Cooper Basin region: Discovered resources data guide
Statements of existing knowledge are compiled for known mineral, coal, hydrocarbon and carbon capture and storage (CCS) resources and reserves in the Cooper Basin. This data guide illustrates the current understanding of the distribution of these key resource types within the Cooper Basin region based on trusted information sources. It provides important contextual information on the Cooper Basin and where additional details on discovered resources can be found.
To date, mineral or coal deposits have not been found in the Cooper Basin, due to its depth.
There are significant hydrocarbon resources found in the basin, including conventional and unconventional hydrocarbons. The Cooper Basin has been a major producer of oil and gas since the 1960s (Smith, Cassel and Evans, 2015). It is one of the largest sources of onshore hydrocarbon production in Australia. Some of the largest unconventional gas resources are contained in the basin. This is mostly basin-centred gas.
The geology in the Cooper Basin is considered suitable for use in Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) projects. The Cooper Basin and overlying Eromanga Basin contain 2 CCS projects that are currently being developed.
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- 2023-07-01T09:00:00
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- 2023-09-04T00:30:07
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- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/147565
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- Digital Object Identifier/https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/147565
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Publisher Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Author Trusted Environmental and Geological Information Program
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Delivery of trusted baseline data and information for geological basins prospective for energy, carbon capture and storage, groundwater and minerals as part of the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information program (TEGI).
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Point of contact Woods, M.
MEG Internal Contact Resource provider Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division
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Accuracy of the spatial data included in this package is dependant on the source datasets used to create it. Please refer to the individual metadata statements contained in this package for more information.
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- Geoscientific information
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Product data repository: Various Formats
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Data Store directory containing the digital product files
Data Store directory containing one or more files, possibly in a variety of formats, accessible to Geoscience Australia staff only for internal purposes
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EARTH SCIENCES
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Australia
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Cooper Basin
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Geology
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Discovered resources
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Minerals
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Coal
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Hydrocarbons
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CCS
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TEGI
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Trusted environmental and geological information
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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4.0
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(c) Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) 2022
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Distributor Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Download the Report (zip) [819 KB]
Download the Report (zip) [819 KB]
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unzip
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This package has been developed as part of the the Trusted Environmental and Geological Information program (TEGI), and is providing better and more streamlined access to information and data for geological basins prospective for energy, carbon capture and storage, groundwater and minerals.
The program has identified and collated trusted baseline data and information for four prospective basin regions and supplement it with new geological and environmental assessments. This information will provide Australian governments, industry and communities with the highest-quality trusted science available to make faster, clearer decisions and provide better outcomes for the environment and water resources.
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Australian Government Security Classification System
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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urn:uuid/f27534f8-656c-40a7-9341-c7b92665e582
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GeoNetwork UUID
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
Voice Owner Woods, M
Geoscience Australia Internal Contact Point of contact Woods, M.
MEG Internal Contact
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Report
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Geoscience Australia - short identifier for metadata record with
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- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
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- 2019-04-08T01:55:29
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AU/NZS ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-1:2014
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ISO 19115-3
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Geoscience Australia Community Metadata Profile of ISO 19115-1:2014
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Version 2.0, September 2018
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- https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/122551