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REPORT

98
by A. P. Simeonova and R. P. Iasky
SEISMIC MAPPING,
SALT DEFORMATION, AND
HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF THE
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Geological Survey of Western Australia
Industry and Resources
Department of
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98
SEISMIC MAPPING, SALT DEFORMATION,
AND HYDROCARBON POTENTIAL OF THE
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN,
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
by
A. P. Simeonova and R. P. Iasky
Perth 2005
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
Hon. Clive Brown MLA
DIRECTOR GENERAL, DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES
Jim Limerick
DIRECTOR, GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Tim Grifn
REFERENCE
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2005, Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central western
Ofcer Basin, Western Australia: Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, 51p.
National Library of Australia
Cataloguing-in-publication entry
Simeonova, A. P. (Anelia Petrova), 1967.
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central western Ofcer Basin, Western Australia.
Bibliography.
ISBN 0 7307 8984 5
1. Seismic prospecting Western Australia Ofcer Basin.
2. Petroleum Geology Western Australia Ofcer Basin.
3. Salt tectonics Western Australia Ofcer Basin
4. Geology, Structural Western Australia Ofcer Basin.
5. Ofcer Basin (S. Aust. and W.A.)
I. Iasky, R. P. (Robert Paul), 1956.
II. Geological Survey of Western Australia.
III. (Title. (Series: Report (Geological Survey of Western Australia); 98).
553.28099417
ISSN 05084741
Grid references in this publication refer to the Geocentric Datum of Australia 1994 (GDA94). Locations mentioned in the text
are referenced using Map Grid Australia (MGA) coordinates, Zone 51. All locations are quoted to at least the nearest 100 m.
Copy editor: K. A. Blundell
Cartography: M. Maron
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Published 2004 by Geological Survey of Western Australia
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Cover photograph:
Sand dunes of the Gibson Desert in the northwestern part of the study area, with the GSWA Lancer 1 drill rig in the
background. Photo courtesy of P. Haines
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Contents
Abstract ..................................................................................................................................................................1
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................2
History of investigation ..........................................................................................................................................2
Stratigraphy ............................................................................................................................................................5
Buldya Group (Supersequence 1 SS1) .......................................................................................................5
Townsend Quartzite .................................................................................................................................5
Lefroy Formation .....................................................................................................................................5
Browne Formation ...................................................................................................................................7
Hussar Formation .....................................................................................................................................7
Kanpa Formation ......................................................................................................................................7
Steptoe Formation ....................................................................................................................................8
Wahlgu Formation (Supersequence 3 SS3) ................................................................................................8
Lungkarta Formation (Supersequence 4 SS4) ...........................................................................................8
Vines Formation (Supersequence 4 SS4) ...................................................................................................8
Post-Ofcer Basin succession (Gunbarrel Basin) ...........................................................................................8
Seismic interpretation and mapping .......................................................................................................................9
Seismic dataset ................................................................................................................................................9
Data quality .....................................................................................................................................................9
Misties and shifts ............................................................................................................................................9
Well control .....................................................................................................................................................9
Mapped seismic horizons ................................................................................................................................9
Near base Neoproterozoic ......................................................................................................................11
Top Browne Formation (near top salt) ...................................................................................................11
Top Hussar Formation ............................................................................................................................11
Top Kanpa Formation ............................................................................................................................11
Base Table Hill Volcanics .......................................................................................................................13
Structural interpretation ................................................................................................................................13
Petroleum-system analysis ...................................................................................................................................28
Well post-mortems ........................................................................................................................................28
Yowalga 3 ...............................................................................................................................................28
Kanpa 1A ...............................................................................................................................................32
Lungkarta 1 ............................................................................................................................................32
Hussar 1 .................................................................................................................................................32
Dragoon 1 ..............................................................................................................................................36
Browne 1 and 2 ......................................................................................................................................37
Reservoirs ......................................................................................................................................................37
Browne Formation .................................................................................................................................37
Hussar Formation ...................................................................................................................................37
Kanpa Formation ....................................................................................................................................39
Steptoe Formation ..................................................................................................................................39
Wahlgu Formation ..................................................................................................................................39
Seals ..............................................................................................................................................................40
Source rocks, maturation, and petroleum generation ....................................................................................40
Play types ......................................................................................................................................................42
Structural plays ......................................................................................................................................42
Combined structuralstratigraphic plays ...............................................................................................42
Stratigraphic plays .................................................................................................................................45
Prospectivity ..................................................................................................................................................45
Conclusions ..........................................................................................................................................................46
References ............................................................................................................................................................48
Appendices
1. Geophysical surveys acquired in the western Ofcer Basin ......................................................................50
2. Petroleum exploration and stratigraphic wells drilled in the western Ofcer Basin ..................................51
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Plates
1. Location map of seismic lines, petroleum exploration and stratigraphic wells, and selected mineral
exploration drillholes, western Ofcer Basin
2. Two-way time structure map of the near base Neoproterozoic seismic horizon
3. Two-way time structure map of the top Browne Formation (near top salt) horizon
4. Two-way time thickness map of the Browne Formation
5. Two-way time structure map of the top Hussar Formation horizon
6. Two-way time thickness map of the Hussar Formation
7. Two-way time structure map of the top Kanpa Formation horizon
8. Two-way time thickness map of the Kanpa Formation
9. Two-way time structure map of the base Table Hill Volcanics horizon
Figures
1. Location map of the western Ofcer Basin ..................................................................................................3
2. Location map of the central western Ofcer Basin ......................................................................................4
3. Generalized stratigraphy of the central western Ofcer Basin ....................................................................6
4. TWT structure map of the near base Neoproterozoic seismic horizon ......................................................12
5. Comparison between well-imaged and poorly imaged salt features in the Browne Formation .................13
6. TWT structure map of the top Browne Formation (near top salt) horizon ................................................14
7. TWT thickness map of the Browne Formation ..........................................................................................15
8. Seismic signature of the Hussar and Kanpa Formations ............................................................................16
9. TWT structure map of the top Hussar Formation horizon .........................................................................17
10. TWT thickness map of the Hussar Formation ...........................................................................................18
11. TWT structure map of the top Kanpa Formation horizon ..........................................................................19
12. TWT thickness map of the Kanpa Formation ............................................................................................20
13. TWT structure map of the base Table Hill Volcanics horizon ....................................................................21
14. Regional geological cross sections across the central western Ofcer Basin ............................................22
15. Image of the rst vertical derivative of Bouguer gravity ...........................................................................23
16. Image of total magnetic intensity ...............................................................................................................24
17. Previous structural subdivisions in the western Ofcer Basin ...................................................................25
18. Structural subdivision proposed in this study ............................................................................................26
19. Salt structures in the Salt-ruptured Zone ....................................................................................................27
20. Salt structures in the Thrusted Zone ...........................................................................................................29
21. Seismic line 80-007, showing the location of Yowalga 3 ...........................................................................31
22. Location of Kanpa 1A on seismic line T82-042 and TWT structure maps ...............................................33
23. Location of Lungkarta 1 on seismic line T82-057 and TWT structure map ..............................................34
24. Location of Hussar 1 on seismic line N83-006 and TWT structure map ...................................................35
25. Seismic line 81-004, showing the location of Dragoon 1 and the Woolnough diapir ................................36
26. Location of Browne 1 and Browne 2 in relation to salt structures .............................................................38
27. Photo of Hussar Formation sandstone with excellent visual porosity intersected in
GSWA Lancer 1 .........................................................................................................................................39
28. Source-rock characterization ......................................................................................................................40
29. Measured maturity .....................................................................................................................................41
30. Present-day maturity cross section based on 2D modelling .......................................................................42
31. Play types in the central western Ofcer Basin .........................................................................................43
32. Structural traps in the central western Ofcer Basin ..................................................................................44
33. Seismic line T82-139, showing updip pinch-out at the distal ank of a rim syncline ...............................45
34. Seismic line N83-008, showing erosive channels in the Wahlgu Formation .............................................45
Tables
1. Formation tops in wells used to calibrate the seismic interpretation .........................................................10
2. Hydrocarbon shows recorded in the western Ofcer Basin .......................................................................30
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Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and
hydrocarbon potential of the
central western Ofcer Basin,
Western Australia
by
A. P. Simeonova and R. P. Iasky
Abstract
The Ofcer Basin is an inland frontier area that covers about 300 000 km
2
in Western Australia and 225 000 km
2
in South
Australia. The stratigraphic succession of the western Ofcer Basin ranges in age from Neoproterozoic to Cambrian, and
contains clastic, evaporite, carbonate, and glacigene sedimentary rocks deposited in three supersequences. This Report
focuses on the central western Ofcer Basin, where approximately 6500 km of 2D seismic data were reprocessed by
Japan National Oil Company and the Geological Survey of Western Australia in 1996 and 2002 respectively. This is the
rst integrated seismic interpretation and mapping study of the entire central western Ofcer Basin. Five seismic horizons
have been mapped; these were selected for their lateral continuity, structural signicance, and relevance to hydrocarbon
prospectivity.
Seismic interpretation and mapping, integrated with available well data, show that halotectonics was the major
deformation mechanism in the western Ofcer Basin and produced both regional and local structures. Salt mobilization was
most extensive in the north-northeastern portion of the basin, resulting in considerable thickness variations of the Browne
Formation, piercement through and erosion of the younger section, and a variety of salt-related features. Compressional
processes, associated with deformation in the adjacent Paterson Orogen, are probably the key mechanisms initiating the salt
mobilization. In northeastern areas, where the sedimentary succession has greater depositional thickness, the overburden
might have triggered the salt movement, which was further enhanced by tectonism. Each of the deformation events recorded
in the basin and Paterson Orogen probably contributed to multiple salt movements, with peaks during the Areyonga
Movement and Petermann Orogeny.
No hydrocarbon elds or signicant accumulations have been discovered to date in the Western Australian part of the
Ofcer Basin, where only 13 wells have been drilled by petroleum exploration companies. Most of these were spudded as
stratigraphic wells, and therefore not considered as exploration tests. Oil and gas shows have been recorded in a total of
12 petroleum exploration and stratigraphic wells and mineral drillholes, indicating generation and migration of hydrocarbons
through the study area.
Thin, but organic-rich source intervals are present in the Browne, Hussar, Kanpa, and Steptoe Formations, with measured
thermal maturity corresponding to the oil window. Maturity modelling suggests that there was potential for major oil-
generation phases during the latest Neoproterozoic, Cambrian, and PermianTriassic, which is considered favourable with
regard to trap formation. However, multiple episodes of salt mobilization might have affected trap integrity. Traps that
formed at later stages of the basins evolution may retain hydrocarbons generated during the PermianTriassic, or oil and
gas that remigrated from breached older pools. Structural, stratigraphic, and combined plays have been identied in the
western Ofcer Basin, and are largely a result of the extensive salt tectonics. Prospective geometries include drape folds with
a potential for multiple pay zones, thrust-related anticlinal features, combined traps at diapir anks, and enhanced porosity
traps. Stratigraphic plays have never been tested, but their potential could be signicant in the slightly deformed Western
Platform Zone, where they could be present at relatively shallow depths.
KEYWORDS: seismic interpretation, salt deformation, halotectonics, petroleum potential, source rock, maturity, plays,
traps, Ofcer Basin.
Simeonova and Iasky
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Introduction
In Western Australia the Neoproterozoic western Ofcer
Basin covers about 300 000 km
2
between the Pilbara and
Yilgarn Cratons and the Capricorn Orogen to the west and
northwest, and the Musgrave Complex, Canning Basin,
and Paterson Orogen to the north and northeast (Fig. 1).
