500,000.0
Ownership percentage			11.00%
Royalty rate							25.00%
AUD/Gigajoule gas price trigger for first ten years							5.00
AUD/Gigajoule gas price trigger for following five years							6.00
Discount rate					10.00%
Bonus discharge amount						7,000,000.0

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