Arckaringa Basin

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Age Permo-Carboniferous
Area in South Australia 80 000 km2 (30 890 sq. miles)
Depth to target zones 300–1500 m
Thickness Up to 1300 m
Hydrocarbon shows

Trace gas and bituminous material in underlying Cambrian

First commercial discovery None
Identified reserves Nil
Undiscovered resources (50% prob.) Not determined
Production Nil
Basin type Intracratonic
Depositional setting Glacigene, marine, non-marine
Reservoirs Sandstone, carbonate
Regional structure Faulted anticlines, diapirs
Seals Shale, siltstone, evaporite
Source rocks Non-marine and marine siltstone–shale
Depth to oil/gas window 700 m
Number of wells 4 petroleum, 7 coal seam gas, 12 stratigraphic, numerous mineral
Seismic line km 5798 2D


Acreage Releases:
Northeast Arckaringa Basin 1989 acreage release
Southeast Arckaringa Basin 1989 acreage release