To the south it extends beneath the Cainozoic Eucla Basin.
The Ofcer Basin succession unconformably overlies
Mesoproterozoic or older sedimentary, metamorphic, and
igneous rocks, and underlies the Palaeozoic Gunbarrel
Basin (Hocking, 1994). Deposition spanned the period
from the Neoproterozoic to the early Palaeozoic, and
included clastic rocks, evaporites, and carbonate rocks.
Surface outcrop is limited, and does not allow a complete
investigation of basin stratigraphy or the temporal and
spatial interrelations between the lithostratigraphic units.
Seismic data and well control are essential in unravelling
the geological evolution of the basin and evaluating its
hydrocarbon potential.
This Report focuses on the area with seismic coverage
in the central western Officer Basin (Fig. 2), where
the Geological Survey of Western Australia (GSWA)
reprocessed about 4268 km of early 1980s 2D conventional
reection seismic data in 2002. This was combined with
2165 km of seismic data reprocessed by Japan National
Oil Company in 1996. The original vintages were acquired
by Shell Company of Australia (Shell) in 198082
(4628 km), News Corporation in 198384 (1132 km), and
Swan Resources Ltd in 1981 (106 km).
This is the rst integrated interpretation and mapping
study of the entire area covered by seismic data. Five
seismic horizons have been mapped; these were selected
for their lateral continuity, structural signicance, and
relevance to hydrocarbon prospectivity. A detailed analysis
of potential petroleum systems and post mortems of some
of the petroleum exploration wells are also provided, and
were coupled with the seismic interpretation results to
determine prospective trends for future exploration in the
western Ofcer Basin.
History of investigation
Several explorers traversed the Ofcer Basin between
1873 and 1905, but it was not until 1916 that Talbot and
Clarke, and later Forman in 1931, carried out geological
investigations of the area between the Warburton Range
and Yilgarn Craton (Talbot and Clarke, 1917, 1918;
Forman, 1933).
Petroleum exploration in the western Ofcer Basin
began in the early 1950s when Frome Broken Hill and
Australasian Oil Exploration investigated the Phanerozoic
succession (Fitzpatrick, 1966). In the late 1950s and
early 1960s the Bureau of Mineral Resources (BMR,
now Geoscience Australia) carried out reconnaissance
geological mapping in the Gibson Desert and conducted
regional aeromagnetic, gravity, and seismic surveys
(Appendix 1). The geophysical surveys showed the
western Ofcer Basin to be an asymmetric half-graben
with a thick sedimentary succession that thickens towards
the Musgrave Complex at the basins northeastern
boundary (Jackson, 1966; Fitzpatrick, 1966).
In 1961, GSWA investigated the hydrogeology of the
Warburton Range area in an attempt to identify new water
supplies (Sofoulis, 1961). At the same time, a consortium
led by Hunt Oil explored for petroleum mainly in the
central part of the basin, and between 1961 and 1966
carried out airborne and ground magnetic surveys, a
gravity survey, and several seismic surveys totalling over
1000 km (Appendix 1). The exploration program led to
the drilling of ve stratigraphic wells (Appendix 2), two
of which (Browne 1 and 2) reported minor oil and gas
shows (Jackson, 1966). In the mid 1960s an Alliance
Petroleum Union Oil consortium carried out geological
reconnaissance and an airborne magnetic survey in the
Gibson Desert.
In 1967, GSWA began mapping the western Ofcer
Basin, and in 1970 was joined by BMR to accelerate
the mapping program, which was completed by the end
of 1973. The surface mapping revealed only limited
stratigraphic information due to the extensive Cainozoic
cover. This invoked BMR to carry out a stratigraphic
drilling program consisting of 18 shallow stratigraphic
drillholes (Jackson et al., 1975) and acquire seismic
and gravity data (Harrison and Zadoronyj, 1978). The
acquisition of seismic data and more-detailed gravity data
was complementary to the BMR regional aeromagnetic
(3000 m line spacing) and gravity (11 km spacing)
coverage of the area, which began in 1971. The results
of all this work were published in a joint BMRGSWA
Bulletin (Jackson and van de Graaff, 1981).
The new information on the western Ofcer Basin
provided the incentive for Shell to start exploring for
oil and gas in the central western Ofcer Basin in 1980.
The company was awarded a concession of 46 198 km
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(EP 178, 179, and 180), and acquired 4682 line-km
of 2D seismic data and drilled three exploration wells
Yowalga 3, Kanpa 1A, and Lungkarta 1 (Appendix 2).
Of those, only Kanpa 1A reported hydrocarbon shows.
Almost at the same time, a consortium consisting of News
Corporation, Eagle Corporation, and Swan Resources were
exploring the Gibson area and acquired 1436 line-km of
seismic data between 1981 and 1984. Following the initial
survey in 1981, two stratigraphic wells (Hussar 1 and
Dragoon 1) were drilled, and both reported hydrocarbons
shows (Appendix 2). Even though Shell and News
Corporation did not nd hydrocarbon accumulations and
relinquished their permits, their investigations (Townson,
1985) considerably improved the stratigraphic and
structural knowledge of the western Ofcer Basin.
Mineral exploration in the western Officer Basin
began in the late 1970s to early 1980s when BHP Co
Ltd (BHP), Kennecott Exploration (Australia) Ltd, and
Western Mining Corporation Pty Ltd drilled shallow
drillholes while exploring for copper, uranium, and
base metals on the southern and southwestern margins
of the basin (Perincek, 1998). Between 1978 and 1987,
PNC Exploration (Australia) Pty Ltd drilled a few
shallow drillholes in the Gibson and Warri Ridge area
while exploring for uranium. Throughout the 1980s,
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aeromagnetic surveys (referred to in Perincek, 1998) over
parts of the basin while exploring for diamonds and base
metals. Some magnetic anomalies were followed up with
shallow drilling, but no discoveries were made.
After Shell and News Corporation relinquished their
permits in the 1980s, there was no petroleum exploration
in the western Ofcer Basin for a period of about 10 years.
Then in the mid-1990s, Japan National Oil Corporation
(JNOC) undertook another phase of exploration in the
central western Ofcer Basin. The company carried out
a high-resolution airborne magnetic survey (500 m line
spacing) and reprocessed 2165 line-km of the seismic
data acquired by Shell in 198082. Japan National Oil
Corporation concluded that most of the area has limited
potential for signicant petroleum accumulation, as the
source rocks intersected to date are lean and most of
the generative potential had been exhausted during the
Neoproterozoic Early Cambrian. This implies long
preservation for any potential trapped hydrocarbons.
However, they did consider the Northern Depression (see
Structural interpretation) as attractive and mapped
several anticlinal structures there. However, they did
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not drill any of these structures (Japan National Oil
Corporation, 1997).
In an attempt to revive petroleum exploration, GSWA
began reviewing and reinterpreting the geology of the
western Ofcer Basin in 1994. Perincek (1998) compiled
a detailed review of the work done in the basin and
surrounding areas to that time. In the same year, Durrant
and Associates (1998) were commissioned to map the
Gibson and Lennis areas using existing seismic data. These
interpretations were incorporated in further detailed studies
and analyses of the petroleum potential of the Yowalga,
Lennis, and Gibson areas (Apak and Moors, 2000a,
2001; Moors and Apak, 2002). The areas in those studies
broadly coincide with regions of the same name that were
previously dened as sub-basins (Townson, 1985; Iasky,
1990). Around the same time, Stevens and Carlsen (1998)
reviewed the geology of the Savory Sub-basin. This
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was previously considered a separate basin, the Savory
Basin, but was reinterpreted to be a part of the Ofcer
Basin (Perincek, 1996, 1998) and is now referred to as
the northwestern Ofcer Basin (Bagas et al., 1999; Grey
et al., in prep.). These studies by GSWA, combined with
oil and bitumen shows in mineral hole OD23, encouraged
Amadeus Petroleum NL to take up a petroleum tenement
(EP 380) and drill three exploration wells (Boondawari 1,
Mundadjini 1, and Acubra 1) on surface anticlines to
assess the petroleum potential of the area. Weak oil shows
were recorded in two of these wells Mundadjini 1 and
Boodnawari 1.
To improve the understanding of petroleum systems
and stratigraphy of the western Ofcer Basin, GSWA
drilled four deep, continuously cored stratigraphic wells
(Appendix 2). GSWA Trainor 1 was drilled in the Savory
area in 1995 (Stevens and Adamides, 1998), GSWA
Empress 1/1A on the western margin of the basin in 1997
(Stevens and Apak, 1999), GSWA Vines 1 in the Waigen
area in 1999 (Apak et al., 2002b), and GSWA Lancer 1
in the southern Gibson area in 2003 (Haines et al., 2004).
In addition, in 2002, GSWA contracted WesternGeco Pty
Ltd to reprocess 4268 line-km of the Shell (198082) and
News Corporation (198384) seismic data. This consisted
of 1433 line-km from eld tapes and 2835 line-km from
post-stack data (Simeonova, 2003). The new reprocessed
data, together with the data reprocessed by JNOC in 1996,
has improved subsurface visualization and facilitated the
structural mapping of the western Ofcer Basin.
Stratigraphy
The stratigraphic succession of the western Officer
Basin ranges in age from Neoproterozoic to Cambrian,
and contains clastic, evaporite, carbonate, and glacigene
sedimentary rocks deposited in Supersequences 1, 3, and
4 (Walter et al., 1995; Fig. 3). Regional unconformities
defining the supersequence boundaries are associated
with major tectonic events in the basin, including the
Areyonga Movement and the Petermann and Delamerian
Orogenies (Apak and Moors, 2000a; Apak et al., 2002a).
The Ofcer Basin succession is underlain by Archaean,
Palaeoproterozoic, and Mesoproterozoic sedimentary,
metamorphic, and igneous rocks and is unconformably
overlain by the Table Hill Volcanics or sedimentary rocks
at the base of the Gunbarrel Basin (Hocking, 1994).
The following is a review of the stratigraphy of the
central western Ofcer Basin (Fig. 3), which encompasses
the parts with seismic coverage of the previously referred
to Gibson, Yowalga, and Lennis areas (Apak and Moors,
2000a, 2001; Moors and Apak, 2002). Grey et al. (in prep.)
documented the stratigraphy of the entire Ofcer Basin in
Western Australia in detail, and made regional correlations
with other Neoproterozoic basins in Australia.
Buldya Group (Supersequence 1
SS1)
The Buldya Group (Grey et al., in prep.) includes the
Townsend Quartzite, the Lefroy, Browne, Hussar,
Kanpa, Steptoe, and Ilma* Formations, and the Mason
Conglomerate*.
Townsend Quartzite
The Townsend Quartzite is the basal unit of the Buldya
Group, and consists of medium- to coarse-grained, in part
pebbly, sandstone with intense silica cementation. The unit
was deposited in uvial to nearshore-marine environments,
and outcrops at the north-northeastern margin of the
basin, along the boundary with the Musgrave Complex.
The Townsend Quartzite has not been unequivocally
recognized elsewhere in the western Ofcer Basin. A
possible exception is a unit at the bottom of Kanpa 1A
(Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1983); however, Grey
et al. (in prep.) interpret this interval to be an older
Mesoproterozoic unit. Although there is no evidence that
the Townsend Quartzite is present in the main part of the
basin, it is absent in GSWA Empress 1A (Stevens and
Apak, 1999) and GSWA Lancer 1 (Haines et al., 2004),
suggesting that it is probably not present on the western
margin of the Ofcer Basin.
