Potential seen on Australia's Bonaparte exploration acreage

Journal Article · Mon Sep 12 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Oil and Gas Journal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6997631

West, B; Miyazaki, S ^[1]

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1. Bureau of Resource Sciences, Canberra (Australia)

Two of the offshore areas recently released for exploration bids by the Australian government are NT94-1 and NT94-2 covering 23,000 sq km in the oil producing Bonaparte basin off northwestern Australia 300 km northwest of Darwin. Three wells have been drilled in the two areas, including Evans Shoal-1 which made a gas discovery currently considered to be non-commercial. The results of a study by the Australian Bureau of Resource Sciences (BRS) have been synthesized into the Evans Shoal Area Bulletin and Data Base. BRS interprets the available geochemical and maturation data to indicate that potential source rocks are present in the Jurassic Plover formation and Flamingo group and the Cretaceous Bathurst Island group. The paper describes the area geology, play types, and gas and oil potential.

• OSTI ID: 6997631
• Journal Information: Oil and Gas Journal; (United States), Vol. 92:37; ISSN 0030-1388
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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02 PETROLEUM
03 NATURAL GAS
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RESOURCE POTENTIAL
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HYDROCARBONS
LEASING
MATURATION
SEDIMENTARY BASINS
AUSTRALASIA
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