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Seismic-stratigraphic interpretation of coastal barrier systems of Late Eocene age, offshore Gippsland Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: R. Blake
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
Three seismic-stratigraphic sequences were mapped within the uppermost Latrobe Group at the western
end of the offshore Gippsland Basin. The three sequences are interpreted to be Upper Eocene coastal barrier complexes deposited under conditions of lo...
A 3D seismic interpretation – Flounder Field, Gippsland Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: A.J. Young and R.R. Coenraads
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
Flounder-1, drilled in 1968, proved the presence of intra-Latrobe hydrocarbon-bearing sands of Late Cretaceous age. Five step-out wells were drilled before the field could confidently be classified as commercial. Prior to development, it was decided ...
A history of the search for commercial hydrocarbons in the Otway Basin complex
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: R.C. Sprigg
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
Botryococcus algal scums (coorongite) on sub-coastal lagoons and offshore oil seeps, resulting in the stranding
of 'coastal bitumen' at not infrequent intervals along the southern Australian coasts, initiated the first oil drilling in Australia in 18...
Tectonic development of Victoria’s Otway Basin – a seismic interpretation
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: M. Megallaa
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
This paper is essentially an extract from the author's contribution in a recent appraisal of regional seismic
mapping in the Victorian sector of the Otway Basin by the Department of Industry, Technology and Resources
(Megallaa, in press). Geological ...
The Portland Trough, Otway Basin – geology and petroleum potential
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: G.R. Hodgate, G.H. Mackay and G.C. Smith
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
The Portland Trough in the central Otway Basin contains over 2.5 km of Tertiary sediments (two-thirds Wangerrip Group, one-third Heytesbury-Nirranda Groups). They unconformably overlie a similarly thick but largely undrilled Upper Cretaceous sediment...
Bass Basin geology and petroleum exploration
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: G.C. Smith
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
The Bass Basin is an intracratonic rift basin located offshore between Victoria and Tasmania. The tectonosedimentary history is controlled by Otway rifting between Australia and Antarctica and to a lesser extent by Tasman Sea rifting. A Lower Cretace...
Subsidence and maturation history of the Bass Basin from geohistory calculations
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: P.E. Williamson and C.J. Pigram
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
Geohistory analysis of 16 wells from the Bass Basin was carried out as part of BMR's Bass Strait Project.
This study was undertaken to investigate the thermal and subsidence history of the basin in relation to its
depositional history, structural for...
Diagenesis and porosity in the Eastern View Group, Bass Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: G.F.J. Meszoly, J.M. Bodard and V.J. Wall
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
The Upper Cretaceous to Upper Eocene Eastern View Group, in the Bass Basin of southeastern Australia, is an amalgamation of terrestrial quartz-rich siliciclastics comprising interbedded coal-mudstones, siltstones and sandstones that have undergone a ...
Recent exploration in PEPs 109 and 110, onshore Gippsland Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: S.R. Greaves
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Evolution of the Karamea Basin, West Coast, South Island, New Zealand
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: H. McQuillan
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
The complex tectonic evolution of the South Island portion of New Zealand's West Coast Cretaceous through Tertiary sedimentary basin has resulted in the formation of a series of discrete sub-basins. Most hydrocarbon exploration effort to date has bee...
Lithostratigraphic and depositional architecture of the Latrobe Group, offshore Gippsland Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: J.M. Bodard, V.J. Wall and R.A. Kanen
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
Sediments making up the Upper Cretaceous-Eocene Latrobe Group in the offshore part of the Gippsland Basin comprise a thick amalgamated sequence of arenites, siltstones, variably carbonaceous mudstones, common coal beds and minor volcanics. The nature...
Tertiary stratigraphic palynology of the Murray Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: H.A. Martin
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
The palynology of the Upper Eocene to Middle Miocene sediments of the Murray Basin fits the accepted scheme of zonation but the scheme does not give sufficient stratigraphic control, especially in thick sections which fall within the one zone. A meth...
Sandstone porosity patterns in the Latrobe Group, offshore Gippsland Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: J.M. Bodard and V.J. Wall
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
Examination of sonic, density and neutron log-derived porosities for Latrobe Group sandstones in fifty-two offshore Gippsland Basin wells reveals three zones of variation in vertical porosity profiles: 1) an upper zone (up to 600 m thick), character...
The Gippsland Basin – development and stratigraphy
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: B.R. Thompson
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
The Gippsland Basin is a post-Early Cretaceous and hydrocarbons within a 4500 m thick sedimentary pile. Tectonic activity in the Late Cretaceous resulted in the formation of a narrow graben over an infilled. Early Cretaceous rift and gradually enlar...
