Stansbury Basin, South Australia. Bitumen strandings on Kangaroo Island beaches. Field survey report.

Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

Author: Weste, G.

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 Kangaroo Island region. Present day ocean current patterns could carry seepages from the Stansbury Basin and strand them on Kangaroo Island. The asphaltites' geochemistry does not correlate with any known oils in the region (all are Cretaceous - Tertiary), but is similar to that of oils found in carbonate reservoirs elsewhere in the world and to be expected in the Stansbury Basin. Reported possible seeps of bitumen observed in the wave-cut platform at Foul Mouth Bay are now seen to be strandings washed deeply into rock crevices. Other types of bitumen found stranded on Kangaroo Island beaches are derived from Late Cretaceous - Tertiary oils, and are possibly sourced from the nearby Otway Basin.

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Record No	mesac34768
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Basin Analysis Biogeochemistry Earth Sciences Energy Energy Exploration Energy Storage, Distribution And Supply Engineering Environmental Science And Management Environmental Sciences Geochemistry Geology Geomatic Engineering Geophysics Hydrogeology Marine Geoscience Mineral Resource Geology Petroleum And Reservoir Engineering Petroleum Geology Petroleum System Geology Petrology Physical Geography Preparation And Production Of Energy Sources Quaternary Environments Regional Geology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentology Stratigraphy Surface Geology Surfacewater Hydrology
Document Type	Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
Contributor	Geoweste Pty Ltd
Sponsor	Canyon (Australia) Pty Ltd
Tenement	PEL 53
Tenement Holder	Wagner (Australia) Pty Ltd;Brown (Australia) Pty Ltd;Preview Resources Pty Ltd;Oakman Pty Ltd
Operator	Canyon (Australia) Pty Ltd
Geological Province	Eucla Basin Kanmantoo Trough Officer Basin Otway Basin Stansbury Basin
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Stratigraphy	Heatherdale Shale Ouldburra Formation
Commodity	oil
Notes	Notes: Report includes a separate data summary and interpretive montage re. the significance of the dinosterane molecular fossil compound, as detected in asphaltite strandings on Kangaroo Island and also in the Ouldburra Formation of the Officer... Notes: Report includes a separate data summary and interpretive montage re. the significance of the dinosterane molecular fossil compound, as detected in asphaltite strandings on Kangaroo Island and also in the Ouldburra Formation of the Officer Basin / Tallaringa and Manya Troughs. Geographic Locality: Kangaroo Island;Hansons Bay;Bale Bay;Foul Mouth Bay;Southern Ocean Doc No: Env 08457 R 68 More +
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac34768
Citation	Weste, G. Stansbury Basin, South Australia. Bitumen strandings on Kangaroo Island beaches. Field survey report. Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac34768

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