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Petroleum Systems and Source Rocks in the Amadeus Basin, Northern Territory

Petroleum Systems and Source Rocks in the Amadeus Basin, Northern Territory

Publication Name: PESA (QLD & NT) Petroleum Symposium 2003
Authors: Torey Marshall
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: December 2003

 

Abstract:

This paper briefly addresses the source rock characteristics and petroleum systems present in the Amadeus Basin. Previous work has shown that there is really only one quality source rock - the Ordovician Horn Valley Siltstone. New data from CSIRO (Ma...

 

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Tags: Amadeus basin northern petroleum rocks source systems Territory

Character, Maturity and Distribution of Potential Cretaceous Oil Source Rocks in the Ceduna Sub-Basin, Bight Basin, Great Australian Bight

Character, Maturity and Distribution of Potential Cretaceous Oil Source Rocks in the Ceduna Sub-Basin, Bight Basin, Great Australian Bight

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: H.I.M. Struckmeyer, J.M. Totterdell, J.E. Blevin, G.A. Logan, C.J. Boreham, I. Deighton, A.A. Krassay and M.T. Bradshaw
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

The Ceduna Sub-basin of the Bight Basin is a frontier region containing only one petroleum exploration well. Therefore, our assessment of the distribution of potential source rocks in the area is based on an understanding of the regional sequence str...

 

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Tags: basin Bight Ceduna character Cretaceous. distribution Great Australian Bight maturity oil potential rocks source Sub-basin

Depositional and Rank Controls on the Petroleum Potential of Coaly Source Rocks

Depositional and Rank Controls on the Petroleum Potential of Coaly Source Rocks

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: R. Sykes
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

Integrated assessment of the Rock-Eval and coal chemical properties of Late Cretaceous-Tertiary coaly sediments in the Taranaki Basin, New Zealand, has revealed complex stratigraphic variations in bulk petroleum potential and provided insights of the...

 

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Tags: Coaly controls depositional petroleum potential Rank rocks source

Interpretation of Burial and Diagenetic History of Northland Allochthon Rocks, Northland Basin, New Zealand

Interpretation of Burial and Diagenetic History of Northland Allochthon Rocks, Northland Basin, New Zealand

Publication Name: Eastern Australian Basins Symposium 2001
Authors: N. Aadil, P. Black and P.F. Ballance
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: November 2001

 

Abstract:

Northland Allochthon is a structurally displaced rock unit comprising an originally fining-upwards passive margin wedge which accumulated adjacent to northeastern New Zealand between the Middle Cretaceous and Late Oligocene. The wedge was obducted on...

 

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Tags: basin Burial Diagenetic history Interpretation New Zealand Northland Allochthon rocks

Cretaceous Source Rocks onshore Gippsland Basin, Victoria

Cretaceous Source Rocks onshore Gippsland Basin, Victoria

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Kourosh Mehin
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: April 1998

 

 

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Tags: basin Cretaceous. Gippsland onshore rocks source Victoria

Evaluation of the Cretaceous Source Rocks of the Otway Basin – K. Mehin and A. Link

Evaluation of the Cretaceous Source Rocks of the Otway Basin – K. Mehin and A. Link

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: K. Mehin and A. Link
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: April 1997

 

 

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Tags: basin Cretaceous. evaluation K Mehin Otway rocks source

Book Review: Rocks to Riches – Rick Wilkinson

Book Review: Rocks to Riches – Rick Wilkinson

Publication Name: PESA News
Authors: Rick Wilkinson
Reference Type: Magazine Article
Date Published: August 1996

 

 

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Source Rocks of West Australian Basins – Distribution, Character and Models

Source Rocks of West Australian Basins – Distribution, Character and Models

Publication Name: The Sedimentary Basins of WA
Authors: John Scott
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1994

 

Abstract:

Potential source rock intervals are stratigraphically widespread in Western Australia, being documented in every period from the Ordovician to the Cretaceous. Rich source rock intervals are common in continental alluvial and continental to marginal m...

 

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Tags: Australian basin's character distribution Models rocks source

Possible stratigrphic controls on hydrocarbon distribution within the Jurassic – Early Cretaceous rocks, Eromanga Basin, southern Queenland

Possible stratigrphic controls on hydrocarbon distribution within the Jurassic – Early Cretaceous rocks, Eromanga Basin, southern Queenland

Publication Name: The Cooper & Eromanga Basins Australia
Authors: P.M. Green, T.J. Brain and B.H. John
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: June 1989

 

Abstract:

Results of detailed wire-line log correlations have enabled a uniform stratigraphic framework for the Jurassic-Early Cretaceous sequence in the Eromanga Basin in southern Queensland to be established. The broad regional pattern of basin development w...

 

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Tags: basin controls Cretaceous. distribution early Eromanga hydrocarbon Jurassic Queenland rocks southern Stratigrphic

Geochemical correlation of source rocks and crude oils from the Cooper and Eromanga Basins

Geochemical correlation of source rocks and crude oils from the Cooper and Eromanga Basins

Publication Name: The Cooper & Eromanga Basins Australia
Authors: C.C. Jenkins
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: June 1989

 

Abstract:

Within the South Australian and Queensland sectors of the Cooper and Eromanga Basins, a detailed geochemical study was performed on source rocks and crude oils to define the relative hydrocarbon contributions from each Basin. Source rocks from the Ju...

 

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Tags: basin's Cooper Correlation crude Eromanga Geochemical Oil's rocks source

Kerogen characterisation and organic and mineral diagenesis of potential source rocks in Jurassic units, southern Eromanga Basin, Queenland

Kerogen characterisation and organic and mineral diagenesis of potential source rocks in Jurassic units, southern Eromanga Basin, Queenland

Publication Name: The Cooper & Eromanga Basins Australia
Authors: P.J. Hawkins, C.S. Almond, D.C. Carmichael, R.J. Smith and L.J. Williams
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: June 1989

 

Abstract:

Source-rock richness, dominant kerogen types, levels of organic maturation and thermal histories have been used to highlight differences in potential Jurassic source rocks ('basal Jurassic' unit, Birkhead Formation and Westbourne Formation) east of t...

 

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Tags: basin characterisation diagenesis Eromanga Jurassic Kerogen mineral organic potential Queenland rocks source southern units

Petroleum Exploration Geochemistry: Application of Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy to the Characterization of Source Rocks from the North West Shelf

Petroleum Exploration Geochemistry: Application of Solid-state NMR Spectroscopy to the Characterization of Source Rocks from the North West Shelf

Publication Name: The North West Shelf Australia
Authors: J.D. Saxby and D.E. Lambert
Reference Type: Book Section
Date Published: July 1988

 

Abstract:

Cross-polarization magic-angle spinning 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR) has several desirable features for the characterization of kerogen in petroleum source rocks. The technique is nondestructive, uses small samples and can potent...

 

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Tags: Application Characterization exploration geochemistry NMR North petroleum rocks shelf. Solid-state source Spectroscopy

Pressure Responses (Deformation) in Carbonate Sediments and Rocks Analysis and Application, Canning Basin

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...

 

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Tags: Application basin Canning carbonate Deformation pressure Responses rocks sediments

Source Rocks in the Canning Basin: A Review

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 ...

 

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Tags: basin Canning Review rocks source

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