Preliminary source rock analysis and petrographic description of cores from Old Motpena 1.

Published: 23 Oct 1983 Created: 13 Nov 2024 Revised: 13 Nov 2024

Author: McKirdy, D.M.;Till, M.

Total organic carbon analyses on two diamond drill core samples taken from 334 m and 436 m depth respectively in Old Motpena 1 showed that the Cambrian sediments are organically very lean to barren, displaying no source potential for hydrocarbons.

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Record No	mesac36081
Topic	Geoscientific Information
Type of Resource	Document
Category Type	Drilling Engineering Earth Sciences Energy Energy Exploration Engineering Geochemistry Geology Organic Geochemistry Petroleum Geology Petrology Resource Geology Resources Engineering Sedimentary Petrology
Document Type	Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report
Contributor	Amdel Ltd
Sponsor
Tenement	PEL 19
Tenement Holder	Moage Ltd
Operator	Moage Ltd
Geological Province	Arrowie Basin
Mine Name
Stratigraphy
Commodity	carbonaceous material pyrite
Notes	Notes: Amdel report F6019/84 Part. Geographic Locality: Lake Torrens Doc No: Env 05877 p: 31-33 Drillhole: Old Motpena 1;(34209) Drillhole Unit No: 6535 00097 Notes: Amdel report F6019/84 Part. Geographic Locality: Lake Torrens Doc No: Env 05877 p: 31-33 Drillhole: Old Motpena 1;(34209) Drillhole Unit No: 6535 00097
Language	English
Metadata Standard	ISO 19115-3

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Persistent identifier	https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac36081
Citation	McKirdy, D.M.;Till, M. 1983. Preliminary source rock analysis and petrographic description of cores from Old Motpena 1. Energy Company Report - Annual licence or technical report https://pid.sarig.sa.gov.au/document/mesac36081

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Maintenance and Update Frequency
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