Although the Townsend Quartzite cannot be distingu-
ished on seismic sections, the seismic data indicate that
the base of the Neoproterozoic succession unconformably
overlies Mesoproterozoic and older units. The upper
boundary of the Townsend Quartzite, known only
from limited outcrops, is conformable with the Lefroy
Formation (Jackson and van de Graaff, 1981). The age of
the Townsend Quartzite is poorly dened, and is loosely
constrained between 1080 and 800 Ma. Its most probable
age is about 830 Ma, based on broad regional correlations
and age determinations (Grey et al., in prep.).
Lefroy Formation
The Lefroy Formation consists of well-bedded shales and
micaceous siltstone, with minor intervals of medium- to
thick-bedded quartz sandstone, which indicate deposition
in a low-energy, sub-wavebase, marine-shelf environment
(Grey et al., in prep.). The formation has only been
clearly identied on the southern margin of the Musgrave
Complex, where it conformably overlies the Townsend
Quartzite. There are disputed interpretations of the Lefroy
Formation in GSWA Empress 1 (Stevens and Apak,
1999) and WMC NJD 1 (Hocking, 2003). Grey et al.
(in prep.) interpret the units in these wells to be part of
the Mesoproterozoic succession and Hussar Formation,
respectively.
In outcrop along the boundary with the Musgrave
Complex, the Lefroy Formation is overlain unconformably
by the Lupton Formation (Supersequence 3 or 4).
Elsewhere in the basin, the unit may be present in the
subsurface, but the poor seismic resolution and lack of
well control do not allow it to be differentiated from the
rest of the lower Buldya Group.
* The Ilma Formation and Mason Conglomerate are known only in the
southern part of the western Ofcer Basin, along the boundary with
the Eucla Basin, but are not discussed in this Report as there is no
seismic coverage in the area.
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Figure 3. Generalized stratigraphy of the central western Ofcer Basin
Mapped horizons
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An age of between about 825 and 800 Ma for the
Lefroy Formation is inferred from its relative stratigraphic
position and the age of palynomorphs in the correlative
Alinya Formation in the eastern Ofcer Basin (Grey et al.,
in prep.).
Browne Formation
The Browne Formation is an evaporitic sequence of dolo-
mite or dolomitic limestone, halite, anhydrite, gypsum,
siltstone, shale, and sandstone. It was deposited in
oxidizing, restricted, shallow-marine, peritidal to intertidal
or lagoonal, and sabkha environments.
The Browne Formation shows considerable thickness
variations as a result of extensive salt movement (see
Structural interpretation). Primary depositional
thickness increases towards the Paterson Orogen along
the northeastern margin of the basin, and gradually
decreases to the southwest, where the formation is not
signicantly deformed by halotectonics. The formation
is 275 m thick in GSWA Empress 1A, and 277 m think
in GSWA Lancer 1. Its thickness increases to 1156 m in
Kanpa 1A, with evidence of only minor thickening due to
salt displacement. In Yowalga 3, 2308 m of the formation
was intersected before the well was terminated. However,
seismic interpretation shows that Yowalga 3 was drilled
on a salt pillow structure, which explains the considerably
increased thickness at this location.
GSWA Lancer 1 intersected 96 m of well-sorted,
medium-grained sandstone with very large scale cross-
bedding in the uppermost Browne Formation. This
lithology has not been observed elsewhere in the Browne
Formation and is dened as the Lancer Member (Haines
et al., 2004). The unit is interpreted to have been deposited
in eolian dune and inter-dune environments (Haines et al.,
2004).
The Browne Formation is conformably, and locally
disconformably, overlain by the Hussar Formation except
where the salt has pierced through the younger section.
Where this has occurred, the unit is unconformably
overlain by younger Neoproterozoic or Phanerozoic rocks.
For example, in Browne 1 and 2, the Permian Paterson
Formation rests directly on the Browne Formation.
The Browne Formation is inferred to be older than
800 Ma through correlations to other basins based on
stromatolite and acritarchs biostratigraphy (Grey et al.,
in prep.)
Hussar Formation
The Hussar Formation is composed predominantly
of sandstone interbedded with mudstone, dolomite,
minor evaporite, and local conglomerate intercalations,
accumulated in upward-coarsening, progradational cycles.
Depositional environments range from shelf, shoreline,
and tidal at, to transitional and possibly uvialdeltaic.
Six petroleum exploration and stratigraphic wells
(Yowalga 3, Kanpa 1A, Hussar 1, Lungkarta 1, GSWA
Empress 1A, and GSWA Lancer 1) intersected the
Hussar Formation. Seismic data indicate that the Hussar
Formation is present throughout the central western
Officer Basin, with a thickness ranging from about
900 m (Yowalga 3) in the northeast, to 387 m (GSWA
Empress 1A) near the southwestern margin. The thickness
of the formation is relatively uniform throughout the study
area, only decreasing gradually towards its southwestern
margin.
The Hussar Formation conformably and locally
disconformably (Grey et al., in prep.) overlies the Browne
Formation, and is conformably overlain by the Kanpa
Formation. Based on lithostratigraphic, biostratigraphic,
and isotope-chemostratigraphic grounds, the Hussar
Formation has been correlated with the lower Burra Group
of the Adelaide Rift Complex, which contains a volcanic
unit dated at 777 7 Ma (Grey et al., in prep.).
Kanpa Formation
The Kanpa Formation is a sequence of interbedded
stromatolitic dolomite, mudstone, shale, siltstone, and
sandstone, with some evaporites and chert, deposited
in shallow-marine to tidal-at settings, with carbonate
accumulating under oxidizing to slightly reducing
conditions (Apak and Moors, 2000a). The lower Kanpa
Formation is predominantly composed of mudstone
overlain by mixed rock types, and the upper Kanpa
Formation consists of a mudstone overlain by a
predominantly dolomitic sequence.
Within the Kanpa Formation, GSWA Lancer 1
encountered 49 m of basalt ows between 527 and 576 m*,
which were dened as Keene Basalt (Haines et al., 2004).
Based on broad regional correlations, these volcanic rocks
may be related to the Mundine Well Dyke Swarm, which
is dated at 755 3 Ma (Grey et al., in prep.).
Seismic data indicate that the Kanpa Formation is
present throughout study area, with its distribution being
similar to that of the underlying Hussar Formation.
Within parts of the study area, the Kanpa Formation is
partly or completely eroded due to salt movement and
piercing. The unit outcrops in several locations on the
western and southwestern margins of the basin and at the
southern margin of the Musgrave Complex (Grey et al.,
in prep.). Seven petroleum exploration and stratigraphic
wells (Yowalga 2, Yowalga 3, Kanpa 1A, Hussar 1,
Lungkarta 1, GSWA Empress 1A, and GSWA Lancer 1)
and one mineral drillhole (WMC NJD 1) have intersected
the Kanpa Formation, with Kanpa 1A having the thickest
intersection of 476 m.
The Kanpa Formation conformably overlies the Hussar
Formation and is conformably overlain by the Steptoe
Formation (Townson, 1985; Phillips et al., 1985; Apak
and Moors, 2000a,b), except in areas where the latter
has been eroded. In these areas the Kanpa Formation is
unconformably overlain by younger Neoproterozoic rocks.
The maximum age of the top of the Kanpa Formation
is constrained to 725 11 Ma, based on SHRIMP
UPb dating of detrital zircons from GSWA Empress 1A
(Stevens and Apak, 1999; Grey et al., in prep.).
* All depths from drill oor (DF), unless otherwise specied.
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Steptoe Formation
The Steptoe Formation was deposited conformably
over the Kanpa Formation in a similar shallow-marine
to coastal environment, with evaporitic conditions
and intermittent emergence. The lithologies consist of
sandstone, dolomite, siltstone, and shale. The lower
Steptoe Formation is composed of claystone, sandstone,
mudstone, unconsolidated sand, and stromatolitic
dolomite, whereas the upper section consists of a basal
massive shale unit, overlain by sandstone interbedded with
shale and anhydritic dolomite (Grey et al., in prep.).
Seismic data indicate that the Steptoe Formation is
widespread throughout the study area, but is partly or fully
eroded locally due to halotectonics. The formation was
identied in Kanpa 1A (Shell Company of Australia Ltd,
1983) and GSWA Empress 1A (Apak and Moors, 2000a),
and possibly in WMC NJD 1 (Hocking, 2003).
The Steptoe Formation is unconformably overlain by
the Wahlgu Formation, Lungkarta Formation, or Table Hill
Volcanics. There is no direct evidence for the age of the
unit, but it is younger than the Kanpa Formation, which
top is dated at 725 11 Ma.
Wahlgu Formation (Supersequence 3
SS3)
The Wahlgu Formation is a clastic sequence composed
of diamictite, sandstone, mudstone, and conglomerate,
that accumulated in shallow-marine, glaciomarine, and
possibly eolian environments. A predominantly shallow-
marine depositional environment is indicated by large
volumes of glacially derived clastic material deposited
rapidly by debris ow and turbidity currents (Eyles and
Eyles, 1998).
The Wahlgu Formation is widespread throughout the
northwestern part of the central western Ofcer Basin
(formerly known as the Gibson area), and seismic data
indicate it is present in the rest of the central western
Ofcer Basin, but the resolution of the data is inadequate
to condently differentiate the unit from the overlying
Lungkarta Formation. The Wahlgu Formation has been
intersected in Hussar 1, GSWA Empress 1A, and GSWA
Lancer 1.
The Wahlgu Formation unconformably overlies the
Steptoe or Kanpa Formations. Typically, the Lungkarta
Formation disconformably overlies the Wahlgu Formation.
However, in GSWA Empress 1A the formation is
disconformably overlain by a sandstone unit, which may
correspond to either the younger Lungkarta Formation or
a sandstone within the Boondawari Formation (Grey et al.,
in prep.), which is known from outcrops in the northwest
Ofcer Basin (Savory region).
The only indirect evidence for the age of the Wahlgu
Formation is a SHRIMP UPb detrital zircon age of
791 18 Ma from GSWA Empress 1A (Nelson, 1999),
which provides a maximum age of deposition. However,
the formation is tentatively correlated on lithostratigraphic
grounds with the Marinoan glacial succession of other
Australian Neoproterozoic basins, which is dated at
580620 Ma (Grey et al., in prep.).
Lungkarta Formation (Supersequence 4
SS4)
The Lungkarta Formation is predominantly sandstone with
siltstone, claystone, mudstone, and minor gypsum. The
lower part of the formation was deposited under eolian and
playa-lake environments (Haines et al., 2004), whereas
the upper section accumulated in uvial or high-energy
nearshore-marine environments (Grey et al., in prep.).
The Lungkarta Formation has been intersected in
GSWA Lancer 1, Hussar 1, Kanpa 1A, and Lungkarta 1.
It has also been reported in the shallow bores BMR
Westwood 1 and 2 and 90 RCHE 003 (Perincek, 1998;
Grey et al., in prep.). Seismic data indicate that the
formation is widespread throughout the western Ofcer
Basin, but insufcient data resolution and limited well
control do not allow for accurate differentiation from the
underlying Wahlgu Formation.
