Publication Name: Central Australian Basins Symposium IV
Authors: Bailey, AHE, Wang, L, Grosjean, E, Carson, CJ, Butcher, GA, Jarrett, AJM, Henson, PA
Publication Volume: 2
Date Published: August 2024
Number of Pages: 18
https://doi.org/10.36404/PPKA8487
Abstract:
NDI Carrara 1 is the first stratigraphic test of the Carrara Sub-basin, a newly discovered depocentre in the South Nicholson region that was identified on newly acquired seismic surveys undertaken as part of the Exploring for the Future program. NDI Carrara 1 intersected a thick sequence of Proterozoic aged siliciclastic and carbonate rocks, which host several units of interest to hydrocarbon explorers due to affinities with the known Proterozoic shale gas plays of the Beetaloo Sub-basin and the Lawn Hill Platform. These include two organic-rich black shale sequences and a thick section of interbedded black shales and silty-sandstones where numerous hydrocarbon shows are present.