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Environmental Aspects of Petroleum Exploration in the Canning Basin Arid Zone
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Ralf Buckley
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
In the arid dunefields which cover most of the onshore Canning Basin, the main environmentally significant aspects of petroleum exploration are tracks and drillholes. Tracks provide uncontrolled access to tourists
who may spread weeds and light fires...
Platform-Margin and Marginal-Slope Relationships in Devonian Reef Complexes of the Canning Basin (Keynote Paper)
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Phillip E. Playford
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Most Devonian reef complexes in the Canning Basin developed as high-relief reef-fringed limestone platforms,
flanked by steep marginal slopes which descended to water depths of up to several hundred metres. However, some platforms were low-relief ban...
Oil Migration in the Northern Canning Basin – A Regional Review
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: E.J. (Ted) Ellyard
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Oil generation and migration in the Fitzroy Trough and adjacent shelf regions of the northern Canning Basin has been reviewed. Optical maturity indicators were used to define the maturity versus depth relationship at well locations between Lake Betty...
The Application of Landsat Imagery in Structural Interpretation of the Canning Basin, W.A.
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: J. Craig, J.W. Downey, A.D. Gibbs and J.R. Russell
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Detailed analysis of Landsat imagery, integrated with published geological and geophysical data has provided
a basis for a re-examination of the structural geology of the Canning Basin and adjacent areas. The Landsat interpretation provides a substan...
Regional Geology of the Onshore Canning Basin, W.A. (Keynot Paper)
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: A.N. Yeates, D.L. Gibson, R.R. Towner and R.W.A. Crowe
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The 430,000 sq. km onshore segment of the Phanerozoic Canning Basin lies mainly within the Great Sandy and Gibson Deserts. Reconnaissance mapping combined with subsurface data reveals that the basin contains up to 18 km of shallow marine, paralic and...
Fission Track Dating and Thermal History Analysis of Apatites from Wells in the North-West Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: A.J.W. Gleadow and I.R. Duddy
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Fission track dating of detrital apatites recovered from sediments in hydrocarbon exploration wells in the northwestern Canning Basin shows two distinct trends in apatite annealing behaviour. One trend is the normal
reduction in fission track length ...
The Seismic Definition of the Main Structural Elements of the Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: P.G. Purcell and J. Poll
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Selected seismic sections show some of the main tectonic elements and provinces of the Canning Basin, clearly revealing the structural complexity and diversity in the basin. In the north, the deep Fitzroy /Gregory graben is bounded by major listric f...
Pressure Responses (Deformation) in Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Analysis and Application, Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Brian W. Logan
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Carbonate rocks deform readily in temperature fields below 250?C and, many sequences are therefore dominated by textures, structures and rock types that are products of stress. This paper draws attention to deformational features in Canning Basin car...
Igneous Intrusions in the North-West Canning Basin and their Impact on Oil Exploration
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: S.A. Reeckmann and A.J. Mebberson
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Igneous intrusions dated as Late Carboniferous to Jurassic, but believed to be Permian in age, have been
intersected by six wells in the north-west Canning Basin. Both seismic and magnetic interpretation suggest these
intrusions are common over a lar...
The Geological Evolution of the Canning Basin – Implication for Petroleum Exploration
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: S.A. Brown, I.M. Boserio, K.S. Jackson and K.W. Spence
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The northern Canning Basin contains a large northwest-trending rift, the Fitzroy Graben, which is flanked by down-faulted and tilted basement blocks. The rift is bounded on its southern margin by the remnants of a pre-rift arch of shallow basement. T...
The Stratigraphy, Palaeogeography and Petroleum Potential of the Lower to lower Upper Devonian Sequence in the Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: P.R. Lehmann
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Devonian reefs provided much of the early incentive to Canning Basin explorers. Extensive studies of the Devonian Reef Complex in outcrop, related by analogy to the very productive time equivalent reefs in Canada produced great expectations for the r...
Evidence for Post-Permian Epeirogenic Uplift in the Canning Basin from Vitrinite Reflectance Data
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: E.L. Horstman
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Vitrinite reflectance data can be used to determine the original depth of burial in an uplifted and exhumed section. With sufficient density of well data, a projection. of the existing vitrinite reflectance data to an original,
now eroded, surface ca...
