The fully rotary cored Oakvale 1 vertical stratigraphic drillhole was drilled by SADME Regional Geology Branch, 13 km east of Oakvale Station homestead in the north of the Murray Basin within SA, over the period 22/5/1981 to 10/6/1981. The hole was...

As part of investigation on effect of groundwater on Murray River salinity, 12 holes were drilled to depths of 60 - 234 metres to obtain data on unconfined Murray Group aquifer and underlying Renmark Beds confined aquifer.

Wilgena 1 (TD 973 m) penetrated 964 m into Tarcoola Formation within the Wilgena Sub-basin, without encountering magnetic basement. Thin dacitic to basaltic tuffs and basaltic flows, interbedded with carbonaceous siltstones, indicate contemporaneous...

An experimental survey using Geonics EM 31 meter was carried out near 2 solid and 1 liquid disposal depots. The area is part of Government Environmental Impact Study (EIS). Results show local near surface variations with broad deeper variations...

10 fully cored shallow holes (total 543.2 m) were rotary mud drilled at four localities by the Australian Commonwealth Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR) to elucidate the cover stratigraphy, particularly the upper age limit of the Etadunna Formation,...

Aim was to delineate the top of the granite which had been detected in auger drilling. Results show that the granite was probably in the form of boulders as the seismic velocity of the layer containing the granite was extremely low. Some test trenches...

Ooldea 2, located 19 km south of Ooldea Railway Siding, was spudded on 25/9/85. It was sited next to Amoco drillhole ORP1, which had intersected 90 metres of basement gneiss with a composition including hypersthene + sillimanite + quartz, with...

A pole-dipole resistivity survey north of Mount Gambier, delineated anomalies attributed to subsurface cavities or variations in the thicknesses of clay and sand above the Bridgewater Formation. Drilling proved them to be caused by the latter.

Well drilled to 363 metres to the Dilwyn Formation confined aquifer system and completed as production well.

The subject exploration licence was taken up for a 1-year term to enable ETSA and SADME to jointly conduct exploration for possible Triassic coal basins that might be concealed beneath alluvial cover in sparsely drilled areas to the north and...

Successful water well was drilled to 76 metres in quartzite and siliceous siltstone to provide irrigation supply and to elucidate the stratigraphic and hydrogeologic nature of the area adjacent to the Eden Fault. Ground water intersected in fractured...

5 drill holes (580.2 metres) between Waikerie and Overland Corner to investigate scheme to intercept saline ground water inflows to River Murray, revealed consistent lithology and sequence in Murray Group carbonate sandstone aquifer and average value...

Rippability of the near surface material below the low water mark was determined for proposed excavations below a boat ramp. Excavation by backhoe should be possible, but 2 areas may be difficult. Basement depth contours were calculated to indicate...

Geological conditions are suitable for the proposed alignments of tunnel and racechannel.

The probable extent of excavation prior to infill of various materials was delineated at an old clay pit including areas with apparently high concentrations of ferro-metallic debris along with a deeper section of relatively uncompacted material....

4 shallow spreads have provided additional basement depth information over possible basement high, as indicated from shallow borehole date over the area. Results indicate a small ridge below spread 3 which extends into the overlying sediments. This...

Geophysical work and 10 wells were drilled using rotary and cable tool, (6331WW 224 - 227, 231 - 238). 1 well in Cowell Basin is capable of yielding 6 L/s. 2 wells in Precambrian bedrock, (1 on EM anomaly), were unsuccessful. 1 well in palaeochannel...

This detailed investigation evaluates data from both SADME drilling and investigations, and EWS drilling primarily in the alluvial sediments on Martins Bend. The aim was to determine aquifer properties, confirm water table gradients toward the river...

Drilling within preferred mining area of the deposit was undertaken to obtain coal quality and tonneage data.18,100 mm diameter cored holes (554 metres) and 18 open holes (3138 metres) were drilled to delineate optimum mining area (6529 : 4 MW558 -...

Site of relatively high groundwater pollution potential has been rendered safe because of thorough leachate collection, treatment and disposal system designed for the then proponent by its consultant. The site is located within shallow (less than 40...