Black Swan airborne geophysical survey structural interpretation for hydrocarbons targeting in the Perth Basin

Peter Kovac; Carlos Cevallos; Jurriaan Feijth; Matus Kovac

doi:10.1071/ASEG2016ab224

25th International Conference and Exhibition – Interpreting the Past, Discovering the Future

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oa Black Swan airborne geophysical survey structural interpretation for hydrocarbons targeting in the Perth Basin
Authors Peter Kovac^a, Carlos Cevallos^b, Jurriaan Feijth^c and Matus Kovac^d
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^a Multi-Physics, CGG 10300 Town Park Drive Houston, , Texas, USA, , 77072, [email protected] ^b Multi-Physics, CGG 10300 Town Park Drive Houston, , Texas, USA, , 77072, [email protected] ^c Multi-Physics, CGG 10300 Town Park Drive Houston, , Texas, USA, , 77072, [email protected] ^d University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway 6009, Perth, Western Australia, [email protected]
Publisher: Australian Society of Exploration Geophysicists
Source: ASEG Extended Abstracts, Volume 2016, Issue 25th International Conference and Exhibition – Interpreting the Past, Discovering the Future, Dec 2016, p. 1 - 7
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2016ab224
- Published online: 01 Dec 2016

Abstract

The integrated interpretation of the airborne FALCON® Airborne Gravity Gradiometer (AGG) survey was designed to assist oil and gas producer Empire Oil and Gas in identifying target areas for hydrocarbon exploration in the Perth Basin. It was developed as a synthesis of the geological structure, tectonic evolution and principles of gravity and magnetic data behaviour. The survey identified areas containing large structural leads and trends as the target of future gas exploration activities, including infill 2D seismic acquisition. The prospectivity of some identified leads has been significantly increased by the gas discovery at wells Red Gully North-1 and Gingin-1, located in EP 389 in central Perth Basin

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Article Type: Research Article

Keyword(s): FALCON® AGG; geological interpretation of potential field data; hydrocarbon exploration

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