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RELEASE AREAS NT13-4 AND NT13-5 SOUTHERN PETREL SUB-BASIN, BONAPARTE BASIN NORTHERN TERRITORY
Figure 1 Location of the 2013 Release Areas in the Petrel Sub-basin of the Bonaparte Basin
HIGHLIGHTS
BIDS CLOSE – 21 November 2013• Proximal to the Blacktip gas fields and
Blacktip pipeline
• Development/production plans are underway for the nearby Petrel, Tern and Frigate gas fields
• Shallow water depths, 10–90 m
• Proven plays in anticlines, tilted fault blocks and structural/stratigraphic traps, structures related to salt tectonics
• Multiple potential oil- and gas-prone source rocks and active petroleum systems within the region
• Special Notices apply, refer to Guidance Notes
Release Areas NT13-4 and NT13-5 are located in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, in the vicinity of the Petrel, Tern, Frigate and Blacktip gas fields; the latter commenced production via the Blacktip pipeline in 2009.
The Petrel Sub-basin in the southern Bonaparte Basin was formed during Paleozoic northeast–southwest extension and contains a thick succession of Paleozoic and Mesozoic sediments. Proven Permian petroleum systems in the region have charged the numerous gas accumulations. There is an oil and gas-prone early Carboniferous petroleum system, with Bonaparte Formation (Langfield Group) source rocks, in the inboard part of the sub-basin. The Release Areas offer a range of play types including early formed structures such as horst blocks and rotated fault blocks, as well as inversion-related anticlines. Stratigraphic traps are represented by pinch-outs and truncations across unconformities. Infrastructure in the region is expanding and will facilitate development of any new discovery.
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Figure 2 Structural elements of the Petrel Sub-basin (after Colwell and Kennard, 1996) showing petroleum fields and discoveries, the location of regional cross-sections and the 2013 Release Areas
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Turtle 1
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Matilda 1
Lesueur 1
Kinmore 1
Barnett 1, 2Windjana 1
Sidestep 1
Lacrosse 1
Flat Top 1
Fishburn 1
Durville 1Darwinia 1
Sandpiper 1
Laperouse 1
Jacaranda 1
Cambridge 1
Billawock 1
Kingfisher 1
Shakespeare 1
Bougainville 1Blacktip North 1Marina 1
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Well symbol information is sourced either from "open file" data from titleholders where this is publicly available as at 1 December 2012 or from other public sources. Field outlines are provided by EncomGPinfo, a Pitney Bowes Software (PBS) Pty Ltd product. Whilst all care is taken in the compilation of the field outlines by PBS, no warranty is provided re the accuracy or completeness of the information, and itis the responsibility of the Customer to ensure, by independent means, that those parts of the information used by it are correct before any reliance is placed on them.
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Figure 3 Paleozoic stratigraphy and hydrocarbon discoveries of the Petrel Sub-basin based on the Bonaparte Basin Biozonation and Stratigraphy Chart (Nicoll et al, 2009). Geologic Time Scale after Gradstein et al (2012). Basin phases are specific to the Petrel Sub-basin and follow Colwell and Kennard (1996)
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Barnett 1, Barnett 3Cape Ford 1, Kulshill 1
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Figure 4 AGSO seismic line 100/01 across the Petrel Sub-basin (Kennard et al, 2002). Location of the line is shown in Figure 2. Regional seismic horizons are shown in Figure 3
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Figure 5 Southeastern part of AGSO seismic line 100/05 across the Petrel Sub-basin (Kennard et al, 2002). Location of the line is shown in Figure 2. Regional seismic horizons are shown in Figure 3
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PETROLEUM SYSTEMS ELEMENTS
Southern Petrel Sub-basin
Sources • Permian (Guadalupian–Lopingian) pro-delta, shoreface and open marine Hyland Bay Subgroup (gas-prone)
• Permian (Cisuralian) fluvial Keyling Formation (gas-prone, possible oil)
