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The sample boundary effect in the low-frequency measurements of the elastic moduli of rocks
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
- Authors: Wenhui Tan, Vassily Mikhaltsevitch*, Maxim Lebedev, Stanislav Glubokovskikh, Boris Gurevich
- Date Published: September 2019
Abstract:
In this study we examine the effect of the boundary conditions on the laboratory measurements of the elastic properties of a fluid-saturated sedimentary rock at low frequencies. In laboratory experiments associated with studying fluid effects on elas...
The Bight Basin, evolution and prospectivity II; seismic, structure and balanced sections
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
- Authors: Kevin C Hill*, Jane Cunneen, Rebecca Farrington
- Date Published: September 2019
Abstract:
A regional, high-quality seismic traverse from the coast to oceanic crust across the Bight Basin has been assembled and interpreted in detail, then balanced, restored, decompacted and replaced at paleo-water depths. The Late Cretaceous Ceduna Delta d...
Application of micro-XRF to characterise diamond drill-core from lithium-caesium-tantalum pegmatites
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
- Authors: Naomi Potter, Nigel Brand
- Date Published: September 2019
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Micro X-ray fluorescence (µXRF) is a rapid and non-destructive technique used to acquire qualitative and quantitative data at high spatial resolution (i.e. µm scale). To date this technology has yet to be utilised to its full potential in the explo...
Insight from AIP modelling of VTEM ET data from Colorado
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
- Authors: Andrea Viezzoli, Burke Minsley, Antonio Menghini
- Date Published: September 2019
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Portions of the VTEM ET dataset from the Upper East River survey in Colorado were strongly affected by airborne induced polarization (AIP) effects. Ignoring AIP contributions to the data leads to difficulties in geological interpretation and loss of ...
A statewide 3D geological model for New South Wales
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
- Authors: Edward Stolz, Giovanni Spampinato, John Davidson
- Date Published: September 2019
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The Geological Survey of New South Wales is building a statewide 3D geological model comprising a series of interlocking province-scale models and a 3D statewide fault network. The model is being developed in conjunction with the New South Wales Seam...
Fracture identification by reflected guided borehole radar waves
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
- Authors: Binzhong Zhou*, Jianjian Huo, Iain Mason, Qing Zhao
- Date Published: September 2019
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Reflected guided borehole radar waves can be observed when a borehole radars (BHR) is either suspended by a conductive communication cable or run in a borehole filled with saline water. They are often referred as unwanted contaminations to the conven...
Orogenic gold deposits: part of a global dynamic conjunction between subduction and gold
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2019
- Authors: David I. Groves
- Date Published: September 2019
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Orogenic gold deposits represent a coherent deposit class that were deposited from low-salinity CO2-rich fluids over a range of crustal depths from 3 to 20 km. They are widely considered to have formed from crustal metamorphic fluids generated at the...
COULD THE MESOPROTEROZOIC KYALLA FORMATION EMERGE AS A VIABLE GAS CONDENSATE SOURCE ROCK RESERVOR PLAY IN THE BEETALOO SUB-BASIN?
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Carl Altmann, Elizabeth Baruch, David Close, Mohinudeen Faiz, Brenton Richards, Alexander Cote
- Date Published: February 2018
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Reservoir and geomechanical analysis of Kyalla Formation core and wireline logs acquired at Beetaloo W-1 indicate the presence of two potential Source Rock Reservoir (SRR) intervals; the middle Kyalla SRR and the lower Kyalla SRR. The key properties ...
Integrating geophysical monitoring data into multiphase fluid flow reservoir simulation
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Trevor P. Irons, Brian J.O.L. McPhserson, Nathan Moodie, Rich Krahenbuhl, Yaoguo Li
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Simulation of multiphase flow systems are of critical importance in managing hydrological systems. Flow simulations are affected by a number of factors including structure and flow properties including porosity and permeability as well as the anisotr...
Quantitative Interpretation: Use of Seismic Inversion Data to Directly Estimate Hydrocarbon Reserves and Resources
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: James Shadlow, Adam Craig, David Christiansen, Robert Mitchell
- Date Published: February 2018
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A quantitative interpretation workflow utilising AVO inversion based lithology prediction data was developed to directly assess reserves and resources for an LNG development project in the Carnarvon Basin. The study area is covered by modern MAZ PSDM...
