Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: Phillip J. Lawry and Paul A. Carter
Publication Volume: 1
Date Published: July 1994
Number of Pages: 15
Reference Type: Book Section
Abstract:
Rivoli gas discovery was made in August 1989 and is located in the Exmouth Gulf, 4.5 km northeast of Bundegi-1. The well intersected a 10.5 m hydrocarbon column consisting mainly of gas but with a very thin oil leg (0.2 m). The Birdrong Sandstone reservoir comprises 10 m of fluvial sandstones overlain by seven metres of marginal marine sandstones. The Rivoli gas pool occurs in a simple downthrown anticline and is sealed by the Muderong Shale. Geochemical analysis of oil extracted from core suggests an earlier charge of 'Rough Rangetype' oil, possibly generated from pre-Jurassic source rocks.