The Lungkarta Formation unconformably overlies the
Wahlgu Formation or Buldya Group. It is unconformably
overlain by the Table Hill Volcanics in most areas, and by
the Permian Paterson Formation in the northwestern part
of the basin. From its stratigraphic position, the Lungkarta
Formation is constrained to a latest Neoproterozoic or
possibly Cambrian age (Grey et al., in prep.).
Vines Formation (Supersequence 4
SS4)
The Vines Formation consists of sandstone, diamictite,
siltstone, shale, mudstone, and conglomerate, with
evidence of turbiditic to submarine mass-ow deposition
in a deep-basinal environment (Apak et al., 2002b; Stevens
et al., 2002).
To date the formation has only been recognized
in GSWA Vines 1, which was drilled just south of the
Musgrave Complex. The formation may be restricted to
the Waigen area, but could extend to the eastern Ofcer
Basin (Grey et al., in prep.).
Post-Ofcer Basin succession
(Gunbarrel Basin)
The Neoproterozoic to earliest Cambrian Ofcer Basin
succession (Supersequence 4) is overlain by the Table
Hill Volcanics, which marks the base of the overlying
Phanerozoic Gunbarrel Basin (Hocking, 1994). Various
radiometric ages for the Table Hill Volcanics have
been determined, ranging from latest Neoproterozoic
(575 40 Ma; Compston, 1974) from samples in
Yowalga 2, to Early Ordovician (484 4 Ma; Amdel Ltd,
1999) from samples in GSWA Empress 1. The unit is
overlain by the ?Devonian Lennis Sandstone and overlying
clastic rocks of the Wanna Formation. In places where the
Table Hill Volcanics were either eroded or not deposited,
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the latest Carboniferous Permian Paterson Formation
unconformably overlies the Ofcer Basin succession.
The Paterson Formation is widespread in the region and
is unconformably overlain by the Cretaceous Samuel
Formation, which consists of sandstones and ner grained
clastic rocks. A thin layer of Cainozoic sedimentary rocks
was deposited over large portions of the western Ofcer
Basin.
Seismic interpretation and
mapping
Seismic dataset
The seismic dataset used for this interpretation consists
of 4268 km of 2D data reprocessed by GSWA (contractor
WesternGeco) in 2002, and 2165 km reprocessed by Japan
National Oil Corporation in 1996. The original vintages
were acquired by Shell in 198082 (4628 km), News
Corporation in 198384 (1132 km), and Swan Resources
in 1981 (106 km).
The dataset (Figs 1 and 2; Plate 1) is made up of a
low-density regional grid with an average line spacing
of between 20 and 45 km, and a small number of semi-
detailed grids (510 km line spacing) and detailed grids
(2.55 km line spacing).
Data quality
Data quality is highly variable, ranging from poor to very
good. Most of the Shell data acquired in 1980 are poor
to only fair quality, mainly because of less than optimum
acquisition parameters. The change from Cord to Thumper
energy source signicantly improved data resolution of the
late 198182 vintages, with very good quality data in some
of the lines from the detailed grids.
Both the 1996 and 2002 reprocessing achieved
improved seismic imaging, which is mostly attributed to
the application of Tau-P refraction and Kirchhoff DMO.
The latter appeared to be very efcient in areas of the
Ofcer Basin where the salt deformation is associated
with steeply dipping positive features (Simeonova, 2003).
Details on acquisition and reprocessing parameters and
techniques can be found in Japan National Oil Corporation
(1997) and Simeonova (2003).
Despite the improved acquisition parameters
and modern processing techniques, there was little
improvement of data quality in some areas. This is
attributed to near-surface geology, structural complexity,
and abrupt lithological changes. In the north-northeastern
areas, for example, data quality is poor due to extensive
salt deformation. In the southern and southwestern portion
of the study area, the resolution of the seismic data is
better because of the signicant decrease in structural
deformation. In these areas, seismic events are easier to
pick, but the sparse seismic coverage, although reasonable
for regional interpretations, does not allow for detailed
mapping.
Misties and shifts
The seismic lines used in the interpretation are from four
different sources, including: lines reprocessed by JNOC
in 1996; lines reprocessed by WesternGeco in 2002 from
eld tapes; lines reprocessed by WesternGeco in 2002
from stacked data; and three detailed lines scanned into
SEGY data format from hardcopies.
Although lines within each dataset tie at intersection
points with other lines of the same dataset, there are
considerable misties with intersecting lines from different
datasets. The misties between datasets typically range from
10 to 50 msec (occasionally up to 100 msec) due to the
different static corrections applied by different processing
contractors. The problem is further complicated by the fact
that, in some cases, the size of the vertical misties between
lines is not constant, but rather varies with increasing travel
time. Therefore, seismic lines were interpreted without
applying bulk shifts, and the interpreted regional horizon
maps are only accurate to about 30 msec for most of the
study area. In the eastern part of the study area, where
seismic lines acquired in 198082 intersect lines acquired
in 1983, the maps are only accurate to about 50 msec.
Well control
In the central western Ofcer Basin there is limited well
control, with only ve wells that are useful for tying the
seismic data to the Neoproterozoic succession: Yowalga 3,
Kanpa 1A, Lungkarta 1, Hussar 1, and GSWA Lancer 1
(Table 1). Browne 1, Browne 2, and Dragoon 1 were
drilled in salt walls and are of limited use, and Lennis 1
was terminated in the Table Hill Volcanics and cannot be
used to tie Neoproterozoic sequences. Although GSWA
Empress 1A fully penetrated the Ofcer Basin succession,
it is situated about 25 km from the nearest seismic line
(Figs 1 and 2; Plate 1).
The distance between well ties ranges from about
50 km between Yowalga 3 and Kanpa 1A, to 163 km
between Lungkarta 1 and Hussar 1, and about 185 km
between Lungkarta 1 and GSWA Lancer 1. Only
Yowalga 3 and Browne 1 and 2 were drilled relatively
close to each other (distance 2035 km), but these are
seismically isolated by large zones of poor-quality data
due to structural complexity associated with salt diapirism.
Frequent jump correlations over considerable distances
were required along and between lines. In order to reduce
the degree of uncertainty caused by jump correlations,
stratigraphic correlations based on log signature and
lithological descriptions, as well as all available velocity
surveys, were used to facilitate seismic interpretation.
Mapped seismic horizons
Five seismic horizons have been interpreted throughout the
study area. These were selected for their lateral continuity,
structural significance, and relevance to hydrocarbon
prospectivity. The interpreted horizons are the near base
Neoproterozoic, top Browne Formation (near top salt), top
Hussar Formation, top Kanpa Formation, and base Table
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Paterson Fm 84 94.5 26 43 40 ?17 140 88 106
Lennis Sandstone 440 187 364 555
Table Hill Volcanics 547 612 540 763
Lungkarta Fm 101 658 ?169 704
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Hussar Fm 1 294 1 817 707.5 nr 1 196 991
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in the east-northeastern part of the study area. However,
the primary depositional features of the formation
were modied by halotectonics, and the horizon shows
signicant structuring, particularly in the northeastern
areas. The TWT thickness map of the Browne Formation
(Plate 4; Fig. 7) indicates considerable thickness variations,
which is mostly a result of the salt movement. The greatest
thicknesses are observed in the north-northeastern areas,
and these correspond to salt walls and diapirs.
Top Hussar Formation
The top Hussar Formation seismic marker has been
followed with a reasonable degree of confidence
throughout the central western Ofcer Basin. In the north-
northeastern areas, it is picked at the top of a package of
parallel, moderate- to high-amplitude reectors associated
with seismically more transparent layers. In the south-
southwest region, the Hussar and Kanpa Formations, and
possibly the Steptoe Formation, show very similar seismic
signatures (Fig. 8). Although they can be mapped over
large distances, it is difcult to differentiate between these
units. The Hussar Formation has a higher sand content
than the overlying Kanpa Formation, and therefore the top
Hussar Formation reector can often be identied at the
top of a lower-amplitude seismic package. In the region
of intense salt mobilization, the top Hussar Formation
seismic marker loses continuity, and the reflections
abruptly terminate against salt walls and diapirs. In most
cases, jumped correlation was made on both anks of the
salt features in order to restore the correct position of this
seismic marker.
The TWT structure map of the top Hussar Formation
horizon (Plate 5; Fig. 9) indicates deepening to the north-
northeast, towards the Paterson Orogen. This tendency had
been later modied by halotectonic uplift. The salt caused
drape folding and partial erosion of the Hussar Formation,
and in some cases the salt has pierced through most of the
section and the unit has been completely eroded. The TWT
thickness map of the Hussar Formation (Plate 6; Fig. 10)
indicates generally uniform depositional thickness for the
Hussar Formation over most of the study area. However,
there is a gradual regional thickening to north-northeast.
Top Kanpa Formation
The top Kanpa Formation is similar to the seismic marker
of the Hussar Formation, and is characterized by a variable
seismic signature. In many areas, particularly with intense
salt mobilization, the Kanpa Formation has been partly to
completely eroded. In these areas, the strong reector that
represents the unconformity surface is used to map the
top of the Kanpa Formation. In the south-southwestern
areas, where the Hussar, Kanpa, and Steptoe Formations
form a relatively uniform package of subparallel reectors
intercalating with low-amplitude ones, the pick is less
condent and the seismic horizon may include parts of the
Steptoe Formation.
The TWT structure map of the top Kanpa Formation
horizon (Plate 7; Fig. 11) indicates that, like the top Hussar
Formation reector, the top Kanpa Formation reector
Hill Volcanics. Two-way time (TWT) structure maps were
constructed for all horizons and TWT thickness maps for
the Browne, Hussar, and Kanpa Formations.
Despite the insufcient data coverage, limited well control,
poor seismic resolution in some areas, and frequent jump
correlations, the condence in this interpretation is moderate
to good. Although the accuracy of the seismic mapping
and the resulting structuralstratigraphic framework are
regional scale, this interpretation and accompanying
petroleum-system analysis provide valuable insights into
prospective trends for future exploration of the western
Ofcer Basin.
Near base Neoproterozoic
This basal event is picked confidently in the west-
southwestern parts of the study area, where it is present at
shallow depths (less than 1500 msec) and is expressed as a
moderate- to high-amplitude, low-frequency event. To the
north-northeast in the salt-deformed areas, this marker is
often indistinct or absent. In these instances, the horizon
was mapped with a low level of condence. Furthermore,
the low condence is compounded by poor well control,
with only Kanpa 1A, GSWA Lancer 1, and GSWA
Empress 1A possibly reaching the base Neoproterozoic
and only two of these wells drilled on seismic lines.
The TWT structure map of the base Neoproterozoic
horizon (Plate 2; Fig. 4) indicates deepening to the north
and northeast. Within the study area, faults at this level
exhibit minor throws and often normal movement. The
latter indicates there was an extensional regime before
the deposition of the Officer Basin Neoproterozoic
succession.
Top Browne Formation (near top salt)
The top Browne Formation (near top salt) horizon is the
most variable, and indicates complex deformation. The
Browne Formation is an evaporitic sequence comprising
halite, dolomite, anhydrite, sandstone, siltstone, and shale,
which results in a package of often persistent subparallel
reectors within the expected reection-free salt interval.
In the southern and southwestern portion of the
study area, which is characterized by minor or no salt
movement, a relatively high amplitude continuous reector
is associated with the top of the Browne Formation.
However, in the north and northeast, geometries of
reections become more complex and less distinct due to
the salt activation and associated features. In these areas
of intense salt mobilization, the high-amplitude reectors
abruptly change in character to semi-chaotic and chaotic.