FIBRE-OPTIC VSPS: BOREHOLE SEISMIC REVOLUTION IN AUSTRALIA
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Dr. Konstantin Galybin, Tsunehisa Kimura, Fargana Exton
- Date Published: February 2018
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The borehole seismic industry is undergoing a quantum leap in the acquisition technology. The standard borehole seismic imaging tools such as accelerometers and geophones are now being replaced by the fibre-optic (FO) acquisition for basic surveys su...
3D VERTICAL SEISMIC PROFILING ACQUIRED USING FIBREOPTIC SENSING DAS – RESULTS FROM THE CO2CRC OTWAY PROJECT
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Julia Correa, Barry Freifeld, Michelle Robertson, Roman Pevzner, Andrej Bona, Dmitry Popik, Konstantin Tertyshnikov, Thomas Daley
- Date Published: February 2018
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Distributed Acoustic Sensing (DAS) is an optical interferometric method for acquisition of acoustic and seismic signals. It uses laser pulses that travel along the length of a fibre-optic cable and backscatter as they encounter small inconsistencies ...
The influence of reverse-reactivated normal faults on porosity and permeability in sandstones: a case study at Castle Cove, Otway Basin
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Natalie Debenham, Natalie J. C. Farrell, Simon P. Holford, Rosalind C. King, David Healy
- Date Published: February 2018
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An understanding of fault zone structure and transmissibility can have significant implications for reservoir appraisal and development within petroleum systems. Studies tend to focus on low porosity host rocks that have experienced simple tectonic h...
Reservoir Modelling, Structural History and Volumetrics of the Jerboa Area, Eyre Sub-Basin
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Jordan McGlew, Prof. Gregory Smith
- Date Published: February 2018
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The Eyre Sub-basin is situated in the Bight Basin in the Southern Margin. It covers an area of approximately 8,000km2. It is one of several half-graben in the Bight Basin that formed during the initial rifting between Australia and Antarctica. Sedime...
Isotope Constraints on Intra-Basin Correlation and Depositional Settings of the Mid-Proterozoic Carbonates and Organic-Rich Shales in the Greater McArthur Basin, Northern Territory, Australia
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Juraj Farkas, Maxwell Bullen, Grant Cox, Alan Collins, William Giuliano, Sandra Menpes, Juergen Gusterhuber, Belinda Smith
- Date Published: February 2018
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The Greater McArthur Basin in northern Australia forms the world’s oldest potential unconventional gas play. It comprises Paleo- to Mid-Proterozoic sedimentary successions (i.e., the McArthur and Limbunya Groups) dominated by carbonate rocks (i.e.,...
Solid substitution: theory versus experiment
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Yongyang Sun, Maxim Lebedev, Vassili Mikhaltsevitch, Stanislav Glubokovskikh, Stefan Iglauer, Boris Gurevich
- Date Published: February 2018
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Gassmann fluid substitution is widely used in geophysical practice. In the last few years, the topic of fluid/solid substitution has emerged, where the substances filling the pore space can be solids, fluids, or visco-elastic materials, such as heavy...
Portable X-ray diffraction for unconventional and conventional petroleum exploration
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Dane Burkett
- Date Published: February 2018
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X-ray diffraction (XRD) is a well-established technique in the earth sciences as it can be used to identify and quantify minerals and is particularly useful for fine-grained sedimentary rocks. Due to the capital cost, environmental requirements and s...
Geochemistry of storing CO2 and NOx in the deep Precipice Sandstone
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: J. K. Pearce, D. Kirste, G.K.W. Dawson, I. Altaf, S.D. Golding, J. Undershultz
- Date Published: February 2018
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The Precipice Sandstone in the Surat Basin is being appraised for CO2 geological storage owing to its high porosity and permeability and expected high injectivity. Generally it is quartz rich with variable kaolinite, however detailed characterisation...
Ranking DHI attributes for effective prospect risk assessment applied to the Otway Basin, Australia
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Sebastian Nixon, Tony Hallam, Andrew Constantine
- Date Published: February 2018
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The first evidence of seismic brightening linked with gas charged reservoirs was recognised by Shell in the very late 1960s in the Gulf of Mexico. Since that time the terms bright spots, flat spots, amplitude versus offset (AVO) anomalies or gas anom...
Broadband Least-Squares Wave-Equation Migration
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Shaoping Lu, Alejandro Valenciano, Nizar Chemingui, Andrew Long
- Date Published: February 2018
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We introduce an effective iterative Least-Squares Wave-Equation Migration (LS-WEM) solution for broadband imaging. LeastSquares Migration (LSM) solutions are designed to produce images of the subsurface corrected for wavefield distortions caused by a...
