Rundle oil shale deposit, Queensland, Australia. [Exploration]

Conference · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1977 · Program Ann. AAPG-SEPM Conv.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6795649

Lindner, A W

Oil shale near The Narrows between Rundle Range and Curtis Is. has been known for many years and has been investigated intermittently. The current trend of world price of oil and impending depletion of indigenous petroleum in Australia once again has made oil shale a possible alternative energy source. The Rundle deposit is in a structurally controlled Tertiary basin approx. 200 sq km in area. New core drilling in an area of approx. 1,400 ha revealed 4 units of shale and mudstone, 3 of them with a significant and persistent organic content. Mineralogically the sequence comprises a mixture of quartz, clay minerals, minor carbonate rocks, and varied amounts of kerogen. A varied faunal assemblage and sedimentary features suggest that the deposit accumulated under quiet, essentially reducing conditions in a freshwater lake. In the region of subsurface control, the sequence dips homoclinally westward at from 4/sup 0/ to 10/sup 0/, apparently as a result of minor tectonic adjustments.

• Research Organization: Southern Pacific Petroleum NL
• OSTI ID: 6795649
• Report Number(s): CONF-7706128-
• Journal Information: Program Ann. AAPG-SEPM Conv.; (United States), Conference: AAPG-SEPM program and abstracts, Washington, DC, USA, 12 Jun 1977
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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AUSTRALIA
OIL SHALE DEPOSITS
EXPLORATION
RESOURCE ASSESSMENT
ENERGY SOURCE DEVELOPMENT
EVALUATION
AUSTRALASIA
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
MINERAL RESOURCES
RESOURCES
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