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Northern Houtman Sub-basin prospectivity - preliminary results
In 2014-15 Geoscience Australia acquired 3,300 km of deep 2D seismic data over the northern part of the Houtman Sub-basin (Perth Basin). Prior to this survey, this area had a very sparse coverage of 2D seismic data with 50-70 km line spacing in the north and an industry grid with 20 km line spacing in the south.
Initial interpretation of the available data has shown that the structural style, major sequences, and potential source rocks in this area are similar to those in the southern Houtman and Abrolhos sub-basins. The major difference between these depocentres, however, is in the volume and distribution of volcanic and intrusive igneous rocks. The northern part of the Houtman Sub-basin is adjacent to the Wallaby Plateau Large Igneous Province (LIP). The Wallaby Plateau and the Wallaby Saddle, which borders the western flank of the Houtman Sub-basin, had active volcanism from the Valanginian to at least the end of the Barremian. Volcanic successions significantly reduce the quality of seismic imaging at depth, making it difficult to ascertain the underlying thickness, geometry and structure of the sedimentary basin. The new 2D seismic dataset across the northern Houtman Sub-basin provides an opportunity for improved mapping of the structure and stratigraphy of the pre-breakup succession, assessment of petroleum prospectivity, and examination of the role of volcanism in the thermal history of this frontier basin.
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- Date (Creation)
- 2016-11-16T00:00:00
- Date (Publication)
- 2016-11-16T00:00:00
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- Geoscience Australia Persistent Identifier/https://pid.geoscience.gov.au/dataset/ga/102942
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author Borissova, I.
1 Author Southby, C.
2 Author Bernardel, G.
3 Author Totterdell, J.
4 Author Morris, R.
5 Author Owens, R.
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Author Borissova, I.
Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Houtman Sub-basin
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Perth Basin
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- Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification: Fields of Research
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Petroleum and Coal Geology
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- ANZLIC Geographic Extent Name Register
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SH49 HOUTMAN ABROLHOS
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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence
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4.0
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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Download the document (pdf)
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Australian Government Security ClassificationSystem
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- 2018-11-01T00:00:00
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Role Organisation / Individual Name Details Point of contact Owens, R.
Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)
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Extended abstract. APPEA Conference, 5-8 June 2016, Brisbane, Australia
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- Date info (Creation)
- 2016-11-16T13:57:59
- Date info (Revision)
- 2018-04-22T08:39:37
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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