Simpson Basin

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Age Triassic
Area in South Australia ~50 000 km2 (~19 300 sq. miles)
Depth to target zones 2000 - 2600 m
Thickness Up to 300 m.
Hydrocarbon shows Peera Peera Formation (shows in 5 wells)
First commercial discovery None
Identified reserves Nil
Undiscovered resources (50% prob.) Not determined
Production Nil
Basin type Intracratonic
Depositional setting Non-marine
Reservoirs Meandering fluvial sandstone
Regional structure N-S faulted anticlines in sag basin
Seals Lacustrine and overbank sediments
Source rocks Underlying Pedirka Basin siltstone and shale; Peera Peera Formation siltstone and shale
Depth to oil/gas window 1250 m (oil)
Number of wells 6
Seismic line km 7220 2D

 

 
 

Acreage Releases
Lake Eyre Birdsville Track Ridge 1990 acreage release (.PDF) 3.15MB
Simpson Basin 1992 acreage release (.PDF) 2.10MB
Simpson Basin Area C 1989 acreage release (.PDF) 1.20MB