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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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EPP 24, Otway Basin. Farmin evaluation report.
EPP 24 lies in the north-western corner of the Otway Basin, offshore from Robe, South Australia. The permit geology is dominated by sediments of the Early Cretaceous Otway Group. A tectonic hinge-line called the Chama Terrace runs obliquely from...-
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Otway Basin, South Australia. Interpretation of Robe Trough aeromagnetic data.
Preview Resources Pty Ltd has interpreted and computer modelled selected anomalies in the aeromagnetic data in the Robe Trough area as a guide to structural interpretation of the total magnetic intensity data and pseudo-depth-slice data. This is a...-
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Published: 26 Oct 1995
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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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Otway Basin. Exploration opportunity. Blocks OT96-A and OT96-B.
Two areas (OT96-A and B) located in the South Australian sector of the onshore Otway Basin are available until 27/9/96 for applications of grant as Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs). Both areas contain a number of undrilled prospects and leads...-
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