Authors / CoAuthors
Chamberlain, N.G. | Dooley, J.C. | Vale, K.R.
Abstract
The seismic survey made by the Geophysical Section of the Bureau of Mineral Resources to assist in the search for oil in the Carnarvon (North-West) Basin of Western Australia. The seismic field work in the Carnarvon Basin was confined to one field season, i.e., from April to December 1951, and consisted of surveys on the Capa Range and Giralia Anticlines. Both refraction and reflection methods were used. The purpose of the seismic work was to determine if the structures at surface extended to depth and thus establish if a suitable site for a deep exploration drill hole exist. The seismic work has shown that seismic methods are applicable in the investigation of possible oil-bearing struotures in the Carnarvon Basin. It is clear from the results obtained on the Giralia Anticline, that investigation with a view to tile selection ot deep drilling sites cannot be carried out thoroughly without seismic surveys of selected areas.
Product Type
dataset
eCat Id
75627
Contact for the resource
Custodian
Owner
Custodian
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia
Keywords
- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification (ANZSRC)
-
- Seismology and Seismic Exploration
- ( {1} )
-
- HVC_144637
- ( {1} )
-
- Seismic Data seismic survey
- ( Theme )
-
- seismic reflection
- ( Theme )
-
- seismic refraction
- ( Theme )
-
- petroleum exploration
- ( Theme )
-
- geophysics
- ( {1} )
-
- AU-WA
- ( {1} )
-
- Published_External
Publication Date
1954-01-01T00:00:00
Creation Date
Security Constraints
Legal Constraints
Status
Purpose
Maintenance Information
asNeeded
Topic Category
geoscientificInformation
Series Information
Record
Lineage
The seismic surveying carried out by the Bureau in the Carnarvon Basin has been confimd, except for an inconcIusive traverse on the Cape Range, to the Giralia Anticline which has been mapped at the surface in Mesozoic and Tertiary rocks. The seismic survey was done during 1951 and consisted of three traverses. These Were (1) Traverse A. an east-west reflection traverse across the northern end of the articline (2) Traverse B, a north-south refraction traverse along the surface axis of the anticline near traverse A. (3) Traverse C, an east-west reflection traverse across the apex of the anticline.
Parent Information
Extents
[-23.0, -22.0, 114.0, 115.0]
Reference System
Spatial Resolution
Service Information
Associations
Source Information
Source data not available.