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New Interpretation and Modelling Results for Large Scale Neogene Channel and Fan Systems: Implications for Hydrocarbon Prospectivity, Deepwater Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

New Interpretation and Modelling Results for Large Scale Neogene Channel and Fan Systems: Implications for Hydrocarbon Prospectivity, Deepwater Taranaki Basin, New Zealand

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: J. Grahame
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The deep-water Taranaki Basin, located off the northwest coast of New Zealand, is an underexplored, frontier area with one recent exploration well and limited 2D seismic coverage. The basin developed through multiple tectonic cycles, including Mesozo...

 

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The Mananda Anticline, Papua New Guinea; A Third Oil Discovery, Appraisal Programme and Deep Potential

The Mananda Anticline, Papua New Guinea; A Third Oil Discovery, Appraisal Programme and Deep Potential

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Scott Keenan, Kevin Hill
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The Mananda Anticline is one of the larger structures in the Papuan Fold Belt at 40 km long, 15 km wide and up to 2000m high (Figure 1.a). It is over 20 km from the nearest road and airstrip, is deeply karstified, covered in equatorial jungle and is ...

 

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Re-Assessment of Maturity and Charge in Southern Taranaki Basin (New Zealand) Using Integrated 3D Basin Modelling

Re-Assessment of Maturity and Charge in Southern Taranaki Basin (New Zealand) Using Integrated 3D Basin Modelling

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: K.F. Kroeger, R.H. Funnell, M. Arnot, S. Bull, M. Hill, T.R. Sahoo, H. Zhu
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The discovery of the giant Maui gas-condensate field in 1969 initiated a long history of petroleum exploration in offshore Taranaki Basin in northwestern New Zealand. This important discovery was followed by many smaller finds but also by a very larg...

 

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Unconventional Resource Potential of the Taroom Trough in the Southern Surat-Bowen Basin, Queensland

Unconventional Resource Potential of the Taroom Trough in the Southern Surat-Bowen Basin, Queensland

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Peter Nicholls, Rod Bresnehan, Brad Hayes, Kathleen Dorey, William McDougall
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The Bowen-Surat Basin is a well-known petroleum province, with a long history of conventional oil and gas production, primarily from Mesozoic reservoirs. It contains two active petroleum systems which, in the area of ATP 840P within the Taroom Trough...

 

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Extensional and Contractional Tectonics in Southeastern Papua New Guinea

Extensional and Contractional Tectonics in Southeastern Papua New Guinea

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Michael Swift and Hugh Davies
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

In the southeastern part of the Papuan peninsula structures which have been formed by compressional tectonics are located on the south side of the island whilst structures formed by extensional tectonics are found in the centre and north of the penin...

 

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Mapping Sub-Surface Geology from Magnetic Data in the Hides Area, Western Papuan Fold Belt, Papua New Guinea

Mapping Sub-Surface Geology from Magnetic Data in the Hides Area, Western Papuan Fold Belt, Papua New Guinea

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Irena Kivior, Stephen Markham, Leslie Mellon
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Horizon mapping using magnetic data was conducted over a part of the Western Papuan Fold Belt, in an area of rugged terrain, where the geological structures are of relatively low complexity. Energy spectral analysis was used to detect magnetic suscep...

 

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Testing the Tertiary Basin Floor Fan Play in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea

Testing the Tertiary Basin Floor Fan Play in the Gulf of Papua, Papua New Guinea

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: B. Bailey, G. Salem, P. Haltmeier
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The Gulf of Papua (GoP) is situated offshore the southern coast of Papua New Guinea. Present-day morphology of the continental shelf consists of a broad platform that extends 180 km outboard of the coast in shallow water of approximately 100m. The do...

 

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Water Washing: A Major Hydrocarbon Altercation Process. Part 2 – Process, Controls and Hydrocarbon Type Prediction

Water Washing: A Major Hydrocarbon Altercation Process. Part 2 – Process, Controls and Hydrocarbon Type Prediction

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: L. Elliott
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Water washing is a significant hydrocarbon alteration process that has not been widely recognized in the literature. An earlier review investigated the geochemistry and water washing relationship associated with Australian North West Shelf oils and g...

 

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Detailed Stratigraphic and Structural Analysis of the Early Cretaceous Outcrops in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.

Detailed Stratigraphic and Structural Analysis of the Early Cretaceous Outcrops in West Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: H. Aghaei, C. Valenta, M. Hall, Alan Tait
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The study tried to answer questions regarding the stratigraphy, structure and depositional environment of the Strzelecki Group based on its unique coastal outcrops near the Wonthaggi township, west Gippsland. The outcrops were mapped and logged in de...

 

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Analogue Modeling of the Papua New Guinea Fold and Thrust Belt

Analogue Modeling of the Papua New Guinea Fold and Thrust Belt

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: R. Darnault, K. Hill, J.M. Mengus, N. Wilson
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Seismic data quality is often very poor in structurally complex areas due to complex faulting and severe dip changes. In such settings, it is thus difficult to interpret and understand the influence of basement structures on basin geometries through ...