In some places these features are well imaged (Fig. 5a) and
horizons can be accurately traced across the feature, but
in other areas, intense structuring has resulted in chaotic
and disrupted imaging and continuous reectors can not
be traced (Fig. 5b).
The TWT structure map of the top Browne Formation
(near top salt) horizon (Plate 3; Fig. 6) shows regional
deepening to the north-northeast, with maximum depths
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the Browne Formation
is present throughout the study area, except where the
formation was uplifted by halokinetic processes, which
led to partial or complete erosion along salt walls and
on the hangingwalls of thrusts. As with the top Hussar
Formation, the Kanpa Formation gradually thickens to the
north-northeast (Plate 8; Fig. 12).
Base Table Hill Volcanics
The Table Hill Volcanics are widespread throughout the
western Ofcer Basin and have a very prominent high
amplitude seismic signature that is easy to trace across
the entire area with the highest level of condence. This
is partly due to the contrast in acoustic properties between
sedimentary and volcanic rocks, and also to the structural
simplicity of the horizon. Only minor deteriorations in the
seismic reections are observed, mainly above some salt
structures. The seismic reection representing the base
Table Hill Volcanics was picked at the rst continuous
zero crossover of the wavelet, and may appear slightly
above the true base, but the difference does not exceed
15 msec.
The TWT structure map of the base Table Hill
Volcanics horizon (Plate 9; Fig. 13) indicates that this is
a shallow horizon with very little structuring. Most of the
regional faults observed in the lower horizons do not cut
through the Table Hill Volcanics, but occasionally produce
small-relief drag rollovers. The Browne salt wall is the
only diapiric structure that pierced through the Table Hill
Volcanics (Figs 13 and 14). In the remainder of the area,
the salt movement either did not affect this horizon, or
only produced small-scale drape folds, which may or may
not be associated with minor normal faulting and collapse.
Normal faulting within Table Hill Volcanics is common,
although some reverse faults are also present, but throws
are less than 30 msec and are not taken into consideration
in the regional mapping.
The mapping indicates that the Table Hill Volcanics
is absent only in the most northwestern portion of the
study area. In the east-northeastern regions, the reector
shallows gradually, in contrast to the underlying seismic
horizons. This implies that a significant amount of
sediment accumulated in this area after the deposition of
the Buldya Group, but before the extrusion of the Table
Hill Volcanics.
Structural interpretation
All of the mapped horizons below the Table Hill Volcanics
deepen to the north-northeast towards the Paterson
Orogen. The base Neoproterozoic horizon (the base of
the Ofcer Basin succession) is interpreted at between
600 and 900 msec in the southwestern areas, and between
2800 and 3000 msec (about 55006000 m subseismic
datum) near the Paterson Orogen (Plate 2; Figs 4 and 14).
The well data indicate a shallow southwestern margin,
with the base Neoproterozoic at a possible 377 m in
WMC NJD1, 1478 m in GSWA Lancer 1, and 1521 m
in GSWA Empress 1A. In the central part of the basin,
Kanpa 1A possibly intersected the base Neoproterozoic
at a considerably greater depth (3671 m). Although the
original depositional features have been modified by
later halokinetic deformation, TWT structure maps of
the Browne, Hussar, and Kanpa Formations show the
same trend of structural deepening to the north-northeast.
Furthermore, even though halotectonics and marginal
thrusts of the Paterson Orogen led to signicant erosion
of the Steptoe, Kanpa, Hussar, and, in places, Browne
Formations, their depositional thicknesses also increase
to the north-northeast (Plates 4, 6, and 8; Figs 7, 10, and
12).
The dominant structures observed on the seismic maps
trend in a northwesterly direction, parallel to structural
trends in the Paterson Orogen (Plates 3, 5, and 7; Figs 6,
9, and 11), and are consistent with trends observed in
potential-eld data (Figs 15 and 16). The most common
faults in the western Ofcer Basin are thin-skinned thrusts
lubricated by salt, and reverse faults typically developed
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along structurally weak zones in the pre-Neoproterozoic
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The seismic interpretation clearly indicates that the
present-day structuralstratigraphic framework of the
western Ofcer Basin is dominated by salt tectonics and
associated features. Salt mobilization was most active
in the north and northeastern portions of the study area,
which resulted in considerable thickness variations of
the Browne Formation (Figs 7 and 14; Plate 4), erosion
in the overlying section, and a variety of salt-related
features. Many of the salt structures that formed during
earlier phases were modied by further halokinetic uplift,
leading to intense piercement into overlying strata. Some
salt walls extend more than 100 km laterally (Figs 6, 9,
11, and 13; Plates 3, 5, 7, and 9), and vertical piercement
ranges from tens of metres to more than 1500 m (Fig. 14).
Most of the mapped salt walls and diapirs correlate well
with negative gravity anomalies (Fig. 15). There appears
to be a very good match between the seismically mapped
Browne salt wall a west-northwesterly trending feature
that has pierced through the entire Neoproterozoic and
early Palaeozoic sequence and a gravity low with the
same trend, although the anomaly could be partly caused
by the increased depositional thickness in this area. The
Woolnough and Madley diapirs also correlate well with
a gravity low in the north-northwestern part of the study
area. However, in places the relationship between negative
gravity anomalies and halotectonics is less obvious,
probably due to variations in the density contrast between
the salt, the rest of the Neoproterozoic succession, and the
underlying Mesoproterozoic rocks. This is particularly
so in the western areas, where a thick Mesoproterozoic
section is interpreted to lie beneath the Ofcer Basin
succession.
Several structural zones can be differentiated
using the seismic interpretation of the central western
Ofcer Basin, based mostly on the intensity of the salt
movement and the style of the halotectonic features.
Japan National Oil Corporation (1997) recognized four
zones within their Special Prospecting Authority area
in the Officer Basin Salt-ruptured Zone, Thrusted
Zone, Western Platform, and Northern Depression
(Fig. 17a) but gave only brief regional descriptions
of these structural divisions. Apak and Moors (2000a)
and Apak et al. (2002a) adopted this subdivision and
attempted to explain the origin and probable timing of the
salt movement, but did not extend the zones outside the
area studied by JNOC. Carlsen et al. (2003) reinterpreted
selected seismic lines and proposed a structural subdivision
that further developed the terminology of the previous
authors, distinguishing ve structural zones: Marginal
Overthrusted, Salt-ruptured, Thrusted, Western Platform,
and Minibasins Zones (Fig. 17b). Using the terminology
proposed by the previous authors, but with the advantage
of the newly reprocessed seismic data, the current
interpretation refines the structural subdivision of
the central western Ofcer Basin and extends it over
all areas with seismic coverage. Only four zones are
identied: Marginal Overthrusted, Salt-ruptured, Thrusted,
and Western Platform Zones (Fig. 18). Details of the
characteristic structure within each of these zones are
described below.
The Marginal Overthrusted Zone is located in
the north-northeastern part of the study area, where
Neoproterozoic sedimentary rocks of the Ofcer Basin
succession are thrusted by movements of the adjacent
Paterson Orogen. The zone is observed only on the
northeastern ends of regional lines 80-007, 80-011C, and
possibly 80-013.
The Salt-ruptured Zone is located to the southwest of
the Marginal Overthrusted Zone, and is characterized by
salt piercement through the overlying section, causing
a variety of halotectonic features. The diapirism is most
extensive in the northern and northeastern parts of the
study area, where the Woolnough and Madley diapirs are
exposed (Fig. 18) and the Browne salt wall has pierced
through the entire Neoproterozoic section and is over-
lain by the Permian Paterson Formation (Table 1
Browne 1 and 2; Fig. 14 section BB). To the south
of the Browne salt wall, another salt feature is mapped
parallel to it (Figs 6 and 7; Plates 3 and 4). This salt wall
is less pronounced and has resulted in drape folding in
the supra-salt strata, with complete erosion of the Kanpa
Formation and partial erosion of the Hussar Formation.
In the central and southwestern areas of the Salt-ruptured
Zone, halotectonics produced drape folds, in some
instances accompanied by different levels of erosion in
the overlying section (Fig. 14). Various types of salt-
related structures in the Salt-ruptured Zone are shown on
Figure 19.
The Thrusted Zone lies to the southwest of the Salt-
ruptured Zone and is characterized by thin-skinned thrusts
and reverse faults lubricated by the salt in the Browne
Figure 8. Similarity in seismic signature of the Hussar and
Kanpa Formations in south and southwestern
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Formation. These thrusts produced rollovers and salt-cored
anticlinal features with drape folding in the overlying
section. Minor diapirs and salt pillows are also present.
In many areas, the thrusts developed in pre-existing zones
of weakness in the Mesoproterozoic section. Some of
the salt-associated faults exhibit normal movement at
the near base Neoproterozoic horizon (Plate 2; Fig. 4),
indicating that in some areas salt was initially mobilized
in structurally weak zones that were later inverted.
The seismic data indicate that salt movement and over-
thrusting were most intense in the northeastern part of the
zone, and in some places this caused complete erosion of
the Kanpa Formation on the hangingwall (Plate 7; Figs 11
and 14). To the south-southwest, thrusts are characterized
by minor throws, and the salt features decrease in
amplitude towards the margin; in the most distal parts of
the zone, reverse faults are observed without any evidence
of salt emplacement (Figs 14 and 20).
The Western Platform Zone is the farthest from
the Paterson Orogen. It is a relatively stable area that
is minimally affected or not affected by halokinetic
deformation. No significant salt features have been
identied on seismic data, and only minor local reverse
faults are observed.
The Northern Depression (Fig. 17a) dened by Japan
National Oil Corporation (1997) has not been identied in
this study, and is interpreted as a part of the Salt-ruptured
Zone where some of the primary depositional features
of the Neoproterozoic succession have probably been
preserved.
The observations and further interpretation herein
do not support the existence of a Minibasins Zone
(Fig. 17b), or at least not in the sense dened by Carlsen
et al. (2003). In the area where the zone was dened, the
seismic data are sparse and the poor reections do not
clearly show any onlapping onto the salt diapirs, which is
typical of salt-withdrawal basins (minibasins). However,
salt-withdrawal basins are expected to be developed along
salt walls and diapirs in the Salt-ruptured Zone, but the
sparsity and low resolution of the data, coupled with
structural complexity, do not allow these to be accurately
mapped.
Consistent with the structural trend, most of the salt
walls and thrusts are west-northesterly trending, parallel
to the Paterson Orogen, and exhibit features indicative of
a contractional stress regime. Compression, associated
with deformation in the adjacent Paterson Orogen,
is probably the key mechanism for initiating the salt
mobilization (Simeonova and Apak, 2003). However, in
the northeastern areas with a thicker primary sedimentary
section, the sedimentary overburden might have triggered
the salt movement, which was further enhanced by
tectonism in the adjacent orogen. Timing of salt
mobilization is difcult to quantify due to the sparsity of
Neoproterozoic biostratigraphic data, limited well ties,
and variable seismic data quality. However, each of the
deformation events recorded in the basin and the Paterson
Orogen probably contributed to multiple salt movements,
with peaks during the Areyonga Movement and Petermann
Orogeny.
Petroleum-system analysis
Well post-mortems
No hydrocarbon elds or signicant accumulations have
been discovered to date in the Western Australian part of
the Ofcer Basin. However, hydrocarbon shows have been
recorded in 12 wells and drillholes in the form of gas, live
oil, bitumen, oil uorescence, and oil stains (Table 2). In
the western Ofcer Basin, only 13 wells have been drilled
by petroleum companies (Appendix 2), the majority of
which were spudded as stratigraphic wells and cannot
be considered valid exploration tests. The following is
a summary of the objectives and results for some of the
wells drilled into the Neoproterozoic succession of the
western Ofcer Basin.
