Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: U. Schacht
Date Published: September 2008
Number of Pages: 2
Abstract:
Latrobe Group sandstones host the most important hydrocarbon accumulations in Gippsland Basin, although little is known about the provenance of these sandstones. Sediment provenance can exert a significant influence on reservoir quality by controlling the composition of sediments, which in turn impacts on both the mechanical properties and chemical diagenetic processes that decrease, preserve or increase porosity and permeability (Bloch, 1994). Provenance analyses can be effective tools to reconstruct the pre-depositional history of sediment or sedimentary rock (Pettijohn et al. 1987).