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What we know, what we don’t know, and things we do not know we don’t know about hydraulic fracturing in high stress environments
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Raymond L. Johnson, Jr.
- Date Published: February 2018
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Hydraulic fracturing in many Australian Basins, particularly the Cooper Basin has been successful in higher permeability, structured conventional plays. However, adaptation of North American strategies to Australia’s complex, and highly stressed un...
Shelf-margin architecture and shoreline processes at the shelfedge: Controls on sediment partitioning and prediction of deepwater deposition style
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Victorien Paumard, Julien Bourget, Tobi Payenberg, Bruce Ainsworth, Simon Lang, Henry W. Posamentier, Annette D. George
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
The Lower Barrow Group (LBG; Latest Tithonian – Early Valanginian) is a shelf-margin that prograded during a late phase of rifting under various subsidence regimes and supply-dominated conditions. A 3D semi-automatic, full-volume seismic interpreta...
MESOZOIC TO CENOZOIC DEPOSITIONAL ENVIRONMENTS & FLUID MIGRATION WITHIN THE CASWELL SUB-BASIN: KEY INSIGHTS FROM NEW INTERPRETATION & MODELLING OF THE SCHILD PHASE 2 3D
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Jarrad Grahame
- Date Published: February 2018
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CGG Multi-Client & New Ventures have undertaken new interpretation and modelling, including stratal slicing and attribute analysis on the Schild Phase 2 3D located 170km off the north-west coast of Australia within the Caswell Sub-basin. The key obje...
Tectonic and Geodynamic Evolution of the Northern Australian Margin and New Guinea
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Joanna Tobin, Dr. Sabin Zahirovic, Dr. Rakib Hassan, A/Prof. Patrice Rey
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Rapid convergence between the Indo-Australian, Southeast Asian, and Pacific plates in the Cenozoic has resulted in a complex tectonic evolution of Australia’s northern margin. A lack of available geologic data leads to large uncertainties, such as ...
FRACCING ONSHORE AUSTRALIA
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Max Williamson
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Recent history has seen major inquiries in the Senate and under the control of several State and Territory
Governments where one aspect involved the oil exploration technique of fraccing. ...
An optimised Hydraulic Fracturing Treatment on Challenging Rizq Field
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Muhammad Asad Pirzada, Hamid Roshan, Faisal Saleem, Abdul Haseeb, Mohammed Kurdi
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Hydrocarbon production from unconventional reservoirs is often associated with hydraulic fracturing operations. In many cases however, the high in-situ stresses and complex natural fracture network hinder an effective stimulation process. Therefore, ...
LAUREL GAS PLAY, CANNING BASIN – RECENT STRATIGRAPHIC LEARNINGS
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Simon Sturrock, Mark Devereux, Keith Martens, June Then, Fionna McNee, David Long
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Well, core and seismic data from the Lennard Shelf and Fitzroy Trough were integrated to produce a predictive sequence stratigraphic framework of the Laurel Formation consisting of Lower, Middle and Upper depositional sequences.
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Characterisation of focused gas hydrate accumulations from the Pegasus Basin, New Zealand, using high-resolution and conventional seismic data
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Andrew R. Gorman, Patrick T. Fletcher, Dylan Baker, Douglas R.A. Fraser, Gareth J. Crutchley, Stuart A. Henrys
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Gas hydrates are reported widely in seismic data from New Zealand’s Hikurangi Margin (east coast of the North Island). Over the last decade, conventional petroleum exploration interests in this region have led to the collection of several regional ...
Plio-Pleistocene river drainage evolution in New Guinea. Implications for reservoir mineralogy predictions
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Gilles Brocard, Sabin Zahirovic, Tristan Salles, Patrice Rey
- Date Published: February 2018
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The drainage of New Guinea has evolved rapidly since Pliocene time. Relief growth initiated in accreted oceanic terranes in the north and migrated into the Australian margin interior over time. The present-day drainage retains inherited elements of a...
THE ROLE OF DIAGNOSTIC FRACTURE INJECTION TESTING TO IMPROVE RESERVOIR EVALUATION AND STRESS CHARACTERISATION IN COMPRESSIVE STRESS REGIMES
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Prof Raymond L. Johnson Jr.
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
The diagnostic fracture injection test, commonly known as a DFIT, is frequently used in conventional and unconventional reservoirs (e.g., tight gas, shale gas, tight coals) to calibrate the hydraulic fracture treatment. In a normal stress regime, a s...