Yowalga 3
Yowalga 3 was drilled by Shell in 1980 at shot point
(SP) 85 on seismic line 32A (acquired by Hunt Oil in
1965). This was the rst deep well drilled in the basin,
with a total depth (TD) of 4197 m. It was drilled on a salt
pillow structure the Yowalga structure (Fig. 21) to
investigate the Neoproterozoic sequence and predicted
subsalt clastic units. Other objectives of the well were to
obtain information on source, seal, and reservoir rocks to
assess the hydrocarbon potential of the area, and to provide
well control for future seismic surveys.
The well intersected the top of the Neoproterozoic
sequence at 880 m in what is currently interpreted as
lower Kanpa Formation (Perincek, 1998), and drilled
through a 100-m thick interval of argillaceous siltstone,
shale, and dolomite (dolomitic limestone) followed by a
sandstone-dominated sequence currently thought to be the
Hussar Formation. The Browne Formation was intersected
at 1888 m and drilled to a TD of 4197 m. Below 2169 m
the unit was highly deformed, with west-northwesterly
striking dips ranging between 20 and 80. Shell Company
of Australia Ltd (1981) suggested that the salt-dominated
sequence had been affected by reverse faults induced by
up-thrusting of the Musgrave Complex. However, this
study shows that the well is located on a salt pillow in
the Salt-ruptured Zone. Therefore, in our opinion these
deformations are most likely a product of halotectonics in
a compressional regime, with the measured dips associated
with salt-deformed beds.
Yowalga 3 intersected very good reservoir rocks in
the supra-salt sequence. Log porosities of up to 23% were
calculated for sandstones between 10001400 m, in what
is now interpreted as the Hussar Formation. In the Browne
Formation, intersected clastic rocks are very ne grained
with low porositypermeability characteristics. Core
analyses indicate that evaporite minerals typically inll
fractures and vugs where present in carbonate rock, but
log porosities of 715% were calculated for a carbonate
section between 2048 and 2196 m. A drill-steam test was
performed over the interval 20572062 m to conrm a
resistivity-log anomaly, but it recovered only water. The
well was terminated in the Browne Formation, and thus
failed to test the existence of a potential subsalt reservoir.
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Well name Year Well type Operator Hydrocarbon shows Formation Reference
Browne 1 1965 Stratigraphic test Hunt Oil Gas-cut mud and good uorescent cuts in Browne Fm Jackson (1966)
well cuttings

Browne 2 1965 Stratigraphic test Hunt Oil Gas-cut mud and good uorescent cuts in Browne Fm Jackson (966)
well cuttings

NJD 1 1981 Mineral drillhole Western Mining Corp. Extensive bitumen-lled veins and bleeding Hussar Fm Western Mining Corp. Ltd (1981)
oil ?Mesoproterozoic Hocking (2003)

Dragoon 1 1982 Stratigraphic test Eagle Corp. et al. Mud-gas show, methane to pentane Browne Fm Karajas and Taylor (1983b)

Hussar 1 1982 Stratigraphic test Eagle Corp. et al. Gas show and bitumen Kanpa Fm Karajas and Taylor (1983a)
Hussar Fm

Kanpa 1A 1983 Petroleum exploration Shell Company of Australia Ltd Fluorescence and brown oil stains Steptoe Fm Shell Company of Australia (1983)

LDDH 1 1993 Mineral drillhole Normandy Exploration Ltd Bitumen in fractures Tarcunyah Group
(a)
Stevens and Carlsen (1998)
Busbridge (1993)

OD23 1996 Mineral drillhole Jubille Gold Mines NL Bitumen and live oil in vugs and fractures Scorpion Group Cooke (1997)
(Mesoproterozoic age) Stevens and Carlsen (1998)

Boondawari 1 1997 Petroleum exploration Amadeus Petroleum Fluorescence, conrmed by geochemical Spearhole Fm
(b)
Warris (1998b)
analysis

Mundadjini 1 1997 Petroleum exploration Amadeus Petroleum Fluorescence, conrmed by geochemical Spearhole Fm
(b)
Warris (1998a)
analysis

GSWA Vines 1 1999 Stratigraphic test GSWA Gas peaks equivalent to 10% methane in air Vines Fm Apak et al. (2002b)

GSWA Lancer 1 2003 Stratigraphic test GSWA Traces of bitumen and oil Hussar and Kanpa Fms Haines et al. (2004)
NOTES: (a) Unit distributed in the northwestern Ofcer Basin; equivalent to Buldya Group in the study area
(b) Unit distributed ind the northwestern Ofcer Basin; equivalent to the Townsend Quartzite in the study area
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Test-tube pyrolysis performed on sidewall samples
and cuttings indicated potential source rocks from various
depths between 945 and 3259 m. Further geochemical
analyses were carried out on ve sidewall samples (interval
30373259 m) and core samples (interval 3227.6
3286.6 m). The Western Australian Institute of Technology
(WAIT) analyses indicated moderate to good petroleum
source rocks in two samples from 3249.7 3259 m,
and poor to moderate petroleum source potential in one
sample at 3235 m (Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1981,
appendix 1). The analyses suggest that these samples are
within the oil window and did not reach the gas window,
which was estimated to start at an approximate depth of
3300 m. Parallel analyses of the same sidewall samples
and additional core samples were carried out in-house
by Shell (Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1981), and it
was suggested that the rocks are mostly post-mature for
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Figure 21. Seismic line 80-007, showing the location of Yowalga 3. See Figure 18 for location
oil. However, marginal generative potential for gas was
suggested for the sample at 3194.2 m, and only one sample
was considered to have possibly generated some oil (Shell
Company of Australia Ltd, 1981).
Subsequent geochemical analyses and maturity
modelling (Ghori, 2000, 2002) show similar results to
those obtained by WAIT (Shell Company of Australia
Ltd, 1981, appendix 1), indicating that only the lowermost
section (below 3300 m) is late mature to overmature for
oil generation.
The major reservoirseal pair found in Yowalga 3
(sandstone of the Hussar Formation and mudstone of the
Kanpa Formation) was breached by crestal faults, and
therefore the well is not considered a valid test. However,
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non-migration into the structures. The well may be in a
migration shadow, with lateral migration hindered by the
vicinity of west-northwesterly trending salt walls and/or
faults lubricated with salt along their planes. Although the
well did not penetrate a hydrocarbon-saturated reservoir,
the existence of potential mature, rather than overmature,
source rocks encouraged further exploration in the basin.
Kanpa 1A
Kanpa 1A petroleum exploration well was drilled by
Shell in 1983 to a TD of 3803 m. The well is located on
seismic line T82-042 at SP 4245 (Fig. 22a). Its primary
objectives were to assess the source, reservoir, and seal
potential of the lower Neoproterozoic succession, which
had not been penetrated previously by Yowalga 3, and
to investigate for possible hydrocarbon entrapment and
migration at that level. The well was drilled at a TWT dip
closure (Fig. 22b), as no unambiguous depth closure of
considerable size was dened at the Browne Formation
level (Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1983). Kanpa 1A
was located in an area of good-quality seismic data and
provided regional calibration for seismo-stratigraphic
interpretation and correlation in the basin.
Kanpa 1A was the rst well to fully penetrate the
Neoproterozoic evaporitic sequence. It reached TD in
a unit originally interpreted as the Townsend Quartzite
(Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1983). Grey et al. (in
prep.) suggested a possible Mesoproterozoic age for this
lowermost part of the section. The drilling of Kanpa 1A
failed to achieve its primary objective, as no sandstone
or carbonate beds of good reservoir quality were found
in the Browne Formation and underlying units. However,
it encountered very good sandstone reservoirs and
associated seals in the supra-salt sequence in the Steptoe
(average porosity 20%) and Hussar (porosity over 15%)
Formations.
Geochemical analyses of cuttings and sidewall
samples indicated that rocks with moderate to good source
potential were intersected between 3407 and 3412.2 m.
Further analysis has shown that these samples are mature
for oil generation (Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1983;
Ghori, 1998b; 2002).
Brown oil stains and uorescence were recorded in
sandstones of the Steptoe Formation between 1139 and
1183 m. Maximum intensity of the show is recorded at
1141.5 m, below a tight dolomite. The well was located
downdip of an anticlinal closure at the Steptoe Formation
level (Fig. 22c), and is not considered a valid exploration
test. The oil shows indicate a migration pathway through
the sequence.
Lungkarta 1
Lungkarta 1 was drilled by Shell in 1984 to a TD of
1770 m, and is located at SP 5120 on seismic line T82-057
(Fig. 23a). The primary objectives were stacked sandstone
reservoirs in the Kanpa and Hussar Formations, sealed
by intraformational shales and trapped in a northwest-
elongated, dip-closed anticline (Fig. 23b). The structure
was well dened seismically with no evidence of crestal
faults.
The stratigraphic section intersected by Lungkarta 1
was close to that predicted from the seismic data, with the
exception of the Steptoe Formation, which was completely
eroded. No faults or fractures were intersected at the crest
of the structure, making the well a valid test. The presence
of reservoirseal couplets in the supra-salt section was
conrmed. Sandstones of good reservoir quality were
intersected in the Kanpa Formation (average porosity of
14%, with a maximum of 24%) and Hussar Formation
(average porosity of 12.5%, with a maximum of 17.2 %).
Thin carbonate beds in the Kanpa Formation with log
porosities of up to 14.9% were also observed. No source
rocks were detected from geochemical analyses carried
out on samples from 1001.5 to 1720 m (Shell Company
of Australia Ltd, 1985).
The operator attributed the absence of hydrocarbons
to a lack of significant source rocks (Shell Company
of Australia Ltd, 1985). This had been the highest pre-
drill risk. Later maturity modelling (Ghori, 2000, 2002)
indicated that there may be mature source rocks at the
Browne Formation level in the Lungkarta area, but the
presence of source rocks with good generative potential
are yet to be conrmed. In addition, the complete absence
of oil and gas may be a result of the lack of migration into
the structure the trap is located between two regional
faults (Fig. 23a,b), which might have caused a migration
shadow.
Hussar 1
Hussar 1 was drilled to a TD of 2040 m in 1982 by
a consortium consisting of Eagle Corporation, News
Corporation, and Swan Resources. It was drilled as
stratigraphic test to obtain information on the stratigraphy
and hydrocarbon potential of the Neoproterozoic rocks
in the northwestern Ofcer Basin. The well was located
about 800 m east of the only seismic line (81-002) in the
area at that time. Seismic data from the later 198384
surveys conrm that Hussar 1 was not drilled on the crest
of the anticlinal structure, but rather on its western ank
(Fig. 24).
Hussar 1 intersected the top of Neoproterozoic
succession, interpreted as Lungkarta Formation by Grey
et al. (in prep.), at 101 m and drilled through the Wahlgu,
Kanpa, and Hussar Formations before reaching TD in
massive halite within the Browne Formation.