 

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Using Biodegradation to Date Hydrocarbon Entry Into Reservoirs: Examples from the Cooper / Eromanga Basin, Australia

Using Biodegradation to Date Hydrocarbon Entry Into Reservoirs: Examples from the Cooper / Eromanga Basin, Australia

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: L. Elliott
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

This study identifies common biodegradation of Cooper/ Eromanga Basin (CEB) oils and condensates from changes to the n-alkane and isoprenoid whole oil gas chromatograph (WOGC) hydrocarbon profiles, which because of their generally mild degradation ha...

 

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Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Permian Succession in the Southwest Bowen Basin, Queensland

Stratigraphy and Sedimentology of the Permian Succession in the Southwest Bowen Basin, Queensland

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Christopher R. Fielding, Michael A. Martin, Kerrie L. Bann
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

This paper investigates the distribution of depositional systems, in time and space, of the Permian succession of the Denison Trough and surrounding areas, southwest Bowen Basin, Queensland. A unified facies scheme is presented for the shallow marine...

 

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Where’s the Data? Acquisition and Processing of Seismic Data in the PNG Highlands

Where’s the Data? Acquisition and Processing of Seismic Data in the PNG Highlands

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Subhash Chandra, Geoff Mansfield, Peter Carver
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Seismic exploration in the PNG Highlands poses many challenges both in the acquisition and in the processing of the data. The seismic method is limited by both operational and geophysical technical constraints....

 

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A Time-Slice of the Lake Eyre Basin: Sand / Mud Depositional Geometries In A Diverse Lowstand Endorheic Drylands Setting

A Time-Slice of the Lake Eyre Basin: Sand / Mud Depositional Geometries In A Diverse Lowstand Endorheic Drylands Setting

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: G.A. Wakelin-King, K.J. Amos
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Dryland environments of deposition form an important part of the rock record, and understanding the processes governing sediment distribution is important for predicting their reservoir, seal, and migration pathway properties. A cross-discipline coll...

 

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Petrophysical Challenges and Triumpsh in the Gippsland Basin

Petrophysical Challenges and Triumpsh in the Gippsland Basin

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: A. Mills and K. Kuttan
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Early explorers in the Gippsland Basin must have been ecstatic to find the large accumulations of oil and gas in the Top Latrobe reservoirs. These were easily identifiable on logs. What they did not initially appreciate, was that many of the large ga...

 

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Structural Style in the Eastern Papuan Fold Belt, from Wells, Seismic, Maps and Modelling

Structural Style in the Eastern Papuan Fold Belt, from Wells, Seismic, Maps and Modelling

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Kevin Hill, Ruth Wightman, Louise Munro
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Exploration in fold and thrust belts is fundamentally different from that in most other geological provinces as the mountainous terrain makes acquisition of seismic data very expensive and the data are usually poor to moderate quality. In contrast fo...

 

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Depositional Environments and Sediment Dispersal Patterns of the Jurassic Walloon Subgroup in Eastern Australia

Depositional Environments and Sediment Dispersal Patterns of the Jurassic Walloon Subgroup in Eastern Australia

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Joel V.R. Yago and Christopher R. Fielding
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

This paper summarises results from a regional evaluation of depositional environments of the Middle Jurassic Walloon Subgroup in eastern Australia. The Walloon Subgroup (WSG), which extends from the Clarence-Moreton and other basins of coastal SE Que...

 

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The Gobe Field, PNG; Influence of Basement Architecture on Fold and Thrust Belt Structural Style

The Gobe Field, PNG; Influence of Basement Architecture on Fold and Thrust Belt Structural Style

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Armelle Kloppenburg, Kevin C. Hill
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The Gobe oil- and gas-field is part of the 25 km long Gobe Anticline in the hangingwall of the Gobe Thrust, located at the SE end of the Papuan Fold Belt, Papua New Guinea. This area was subjected to rifting during the Jurassic with large offsets acr...

 

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A Powerhouse Emerges: Energy for the Next Fifty Years

A Powerhouse Emerges: Energy for the Next Fifty Years

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Lodwick W. (Ed)
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Complete publication of all papers from EABS V (2015) - Eastern Australian Basins Symposium...

 

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Regional Assessment of the Toolebuc Formation: A Shale Oil Play in Southwest Queensland

Regional Assessment of the Toolebuc Formation: A Shale Oil Play in Southwest Queensland

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: A. Troup, S. Edwards, B. Talebi, M. Preda
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

A regional assessment of the Toolebuc Formation has been conducted to evaluate its potential as a shale oil target. This formation shares many characteristics with successful shale oil plays located in the United States of America. This study has foc...

 

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Construction of 2D and 3D Models of the Kutubu Oilfield, Papua New Guinea Fold Belt

Construction of 2D and 3D Models of the Kutubu Oilfield, Papua New Guinea Fold Belt

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: Louise Munro, Kevin Hill, Ruth Wightman
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The Kutubu Field in the jungle-covered mountains of PNG, comprises the Hedinia Anticline containing mainly gas and the oil-bearing Iagifu Anticline. Together they hold significant reserves of gas and have produced well over 300MMBBL oil from a basal ...