• Carboniferous (Mississippian) marine Bonaparte Formation (oil and gas-prone)
Reservoirs • Lower Triassic marginal marine Ascalon Formation (Mount Goodwin Subgroup)
• Permian lacustrine Penguin Formation (Mount Goodwin Subgroup)
• Permian shoreface to marine Tern, Cape Hay and Torrens formations (Hyland Bay Subgroup)
• Permian marginal marine Keyling, fluvial Quoin, and glacial Treachery and Kuriyippi formations (Kulshill Group)
• Carboniferous marine Aquitaine and Arco formations (Wadeye Group)
• Carboniferous marine Tanmurra Formation, Kingfisher Shale, Yow Creek Formation and Milligans Formation (Weaber Group)
Seals Regional seals
• Triassic marine Mount Goodwin Subgroup
• Permian marine Fossil Head and glacial Treachery formationsIntraformational seals
• Permian shoreface to open marine Hyland Bay Subgroup (Pearce, Cape Hay and Dombey formations), glacial Treachery and marginal marine Keyling formations
• Carboniferous marine Weaber Group and marine Langfield Group equivalent
Traps Structural and stratigraphic traps
• Middle–Late Triassic Fitzroy Movement was responsible for creating large-scale inversion anticlines (Petrel) commonly associated with salt mobilisation, faulted anticlines (Tern, Blacktip and Frigate) and tilted fault blocks (Fishburn)
• Drape and pinch-out plays occur within the Weaber Group and lowstand basin-floor fan sandstones within the Milligans Formation in the southern Petrel Basin
INFRASTRUCTURE AND MARKETSThe 2013 Release Areas are proximal to the Petrel and Tern gas fields, the Turtle and Barnett oil fields and the Blacktip gas field and pipeline.
CRITICAL RISKSThe identification of good quality reservoirs in suitably sized traps with access to active oil and gas-prone source kitchens is a risk. Preservation of the oil following significant Triassic-uplift and erosion is another risk, as exemplified by the biodegradation of the Turtle and Barnett oils. Reservoir quality is variable, with the preservation of porosity and permeability within Carboniferous reservoirs and the Keyling Formation a significant risk. Sealing capacity needs to be addressed, given that oil shows occur throughout Carboniferous and Permian sediments in the wells of the southern Petrel Basin.
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DATA SETSFor the Wells Data Listing go to http://www.petroleum-acreage.gov.au/2013/support/geo.html
For the Seismic Surveys Listing go to http://www.ga.gov.au/energy/projects/acreage-release-and-promotion/2013.html#data-packages
GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA PRODUCTS
Regional Geology and Seismic• Petrel Sub-basin Study 1995–1996: Summary Report. Australian Geological Survey Organisation
Record 1996/40. GEOCAT 22670
• Line Drawings of AGSO – Geoscience Australia’s Regional Seismic Profiles, Offshore Northern and Northwestern Australia, Australian Geological Survey Organisation Record 2001/36. GEOCAT 36353
• Interpreted Horizons and Faults for Seismic Survey 100. Petrel Sub-basin—Digital Horizon and Fault Data in ASCII Format. GEOCAT 35239
• Seabed Environments and Shallow Geology of the Petrel Sub-basin, Northern Australia SOL5463 (GA0335) Post Survey Report (NLECI Program), Geoscience Australia Record 2012/66. GEOCAT 74627
Stratigraphy• Bonaparte Basin Biozonation and Stratigraphy Chart 33. GEOCAT 70371
Petroleum Systems and Accumulations• Bonaparte Basin, NT, WA, AC and JPDA, Australian Petroleum Accumulations Report 5, 2nd Edition, 2004.
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• Australian Petroleum Systems – Petrel Sub-basin module. Australian Geological Survey Organisation Record 1995/07. GEOCAT 37162
• The Petroleum Systems of the Bonaparte Basin, 2004. GEOCAT 61365
• Source Rock Time-slice Maps, Offshore Northwest Australia—1:3,000,000 Scale, 2004. GEOCAT 61179
• Oils of Western Australia II: Regional Petroleum Geochemistry and Correlation of Crude Oils and Condensates from Western Australia and Papua New Guinea, Geoscience Australia and GeoMark Research, 2005, GEOCAT 37512
• Characterisation of Natural Gases from West Australian Basins: Bonaparte Basin Module. AGSO and Geotechnical Services non-exclusive study, 2000. GEOCAT 33569
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