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Review of geological storage opportunities for carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Victoria
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: C.M. Gibson-Poole, S. Edwards, R.P. Langford and B. Vakarelov
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Victorian State Government is committed to developing the Latrobe Valley brown coal resources in an environmentally responsible manner. One possible technology for low emission industries is carbon capture and storage (CCS), in particular geologi...
Inversion tectonics and the structural development of the Elk/Antelope gas field, Papua New Guinea
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A. Goldberg and D. Holland
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Elk/Antelope Gas Field is located in a complex zone of deformation at the front of the easternmost Papuan Fold Belt. The structure straddles a major change in the orientation of the foldbelt from a WNW/ESE strike in the west, to NW/SE strike in t...
Clean coal technologies: challenges and opportunities for eastern Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: L.W. Gurba
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
It is now widely understood and accepted that coal has will continue to form part of the world's future energy mix and there is also a growing acceptance that carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) must be applied for coal-based technologies to be ...
Structural exploration in the Papua New Guinea Fold Belt
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K.C. Hill, K. Bradey, J. Iwanec, N. Wilson and K. Lucas
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
For 60 years oil companies blindly drilled the big surface bumps in the Papua New Guinea (PNG) fold and thrust belt and eventually found large oil and gas reserves that went on production in 1992. Since then we have greatly increased our understandin...
Developing carbonate depositional models in the eastern Papuan Basin and the impact on prospectivity
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: D. Holland
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Recent seismic and airborne gravity and magnetic data have been acquired by InterOil in its licences PPL237 and PPL238 over an extensive onshore area in the Eastern Papuan Basin in Papua New Guinea. The Elk Prospect was initially identified on the ba...
The petroleum potential of the offshore Canterbury Basin: insights from petroleum systems modelling
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R. O’Leary and W.G. Mogg
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Origin Energy Resources (NZ) Ltd (Origin) was awarded exploration permit PEP 38262 in 2005 and PEP 38264 in 2006, together covering an area of 36,420 km2 in the offshore Canterbury Basin, New Zealand. Previous exploration of the offshore C...
Basker Field, Gippsland Basin: Assessing reservoir connectivity with the aid of complementary technologies
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: B.E.J. Messent and L.E. Farmer
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Basker oil and gas field comprises Intra-Latrobe sandstone reservoirs in a hanging-wall, fault-dependent structure reliant upon cross-fault seal. The hydrocarbon reservoirs are relatively thin (generally less than 5 m) channel sands developed in ...
Structural modelling, tectonostratigraphic evolution and basin development model of the Woolsthorpe-Cobden area (Otway Basin), western Victoria, Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: Minarwan and M. Hall
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Backstripping and restoration of structural cross-sections combined with interpretations of seismic and well data reveal that the structural evolution in the Woolsthorpe-Cobden area, central onshore Otway Basin, can be separated into seven phases. Th...
The IntraCONtinental basinS (ICONS) atlas – applications in eastern Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: C. Heine and R. D. Müller
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
We have used a combination of openly available regional and global crustal and lithosphere datasets to create a framework for intracontinental basin evaluation. In this paper, we focus on the intracontinental Murray and Eromanga basins in eastern Aus...
Reconstructing the junction between Panthalassa and Tethys since the Early Cretaceous
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: M. Seton and R.D. Müller
- Date Published: September 2008
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The junction between the Tethys and Panthalassa oceans is one of the most ill-constrained portions of Cretaceous palaeogeographic maps due to a lack of preserved in-situ oceanic crust from this region. Yet the development of this junction along the n...
New insights into the evolution of the Lord Howe Rise (Capel and Faust basins), offshore eastern Australia, from terrane and geophysical data analysis
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: M.S. Norvick, R.P. Langford, T. Hashimoto, N. Rollet, K.L. Higgins and M. P. Morse
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
New seismic, gravity and magnetic data over the Capel and Faust basins have allowed improved resolution of the basin architecture and a better appreciation of the stratigraphy, terrane evolution and palaeogeography. Preliminary interpretation suggest...
Pre-competitive geoscience for geothermal exploration and development in Australia: Geoscience Australia’s Onshore Energy Security Program and the Geothermal Energy Project
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A.R. Budd, F.L. Holgate, E. Gerner, B.F. Ayling and A. Barnicoat
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Work conducted at the Bureau of Mineral Resources (now Geoscience Australia) in the early 1990s was instrumental in bringing Hot Rocks geothermal research and development to Australia. Following the announcement of the Federal Government’s Energy I...
Exploring the greater Taranaki Basin north of the established hydrocarbon fairway
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K. Bierbrauer, T.J. Herdy, A. Rek and K.L. Mills
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Origin and OMV are currently exploring petroleum exploration permits (PEPs) 38618 and 38619, which are located offshore at the northern Taranaki Basin/southern Northland Basin, New Zealand. This paper provides an update on recent exploration activiti...
The Carrack-Caravel prospect complex: a possible sleeping giant in the deep water Canterbury Basin, New Zealand
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: W.G. Mogg, K. Aurisch, R. O’Leary and G.P. Pass
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
In 2005 and 2006, Origin Energy Resources (NZ) Ltd (Origin) was awarded petroleum exploration permits PEP 38262 and PEP 38264 covering an area of more than 36,000 km2 in the offshore Canterbury Basin, New Zealand. Previous exploration of t...
Glauconite ages from Late Cretaceous reservoir sandstones of the Papuan Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: H. Zwingmann, T. Allan, K. Liu, D. Holland, D. Leech
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Exploration for petroleum depends on construction of models that describe the time-temperature framework of how a prospective basin has evolved. A critical element in the construction of such models is the correlation of sedimentary units between wid...