The West Seahorse and Seahouse Fields: fluvial, lacustrine and deltaic deposition in the Eocene Latrobe Group, Gippsland Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: M.A. Battrick
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Detailed airborne magnetic surveys in the Barracouta – Whiting area, Gippsland Basin
- Publication Name: Second South-Eastern Australia Oil Exploration Symposium - Technical Papers
- Authors: D.H. Tucker, R.J. Henderson, R. Franklin and S. Dennis
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1986
Abstract:
Airborne magnetic surveys can now provide much more detailed results due to improved equipment sensitivities and survey procedures. New techniques for the analysis of the results, such as image processing and computer-based routines, can reveal more ...
Palynostratigraphy of the Late Carboniferous Sequence, Canning Basin, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Gary D. Powis
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Six palynological assemblages from Namurian to Early Permian strata are briefly described together with their relative stratigraphic positions. They include a new Westphalian assemblage, the Diatomozonotriletes birkheadensis Assemblage whose nominate...
The Canning Basin, W.A. – An Introduction
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: P.G. Purcell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The onshore Canning Basin in north Western Australia covers an area of over 400,000 sq. km and contains over 10,000 m of mainly Palaeozoic sediments. The main basin elements trend NW /SE and extend into the offshore area where they are buried beneath...
Conodont Studies in the Canning Basin – A Review and Update
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Robert S. Nicoll
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Conodonts have been recovered from all marine sedimentary sequences in the Canning Basin from the
Ordovician to the Triassic. Used primarily for biostratographic studies in the past they are now also being used for studies of palaeoecology and therma...
The Tectonic Development of Gregory Sub-Basin and Adjacent Areas, Northeastern Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Greg Smith
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The Gregory Sub-Basin and adjacent areas cover an area of some 60,000 square kilometres in the northeastern
Canning Basin. Early Ordovician to Triassic sediment thickness ranges up to or in excess of 15,000 metres in the depocentres of the Gregory Su...
Some Results of High Resolution Seismic Surveying in the Sundown Area, Northern Canning Basin, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: D. Norris, D. Taylor, J. Hall
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
In 1983 a 51 km Vibroseis3 survey was conducted over the Sundown Field and environs. Careful selection of field parameters resulted in a dramatic improvement in data quality and greatly increased understanding of the structure and stratigraphy of the...
Uranium Exploration in the Canning Basin: A Case Study
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Peter Botten
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
AFMECO Pty.Ltd. carried out an extensive exploration programme for uranium mineralisation in the northern
Canning Basin between 1978 and 1983. A major reconnaissance programme was conducted over several years to provide basic geological information a...
The Role of Seismic in Play Type and Prospect Development: Eastern Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Ted Jacobson
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The eastern part of the Canning Basin covers an area of 125,000 square kilometres. Because of its remoteness
from the coast, this area remained relatively unexplored as late as 1980. This remoteness, together with poor
seismic data, held back the ide...
Use of Thousand-Channel Seismic in Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: A. Moore and E. Allison
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
WMC is the operator, on behalf of itself, Poseidon and Australian Hydrocarbons, of EPs 143 and 225 in the central Canning Basin.
The area poses particular problems for seismic exploration including poor signal-to-noise ratio, great range of depth of...
Slim Hole Drilling in the Canning Basin Philosophy and Application
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Simon M. Ashton
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Western Mining Corporation Limited is the operator on behalf of itself, Poseidon Oil Limited and Australian
Hydrocarbons N .L. in petroleum exploration permit areas (EP) 143 and 225 in the central Canning Basin. The area is remote and was virtually u...
Geology and Petroleum Potential of the Southern Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: J. Conolly, M. Falvey, D. Kingsley, B. Melton and T. Russell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Only 10 wildcat wells and 7 stratigraphic wells have been drilled in the South Canning Basin where encouraging oil and gas shows occur throughout the Paleozoic sequence. Palaeogeographic reconstructions are made from this well data for the mid to upp...
Source Rocks in the Canning Basin: A Review
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: E.L. Horstman
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Source rock analyses are not available with adequate sampling density in either an areal or vertical sense to
draw reasonable conclusions with respect to oil and gas potential in the Canning Basin. Only Total Organic Carbon analyses are available in ...
Structural Observations of the Canning Basin by NOAA-AVHRR Satellite Imagery
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: P. Wilson, I.J. Tapley, F.R. Honey
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Digital enhancement of daytime reflected and nighttime thermal imagery from the NOAA-A VHRR satellite series has highlighted the presence of abundant macroscopic geologic structures traversing the major geologic regions of Western Australia. The magn...
Petroleum Geology of EP’s 205 & 252 – South Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Eve A. Howell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
EP's 205 and 252 cover a relatively unexplored area of 30,000 square kilometres in the Southern Canning Basin. To date, no wells have been drilled in either permit, subsurface data therefore being limited to reconnaissance
gravity and magnetic survey...
Geochemistry of Some Canning Basin Crude Oils
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: R. Alexander, M. Cumbers and R.I. Kagi
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Crude oil samples from Blina, Meda, and Great Sandy wells have been subjected to detailed chemical analysis using gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The results have been interpreted in terms of thermal maturity of source be...