 

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Basin Screening for Seal Rock Quality – New Zealand Region

Basin Screening for Seal Rock Quality – New Zealand Region

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: B.D. Field, D.P. Strogen, H.D. Zhu, T.R. Sahoo, A.G. Griffin, M.J.F. Lawrence, C. Martin, R. McDonnell, K. Jones, R. Daniel
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

This study provides the first New Zealand-wide assessment of the hydrocarbon seal rock potential of twenty sedimentary basins and is designed to help evaluate pre-drill seal risk assessment. Seal rock quality has been assessed using key petroleum wel...

 

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Innovative 3D Reservoir Characterisation in the Papua New Guinea Fold Belt

Innovative 3D Reservoir Characterisation in the Papua New Guinea Fold Belt

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: G. Boyd, V. Donagemma, J. McPherson, M. Dubsky, Y. Sun, S. Barclay
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The area of interest for this study covers the Papua New Guinea (PNG) Highlands Fold Belt from P’nyang Field in the North-West to Iehi Field in the South-East. The main sequences studied include the primary reservoir units: Iagifu, Hedinia and Digi...

 

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Facies Distribution and Impact on Petroleum Migration in the Canterbury Basin, New Zealand

Facies Distribution and Impact on Petroleum Migration in the Canterbury Basin, New Zealand

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: T.R. Sahoo, K.F. Kroeger, G. Thrasher, S. Munday, H. Mingard, N. Cozens, M. Hill
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

The Canterbury Basin is one of the frontier basins of New Zealand and is under active exploration in multiple permits. Sub-commercial gas and condensate discoveries suggest that it has a working petroleum system. Presence and distribution of petroleu...

 

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Seismic and Well Interpretation of Fluvial Clastic and Coal Packages for Stratigraphic Traps Within the Patchawarra Formation, Cooper Basin

Seismic and Well Interpretation of Fluvial Clastic and Coal Packages for Stratigraphic Traps Within the Patchawarra Formation, Cooper Basin

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium V (EABS 2015)
Authors: C. Webb
Date Published: September 2015

 

Abstract:

Several stratigraphic traps have been discovered within the Permian-aged Patchawarra Formation on the western flank of the Cooper Basin. These traps contain gas within fluvial sandstones deposited within a sequence of mixed clastic and coal beds. A s...

 

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Birkhead Formation chronostratigraphy on the Murteree Horst, South Australia: identifying and correlating reservoirs and seals

Birkhead Formation chronostratigraphy on the Murteree Horst, South Australia: identifying and correlating reservoirs and seals

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: S.M. Gallagher, G.R. Wood and N.L. Lemon
Date Published: September 2008

 

Abstract:

The Murteree Horst is located in the southern Eromanga Basin, South Australia. It is a long-lived basement high that has been subject to Tertiary reactivation, hosting a substantial number of oil fields at several stratigraphic intervals. The large J...

 

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Bowen Basin structural geology 2007 – A new interpretation based on airborne geophysics

Bowen Basin structural geology 2007 – A new interpretation based on airborne geophysics

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: R. Sliwa, S. Hamilton, J. Hodgkinson and J. Draper
Date Published: September 2008

 

Abstract:

The Bowen Basin Structural Geology 2007 map is a collaborative research project between CSIRO Exploration & Mining and the Queensland Department of Mines & Energy (DME), conducted during 2003 and 2007. Its aim was to work towards a new solid geology ...

 

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New insights into the evolution of the Lord Howe Rise (Capel and Faust basins), offshore eastern Australia, from terrane and geophysical data analysis

New insights into the evolution of the Lord Howe Rise (Capel and Faust basins), offshore eastern Australia, from terrane and geophysical data analysis

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: M.S. Norvick, R.P. Langford, T. Hashimoto, N. Rollet, K.L. Higgins and M. P. Morse
Date Published: September 2008

 

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New seismic, gravity and magnetic data over the Capel and Faust basins have allowed improved resolution of the basin architecture and a better appreciation of the stratigraphy, terrane evolution and palaeogeography. Preliminary interpretation suggest...

 

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A model for gas distribution in coals of the Lower Hunter, Sydney Basin

A model for gas distribution in coals of the Lower Hunter, Sydney Basin

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: S. Thomson, P. Hatherly, S. Hennings and J. Sandford
Date Published: September 2008

 

Abstract:

Gas content and gas composition in the Permian coals of the Lower Hunter, Sydney Basin, show evidence of distinct layering that can be attributed to the tectonic history of the coal measures and the effects of meteoric waters. Essentially, coals clos...

 

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Provenance of Eocene Latrobe Group sandstones in the Tuna field, Gippsland Basin

Provenance of Eocene Latrobe Group sandstones in the Tuna field, Gippsland Basin

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
Authors: U. Schacht
Date Published: September 2008

 

Abstract:

Latrobe Group sandstones host the most important hydrocarbon accumulations in Gippsland Basin, although little is known about the provenance of these sandstones. Sediment provenance can exert a significant influence on reservoir quality by controllin...

 

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