Past Events from Thursday, 23 February, 2023 › Curtin University – Bentley Campus (Building 500 – Department of Chemistry)

PESA WA invites you to a 1 day workshop on Friday 23rd February, “Salt Tectonics in Australian Sedimentary Basins”, presented by instructor Chris Elders. Interest in salt deposits in sedimentary basins has increased dramatically in recent years because of its potential role as a seal for natural hydrogen and helium accumulations, and as a site for the storage hydrogen and other gases. Although salt is present in a number of Australian basins, there are relatively few studies that document the evolution of salt structures in the context of wider research that has developed rapidly over the past 20 years. In this workshop we will examine current thinking on the evolution of salt structures and apply these concepts to examples of salt structures from the Petrel, Vulcan, Canning, Officer and Amadeus basins. Participants are encouraged to bring examples of their own favourite salt structures for part of the discussion.