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Conodont biostratigraphy and palaeogeography of the Triassic on the western, northwestern and northern margins of the Australian Plate
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: R.S. Nicoll
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
In the Triassic the northern margin of Gondwanan Pangea opened onto the Meso-Tethys Ocean. The then continental margin was formed by the Lhasa and West Burma Blocks and the New Guinea portion of the Australian Plate. Along what would become the margi...
Tectonic and volcanic history of the Carnarvon Terrace: Constraints from seismic interpretation and geodynamic modelling
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: R.D. M?ller, D. Mihut, C. Heine, C. O'Neill & I. Russell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The under-explored Carnarvon Terrace, part of the offshore Carnarvon Basin, represents one of the remaining frontier areas on the northwest Australian margin. To assess the tectonic and volcanic evolution of this area, we have interpreted 6,700 km of...
Hydrodynamic analysis of the Early Cretaceous aquifers in the Barrow Sub-basin in relation to hydraulic continuity and fault seal
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: A.L. Hennig, J.R. Underschultz & C.J. Otto
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Formation pressure measurements from the Mardie Greensand and the Barrow Group were of sufficient quantity and quality to enable a hydrodynamic analysis of the flow systems to determine how flow systems interact laterally and across formations. This ...
The Vines 1 stratigraphic drillhole, central Officer Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: M.K. Stevens, S.N. Apak, K. Grey, K.A.R. Ghori & K. Blundell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Vines 1 is a vertical corehole, drilled by the Geological Survey ofWestem Australia, designed to test the petroleum potential of Neoproterowic and possibly Palaeowic strata in the Waigen area of the Officer Basin. It is located 24 km south of the Mus...
Basal Oligocene channelling, Barrow Sub-Basin, Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J.D. Gorter, D.J. Hearty, J.P. Rexilius & S.L. Powell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
In the area east of the Woollybutt Oil Field in the northern Barrow Sub-basin of the Carnarvon Basin, Australian North West Shelf, channels are dearly defined on 2D and 3D seismic profiles, and by isochrons within mostly
carbonate middle Tertiary str...
Palynological zonation and correlations of Latest Triassic in the Northern Carnarvon Basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J. Backhouse, B.E. Balme, R. Helby, N.G. Marshall & R. Morgan
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
A revised palynological wnation for the latest Triassic (Norian-Rhaetian) of the North West Shelf is presented. The definition of the AshmoripoUis reducta Spore-pollen wne is modified and three subrones are recognised within both the Minutosaccus cre...
Prospectivity of the Peedamullah Shelf and Onslow Terrace revisited
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: R.P. Iasky, A.J. Mory, K.A. Blundell & K.A.R. Ghori
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Peedamullah Shelf and adjacent Onslow Terrace, on the southeastern margin of the Northern Carnarvon Basin, are an established petroleum province containing the Tubridgi Gas field. Isotopic and molecular data indicate biodegradation of both oil an...
Geochemical evolution of formation water in the Talisman Oil Field, North West Shelf, Australia: Implications for oil exploration and production
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: G.K. Ellis
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Produced formation water &om the Angel Formation in the Talisman Oil Field, North West Shelf, Australia, was analysed on a regular basis during water production, from December 1989 to the termination of production in July 1992. Evaluation of these an...
Borehole image log interpretation: making the most of your data and understanding its limits; an illustration using shallow and deep marine, fluvial, and carbonate depositional environments
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: A.A. Bal, K.A.A. van Noord, P.V. Grech & J.D. Prosser
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Pressure seal and deep overpressure modeling in the Barrow Sub-basin, North West Shelf, Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: S. He & M. Middleton
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
A deep overpressured system occurs in the thick Jurassic sequence, and parts of the Cretaceous BarrowGroup of the Barrow Sub-basin. This has been confirmedby repeat formation tests and drill stem tests which reveal
excess pressures ranging from 24 MP...
Trace fossils as tools in glauconitic reservoirs: examples from the Lower Cretaceous of the Carnarvon Basin, North West Shelf
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: F.E. Burns
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Trace fossil analysis is a key tool in the understanding of reservoir heterogeneity within the glauconitic Lower Cretaceous strata of the Carnarvon Basin. Twelve wells with core through the M australis and Mardie Greensand
intervals in the Stag Field...
Palaeokarst, pseudokarst, and sequence stratigraphy in Devonian reef complexes of the Canning Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: P. Playford
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Limestones in Devonian reef complexes of the Canning Basin have been subjected to several episodes of karstification, during the Late Devonian, latest Devonian or Early Carboniferous, Early Permian, and Cainozoic.
Subaerial Devonian palaeokarst forme...
Neogene tectonic and structural evolution of the Timor Sea region, NW Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: M. Keep, M. Clough & L. Langhi
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Neogene deformation styles in the Timor Sea vary from flexure-dominated in the NE to transtension-dominated
towards the SW. Neogene fanlts generally preserve overall normal displacement despite sometimes complex
reactivation histories. Controls on fa...
Tidally influenced deposition on the delta plain: Lower Cretaceous Barrow Group sandstones, Barrow Sub-basin, Northern Carnarvon Basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: A.J. Bond, N. Mader, F.E. Burns, M. Thompson & A.D. George
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Woollybutt 2001: a Geoscience odyssey
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: D.J. Hearty & M.A. Battrick
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Woollybutt Oil Field is a small, under-saturated oil pool, located within the offshore Barrow Sub-basin of the
Northern Carnarvon Basin. It is approximately 40-50 km from the nearest existing production facilities and over 80 km off the coast of ...