The well penetrated very good reservoir rocks in the
Hussar Formation. The wireline log evaluation indicates
that, within the interval 12941550 m, there are 100
130 m of sandstones with porosities ranging from 12% to
20.8%. The seal is provided by the claystone-dominated
sequence at the base of the Kanpa Formation (1125
1294 m). No signicant source rocks were encountered,
but the depositional model implies that potential source
rocks may have developed in an adjacent, deeper-water
depositional environment (Karajas and Taylor, 1983a;
Moors and Apak, 2002). The maturity measurements
indicate that, at present, most of the Neoproterozoic
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Figure 22. a) Seismic line T82-042, showing the location of Kanpa 1A on a TWT dip closure (see Figure 18 for location);
b) TWT structure map of base upper mobile salt (intra-Browne reector), after Shell Company of Australia (1983);
c) TWT structure map of base Steptoe Formation, after Shell Company of Australia (1983)
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Figure 23. a) Seismic line T82-057, showing the location of Lungkarta 1 on a dip-closed anticline (see
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Shell Company of Australia (1985)
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section is within the oil window. Karajas and Taylor
(1983a, appendix 14) suggested that maturity was probably
reached during the DevonianCarboniferous, which is
favourable timing for charging already existing structural
and stratigraphic traps.
Signicant gas shows and bitumen were encountered
in Hussar 1. Mud-gas chromatograph readings greater than
1000 ppm were recorded over the intervals 11401158 m
and 12001222 m. After an airlift drilling attempt at
1908 m, gases from methane to butane were recorded as
follows: 53 400 ppm methane, 2780 ppm ethane, 242 ppm
propane, and 80 ppm butane (Karajas and Taylor, 1983a).
Bitumens in shales were identied in the core sample from
1823.2 m and possibly in cuttings from the intervals 1410
1415 m, 15951600 m, and 16501655 m (Karajas and
Taylor, 1983a, appendix 14). The recorded hydrocarbon
shows are indicative of generation and possible migration
pathways in the area. Log evaluation indicated that
sandstones over the interval 11381195 m could possibly
contain hydrocarbons (3640% water saturation). Two
drill-stem tests were performed at that depth, but both
recovered only salt water.
Dipmeter measurements in Hussar 1 indicate that
the crest of the anticlinal structure is southeast of the
well location and that the well was drilled downdip on a
structural closure. Although this makes it a possible valid
test, the seismic data do not cover the southern end of the
closure (Fig. 24b), and thus breaching can not be ruled
out.
Dragoon 1
Dragoon 1 is a stratigraphic test drilled in 1982 by a
consortium consisting of Eagle Corporation, News
Corporation, and Swan Resources. The well reached TD at
2000 m, after drilling through about 1600 m of evaporites
of the Browne Formation. The well was drilled on seismic
line 81-004, close to Woolnough diapir (Fig. 25) in the
northwestern Ofcer Basin. The objectives of the well
Figure 25. Seismic line 81-004, showing the location of Dragoon 1 and the Woolnough
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were to provide information on the Neoproterozoic and
Phanerozoic successions, and to assess the potential for
source, reservoir, and seal rocks.
Dragoon 1 penetrated siliciclastic rocks of Phanerozoic
age before intersecting the top of the Browne Formation
at 407 m, and then drilled through anhydrite, claystone,
dolomite, and halite of this formation down to TD. The
well intersected potential reservoir rocks with log-derived
porosities of up to 27% at 330339 m and 382387 m
within the lower Paterson Formation. Dolomites in the
Browne Formation have low porosity due to inll of vugs
and fractures by evaporite minerals, and only a single
10-m thick interval has some reservoir potential (log-
derived porosity of about 10%; Karajas and Taylor,
1983b).
Geochemical analyses indicate poor source potential.
Vitrinite reectance equivalent indicates Neoproterozoic
rocks are late mature to overmature for oil, and that the
lower part of the Browne Formation is within the dry-gas
generation zone (Karajas and Taylor, 1983b; Ghori, 1998b,
2002)
A mud-gas chromatograph gas show was encountered
in the well with maximum methane values of 1%. Other
hydrocarbon gases up to pentane were recorded over the
interval 407935 m in the Browne Formation.
Browne 1 and 2
Browne 1 and Browne 2 were stratigraphic tests drilled in
1965 by a joint venture between Hunt Oil Company and
Placid Oil Company in the northeastern part of the western
Ofcer Basin, which was regarded as a frontier basin.
Browne 1 was located at SP 65 on seismic line 65-13C,
and Browne 2 at SP 105 on seismic line 65-15G, both
corresponding to gravity anomalies. Both wells drilled
through a relatively thin Phanerozoic succession and
intersected the top of the Browne Formation immediately
below the Permian Paterson Formation Browne 1 at
133 m (Fig. 26a), and Browne 2 at 262 m (Fig. 26b).
Both wells were drilled on the Browne salt wall and did
not intersect potential reservoirseal couplets. However,
both reported minor oil and gas shows in gas-cut mud and
uorescent cuts, which were conrmed by subsequent
core analyses (Jackson, 1966). The shows were recorded
from carbonate rocks with poor reservoir characteristics
in the Browne Formation at 134275 m in Browne 1, and
259262 m in Browne 2 (Jackson, 1966). Browne 1 was
resampled for potential source rocks, but no deposits with
TOC greater than 1% were reported (Townson, 1985).
There are no other data available for these two wells, but
the hydrocarbon shows indicate potential generation and
migration in the area.
Reservoirs
There are a number of potential reservoirs within the
Neoproterozic succession in the western Ofcer Basin.
These include intervals in the Browne, Hussar, Kanpa,
Steptoe, and Wahlgu Formations. In the overlying
Phanerozic sequences the Lennis Sandstone, Wanna
Formation, and Paterson Formation have good reservoir
characteristics (Fig. 3), but due to the lack of reliable
seals, they are not considered potential targets. Only the
reservoir characteristics of the Neoproterozoic formations
are discussed here.
Browne Formation
Within the Browne Formation, reservoir quality is
generally poor both in carbonate and siliciclastic rocks.
Clastic rocks are very fine grained, and analyses of
samples from GSWA Empress 1/1A and Yowalga 3
show that primary vugular and granular porosities within
carbonate rocks are occluded by in-filling evaporite
minerals. However, GSWA Lancer 1 intersected a
96-m thick sandstone unit at the top of the formation
(Lancer Member) with core porosities greater than 20%
(maximum 26%) and permeabilities over 1 Darcy, with a
maximum of 9.980 Darcy (Haines et al., 2004). In GSWA
Empress 1/1A, sandstones have permeabilities of up to
491 mD and 9.9% porosity. In contrast, dolomites show
poor reservoir potential. A single measurement shows
core porosities of up to 18% for dolomites at a depth
of 1301 m (Stevens and Apak, 1999, appendix 10), but
this was considered anomalous, and most likely a result
of dissolution of halite while taking the plug (Apak and
Moors, 2000a). In Yowalga 3, log porosities of 715%
were calculated for oolitic, argillaceous dolomites (Shell
Company of Australia Ltd, 1981).
Hussar Formation
Medium- to coarse-grained sandstones in the Hussar
Formation show very good to excellent reservoir
characteristics in most of the wells that intersected the
formation.
In GSWA Empress 1/1A, core analyses indicated
porosities greater than 15% and permeability greater than
100 mD, with a maximum of 2.69 Darcy (Stevens and
Apak, 1999, appendix 10). Sandstones with excellent
visual porosity (Fig. 27) were intersected in GSWA
Lancer 1. Core measurements confirmed porosities
greater than 20% and permeabilities of over 1 Darcy,
with a maximum of 5.660 Darcy (Haines et al., 2004).
Hussar 1 intersected about 100130 m of reservoir rock
with wireline-log-derived porosities of 12 20.8% over
the interval 12941550 m.
The three wells drilled by Shell reported log-derived
porosities as follows: up to 23% (average 15%) calculated
for a 183-m thick, poorly cemented sandstone in
Yowalga 3; up to 17.2% with an average of 12.5% for a
181-m thick sandstone unit in Lungkarta 1; and an average
of 12.1% for a 151-m thick sandstone unit in Kanpa 1A,
with a 34-m thick interval having porosities between 15%
and 20%.
In all of these wells the best reservoir properties for
the Hussar Formation are observed in the uppermost part
of the unit, where the sandstone reservoir beds are sealed
by the widespread, thick mudstone unit at the base of the
Kanpa Formation.
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Figure 26. a) Seismic line 80-011C, showing the location of Browne 1; b) seismic line 80-009, showing
the location of Browne 2. See Figure 18 for locations
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Kanpa Formation
The Kanpa Formation is characterized by a lower sand
content compared to the underlying Hussar Formation, and
sandstone beds typically do not exceed 30 m in thickness.
However, Lungkarta 1 intersected 57 m of sandstone with
an average log porosity of 14%, with a maximum of 23%
(Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1985). Although the
sandstones in the Kanpa Formation are not regarded as
a primary exploration target, together with the overlying
Steptoe Formation reservoir lithologies and the underlying
Hussar Formation sandstones, they can form a stacked
reservoir.
Carbonate rocks are more widespread in the Kanpa
Formation than in the overlying and underlying units, but
dolomitization did not considerably improve porosity or
permeability. In Lungkarta 1, a log porosity of 14.9% was
calculated for a 6.5-m thick dolomite bed, but typically
the values are less than 5% (Shell Company of Australia
Ltd, 1985). However, GSWA Lancer 1 is interpreted to
have intersected karstied carbonate rocks at the top of the
formation (Haines et al., 2004), which indicate that where
the formation has been partially eroded, karstication and
enhanced porosity could develop.
Steptoe Formation
The Steptoe Formation contains siliciclastic and carbonate
rocks with good to very good reservoir characteristics. The
formation has been intersected and differentiated from the
underlying Kanpa Formation only in Kanpa 1A, GSWA
Empress 1/1A, and possibly WMC NJD 1. On seismic
images, there is no prominent reector associated with the
boundary between these two lithostratigraphic units, and it
is possible the interpreted Kanpa Formation includes parts
of the Steptoe Formation.
Kanpa 1A intersected 128 m of sandstones of the
Steptoe Formation with average log porosities in excess
of 20%, (27.3% maximum). These were recorded at the
uppermost levels of the formation, where there were also
indications of oil throughout the interval 11391183 m
(Shell Company of Australia Ltd, 1983). In GSWA
Empress 1/1A, a single measured plug porosity of 23%
and permeability of 30 mD was recorded for sandstone at
a depth of 567 m, which was initially referred to as Kanpa
Formation in the well completion report (Stevens and
Apak, 1999; Apak and Moors, 2000a).
Log porosities in Kanpa 1A indicated that carbonate
rocks of the Steptoe Formation have poor reservoir
characteristics, with only a 1.1-m thick bed with average
porosity of over 10%. However, GSWA Empress 1A
intersected karstied carbonate rocks, about 21 m thick,
below the unconformity between the Steptoe and Wahlgu
Formations (Stevens and Apak, 1999; Apak and Moors,
2000a; Carlsen et al., 2003), representing a good example
of a potential karstic reservoir.
Both sandstones and carbonate rocks in the Steptoe
Formation are potential exploration targets, particularly
in areas where they can be reached at shallow depths
in the crests of drape anticlinal structures or in uncon-
formity traps, but a reliable regional top seal may be a
risk.
Wahlgu Formation
The siliciclastic, partially glacigene succession of the
Wahlgu Formation is a potential reservoir. In GSWA
Empress 1/1A, the formation (initially referred as Lupton
Formation Stevens and Apak, 1999) is about 200 m
thick, and consists of mainly sandstone and diamictite with
a number of mudstone beds about 5 m thick. Measured
core-plug porosities range from 10.9 to 32%, with an
average of 23.5%, and permeabilities range from 0.04 to
831 mD.
