Pedirka Basin

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Age Permo-Carboniferous
Area in South Australia 27 000 km2 (~10 420 sq. miles)
Depth to target zones 600 - 1500 m
Thickness Up to 1500 m
Hydrocarbon shows

Minor fluorescence, trace gas

First commercial discovery None
Identified reserves Nil
Undiscovered resources (50% prob.) Not determined
Production Nil
Basin type Intracratonic
Depositional setting Non-marine
Reservoirs Non-marine sandstone
Regional structure

Faulted anticlines

Seals Non-marine, shale, siltstones
Source rocks Non-marine shale, coal
Depth to oil/gas window 1250 m (oil)
Number of wells 10
Seismic line km 5922 2D

 

Acreage Releases
Eastern Pedirka Basin 1989 Area B acreage release (.PDF) 1.67MB
Eringa Trough 1995 A-C acreage release (.PDF) 7.70MB
West Pedirka 1989 Area A acreage release (.PDF) 1.90MB