TERTIARY DEEP-WATER CORAL SUPPORTS COLD SEEPS IN THE CEDUNA SUB-BASIN
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Laurent Langhi, Julian Strand, Andy Ross, Karen Gowlett-Holmes, Emanuelle Frery, April Pickard
- Date Published: February 2018
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The analysis of new 3D seismic and the acquisition of unique core data enables an in-depth interpretation of outboard Eocene mounds in the central Ceduna Sub-basin and a more accurate model of their origin. ...
Least Square Q-Kirchhoff Migration: Implementation and Application
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Xiaodong Wu, Yi Xie, Joe Zhou, Dechun Lin, Yu Wang
- Date Published: February 2018
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Absorption effects caused by the anelastic nature of the earth lead to the attenuation of amplitude and distortion of phase of seismic waves. The so-called quality factor “Q” accounting for this absorption effect has to be included for correct im...
Rock-physics based time-lapse inversion in Delivery4D: synthetic feasibility study for CO2CRC Otway Project
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Stanislav Glubokokvskikh, Roman Pevzner, Dmitry Popik, Christian Proud, James Gunning, Tess Dance
- Date Published: February 2018
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Conventional approach to 4D seismic inversion consists of parallel inversions applied to seismic vintages. Only then, the inverted changes of seismic attributes are converted into petrophysical properties using rock physics. The paper develops a robu...
FEASIBILITY OF SEISMIC MONITORING OF CCS IN PERTH BASIN
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Stanislav Glubokovskikh, Andrej Bona, Roman Pevzner, Anton Egorov, Ludovic Ricard
- Date Published: February 2018
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This work studies seismic response of injection of super-critical CO2 in Perth Basin, WA for the purpose of CO2 sequestration. We aim to propose the most suitable way of monitoring and verification of such storage. To this end, we generated synthetic...
CA-IDTIMS and biostratigraphy: Their impact on exploration
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: John Laurie, Tegan Smith, Simon Bodorkos, Bob Nicoll, Jim Crowley, Dan Mantle, Geoff Wood
- Date Published: February 2018
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Uranium-Lead dating of Zircon using the Chemical Abrasion-Isotope Dilution Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometry (CA-IDTIMS) technique has largely overcome the problem of radiogenic lead loss, and has greatly improved the precision of the dating. That...
EVOLVING EXPLORATION METHODS IN THE HYDROCARBON PLAY WITHIN THE PATCHAWARRA FORMATION ON THE WESTERN FLANK, COOPER BASIN
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Johann Soares, Christopher Webb
- Date Published: February 2018
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The hydrocarbon play in the Patchawarra Formation lies within a Permian age, high latitude, fluvial sand and coal measure system that is up to 300m thick in the Cooper Basin of Central Australia. Fluvial channel belt sands, ranging from 1 to 20m thic...
Regional migration and trapping frameworks in the frontier ceduna sub-basin: new insights from stratigraphic forward modelling and ‘triangle juxtaposition’ diagrams
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Laurent Langhi, Julian Strand, Andrew Ross, Emanuelle Frery
- Date Published: February 2018
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In the Ceduna Sub-basin oil-prone source rocks, reservoirs and seals are predicted in Late Cretaceous Turonian through Santonian (Tiger) and Campanian through Maastrichtian (Hammerhead) marine and deltaic Supersequences (Totterdell et al, 2000). Desp...
Modelling complex near-surface features to improve shallow seismic exploration
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Shaun Strong
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Land seismic exploration is often limited or impacted by complex structures in the near surface. These can include large variations in velocities related to weathering (low velocity) or basalts (potentially high velocity).
In this paper we use fin...
Methods for reducing unwanted noise (and increasing signal) in passive seismic surveys
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Tim Dean, Aidan Shem, Mus’ab Al Hasani
- Date Published: February 2018
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Passive seismic surveys are becoming of increasing interest for characterising the near surface, in particular the depth of cover. For passive seismic acquisition ambient noise is both signal and noise. The ‘signal’ component is generally conside...
Marine Vibrator Concepts for Modern Seismic Challenges
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Andrew Long, Rune Tenghamn
- Date Published: February 2018
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Aside from historical issues of mechanical durability and efficiency, the design of marine vibrators (MVs) for towed streamer operations are confronted by several practical challenges to their different possible applications: 1. Alternatives to conve...