Development of Exploration Philosophies in the Onshore Canning Basin and the Need for a Pragmatic Approach
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: M.A. Reynolds and A.J. Flavelle
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
This paper reviews the progress in development of geological ideas in the search for petroleum since the discovery of traces of oil in the Canning Basin in 1919, and the various factors which have influenced exploration
since then.
The introduction o...
The Gravity Field of the Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Vadim Anfiloff
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Gravity exploration in the Canning Basin began in 1953 and resulted in large concentrations of detailed traverses in some areas. BMR helicopter reconnaissance surveys began in 1960, and marine surveys were carried out in 1968. The quality of the cove...
Interpretation of Additional Conodont Colour Alteration Data and the Thermal Maturation and Geothermal History of the Canning Basin, Western Australia
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: Robert S, Nicoll and John D. Gorter
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
Examination of conodont colour alteration (CAl) in samples from 59 petroleum exploration wells and extensive
outcrop collections along the northern margin of the Lennard Shelf forms the basis for a study of the thermal maturation and geothermal histo...
Significance of Airborne Magnetic and Gamma Spectrometric Anomalies over the Eastern Margin of the Canning Basin
- Publication Name: The Canning Basin, W.A.
- Authors: D.H. Tucker, M. Bacchin and R. Almond
- Reference Type: Book Section
- Date Published: December 1984
Abstract:
The BMR 1980 regional airborne survey used 1500m line spacing and 150m continuous ground clearance and
provides new detail of both short and long wavelength magnetic anomalies, not evident in earlier wide line spacing constant altitude surveys over t...
Southern Surat Basin Exploration Results
- Publication Name: PESA(QLD)-ODCAA-SPE Petroleum Symposium - Exploration and Development
- Authors: P.M. Butcher
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: September 1984
The Pedirka Basin – Prospects in Queensland
- Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
- Authors: S.B. Devine and Bridget C. Youngs
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: November 1977
Abstract:
The Permo-Triassic Pedirka Basin is predicted to extend into the southwestern corner of Queensland on the basis of gravity and outcrop patterns and seismic interpretation. Oil generation and good reservoir rocks are proven in the basin in the South A...
Surat Basin – Petroleum Potential and Prospects
- Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
- Authors: C.R. Porter, K.R. Seedsman, M.J. Wiltshire, S.L. Keenihan, S.M. Ashton
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: November 1977
Abstract:
Hydrocarbon generation and preservation have been demonstrated at numerous, widely spaced localities within the Surat Basin. Reservoir extent and properties have been and are likely to continue as the chief factors limiting any potentially economic d...
The Adavale Basin Queensland
- Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
- Authors: R.J. Paten
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: November 1977
Bowen Basin
- Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
- Authors: M.J. Mahoney
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: November 1977
The Cooper Basin in Queensland
- Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
- Authors: R. A. Laws
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: November 1977
Abstract:
Since 1963, recoverable reserves of 100 x 109m3 (3.5 Tcf) of gas and substantial but presently unexploited liquid hydrocarbons have been discovered in the Cooper Basin in South Australia. Permian non-marine richly carbonaceous sediments form both the...
Galilee Basin – Prospect Review
- Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
- Authors: P.J. Hawkins
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: November 1977
Abstract:
Hydrocarbon prospects of the Galilee Basin, an extensive Late Carboniferous to Middle Triassic intracratonic basin, are reviewed with special reference to the northern area. Results of recent stratigraphic and facies investigations together with avai...
Hydrocarbon Potential of The South Eastern Georgina Basin
- Publication Name: Petroleum in Queensland - A Stocktake for the Future
- Authors: Maurice L.P. Cadart
- Reference Type: Journal Article
- Date Published: November 1977
Abstract:
The Georgina Basin lies across the Queensland-Northern Territory border, between 18? and 25? of latitude south.
Approximately 100,000 km2 or one-third of the basin area is in Queensland. Five-eights of the basin contains less
than 500 m of Paleozoic ...