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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...
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...
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...
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...
Possible Major Diapiric Structures in the Southern Canning and Northern Officer Basins
- 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:
The lithology of the Precambrian basement beneath much of the Canning Basin is uncertain, and can only be inferred from geophysical data. The latter suggests that a thick sequence of Precambrian sedimentary rocks exists along an approximately east-we...
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...