A brief history of exploration in the Cooper Basin, South Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: E.M. Alexander
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Carboniferous–Triassic Cooper Basin and overlying Jurassic–Cretaceous Eromanga Basin remain Australia’s largest and most mature onshore hydrocarbon province (Fig. 1), supplying major southeastern Australian gas markets for almost 40 years a...
Influence of depositional environment and early diagenesis on molecular maturity parameters of coals: an example from the Taranaki Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: H. Volk, S.C. George and R. Sykes
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Source rock maturity parameters such as vitrinite reflectance and parameters based on the molecular distribution of aromatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic biomarkers are influenced by factors such as geothermal history, depositional facies and diageneti...
Coal seam gas distribution in the Hunter Coalfield, Sydney Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K.L. Pinetown, M.M. Faiz, A. Saghafi, L. Stalker and J. van Holst
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
In research directed at understanding the potential of coal to sequester anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), the CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship and the CO2CRC have been investigating the geological factors controlling the distributi...
The structural and sedimentary histories and hydrocarbon potential of the Pelican and Dondu Troughs, Bass Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: D.P. Leech, C. Kernick and A.M. Iwaniw
- Date Published: September 2008
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The Bass Basin is located in the central Bass Strait region between Tasmania and Victoria (Fig. 1). The basin records complex geodynamic and hydrocarbon charge histories. Unlike the adjacent prolific Gippsland Basin which has undergone a similar geol...
Subthrust plays along the Hunter-Mooki Thrust Fault System, northern NSW
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A.M. Mantaring
- Date Published: September 2008
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The Hunter-Mooki Thrust Fault (HMTF) in northern New South Wales is part of a long thrust fault system that continues into southeastern Queensland as the Moonie-Goondiwindi Fault. The HMTF acts as the eastern structural boundary of the Sydney and Gun...
Coal seam methane potential, resources, and exploration targets in the Sydney-Gunnedah Basin, Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A. Scott, D.S. Hamilton, A.M. Mantaring, S. Cozens and D.F. Balin
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
A coalbed methane exploration model integrating six key hydrogeologic factors affecting coalbed methane potential was applied to the Upper Permian Coal Measures of the SydneyGunnedah Basin. Data were collected only from public sources, and the resul...
Palaeo-oil zones in Eastern View Coal Measures reservoirs from the Bass Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R.H. Kempton, P.J. Eadington, K. Liu, C.J. Boreham, S. Gong and H. Volk
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Current interest in the oil potential of the Bass Basin is challenged by the predominance of gas accumulations at Yolla, White Ibis, Pelican and Trefoil. A signifi cant role for oil in the petroleum systems of the Eastern View Coal Measures (EVCM) is...
Evaluating the hydrocarbon potential of the western Cooper/Eromanga region: Can ‘old’ oil be preserved?
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: T. Bernecker
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
In the context of declining oil supply, the Australian Government provided Geoscience Australia with funding for the 2006–2011 Energy Security Programme. The purpose of this programme is to supply pre-competitive data and information to stimulate e...
A minimum-strain approach to reducing the structural uncertainty in poor 2D seismic data, Gambier Embayment, Otway Basin, Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: P. Boult, B. Freeman, G. Yielding, S. Menpes and L.J. Diekman
- Date Published: September 2008
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In faulted reservoirs, structural uncertainty arises from two major sources of error; the systematic error of the seismic method and the human error of the interpreter. When the magnitude of fault displacements is greater than the distance between sa...
Introducing the Jacaranda Ridge Sandstone: A new play in the Penola Trough: Otway Basin, Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: B.A. Camac, and P.J. Boult
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The informally named Sawpit Sandstone Member, Upper and Lower Sawpit Shale members and the Jacaranda Ridge Sandstone Member occur within lower part of the Berriasian–Valanginian Pretty Hill Formation of the Otway Basin. The Jacaranda Ridge Sandston...
Australian-Antarctic rifting
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: J.M. Whittaker, R.D. Müller and A. Goncharov
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Rifting between Australia and Antarctic began as early as 140 MM years ago. However, the timing of continental breakup and the manner in which rifting proceeded have remained controversial. A major reason for the ambiguity surrounding the Australian-...
Investigation of the relationship between gas content, composition and permeability in coal seams, and the structural and geological history of the Bohena Trough, Gunnedah Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: L.F. Budd and A.V. Edgar
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Bowen-Gunnedah-Sydney basins form one large foreland basin depositional system marked by a number of prominent structural subdivisions. Despite having a similar structural history, coal seam gas (CSG) exploration results over the last three decad...
Carbon dioxide storage in Australia – the current state of play
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: W. Muir
- Date Published: September 2008
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Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is the new paradigm to address the effects of global warming due to the emission of anthropogenic CO2 into the atmosphere. There are numerous projects and studies currently underway in Australia. Th...
Sediment stacking patterns in coal measure sequences: examples from the Permian Bowen Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: J. Esterle and R. Sliwa
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Data compiled from some 32,000 coal exploration borehole records were used to demonstrate the inter-relationship between the distribution patterns of thick coal seams, their splitting patterns and thick interburden relative to depositional environmen...
Capel and Faust basins: Preliminary assessment of an offshore deepwater frontier region
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: T. Hashimoto, N. Rollet, K. Higgins, G. Bernardel and R. Hackney
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Capel and Faust basins are located in the northern Tasman Sea between eastern Australia and New Caledonia at water depths of 1,300–2,500 m (Fig. 1). Geoscience Australia has recently completed data acquisition surveys that provide new insights ...