ONSHORE INVENTORY – TARGETING NEW BASINS (OFFICER, PERTH, CANNING BASINS)
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Lidena Carr, Takehiko Hashimoto, Adam Bailey, Tehani Palu, Alfredo Chirinos, Paul Henson
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Following the 2016 publication of volume 1 of the Onshore Basin Inventory: the McArthur, South Nicholson, Georgina, Wiso, Amadeus, Warburton, Cooper and Galilee basins, central Australia (Carr et al, 2016); Geoscience Australia is continuing to provi...
Sedimentary Characteristics and Lithological Trap Identification of Distant Braided Delta Deposits: A Case on Upper Cretaceous Yogou Formation of Termit Basin, Niger
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: ZHAO Ning, HUANG Jiangqin
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Lithological trap identification in thin sand and thick shale layers is still a challenge for hydrocarbon exploration. Based on the highresolution sequence stratigraphy theory and the establishment of high resolution sequence stratigraphy framework w...
Canning Basin – Petroleum Systems Analysis
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Andrew Murray, Casey Edwards, David Long
- Date Published: February 2018
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New high resolution geochemical information was acquired for fluids from recent Canning Basin wells and interpreted in context with previous work on fluid typing and correlation by Geoscience Australia (GA). Ungani field oils are interpreted to be de...
A method for assessing earth model uncertainty in the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Edward Lewis, Tony Martin, Tony Bell, Dennis van der Burg, Lorenzo Russo
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
As exploration moves into areas of increasing geological complexity and limited legacy data, reservoir evaluation is often based on the interpretation of one seismic image. Building a suitable velocity model followed by pre stack depth migration play...
Integrated Seismic (IS) for Shale Gas Exploration and Management
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Shastri L Nimmagadda, Paola Andrea Cardona Mora, Said Hanafy
- Date Published: February 2018
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Seismic integration has been a successful accessory in every data interpretation project. For shale gas exploration design, development and implementation, high-resolution seismic data are necessitated. In this context, every exploration project need...
Impact of artificially matured organic matter on the dielectric and elastic properties of compacted shales
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Matthieu Cauchefert, Matthew Josh, Lionel Esteban, Stephanie Vialle, Maxim Lebedev, Jeremie Dautriat, Joel Sarout, Bruce Maney
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Unconventional gas shale resources recently became a standard in the American oil and gas industry and are studied throughout the world. However Gas shales are still poorly characterised with respect to other reservoir rock types. The organic matter ...
New method for monitoring steam injection for Enhanced Oil Recovery (EOR) and for finding sources of geothermal heat
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Gordon Stove, Dr G. Colin Stove, Michael Robinson
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
A database of over 10,000 wells with open hole logs, of which over 600 wells are dedicated surveillance wells with whole core, time lapse Carbon/Oxygen, Neutron, and Temperature data being used for evaluating Adrok’s deep penetrating radar system. ...
On the Geothermal Potential of the Heyuan Fault, South China
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Lisa Tannock, Klaus Regenauer-Lieb
- Date Published: February 2018
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Geothermal energy potential in China is high, and although they currently lead the way in direct heat production, geothermal power generation is still low. Hot spring analysis and surface heat flux data indicate significant potential resources for th...
RESOURCE GROWTH THROUGH PETROLEUM EXPLORATION IN PNG
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Dr John Warburton, Jeremy Iwanec, Julianne Lamb, Dr Douglas Waples, Dr Keiran Wulff
- Date Published: February 2018
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Mesozoic and Tertiary clastic and carbonate reservoirs are prolific producers of high quality liquid-rich gas onshore PNG. LNG projects are among the lowest cost and most profitable globally. Accordingly there has been a recent resurgence of petroleu...
COMPARING SHALE GOUGE RATIO AND JUXTAPOSITION ANALYSIS USING STOCHASTIC TRAP ANALYSIS: EXAMPLES FROM GIPPSLAND, TARANAKI, OTWAY AND SOUTHERN NORTH SEA BASINS
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Titus Murray, Dave Richards, Bill Power, Tony Johnson, Greg Christie
- Date Published: February 2018
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Exploration fault seal analysis of prospects is often focused on generating a probability of success. This risking considers sealing hydrocarbons against faults over geological periods of time, rather than production time. Typically the risking is ba...
