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Australian-Antarctic rifting
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: J.M. Whittaker, R.D. Müller and A. Goncharov
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Rifting between Australia and Antarctic began as early as 140 MM years ago. However, the timing of continental breakup and the manner in which rifting proceeded have remained controversial. A major reason for the ambiguity surrounding the Australian-...
Developing carbonate depositional models in the eastern Papuan Basin and the impact on prospectivity
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: D. Holland
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Recent seismic and airborne gravity and magnetic data have been acquired by InterOil in its licences PPL237 and PPL238 over an extensive onshore area in the Eastern Papuan Basin in Papua New Guinea. The Elk Prospect was initially identified on the ba...
Subtidal origin of the Hawkesbury Sandstone, Middle Triassic, Sydney Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: P.J. McCabe
- Date Published: September 2008
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The Hawkesbury Sandstone of the Sydney Basin is widely regarded as the deposit of a large sandy braided river system. A detailed examination of the sedimentary facies suggests, however, that most, if not all, of the sediments were deposited in a subt...
A brief history of exploration in the Cooper Basin, South Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: E.M. Alexander
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Carboniferous–Triassic Cooper Basin and overlying Jurassic–Cretaceous Eromanga Basin remain Australia’s largest and most mature onshore hydrocarbon province (Fig. 1), supplying major southeastern Australian gas markets for almost 40 years a...
Re-evaluation of structure and sedimentary packages in the eastern Surat Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R. Sliwa and J. Esterle
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
After a long, well-established history of conventional gas exploration, the eastern Surat Basin has now re-emerged as an active regional exploration target for thermal coal, coalbed methane, underground coal gasification and carbon dioxide sequestrat...
The increasing significance of coal seam gas in eastern Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: G. Baker and S. Slater
- Date Published: September 2008
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The commercial production of coal seam gas (CSG) in Australia commenced in 1996. Since then its production has ramped up significantly, particularly in the last five years, to become an integral part of the upstream gas industry in eastern Australia....
Investigation of the relationship between gas content, composition and permeability in coal seams, and the structural and geological history of the Bohena Trough, Gunnedah Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: L.F. Budd and A.V. Edgar
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Bowen-Gunnedah-Sydney basins form one large foreland basin depositional system marked by a number of prominent structural subdivisions. Despite having a similar structural history, coal seam gas (CSG) exploration results over the last three decad...
The petroleum potential of the offshore Canterbury Basin: insights from petroleum systems modelling
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R. O’Leary and W.G. Mogg
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Origin Energy Resources (NZ) Ltd (Origin) was awarded exploration permit PEP 38262 in 2005 and PEP 38264 in 2006, together covering an area of 36,420 km2 in the offshore Canterbury Basin, New Zealand. Previous exploration of the offshore C...
Kutubu oil field, Papua New Guinea–a 350 MMbbl fold belt classic
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K. Bradey, K. Hill, D. Lund, N. Williams, T. Kivior and N. Wilson
- Date Published: September 2008
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First discovered in 1986, deep in the equatorial jungle of the PNG Fold Belt, the Kutubu oil field has produced over 300 MMbbl since 1992, making it the biggest oil discovery in Eastern Australasia over the last 30 years (Fig. 1). The field has outpe...
Influence of depositional environment and early diagenesis on molecular maturity parameters of coals: an example from the Taranaki Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: H. Volk, S.C. George and R. Sykes
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Source rock maturity parameters such as vitrinite reflectance and parameters based on the molecular distribution of aromatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic biomarkers are influenced by factors such as geothermal history, depositional facies and diageneti...
Geophysical characterisation of the Elk reservoir, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: J. Storey, S. Sioni and M. Kiele
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Elk reservoir is an approximately 200 km2 carbonate reservoir situated in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea. The reservoir was discovered in 2006 when the Elk-1 exploration well flowed gas while drilling a structural high identifie...
Baseline study on sub-surface petroleum occurrences at the CO2CRC Otway Project, western Victoria
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: C. Boreham, J. Chen and Z. Hong
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
A sub-surface petroleum audit has critical provided baseline geochemical data for the CO2CRC Otway Project in the eastern Otway Basin, Victoria. The chemical and isotopic compositions of gaseous and liquid hydrocarbons and non-hydrocarbon gases were ...
Carbon dioxide storage in Australia – the current state of play
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: W. Muir
- Date Published: September 2008
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Carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) is the new paradigm to address the effects of global warming due to the emission of anthropogenic CO2 into the atmosphere. There are numerous projects and studies currently underway in Australia. Th...
Basker Field, Gippsland Basin: Assessing reservoir connectivity with the aid of complementary technologies
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: B.E.J. Messent and L.E. Farmer
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Basker oil and gas field comprises Intra-Latrobe sandstone reservoirs in a hanging-wall, fault-dependent structure reliant upon cross-fault seal. The hydrocarbon reservoirs are relatively thin (generally less than 5 m) channel sands developed in ...
Organofacies controls on the oil potential of coaly source rocks in the Late Cretaceous North Cape Formation, Taranaki Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R. Sykes and J.I. Raine
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Late Cretaceous coaly rocks are the primary source of petroleum in the offshore Taranaki Basin and have sourced medium-sized, black (i.e. non-volatile) oil accumulations in the Tui (50 MMbbl), Maari (49 MMbbl) and Maui-B (30 MMbbl) fields. The Rakopi...