Peri-Gondwanan Permian correlations: The Meso-Tethyan Margins
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: N.W. Archbold
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Correlations of the Permian sequences for sixteen regions of north eastern Gondwana during the Permian are
presented in this review. These correlations are compared with Permian sequences of the Australian continent. Broad conclusions on palaeoclimat...
Hydrocarbons and Mississippi Valley-type Sulfides in the Devonian reef complexes of the eastern Lennard Shelf, Canning Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: M.W. Wallace, H.A. Middleton, B. Johns & S. Marshallsea
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
A wide range of maturation parameters indicates that near-surface Devonian sequences of the eastern Lennard Shelf are immature (peak temperatures of 70-90?C). Fluid inclusion microthermometry indicates that peak temperatures in the Palaeozoic were pr...
Late Early to Mid Miocene patch reefs, Ashmore Platform, Timor Sea – Evidence from 2D and 3D Seismic Surveys and petroleum exploration wells
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J.D. Gorter, J.P. Rexilius, S.L. Powell & S.W. Bayford
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Discrete contemporaneous buried structures are identified as anomalous seismic packages within the generally continuous reflectors characteristic of Miocene strata in the western Timor Sea. Petroleum exploration wells Pascal 1 and Lucas 1 drilled two...
Revised tectonic evolution of the North West Shelf of Australia and adjacent abyssal plains
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: C. Heine, R.D. M?ller & M. Norvick
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Geological history of the western Barrow Sub-basin: Implications for hydrocarbon entrapment at Woollybutt and surrounding oil and gas fields
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: D.J. Hearty, G.K. Ellis & K.A. Webster
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Woollybutt Oil Field, discovered in 1997, is located approximately 50 km west of Barrow Island in the Barrow Sub-basin of the Northern Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia. The under-saturated oil accumulation occurs in sandstones of the Early Cret...
Development of a solid-phase biodegradation assay for drilling fluids under tropical conditions
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J. Woodworth, L. Evans & Y. Tsvetnenko
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The presence of cuttings piles contammg high concentrations of drilling fluids are of concern on the North West Shelf of Western Australia, as drilling fluids have the ability to persist in the environment. Previously, several types of aerobic and an...
Integrated approach to platform- basin correlation and deciphering the evolution of Devonian reefs, northern Canning Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: A.D. George, N. Chow & K.M. Trinajstic
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Upper Devonian reef complexes are well exposed in a number of ranges along the Kimberley margin of the Fitzroy Trough in the northern Canning Basin. The Napier Range exposes predominantly fore-reef strata with remnants of older and coeval platform re...
3D structural analysis of hydrocarbon migration in the Vulcan Sub-basin, Timor Sea
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: G. Chen, K.C. Hill & N. Hoffman
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
A 3D structural model of the Vulcan Sub-basin, Timor Sea was constructed through interpreting and depth converting Geoscience Australia's VTT survey. The model was progressively back-stripped, decompacted and restored to reveal its palaeo-architectur...
Restoration of a Deepwater profile from the Browse Basin: Implications for structural-stratigraphic evolution and hydrocarbon prospectivity
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: K.C. Hill & N. Hoffman
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Application of Combined Fluorescence and Reflectance (CFR) analysis to thermal maturity assessment in the Barrow and Dampier sub-basins
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: A.R. Kaiko
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Previous application of systematic thermal modelling techniques has identified large areas within the Barrow and Dampier sub-basins that yield measured vitrinite reflectance data that significantly underestimates the
maturity of the region. As well a...
Use of aromatic compound distributions to evaluate organic maturity of the Proterozoic middle Velkerri Formation, McArthur Basin, Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: S.C. George & M. Ahmed
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The middle Velkerri Member is a rich Proterowic source rock in the McArthur Basin. A decrease in hydrogen index from > 500 mg pyrolysate/g TOC in shallow immature sediments to around 150 mg/g in deeper sediments has been suggested to coincide with th...
Blina Oil Field, Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: K.E. Jonasson & R.F. Reiser
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Blina Oil Field, a Famennian carbonate reefal structure situated on the Lennard Shelf in the onshore Canning Basin, was discovered in 1981 by Home Oil Australia. Blina 1 intersected a 58 m oil column in the Late Devonian Nullara Limestone and 50-...
Controls on the Trap Integrity of the Skua Oil Field, Timor Sea
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: A. Gartrell, M. Lisk & J. Underschultz
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
A new fill-spill model has been produced for the Skua Oil Field that challenges the importance of Mio-Pliocene fault reactivation as the principal control on trap integrity. Integration of contemporary and palaeo-fluid-flow
indicators within a 3D str...
Diagenesis impacts fluid pressures, reservoir quality, and seal integrity of deep Jurassic targets, Norwegian Sea
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J.C. Matthews & H.M. Helset
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Sequence stratigraphic evolution of the Albian to Recent section of the Dampier Sub-basin, North West Shelf, Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J.N.F. Hull & C.M. Griffiths
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
A high-resolution sequence stratigraphic study has been conducted to investigate the evolution of the Albian to Recent section of the Dampier Sub-basin. The section has been divided into sequences, the ages of which are constrained by biostratigraphi...