Geophysical and geological characterisation of dredge locations from RV Southern Surveyor voyage ss2012_v06 (ECOSATI): hotspot activity in northern Zealandia
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Maria Seton, Simon Williams, Nick Mortimer, Sebastien Meffre, Steven Micklethwaite, Sabin Zahirovic
- Date Published: February 2018
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In October-November 2012 a geophysical mapping and dredging campaign in the eastern Coral Sea was conducted on the RV Southern Surveyor during voyage ss2012_v06 (ECOSATI). Part of this campaign was focussed in northernmost Zealandia where volcanic se...
THE USE OF CORING-INDUCED PETAL FRACTURES IN COAL TO SUPPLEMENT AND GROUND TRUTH THE INTERPRETATION OF IMAGE LOGS
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: David Titheridge, Saswata Mukherjee
- Date Published: February 2018
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Resistivity and acoustic scanner image logs, in both the CSG and coal-mining industries, are the preferred means of determining azimuths of joints and cleat in coal. This paper indicates the need for care when interpreting cleat azimuths from image l...
LINEAR TRENDS OF PALEO-POCKMARKS AND FLUID FLOW PIPES IN THE JURASSIC AND TRIASSIC SEDIMENTS OF OFFSHORE NORTHWEST AUSTRALIA
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Tayallen Velayatham, Simon Holford, Mark Bunch
- Date Published: February 2018
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This study records 315 paleo-pockmarks with associated focused fluid flow pipes within the Jurassic and Triassic sediments over three study areas on the Exmouth Plateau, offshore Northwest Australia. Paleo-pockmarks are identified along a surface tha...
Airborne Gravity Gradiometer Survey over the Pelarang Anticline, Onshore Kutai Basin, Indonesia
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Asbjorn Norlund Christensen, Cameron Jones, Leonhard Bow Kocijan, Hannah Booth, Seda Rouxel, Balakrishnan Kunjan
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
The Pelarang Anticline is part of the NNE-SSW oriented Samarinda Anticlinorium, a detached thrust-and-fold belt in the Tertiary Kutai Basin. Results from an airborne gravity gradiometer survey over the Pelarang Anticline are presented herein. The Pel...
Integration of Downhole Geophysical and Lithological Data from Coal Exploration Drill Holes
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Brett J Larkin
- Date Published: February 2018
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This current study has successfully managed to develop algorithms to automatically determine both coal/non-coal and clayey/nonclayey boundaries based on the gradients and inflection points of the geophysical logs and then integrate this information w...
Borehole gravity in Horizontal Wells.
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Andrew J. Black, Jennifer Hare
- Date Published: February 2018
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Gravity can now be measured practically anywhere a drill hole can go. This extends our ability to perform 3D and 4D gravity mapping of the sub-surface with applications in the energy and mineral sectors....
DISCOVERY THROUGH THE AGES – A JOURNEY OF COAL RESOURCE DISCOVERY IN QUEENSLANDS BOWEN BASIN FROM THE 1960’s and The 2000’s
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Darren Walker, Lex Hansen
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
Exploration methods, technology and equipment may have changed greatly over the last few decades but still does not replace sound geological principles in making new coal resource discoveries. Starting with a case history of the early big discoveries...
Controls on Mesozoic rift-related uplift and syn-extensional sedimentation in the Exmouth Plateau
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Hayley Rohead-O’Brien, Chris Elders
- Date Published: February 2018
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The Exmouth Plateau, part of the Northern Carnarvon Basin, has experienced a multi-phase extensional history, which is associated with regional-scale uplift, as well the uplift and erosion of individual footwall blocks. Detailed interpretation of 3D ...
Towards understanding phosphorus distribution in coal: A case study from the Bowen Basin
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Brooke Davis, Sandra Rodrigues, Joan Esterle
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
In coal, phosphorus can occur in a variety of minerals but apatite Ca5(PO4)3 (OH, F, Cl) is the most common. This mineral is often observed within the cell-lumens (<20 microns) of inertinite macerals, although fracture infilling apatite has been repo...
MAPPING NORTHERN AUSTRALIA’S PRESENT DAY STRESS FIELD: THE CANNING BASIN
- Publication Name: Australasian Exploration Geoscience Conference 2018
- Authors: Adam Bailey, Paul Henson
- Date Published: February 2018
Abstract:
The Canning Basin of Western Australia has recently become a site of interest for unconventional hydrocarbons, with several formations within deeper basin depocentres being investigated for resources. Modern petroleum resource evaluation is generally...