Deepwater potential of the Bight Basin, southern Australia  

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Totterdell, J.M. | Struckmeyer, H.I.M.

Abstract

The Bight Basin contains a thick, prospective Jurassic-Cretaceous sedimentary section. Recent work by both Geoscience Australia and the petroleum exploration industry has increased our understanding of the structural and stratigraphic development, and the range of opportunities available in this frontier basin. The presence of thick deltaic units and indications of active petroleum systems further enhance its prospectivity. Although the basin is being tested by new drilling it remains one of the least explored passive margins in the world, and will require much more exploration to fully assess its potential.

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• petroleum geology

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• sedimentary basins

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• sequence stratigraphy

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• Earth Sciences

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2003-01-01T00:00:00

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