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Canning Basin Grant Group glaciogenic sediments: part of the Gondwanan Permo-Carboniferous hydrocarbon province
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J. Redfern & B.P.J. Williams
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Permo-Carboniferous Grant Group of the Canning Basin, Western Australia offers a major potential hydrocarbon reservoir target. Analysis of core and outcrop data reveals a complex suite of facies, hence understanding of the depositional environmen...
The North West Shelf of Australia – a Woodside perspective
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: I.M. Longley, C. Buessenschuett, L. Clydsdale, C.J. Cubitt, R.C. Davis, M.K. Johnson, N.M. Marshall, A.P. Murray, R. Somerville, T.B. Spry & N.B. Thompson
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The North West Shelf of Australia is a world class gas province with minor oily sweet spots. It is a marginal rift with pre-rift Permo~ Triassic intracratonic sediments, overlain by Jurassic to Cainozoic syn- and post-rift
successions. These were dep...
The Tectono-stratigraphic history of the northern margins of the Australian Plate from the Carnarvon Basin to Papua New Guinea
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: M.S. Norvick
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Subsidence and thermal history modelling: new insights into hydrocarbon expulsion from multiple petroleum systems in the Petrel Sub-basin, Bonaparte Basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J.M. Kennard, I. Deighton, D.S. Edwards, C.J. Boreham & A.G. Barrett
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Subsidence and thermal history analysis of24 wells and seismically-defined depocentre sites has been undertaken to investigate the generation and expulsion history of the Early Carboniferous and Permian petroleum systems in the Petrel Sub-basin. Youn...
A heat flow map of the Dampier Sub-basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: G.R. Beardsmore & M.J. Altmann
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Dampier Sub-basin hosts a number of significant hydrocarbon discoveries. The origin of these hydrocarbons
remains contentious due in part to poorly constrained maturity models. To address this problem, Santos Limited
undertook a study of the ther...
Geohistory of the North West Shelf: a tool to assess the Palaeozoic and Mesozoic motion of the Australian Plate
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: G.D. Borel & G.M. Stampfli
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Phanerowic motion of the Australian plate was compared with the geohistory of the North West Shelf of Australia, combining stratigraphic, sedimentary and palaeontological data from 42 wells drilled offshore and onshore along the North West Shelf....
Effects of igneous activity in the offshore northern Perth Basin – evidence from petroleum exploration wells, 2D seismic and magnetic surveys
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J.D. Gorter & I. Deighton
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Two and possibly three periods of Phanerozoic igneous activity, involving extrusive and intrusive events, are documented from the offihore northern Perth Basin, Western Australia. A Late Permian-earliest Triassic intrusive event is proved by intersec...
Hydrocarbon accumulation processes in the Dampier Sub-basin as revealed by polar compounds
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: T.P. Bastow, B.G.K. van Aarssen, R. Alexander, R.I. Kagi & K. Liu
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Hydrocarbon accumulation processes in the Kendrew Trough system of the Dampier Sub-basin were investigated using phenols and carbazole abundance in crude oils. Crude oils were placed into two groups based on the relationship between phenols and carba...
Application of K/Ar and Rb/Sr geochronology to constrain the timing of sedimentary deposition and diagenesis: preliminary results from Western Australian basins
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: H. Zwingmann & B. Hatcher
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Assessing a basin’s potential for geological sequestration of carbon dioxide: an example from the Mesozoic of the Petrel Sub-basin, NW Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: C.M. Gibson-Poole, S.C. Lang, J.E. Streit, G.M. Kraishan & R.R. Hillis
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Assessing the suitability of a sedimentary basin for C02 sequestration requires detailed geological and geophysical studies. An example is presented from the Mesozoic succession of the Petrel Snb-basin. Two stratigraphic intervals were investigated a...
Sedimentology of the Mungaroo Formation in the Echo-Yodel field: a borehole image perspective
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: A.A. Bal, J.D. Prosser & T.J. Magee
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Echo-Yodel accumulation occurs within high reservoir quality fluviatile sandstones of the E Unit of the Triassic Mungaroo Formation. Porosities average approximately 21%, with permeabilities generally greater than 1 Darcy and occasionally as high...
Tertiary foundations and Quaternary evolution of coral reef systems of Australia’s North West Shelf
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: L.B. Collins
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The North West Shelf is a modem tropical ramp, which is underlain by Cretaceous-Tertiary carbonates, with clastic reservoirs at depth. Coral reef systems, discontinuously developed during the Late Tertiary-Quaternary, vary from fringing reefs to isol...
Applications of methylated naphthalenes: resolving mixtures of crude oils
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: B.G.K. van Aarssen, T.P. Bastow, R. Alexander & R.I. Kagi
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The relative abundances of methylated naphthalenes present in crude oils provide an excellent tool for resolving crude oils that result from in-reservoir mixing of two or more charges. This is especially significant when the mixture consists of two n...
