Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: S. Wood, H. Volk, N. Sherwood and C.J. Boreham
Date Published: September 2008
Number of Pages: 2
Abstract:
Oil production in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is entirely sourced from the PNG Foldbelt, and the source rocks for these oils are likely to be marine Upper Jurassic shales of the Imburu Formation. In the PNG Foreland, commercial oil accumulations are yet to be discovered, but the occurrence of lacustrine oils in this region provides a new target for oil exploration. One uncertainty in evaluating this exploration play is the stratigraphic and regional distribution of lacustrine source rocks.