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Bailey, A. H. E. | Wang, L. | Carson, C.J. | Dewhurst, D. | Esteban, L. | Kager, S. | Monmusson, L. | Crombez, V. | Delle Piane, C. | Nguyen, D. | Henson, P.
Abstract
<div>NDI Carrara 1 is a deep stratigraphic borehole that was drilled in 2020 under the MinEx CRC’s National Drilling Initiative (NDI) program in collaboration with Geoscience Australia and the Northern Territory Geological Survey. NDI Carrara 1 is the first stratigraphic test of the recently described Carrara Sub-basin, a Proterozoic aged depocentre located in the South Nicholson region of northwest Queensland and the Northern Territory. The borehole was drilled to a total depth of 1751 m and penetrated a succession of Cambrian aged Georgina Basin carbonate and siliciclastic rocks that unconformably overly a thick succession of Proterozoic age siliciclastic and carbonate-rich sediments. Although drilled on the western flank of the Carrara Sub-basin, NDI Carrara 1 did not penetrate to basement. Interpretation of the L210 deep-crustal seismic survey suggests that further Proterozoic sedimentary packages known from the northern Lawn Hill Platform in northwest Queensland are likely to be found underlying the succession intersected in NDI Carrara 1. The borehole was continuously cored from 283 m to total depth, and an extensive suite of wireline logs was acquired. Geoscience Australia and partners have undertaken an extensive analytical program to understand the depositional, structural, and diagenetic history of the sediments intersected in NDI Carrara 1. This program includes a targeted petrophysical study that aims to characterise the physical properties of these Proterozoic rocks through laboratory analysis of core samples, the results of which are summarised in this data release.</div><div><br></div><div>This data release provides data from new X-ray Computerised Tomography (XCT) scanning and gas porosity and permeability testing for 32 samples from NDI Carrara 1. Additional low permeability tests were undertaken on select samples that were identified as being ultra-tight (permeability <1 μD). These tests were performed at the CSIRO Geomechanics and Geophysics Laboratory in Perth, during January to June 2022. The full results as provided by CSIRO to Geoscience Australia are provided as an attachment to this document. </div>
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- EFTF – Exploring for the Future
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- MinEx CRC – Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre
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- NDI Carrara 1
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- petrophysics
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- Petrophysics and rock mechanics
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2022-11-23T05:45:01
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<div>This study was completed under the Exploring for the Future initiative, as part of the South Nicholson NDI component. Geoscience Australia contracted CSIRO to undertake analysis of petrophysical rock properties for select samples from NDI Carrara 1. This report includes all data that was provided to Geoscience Australia as the outcome of that study.</div>
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