Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: T.R. Sahoo, K.F. Kroeger, G. Thrasher, S. Munday, H. Mingard, N. Cozens, M. Hill
Date Published: September 2015
Number of Pages: 16
Abstract:
The Canterbury Basin is one of the frontier basins of New Zealand and is under active exploration in multiple permits. Sub-commercial gas and condensate discoveries suggest that it has a working petroleum system. Presence and distribution of petroleum system elements such as source, reservoir and seal rocks within the Cretaceous to Paleocene succession are important components in evaluating the petroleum potential of the basin. This study has used seismic facies analysis to identify these elements. 2D PetroMod modelling has then been used to assess how source rock distribution and carrier bed architecture impacts prospectivity of the offshore Canterbury Basin.