Cutting and Cores Thin Sections

Petroleum Thin Sections Database

Minerals and Energy Resources are the custodian of ~6000 thin sections it has generated in the studies of petroleum core and cuttings and relevant outcrops around SA. Thin sections are catalogued in the Petroleum Exploration Production System (PEPS) database and are available for loan for researchers.

More than 5500 digital images have been generated using specialised software in conjunction with a petrographic microscope.

These thin sections have been compiled into a module of PEPS database using Borland Delphi 6 software. Images can be viewed as both thumbnails and full screen display.

These digital images form a comprehensive atlas of key reservoirs and seals from SA’s prospective petroleum sedimentary basins.

The Thin Sections Database is available the Petroleum & Geothermal in South Australia DVD.
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Thin Section Catalogue     (.XLS) 1.02 MB
Complete catalogue of available thin sections (updated May 2011)