Vol 2 - Eromanga Basin

Petroleum Geology of South Australia Volume 2 - Eromanga Basin


Edited by E.M.Alexander & J.Hibburt, PIRSA
 1996, 199 pp, spiral bound
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The Petroleum Geology of South Australia - The Eromanga Basin. Click to Order.Volume 2: Eromanga Basin represents the first major compilation of the geology and hydrocarbon potential of the basin in South Australia and aims to assist explorers in understanding its geology and to fully realise its hydrocarbon potential.

The Eromanga Basin covers 1000 000 km2 of central-eastern Australia, of which 360 000 km2 lie in South Australia and are the subject of this volume. The Eromanga Basin blankets the Permian Pedirka and Arckaringa Basins, the Permo- Triassic Cooper Basin and the Triassic Simpson Basin. The geology and hydrocarbon potential of these basins is also detailed in Volume 2. Since 1954, over 1000 petroleum wells have been drilled in the basin and ~80 000 line kilometres of seismic have been recorded.

The perceived problem with Eromanga Basin prospectivity is lack of high quality source rocks. However new geochemical data, published for the first time in Volume 2, indicates that organic-rich shales in the Eromanga Basin are oil-prone and are at peak maturity for oil generation in the Poolowanna Trough. This has significantly upgraded the hydrocarbon potential of this vast region.

Volume 2 comprises 199 spiral bound pages with 11 colour figures, 130 black and white figures, and 19 plates.