Coal seam gas distribution in the Hunter Coalfield, Sydney Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: K.L. Pinetown, M.M. Faiz, A. Saghafi, L. Stalker and J. van Holst
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
In research directed at understanding the potential of coal to sequester anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2), the CSIRO’s Energy Transformed Flagship and the CO2CRC have been investigating the geological factors controlling the distributi...
Fault dilatation behaviour in the Kupe field, Taranaki Basin, offshore New Zealand
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: B.R Ilg, S. Ellis, M. Arnot and A. Nicol
- Date Published: September 2008
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Many petroleum fields are located somewhat paradoxically on or adjacent to heavily faulted active plate boundaries. One such example is the Kupe field in the offshore eastern Taranaki Basin. When fields are cut by active faults they are commonly thou...
Geothermal systems assessment: understanding risks in geothermal exploration in Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: G.T. Cooper and G.R. Beardsmore
- Date Published: September 2008
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The conventional emphasis on temperature risks as the key aspect of geothermal exploration has resulted in other areas of risk being overlooked. This paper identifies four critical risk areas which must be considered when undertaking a holistic Geoth...
Sediment stacking patterns in coal measure sequences: examples from the Permian Bowen Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: J. Esterle and R. Sliwa
- Date Published: September 2008
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Data compiled from some 32,000 coal exploration borehole records were used to demonstrate the inter-relationship between the distribution patterns of thick coal seams, their splitting patterns and thick interburden relative to depositional environmen...
Structural modelling, tectonostratigraphic evolution and basin development model of the Woolsthorpe-Cobden area (Otway Basin), western Victoria, Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: Minarwan and M. Hall
- Date Published: September 2008
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Backstripping and restoration of structural cross-sections combined with interpretations of seismic and well data reveal that the structural evolution in the Woolsthorpe-Cobden area, central onshore Otway Basin, can be separated into seven phases. Th...
CO2 storage potential and mixed gas conditions of eastern Australian coals
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A. Saghaf
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Large volumes of coal seam gas (CSG) occur in Australian coal seams, with the majority of reserves located within the coalfields of the Sydney and Bowen basins in the eastern states of Australia. A peculiarity of these coalfields is that mixed gas co...
Distribution, dating and origin of magmatism in the Bight and Eucla basins
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A. Schofield and J. Totterdell
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The breakup of Gondwana during the Mesozoic resulted in widespread basin formation along Australia’s southern margin, of which the Bight Basin is a component. In contrast to many other extensional margins, the Australian southern margin has been cl...
The structural and sedimentary histories and hydrocarbon potential of the Pelican and Dondu Troughs, Bass Basin
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: D.P. Leech, C. Kernick and A.M. Iwaniw
- Date Published: September 2008
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The Bass Basin is located in the central Bass Strait region between Tasmania and Victoria (Fig. 1). The basin records complex geodynamic and hydrocarbon charge histories. Unlike the adjacent prolific Gippsland Basin which has undergone a similar geol...
Lacustrine Petroleum Systems in the Papua New Guinea Foreland
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: S. Wood, H. Volk, N. Sherwood and C.J. Boreham
- Date Published: September 2008
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Oil production in Papua New Guinea (PNG) is entirely sourced from the PNG Foldbelt, and the source rocks for these oils are likely to be marine Upper Jurassic shales of the Imburu Formation. In the PNG Foreland, commercial oil accumulations are yet t...
Evaluating seal capacity of caprocks and intraformational barriers for the geosequestration of CO2
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: R.F. Daniel and J.G. Kaldi
- Date Published: September 2008
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The petrophysical properties of cap rocks and intraformational barriers can constrain the carbon dioxide (CO2) containment volumes of potential geosequestration sites. Characterisation of regional seals and intraformational barriers requir...
Capel and Faust basins: Preliminary assessment of an offshore deepwater frontier region
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: T. Hashimoto, N. Rollet, K. Higgins, G. Bernardel and R. Hackney
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Capel and Faust basins are located in the northern Tasman Sea between eastern Australia and New Caledonia at water depths of 1,300–2,500 m (Fig. 1). Geoscience Australia has recently completed data acquisition surveys that provide new insights ...
The IntraCONtinental basinS (ICONS) atlas – applications in eastern Australia
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: C. Heine and R. D. Müller
- Date Published: September 2008
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We have used a combination of openly available regional and global crustal and lithosphere datasets to create a framework for intracontinental basin evaluation. In this paper, we focus on the intracontinental Murray and Eromanga basins in eastern Aus...
CO2-related diagenesis in the Tuna field, Gippsland Basin: A natural analogue study for geosequestration
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: U. Schacht
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
Anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are one of the major contributors to current global warming, thus technological solutions to reduce these emissions are subject of increasing worldwide interest (e.g. Faiz 2007). Presently, the ...
The Galilee Basin: a potential CO2 storage site in Queensland
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: S. Edwards, B. Ainsworth, B. Vakarelov and J. Kaldi
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The carbon dioxide storage sites closest to the industrial and population emission sources in Queensland are located along the east coast of Queensland. These basins (including the Bowen and Surat basins and the Dennison Trough) are also the sites of...
Subthrust plays along the Hunter-Mooki Thrust Fault System, northern NSW
- Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium III (EABS 2008)
- Authors: A.M. Mantaring
- Date Published: September 2008
Abstract:
The Hunter-Mooki Thrust Fault (HMTF) in northern New South Wales is part of a long thrust fault system that continues into southeastern Queensland as the Moonie-Goondiwindi Fault. The HMTF acts as the eastern structural boundary of the Sydney and Gun...