This study has concentrated on mapping Unit-defined reservoir distribution trends within the Patchawarra Formation and Tirrawarra Sandstone in the central Patchawarra Trough. Recognition of these trends will impact on the exploration potential of the...

This report critically reassesses the biomarker geochemistry of the crude oil show encountered in the Wilkatana 1 well, using new analytical data, then compares its molecular composition with that of other Australian Cambrian oils, and discusses the...

Santos Ltd requested the services of the author to undertake detailed petrological descriptions and a sedimentological interpretation of Late Carboniferous to Early Permian sediments of the lower Gidgealpa Group in the Big Lake Field. The study was...

17 samples of Early Cambrian Mount McDonnell Formation shallow marine mudstone outcropping on the northern coastline of Kangaroo Island near Hummocky Point were analysed geochemically to determine their source rock richness and thermal maturity, and...

Exploration included : - drilling of Moorowie 1, - 1984 Hogarth - ARR, 1985 Morphett - ARR, 1986 Fletcher - ARR and 1987 Mitchell - ARR Seismic Surveys, - experimental seismic survey on Lake Frome (November 1985), - processing of 1982...

AIM: To confirm a number of prospects and leads outlined with the most recent interpretation of the existing seismic data over both permit areas. Due to the presence of shallow intrusives and difficulty in mapping the basement in certain areas,...

AIM: The DH91 seismic survey programme was designed to provide new 2D coverage of potential prospects and leads in an offshore area with very little modern seismic data, especially in the southeastern part of the permit. Complementary 1983 and 1984...

A licence area centred approximately 150 km north of Yunta, and bordering the south-eastern Flinders Ranges, was taken up to try to locate basinward extensions of a previously found Lower Tertiary palaeochannel sequence, in order to evaluate the...

TARGET: Potash in Devonian evaporites within deep Palaeozoic basins. Secondary targets were coal and sulphur in the Devonian to Permian section. The area was selected because of the recent discovery of Devonian evaporites in SADM Cootanoorina 1....

A programme of rotary drilling on Kangaroo Island of 56 shallow exploratory holes for 191 m, conjointly carried out by Comalco on its ELs 396 and 408, was designed to test for possible economic bauxite and low iron bauxite claystone occurrences...

The stratigraphic, tectonic setting and evolution of mainly Cambrian sediments are considered in relation to hydrocarbon generation and entrapment. Index maps were prepared of geological, aeromagnetic, gravity and seismic data and interpreted to...

Report presents the results of eight weeks (August-September 1977) spent in the licence area under application, measuring and describing nine stratigraphic sections, with the aim of examining possible sedimentary controls on the known widespread...

Stratiform copper deposits, hosted within the Neoproterozoic Tapley Hill Formation, and possible diamondiferous kimberlite bodies were targeted in this exploration programme. Low value base metal intersections made from drilling (2 diamond holes,...

The site of the Callington greywacke deposit, located 2 km south of Callington township, was leased from the landowners by the Readymix Group in 1972 when preliminary geological investigations indicated that it contained unusually massive bedrock that...

A trial reconnaisance soil gas geochemistry survey conducted in areas to the east and west of Mount Gambier defined several anomalous zones and confirmed the presence of hydrocarbons in strata overlying several leads defined by Beach primarily from...

During the period January 1946-December 1985 under review, the following petroleum exploration work was carried out over the Arrowie Block: 6 gravity, 2 aeromagnetic and 10 seismic surveys (total seismic coverage 2781 line km), plus 4 wells, all dry....

This publication is the result of a joint investigation, by the Department of Mines and the Division of Soils of the C.S.l.R.O., of the soils of the Adelaide metropolitan area. The object of the work was to obtain information on the distribution of...

Continuing assessment of the stratiform copper potential of the Kapunda Mine area and now also the surrounding country has consisted of diamond and percussion drilling, assaying of mineralised intersections (best intercept 10 m @ 2.13% Cu from 427-437...

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The Murray Basin is a shallow, saucer-shaped Tertiary basin covering an area of 120 700 square miles extending from the western foot of the Snowy Mountains in New South Wales and Victoria to the Mount Lofty Ranges in South Australia. Geophysical work...