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Petroleum geochemistry of the Otway Basin, and the significance of coastal bitumen strandings on adjacent southern Australian beaches. Volumes 1 to 5 source rock studies.
The standing of crude oil on the beaches of southern Australia was first recorded approximately 150 years ago. This material, known locally as coastal bitumen, was used by the early maritime visitors and settlers to caulk their vessels and is the...-
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RB 81/00093 South-East water resources. Coonawarra groundwater investigation, progress report no. 1.
Coonawarra is important viticultural area. Its establishment was possible because of low salinity groundwater and suitable soil. Since 1970 groundwater levels have shown no significant decline due to irrigation and no increase in salinity. A pollution...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1981
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Geltwood Beach 1. Test reports.
Contains drill cuttings and core descriptions, some brief results for conventional core analyses plus basic source rock quality evaluation of the Cretaceous section, and a detailed organic petrology study report. The latter study investigated 12...-
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Stansbury Basin, South Australia. Bitumen strandings on Kangaroo Island beaches. Field survey report.
Field examination of common asphaltite occurrences on Kangaroo Island beaches has concluded that they are relatively recent strandings of unknown origin and age. Their presumed sea floor mode of transport indicates a likely nearby source within the...-
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Preliminary evaluation of the source rock potential of the Eumeralla Formation in Chama 1A and Geltwood Beach 1, Otway Basin.
Organic petrology, total organic carbon (TOC), Rock-Eval pyrolysis and preliminary biological marker data are summarised to provide an assessment of the source rock potential of the Eumeralla Formation in the subject wells. The findings are as...-
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Preliminary report on the biomarker geochemistry of rock extracts from Chama 1A and Geltwood Beach 1: comparison with some Otway oils and coastal bitumens.
Organic geochemical analyses were carried out on 6 rock sample pyrolysis extracts from Chama 1A and 7 from Geltwood Beach 1 to determine whether the Crayfish and/or Eumeralla formations in these wells could be a source for the asphaltites and bitumens...-
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Source rock and reservoir bitumen analysis, Crayfish A-1, (offshore) Otway Basin, SA.
101 cuttings and 14 core samples from the depth interval 7500-10,485 feet KB were analysed both to assess the hydrocarbon source potential (maturity, richness, quality) of the Early Cretaceous Pretty Hill Sandstone, and to determine the biomarker...-
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Published: 19 Sep 1986
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RB 73/00152 Contamination of groundwater in the Mount Gambier area.
As.part of a survey-of possible pollution of groundwater In the vicinity of the city of Mount Gambier, water samples from 242 bores and 14 springs, and sinkholes were taken in later 1972, Examination of analytical results shows that nitrate is the...-
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Published: 22 Jun 1973
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Bureau of Mineral Resources, Geology and Geophysics - Preliminary Post-Cruise Report. Hydrocarbon gas geochemistry in sediments of the offshore Otway and Gippsland Basin.
During April/May 1988, the BMR research vessel 'Rig Seismic' carried out a 21 day geochemical and sedimentological research program in the Otway (17 days) and Gippsland (4 days) Basins. Light hydrocarbon gases (C1-C6) were measured in sediments at 342...-
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Published: 01 Jan 1988
