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Presentations At Pesa Branch Meetings
- Publication Name: PESA Journal No. 6
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: March 1985
Letters To The Editor
- Publication Name: PESA Journal No. 6
- Authors: JACK N MULREADY
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: March 1985
Cover Story
- Publication Name: PESA Journal No. 6
- Authors: JOHN A W WHITE
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: March 1985
Evidence for Post-Permian Epeirogenic Uplift in the Canning Basin from Vitrinite Reflectance Data
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: E.L. Horstman
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Vitrinite reflectance data can be used to determine the original depth of burial in an uplifted and exhumed section. With sufficient density of well data, a projection. of the existing vitrinite reflectance data to an original,
now eroded, surface ca...
Petroleum Geology of the Central Broome Platform
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Joanna Bentley
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The Broome Platform is a major faulted basement ridge which separates the Fitzroy Trough and the southern Canning sub-basins. In the EP 175 area Ordovician basal sands, platform carbonates and shales rest on basement and are overlain by an undated ev...
Structural Observations of the Canning Basin by NOAA-AVHRR Satellite Imagery
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: P. Wilson, I.J. Tapley, F.R. Honey
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Digital enhancement of daytime reflected and nighttime thermal imagery from the NOAA-A VHRR satellite series has highlighted the presence of abundant macroscopic geologic structures traversing the major geologic regions of Western Australia. The magn...
The Gravity Field of the Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Vadim Anfiloff
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Gravity exploration in the Canning Basin began in 1953 and resulted in large concentrations of detailed traverses in some areas. BMR helicopter reconnaissance surveys began in 1960, and marine surveys were carried out in 1968. The quality of the cove...
Interpretation of Additional Conodont Colour Alteration Data and the Thermal Maturation and Geothermal History of the Canning Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Robert S, Nicoll and John D. Gorter
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Examination of conodont colour alteration (CAl) in samples from 59 petroleum exploration wells and extensive
outcrop collections along the northern margin of the Lennard Shelf forms the basis for a study of the thermal maturation and geothermal histo...
A Prospective Nita Formation Reservoir Trend on the Broome Platform
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: J. Karajas and C.N. Kernick
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The Broome Platform in the Canning Basin contains a prospective dolomite reservoir trend in the Ordovician Nita Formation. Eagle's Aquila No. 1 penetrated approximately 30 metres net of reservoir beds in the top of the formation. Core-derived porosit...
Possible Major Diapiric Structures in the Southern Canning and Northern Officer Basins
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: J. Craig, J.W. Downey, A. D. Gibbs and J.R. Russell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The lithology of the Precambrian basement beneath much of the Canning Basin is uncertain, and can only be inferred from geophysical data. The latter suggests that a thick sequence of Precambrian sedimentary rocks exists along an approximately east-we...
Significance of Airborne Magnetic and Gamma Spectrometric Anomalies over the Eastern Margin of the Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: D.H. Tucker, M. Bacchin and R. Almond
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The BMR 1980 regional airborne survey used 1500m line spacing and 150m continuous ground clearance and
provides new detail of both short and long wavelength magnetic anomalies, not evident in earlier wide line spacing constant altitude surveys over t...
Palynostratigraphy of the Late Carboniferous Sequence, Canning Basin, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Gary D. Powis
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Six palynological assemblages from Namurian to Early Permian strata are briefly described together with their relative stratigraphic positions. They include a new Westphalian assemblage, the Diatomozonotriletes birkheadensis Assemblage whose nominate...
Hydrocarbon Potential in the Great Sandy Region, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: W.K. Norlin
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Exploration drilling in the Great Sandy Region of the southern Canning Basin, although extremely sparse, has provided encouraging signs that hydrocarbon accumulations may be found in this area. The primary oil reservoir
target, Ordovician Nita Format...
Systematic Landsat Interpretation in Arid Environments – A Cost Effective Aid to Petroleum Exploration
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: A. C. Theron, C. R. Nash, N. H. Lockett and M. C. Baker
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Efficient utilisation of Landsat imagery in petroleum exploration depends upon methodical gathering of structural and geomorphic data, integration of these data with existing geophysical and geological information,
and ultimately the construction of ...
The Canning Basin, W.A. – An Introduction
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: P.G. Purcell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The onshore Canning Basin in north Western Australia covers an area of over 400,000 sq. km and contains over 10,000 m of mainly Palaeozoic sediments. The main basin elements trend NW /SE and extend into the offshore area where they are buried beneath...
Conodont Studies in the Canning Basin – A Review and Update
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Robert S. Nicoll
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Conodonts have been recovered from all marine sedimentary sequences in the Canning Basin from the
Ordovician to the Triassic. Used primarily for biostratographic studies in the past they are now also being used for studies of palaeoecology and therma...
