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The Joint Development Zone (JDZ) and adjacent areas cruise is part of a program beingundertaken by AGSO, to determine the structural architecture of the northwestern margin ofAustralia and the influence of structuring on the location, migration and trapping ofhydrocarbons in the region. The major objectives of the cruise are: 1) to determine the regional structural framework of the eastern Timor Sea region by examiningthe boundaries between the major structural elements along a series of transects; 2) to provide modern regional seismic tie lines through key wells in the region to facilitateprovince-wide correlations; 3) to determine the deep crustal structure of the Sahul Syncline, Sahul Platform, Timor Troughand Malita Graben; 4) to examine the effects of the deep crustal structure and their various phases of reactivationon the stnitural development of the region. To meet these objectives it is proposed that the R V Rig Seismic collect approximately 2600km of deep crustal (16 sec record length) multichannel seismic and other geophysical data along13 lines in and around the JDZ. The proposed lines tie major wells in the region. Wherepossible the lines are orthogonal to the principal trends in the region. Some strike lines areincluded to assist the regional ties between wells and existing data sets.

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The primary objective of AGSO Survey 116 was the acquisition of high-quality deepseismic data and other geophysical data over the Indonesian - Australian JointDevelopment Zone (JDZ) and adjacent areas of the Timor Sea. The cruise was partof a program being undertaken by AGSO, to determine the structural architecture ofthe north western margin of Australia and the influence of structuring on the location,migration and trapping of hydrocarbons in the region. The survey vessel R.V. Rig Seismic left Darwin on 22 January 1993 but returned toport on 30 January due to equipment problems and poor weather conditions. Theship again departed Darwin on 3 February and began seismic acquisition on 5February. The survey was completed on 7 March and finished in Darwin on 8 March. During the survey, 16 seismic lines were completed for a total of 3595 km at anaverage of 119 km per day. All of the proposed Timor Sea Tie lines were completed,however lines across Zone of Cooperation C of the JDZ and the Timor Trough inIndonesian waters were not collected because an agreement between AGSO andIndonesian authorities had not been finalised. In addition to the proposed program,the survey included 5 lines of the Malita Graben program, totalling 1028 km. TheseN-S lines were shot when marginal weather conditions prevented seismic acquisitionin an E-W direction. The Timor Sea Tie lines were tied to 17 exploration wells. Acquisition within the Joint Development Zone was undertaken on behalf of NOPEC,who have been authorised by the Joint Development Authority to research this area.All seismic lines were collected to specifications agreed upon by NOPEC and AGSO. The seismic data were recorded from a 4800 m streamer, configured with 192 x 25 mactive groups. The record length was 16 seconds, and the sample interval 2 ms.The seismic source consisted of dual sleeve gun arrays with a capacity of 50 litres.Navigation for the survey was provided by differential Global Positioning System(dGPS), using shore reference stations Darwin and Broome. The seismic acquisition system was inoperable during the first week at sea duringwhich time weather conditions also prevented acquisition. After repairs to thesystem, both the seismic and non-seismic acquisition systems ran without majorproblems. Navigational data were of good quality, with differential GPS beingavailable at least 95% of the survey time.

The North West Margin Transects Cruise is part of a program being undertaken by AGSO to determine the structural architecture of the north-western margin of Australia and the influence of structuring on the location, migration and trapping ofhydrocarbons in the region. An important aspect of this program is the acquisition ofa series of full margin 'dip' transects extending from unrifted cratonic basement tobeyond the continent-ocean boundary, and at least two 'strike' transects that willextend along the full length of the shelf from the eastern Timor Sea to North WestCape. The major objective of the proposed cruise is to extend previous AGSO deepseismic surveys across the Browse (Survey 119), offshore Canning (SNOWS-3/Survey 120) and northern Carnarvon Basins (SNOWS-/Survey 101, SNOWS-2/Survey 110) to complete these margin transects. Specific objectives of theproposed survey are: *Determine the regional structural framework of the Scott Plateau area and itsrelationship to adjacent features such as the Argo Abyssal Plain, the BrowseBasin and the Rowley Sub-Basin of the offshore Canning Basin; *Determine the regional structural framework of the Exmouth Plateau and itsrelationship to adjacent features such as the Barrow-Dampier Sub-basin, and theArgo and Gascoyne Abyssal Plains. *Define the broad deep-crustal structure of the region and develop a modelexplaining the tectonic, subsidence and thermal history of the Scott Plateau andthe Exmouth Plateau in relation to the development of the continental margin andadjacent ocean basins. *Assess the effects of the deep crustal structures and their reactivation phases onthe development of known petroleum accumulations. To address these objectives it is proposed that RV Rig Seismic be used to acquireabout 3276 km of deep crustal (16 second record length) multichannel seismic andother geophysical data along 9 transects across the outer margins of the Browse,offshore Canning and northern Carnarvon Basins. The survey will tie into the 1991SNOWS-1 (101), 1992 SNOWS-2 (110), 1993 Browse Basin (119) and SNOWS-3(120) surveys.

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