Evidence for an early, marine-sourced oil charge in the Bayu gas-condensate field, Timor Sea
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: S.C. George, M. Lisk, P.J. Eadington & R.A. Quezada
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The distribution of oil-bearing fluid inclusions (FI) in Jurassic reservoir sandstones from Bayu 1 (Northern Bonaparte Basin, Timor Sea) is consistent with the presence of a palaeo-oil column of at least 20 m height, beneath a 46-53 m thick palaeo-ga...
Overcoming historical biases: an integrated geological and engineering assessment of the Coniston Prospect, Exmouth Sub-basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: N. Smith, C. Dempsey, M. Jackson & J. Preston
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The discovery of heavily biodegraded oil in Novara 1 in 1982 by Esso/BHP branded the Exmouth Sub-basin as a
"difficult" exploration province for almost two decades. A total of 24 barrels of biodegraded, 16.7? API oil was
recovered from a drill-stem t...
Petroleum Exploration in Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: W.L. Tinapple
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Petroleum exploration activity in Western Australia, boosted by the positive results of many new discoveries, is
continuing at a high level. Recent exploration has focussed primarily on the North West Shelf but with significant
exploration in frontie...
The Cliff Head Oil Discovery – Offshore Perth Basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: N.T. Jones & A.D. Hall
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The intersection of a 36 m gross oil column in Cliff Head 1 in the offshore North Perth Basin has proven that an established onshore play-type is valid offshore and has confirmed the hydrocarbon potential of the Beagle Ridge.
The play concept, Permo-...
Estimating formation water salinity from wireline pressure data: case study from the Vulcan Sub-basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: J.R. Underschultz, G.K. Ellis, A. Hennig, E. Bekele & C. Otto
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Characterising the concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS) in formation water is important for wireline log analysis, reserves calculations, and understanding the hydrodynamic processes occurring in the subsurface.
Unfortunately, measured TDS v...
Recent discoveries in the Barrow Sub-basin: Linda, Gipsy, North Gypsy, Rose, Lee, Gibson, Simpson, South Plato, Double Island, Victoria, Little Sandy, Pedirka and Hoover
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: Apache Energy Ltd
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Apache Energy Ltd and its TL/1,5,6 co-venturers {Kufpec Australia Pty Ltd and Tap {Harriet) Pty) have drilled several discovery wells in the Barrow Sub-basin of the Carnarvon Basin since 1998. These include eight new
discoveries (Gibson, South Plato,...
Rough Range Oil Field, Carnarvon Basin
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: G.K. Ellis & K.E. Jonasson
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Rough Range Oil Field in the onshore Carnarvon Basin was discovered in 1953 by West Australian Petroleum Pty Ltd with the drilling of Rough Range 1, which intersected an 8.6 m gross oil column in the Early Cretaceous Birdrong Sandstone. Twelve ap...
Documentation and Refinement of the Middle to Late Cretaceous Calcareous Nannofossil and Foraminiferal KCCM Zonation
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: R.J. Campbell, R.W. Howe, J.P. Rexilius & C.B. Foster
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Petroleum companies operating on the North West Shelf typically employ the composite calcareous microfossil (KCCM) zonation to correlate middle to Upper Cretaceous strata. This zonation combines both calcareous nannofossil and foraminiferal biostrati...
Basin development with implications for petroleum trap styles of the Neoprotorezoic Officer Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: S.N. Apak, K.A.R. Ghori, G.M. Carlsen & M.K. Stevens
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
Three unconformity-bounded sedimentary successions exist in most parts of the Officer Basin in Western Australia: Supersequences 1, 3, and 4. The bounding unconformities correlate with tectonic episodes, and in
particular the Areyonga Movement (750 M...
Historical Perspective of Hydrocarbon Volumes in the Westralian Superbasin – Where are the Next Billion Barrels?
- Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
- Authors: E. Kopsen
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
The Northern Carnarvon Basin and the Northern Basins (Browse and Bonaparte basins, including the Vulcan Sub-basin) within the Westralian Superbasin have each now been tested by around 400 new field wildcat wells. The PSO (proven and probable) reserve...
Surat Basin Coal Seam Gas – Past, Present and Future
- Authors: Steven Scott
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: December 2002
Hydraulic Fracturing in Coals – Can the Data Assist Us in Better Understanding Reservoir Complexities in Coal Seam Methane Reservoirs?
- Authors: Ray Johnson, Jr., Thomas Flottmann and David Campagne
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: December 2002
Abstract:
In coal seam methane reservoirs, the pre-existing natural fracture network and in-situ stress state are key parameters controlling productivity. A large degree of production variability can result from the interaction of a highly deviatoric stress te...
A Fresh Look at an Old Structure – The Spring Grove-2 Discovery
- Authors: Barry Smith
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: December 2002
The Walloon CSM Play – A Gas Resource with World-Class Potential
- Authors: Ron Prefontaine
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: December 2002
Core Promises in Exploitation – Moonie Oilfield
- Authors: Jochen Kassan
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: December 2002
PESA (QLD) Petroleum Symposium – Exploration and Development – Unlocking Reserves Using New Ideas
- Authors: Grant Asser and Merv Cowie
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: December 2002
New Ideas on the Petroleum Potential of the Southern Georgina Basin
- Authors: Greg Ambrose
- Reference Type: Magazine Article
- Date Published: December 2002