Platform-Margin and Marginal-Slope Relationships in Devonian Reef Complexes of the Canning Basin (Keynote Paper)
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Phillip E. Playford
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Most Devonian reef complexes in the Canning Basin developed as high-relief reef-fringed limestone platforms,
flanked by steep marginal slopes which descended to water depths of up to several hundred metres. However, some platforms were low-relief ban...
Environmental Aspects of Petroleum Exploration in the Canning Basin Arid Zone
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Ralf Buckley
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
In the arid dunefields which cover most of the onshore Canning Basin, the main environmentally significant aspects of petroleum exploration are tracks and drillholes. Tracks provide uncontrolled access to tourists
who may spread weeds and light fires...
Some Results of High Resolution Seismic Surveying in the Sundown Area, Northern Canning Basin, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: D. Norris, D. Taylor, J. Hall
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
In 1983 a 51 km Vibroseis3 survey was conducted over the Sundown Field and environs. Careful selection of field parameters resulted in a dramatic improvement in data quality and greatly increased understanding of the structure and stratigraphy of the...
Research into Diagenetic and Mineralising Processes, Lennard Shelf Reef Complexes, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Hashem Etminan, Ian B. Lambert, Ian Buchhorn, Surender Chaku and Geoff C. Murphy
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Wide-ranging research is being undertaken on the Devonian carbonate complexes of the Lennard Shelf, at the northern margin of the Canning Basin. This work is aimed at obtaining a detailed understanding of the processes involved in reef diagenesis and...
The Stratigraphic and Structural Development of the Givetian-Frasnian Reef Complex, Limestone Billy Hills, Western Pillara Range, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: W.D.M. Hall
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
A Givetian-Frasnian reef complex, 750 m thick, up to 3 km wide and at least 9 km long, is exposed in the Limestone Billy Hills at the northwest end of the Pillara Range. Limestone deposition commenced when an undulating granitic basement topography w...
Aboriginal Land Rights and Sites of Significance: Prospects for Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: John Snelling, Geoff Rogers
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Current State and Federal Government policies raise the prospect of increasing Aboriginal control over access
to and mining on land in the Canning Basin and pose a significant and difficult challenge to the mining industry. The Western Australian Gov...
Use of Thousand-Channel Seismic in Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: A. Moore and E. Allison
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
WMC is the operator, on behalf of itself, Poseidon and Australian Hydrocarbons, of EPs 143 and 225 in the central Canning Basin.
The area poses particular problems for seismic exploration including poor signal-to-noise ratio, great range of depth of...
The Geology and Genesis of the Narlarla Lead-Zinc Deposits, Napier Range, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: C.R. Ringrose
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The ore bodies at Narlarla are located within the marginal-slope facies of a Devonian reef complex. They are situated just below the modern erosion surface which is approximately coincident with the Late Carboniferous
erosion surface.
The main ore bo...
Facies Changes and Development of a Carbonate Platform, East Pillara Range
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: C.J. Benn
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The East Pillara Range forms part of an extensive Late Givetian-Frasnian carbonate platform up to 500 metres thick, capped by a massive reef spine and flanked by deeper water sediments to the north and east. The platform carbonates were deposited dur...
The Application of Landsat Imagery in Structural Interpretation of the Canning Basin, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: J. Craig, J.W. Downey, A.D. Gibbs and J.R. Russell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Detailed analysis of Landsat imagery, integrated with published geological and geophysical data has provided
a basis for a re-examination of the structural geology of the Canning Basin and adjacent areas. The Landsat interpretation provides a substan...
Source Rocks in the Canning Basin: A Review
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: E.L. Horstman
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Source rock analyses are not available with adequate sampling density in either an areal or vertical sense to
draw reasonable conclusions with respect to oil and gas potential in the Canning Basin. Only Total Organic Carbon analyses are available in ...
The Genesis of the Diamond Deposits of the West Kimberley, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: C.B. Smith
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The diamond deposits of the West Kimberley are hosted by Miocene lamproite volcanics. The morphology,
mineral inclusions content and carbon isotopic composition of diamonds from lamproite are similar to those from kimberlite and suggest an origin for...
The Devonian Stratigraphy of the Central Pillara Range
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: R.W. Cooper, W.D.M. Hall and G.R. Styles
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
A sequence of gently dipping, shallow-water limestone up to 800 m thick is exposed in the central Pillara Range and forms part of a Middle to Late Devonian carbonate platform developed on the Lennard Shelf. A lower Amphipora members rests unconformab...
The Seismic Definition of the Main Structural Elements of the Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: P.G. Purcell and J. Poll
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Selected seismic sections show some of the main tectonic elements and provinces of the Canning Basin, clearly revealing the structural complexity and diversity in the basin. In the north, the deep Fitzroy /Gregory graben is bounded by major listric f...