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Cooper Basin Architecture and Lithofacies: Regional Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Cooper Basin Data Pack 1
The Cooper Basin is a Pennsylvanian to Middle Triassic intracratonic basin in northeastern South Australia and southwestern Queensland (Gravestock et al., 1998; Draper, 2002). Exploration activity in the region has recently expanded with explorers pursuing a range of newly-identified unconventional hydrocarbon plays (Goldstein et al., 2012; Menpes et al., 2013; Greenstreet, 2015; Carr et al., 2016). In support of this on-going exploration activity, Hall et al. (2015a) presented a regional overview of the architecture, tectonic evolution and lithostratigraphy of the Cooper Basin. This data pack contains the supplementary material accompanying this report.
Structural architecture, extent and thickness of key stratigraphic units were characterised through construction of a regional 3D geological model, designed to capture the groups and formations associated with the major play types in the basin (Hall et al., 2015a). Existing published Cooper Basin horizons (DMITRE, 2001, 2009; NGMA, 2001) were integrated with stratigraphic tops (DNRM, 2015; DSD, 2015) and new seismic data interpretations, ensuring seamless integration of datasets across the state border. Isopachs extracted from the 3D model were used to review the extent and true vertical thickness of each stratigraphic unit. The Permian Toolachee and Patchawarra formations in Queensland are shown to have a wider extent compared with previous studies. The boundaries of the Roseneath and Murteree shales were revised, although their distribution still remains uncertain in areas such as the Arrabury Depression.
Lithofacies analysis published for South Australia (Sun & Camac, 2004) were integrated with new stratigraphic analysis in the Weena Trough (Morton, 2016) and new electrofacies mapping in Queensland to produce the first basin wide set of lithofacies maps for the Toolachee, Daralingie, Epsilon and Patchawarra formations (Hall et al., 2015a). The resulting net sandstone, siltstone, shale and coal thickness maps characterise the regional distribution of key source, reservoir and seal units across the basin. Maps of net coal and shale thickness demonstrate an abundance of potential source rock facies in the Toolachee and Patchawarra formations in all regions. Additional potential source rock facies can be found in the Roseneath and Murteree shales, as well as in coals and shales of the Daralingie and Epsilon formations. Net sandstone thickness maps highlight possible regional reservoir facies distribution.
The model is designed to characterise the formations associated with the basin's key petroleum systems elements, providing a framework for regional scale petroleum systems analysis and resource assessment studies (Hall et al., 2015b; Kuske et al., 2015). While this work provides important insights into both the conventional and unconventional hydrocarbon prospectivity of the basin, it also has application for the assessment of other resources such as groundwater (e.g. Smith et al., 2015a, b, c).
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- 2016-01-01T00:00:00
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- 2016-05-31T15:00:00
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- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/90054
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author Hall, L.S.
1 Author Hill, A.J.
2 Author Troup, A
3 Author Lawson, C.
4 Author Wang, L.
5 Author Smith, M.
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Cooper Basin
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Petroleum prospectivity
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Patchawarra Formation
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Toolachee Formation
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Epsilon Formation
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Daralingie Formation
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Roseneath Shale
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Murteree Shale
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The input datasets and technical work flow used to generate these produces are described in
Hall, L. S., Hill, A., Troup, A., Korsch, R., Radke, B., Nicoll, R. S., Palu, T., Wang, L. & Stacey, A. 2015. Cooper Basin Architecture and Lithofacies: Regional Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Cooper Basin, Part 1. Record 2015/31. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. http://dx.doi.org/10.11636/Record.2015.031
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EPSG/GDA94 / MGA zone 54 (EPSG:28354)
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European Petroleum Survey Group (EPSG) Geodetic Parameter Registry
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