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RB 00472 Palaeontology of Australian Oil and Gas Corporation's Loxton oil bore 1, Hundred Bookpurnong, part section 6B. Progress report no. 2.
From 270 feet to 515 feet the boring progressed through pale grey bryozoal limestone and marly limestones, with a gradual transition from Batesfordian (Lower Miocene) to probably Longfordian (uppermost Oligocene - Lower Miocene).-
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Published: 01 Jul 1900
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RB 00713 Donna 1. Subsurface stratigraphy and micropalaeontological study.
Donna 1 well intersected 500 feet of Tertiary sediments and 1800 feet of Permian sands before drilling was suspended at 2300 feet. The formation at this level is presumed to be of Permian age, while the siliceous limestone cored between 2073 and 2078...-
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Published: 31 Jan 1900
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RB 00717 Beach Petroleum NL Monash no. 1 well subsurface stratigraphy and micropalaeontology.
Beach Petroleum NL Monash 1 exploratory well located 5 miles north-west of Monash, and 20 miles south-west of Renmark, was drilled to a total depth of 3445 feet. The well penetrated a sequence of Tertiary, Cretaceous and Permian sedimentary rocks,...-
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Published: 01 Jul 1900
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RB 00618 Stratigraphy and palaeontology of Keith bore (drilled 1958). Preliminary report.
Sludge and core samples examined microscopically but not in detail show a sequence on 70 feet of recent sands followed by at least 90 feet of Loxton Sands. Below 260 feet Miocene-Oligocene limestone continued to 479 feet at which 9 feet of glauconitic...-
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Published: 31 Dec 1899
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RB 00673 Wentworth 1 well (NSW). Subsurface stratigraphy and micropalaeontology study. combined with RB 00673A - Summary report on the investigation of the Razorback Ridge deposit (Braemar Iron Formation).
Australian Oil and Gas Company Wentworth No.1 was drilled 25 miles north of Wentworth, N.S.W, to a depth of 2081 feet. The well penetrated a sequence of mainly marine Tertiary rocks to a depth of 1273 feet; it then intersected 331 feet of marine Lower...-
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Published: 01 Dec 1900
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RB 00507 Palaeontology of Murray Basin Oil Syndicate's Pinnaroo bore, Hundred of Pinnaroo, adjacent sections 59 and 67. Progress report no. 1.
The stratigraphic succession from the surface to 600 feet depth in Pinnaroo bore is: - Pleistocene to Recent terrestrial sands and clayey sands, thickness 34 feet; - Loxton Sands (Cheltenhamian - Upper Miocene), thickness 107 feet; - ?continental...-
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Published: 01 Nov 1900
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RB 00687 Australian Oil Corp.'s North Renmark no. 1 well. Subsurface stratigraphy and micropalaeontology study.
North Renmark 1 was drilled 6 miles north of Renmark, to a total depth of 4018 feet. The well penetrated a sequence of Tertiary, Cretaceous and Permian rocks, mostly of marine origin, and has given the most complete section so far known from the...-
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Published: 01 Apr 1900
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RB 70/00120 Summary of drainage investigation in Waikerie district of River Murray irrigation area, SA, during period July 1967 to June 1970. Progress report no. 16.
A programme of investigation into the problems associated with underground drainage in the Waikerie district has been in progress for nearly six years. An earlier report (Roberts and Cramsie, 1969) summarised activities and results up to June 1967...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1972
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RB 73/00127 Foraminiferal biostratigraphy and age of three mid-Tertiary whale finds, and one of crabs, Saint Vincent and Murray Basins, SA.
Foraminiferal limestone matrix around a whale rib collected from the Port Willunga - Aldinga cliffs, St. Vincent Basin, is probably Oligo-Miocene in age, and from near the locally exposed top of Port Willunga Beds. Foraminiferal limestone matrices...-
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Published: 15 May 1973
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RB 75/00011 Monarto construction sand investigation progress report no. 1, Tepko sand deposit - Monarto Development Commission.
Reconnaissance auger drilling for construction sand to supply the proposed new city of Monarto was carried out in the Tepko-Mannum and Hartley-Monarto South areas in 1974 The programme consisted of 79 holes 0.6m to15m deep for a total of 451m. Grain...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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RB 75/00143 Monarto coarse aggregate investigation limestone and gneiss drilling and testing. Client - Monarto Development Commission.
Sources of coarse aggregate were investigated for the Monarto Development Commission. Recrystallised limestone near Murray Bridge was tested by four diamond drill holes, and gneisses near Pallamana were tested by 8 holes. Large quantities of suitable...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1975
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Waikerie. Annual reports and final report to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 18/1/2005 to 17/1/2010.
Landmark Stone Pty Ltd was approached by David West (Executive Director, Architectural Conservation, International Conservation Services of Sydney) to investigate re-opening one of the three Waikerie Limestone quarries in the Riverland of South...-
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Published: 28 Oct 1909
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Sedan lignite deposit. Geological investigations and review of resources.
In October 2000 GTL Energy Pty Ltd began commercial investigations into the feasibility of establishing within Australia newly proven [coal] gas-to-liquids technology for combining power generation and synfuel production, by identifying potentially...-
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RB 2003/00009 Northern Murray Basin drilling and interpretations, 2001.
Stratigraphic drilling has been undertaken by PIRSA in the South Australian portion of the northern Murray Basin to investigate the stratigraphy and sedimentology of the Cainozoic sedimentary sequences, as well as the heavy mineral sand potential of...-
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Published: 01 Aug 2003
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Mannum. First partial relinquishment report for the period from 13/11/1978 to 12/5/1979.
Nine rotary mud open holes with a total penetration of 499.3 m were drilled, chip sampled and geophysically logged in a search for Moorlands - type coal in Eocene Renmark Beds to the south-east of Murray Bridge. Although the target horizon was...-
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Pinnaroo 1 bore. Stratigraphic and palaeontological sampling data.
The interpreted stratigraphic succession is as follows: 0-61 feet: terrestrial sands (Pleistocene-Recent); 61-180 feet: yellow-brown sands, clayey sands and grits (Loxton Sands, Upper Miocene); 180-195 feet: light grey-buff sands (? continental ?...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1958
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Monash 1. Subsurface stratigraphy and micropalaeontology.
Monash 1 is located 30 km west of Renmark, and was drilled to a total depth of 1050 m. It penetrated a sequence of Tertiary, Cretaceous and Permian rocks, mostly of marine origin. Cuttings recovered from the hole interval below 1012 m depth extending...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1965
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Canegrass Lobe. Progress reports to licence expiry/full surrender, for the period 3/3/1975 to 2/3/1976. Includes Palynological laboratory report no. 183/1. Appendix 1 in progress report for the period ended 2/6/1975.
The possibility that economic coal seams may occur in suspected buried Lower Permian sediments occupying the north-western corner of the Canegrass Lobe, where no deep stratigraphic drilling has hitherto been done, was investigated by Minad using...-
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