In GSWA Lancer 1, medium- to coarse-grained
sandstones intersected within the upper Wahlgu Formation
have porosities of 2224% and permeabilities reaching
10 Darcy. A porous coarse-grained to pebbly sandstone
from the interval 391397 m in GSWA Lancer 1 is an
artesian aquifer (Haines et al., 2004), suggesting that a
reservoirseal couplet at this level exists in this region.
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Figure 27. Photo of Hussar Formation sandstone with excellent visual porosity intersected in GSWA Lancer 1 (750 765 m)
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Seals
The Ofcer Basin succession contains halite, ne-grained
siliciclastic rocks, and tight carbonate rocks that are
effective regional and local seals for both oil and gas.
The widespread salt in the Browne Formation is an
excellent top seal for possible subsalt plays. Various-scale
halokinetic structures should form a reliable lateral seal for
structural and combined salt-related traps.
Shale units deposited on ooding surfaces provide
reliable intraformational seals for reservoirs in the Hussar,
Kanpa, and Steptoe Formations. The thick mudstone and
shale beds at the base of the Kanpa Formation reach a
thickness greater than 100 m and form a reliable top seal
for the major sandstone reservoir in the upper part of the
Hussar Formation. This reservoirseal couple is regionally
developed, can be easily correlated between wells, and
can be recognized on seismic images for over hundreds of
kilometres across the basin.
Diamictites and mudstones of the Wahlgu Formation
form intraformational seals for sandstone reservoirs
within the formation. They could also seal potential
accumulations within the Steptoe Formation or older
units. A leak-off test carried out on the Wahlgu Formation
in GSWA Lancer 1 indicated that diamictite is able to
take 2.67 SG mud weight (Haines et al., 2004). However,
diamictites are typically characterized by frequent facies
changes and would only act as a local seal.
Source rocks, maturation, and
petroleum generation
Most of the wells drilled in the western Ofcer Basin
encountered thin Neoproterozoic source rocks with
fair to good hydrocarbon-generating potential. With
the exception of the lowermost sections in Yowalga 3,
GSWA Empress 1A, and Dragoon 1, these rocks are not
overmature. Lean but organically rich beds are developed
in the Browne, Hussar, Kanpa, and Steptoe Formations
(Ghori, 2000, 2002). Pyrolysis-gas chromatography and
extract analysis show that the organic matter is mostly oil-
and gas-generating type-II kerogen. The maximum TOC
values of 6.64% were recorded in shales from mineral
drillhole NJD 1 (Ghori, 1998b, 2002) belonging to either
the Kanpa or Lefroy Formation (Hocking, 2003). Potential
source rocks with good organic richness and hydrocarbon-
generating potential were also intersected in GSWA
Empress 1A, Kanpa 1A, Yowalga 3, Throssel 1, Browne 1
and 2, Hussar 1, and the mineral drillhole LDDH 1.
Figure 28 summarizes the source-rock characteristics
from nine wells in the basin. In the north-northeastern
Figure 28. Source-rock characterization: a) petroleum-
generating potential, as a function of organic
richness versus potential yield, for samples
interpreted as reliable; b) type of kerogen as a
function of T
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parts of the basin, where the seismic data indicate the
Neoproterozoic section to be at its thickest, it is likely that
the source intervals are also thicker, but as yet there are no
wells deep enough to conrm this.
The maturation level of the Neoproterozoic source
rocks in the central western Ofcer Basin ranges from
immature to overmature (Fig. 29). Equivalent vitrinite
reflectance and Rock-Eval pyrolysis suggest that a
signicant section is presently within the oil window
(Ghori, 1998b, 2000, 2002). The analyses indicate that the
most-mature Neoproterozoic rocks are in the Salt-ruptured
Zone. This was the most subsided area during deposition,
and contained the thickest primary sedimentary section.
In the Thrusted Zone, the maturation levels vary from
mature (Browne, Hussar, and lower Kanpa Formations) to
immature (upper Kanpa and Steptoe Formations). Analyses
from GSWA Lancer 1 and GSWA Empress 1A indicate
that, along the Western Platform Zone, the Neoproterozoic
source rocks are immature to mature. In this area, there
is evidence of higher maturity levels in the underlying
Mesoproterozoic section based on analyses from GSWA
Trainor 1, GSWA Empress 1A, and drillhole WMC NJD 1
(Ghori, 1998b, 2002).
Fine-grained clastic rocks of Mesoproterozoic age are
also potential source rocks. The seismic interpretation
indicates that, in the Western Platform Zone, a thick
sedimentary section of probable Mesoproterozoic age
underlies the Neoproterozoic strata. Results obtained from
GSWA Trainor 1 suggest that this section contains thicker
and organically richer source beds than the Neoproterozoic
strata (Ghori, 1998a). Initially, the 225-m thick, organically
rich (TOC up to 3.65%) section intersected in this well was
attributed to the Neoproterozoic (Stevens and Adamides,
1998), but was later reinterpreted as the Mesoproterozoic
Quadrio Formation (Hocking et al., 2000). The section in
GSWA Trainor 1 is presently overmature for hydrocarbon
generation, but may have generated signicant volumes in
the past. Mineral drillhole OD23, located to the southwest
of GSWA Trainor 1, encountered bitumen and live oil in
dolomites of Mesoproterozoic age (Cooke, 1997; Stevens
and Carlsen, 1998), suggesting a Mesoproterozoic or older
source.
Basin modelling is poorly constrained due to the
limited data and insufficiently detailed dating of the
major tectonic and erosional events in the Neoproterozoic.
However, the modelling does indicate that the major
phases of oil generation in the Neoproterozoic succession
occurred during the latest Neoproterozoic, Cambrian,
and PermianTriassic (Ghori, 1998b, 2000, 2002). These
models demonstrate signicant variations in timing and
levels of maturation for the Browne, Hussar, Kanpa,
and Steptoe Formations. These variations depend on the
intensity of several tectonic events, of which the Areyonga
Movement and the Petermann Orogeny had the greatest
effect.
During the Neoproterozoic, parts of the Browne
Formation were deeply buried, particularly in the Salt-
ruptured Zone and northeastern Thrusted Zone, and
thus reached optimum maturation levels in which most
of its hydrocarbon-generative potential was exhausted.
During the same period the Hussar, Kanpa, and Steptoe
Figure 29. Measured maturity: a) as a function of
equivalent vitrinite reectance versus depth;
b) as a function of the Rock-Eval parameters
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Formations were not deeply buried, and retained generative
potential during later stages of subsidence. The maturation
of these formations increased in the Cambrian and
PermianTriassic. A signicantly thick (up to 2000 m in
Yowalga 3) Neoproterozoic section is presently within the
oil window (Fig. 30), although a major peak in the rate of
oil generation occurred during the latest Neoproterozoic,
and minor peaks occurred during the Cambrian and
PermianTriassic (Ghori, 2002; Carlsen et al., 2003).
Play types
In the western Ofcer Basin, structural, stratigraphic, and
combined traps have been identied in the Neoproterozoic
succession (Fig. 31). These are largely salt-related as a
result of widespread halokinetic deformation. Most of the
traps remain poorly tested or untested.
Structural plays
Drape folding in the supra-salt section is common in the
Salt-ruptured Zone, and creates four-way dip closures
above the salt diapirs and turtle structures. Such traps
are most prospective where both the Hussar and Kanpa
Formations are preserved at the crest of the structures,
providing a reliable reservoirseal couplet (Fig. 32a). The
possibility of multiple pay exists in areas where reservoirs
of the upper Kanpa Formation and Steptoe Formation
are present and dip-closed in the structures. These are
more likely to be developed in the Thrusted Zone and the
southwestern portion of the Salt-ruptured Zone. Drape
folding can provide four-way dip closures of signicant
size, but trap integrity may be breached by crestal faults.
Accentuated rollovers and drape closures over salt-
core structures (Fig. 32b) are the major trapping
mechanisms in the Thrusted Zone. Such traps are
prospective particularly where reservoir facies, such as
those in the Hussar and Steptoe Formations and possibly
upper Kanpa Formation, are present, forming stacked
reservoirs that may signicantly improve the trap volume.
The major risks associated with such traps include crestal
tensional faults and leaking cross-fault seals, particularly
for thrust faults with signicant throw.
Overhangs and the upturn of sediments on flanks
of diapirs and salt walls form prospective salt-
abutment traps (Fig. 32c). Traps beneath overhangs are
particularly prospective in the Salt-ruptured Zone, where
Hussar Formation sandstone beds are sealed laterally
by the salt wall, and the overhang provides the top seal
(Fig. 32d). The limited seismic data do not allow detailed
mapping of such traps, but they may be of considerable
size, as salt walls (e.g. the Browne salt wall) extend
laterally over tens of kilometres. These traps are typically
observed in the Salt-ruptured Zone, and the timing of
their formation is favourable with regard to hydrocarbon
accumulations, as their nal shape was possibly formed
at a late stage of basin evolution (assuming multiple
salt movements). Furthermore, these traps could be
charged from hydrocarbons generated after the end-
Neoproterozoic, or from secondary migration of breached
pools.
Combined structuralstratigraphic
plays
Traps related to enhanced porosity are possible above
both diapirs and salt-nucleated rollovers, where leaching
of soluble components such as halite and anhydrite
in sandstone and carbonate rocks results in extensive
secondary porosity, particularly at unconformity surfaces.
As indicated in GSWA Empress 1A and GSWA Lancer 1,
karst development in carbonate rocks within the Steptoe
and Kanpa Formations is also possible. These reservoirs
could be sealed by tight diamictite and mudstone of the
unconformably overlying Wahlgu Formation, although
there is the risk that this formation only acts as a seal
locally. Enhanced porosity traps are also possible at the
distal limb of rim synclines due to updip truncations away
from the diapir (Fig. 33).
Updip pinch-out traps are expected to be present in
the Western Platform Zone. Although the limited seismic
coverage in the area is inadequate to map these features,
they cannot be ruled out. It is possible that reservoir
horizons of the Buldya Group pinch out against the
western and southwestern anks of the basin and are
sealed above an unconformity by diamictite and mudstone
within the Wahlgu Formation. There is a high risk for
Figure 30. Present-day maturity cross section based on 2D
basin modelling (from Ghori, 2002)
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COMBINED STRUCTURAL-STRATIGRAPHIC PLAYS
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Figure 31. Play types in the central western Ofcer Basin
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salt-lubricated thrust and associated roll-over trap; c) seismic line T82-055, illustrating salt-abutment traps on the anks of a diapir; d) seismic line
80-011C, illustrating a hydrocarbon trap beneath salt overhang. See Figure 18 for locations
Base Table Hill Volcanics
Base Lungkarta Formation
Top Kanpa Formation
Top Hussar Formation
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trap integrity associated with this top seal due to common
facies changes and the likelihood that it only forms seals
locally.
Stratigraphic plays
Facies mapping is limited by insufcient seismic resolution
and well control. Nevertheless, intraformational facies
changes and associated plays are expected, particularly
in the Western Platform Zone, close to the basin margin,
where juxtaposition of reservoir and impermeable seal
rocks over relatively short lateral distances is possible both
in clastic and carbonate rocks. The early formation of such
traps is favourable with respect to hydrocarbon charge, and
the stable, almost structureless low-angled ramp geometry
of the area facilitates the maintenance of trap integrity over
extended periods.
Unconformities create the possibility for development
of erosive channels, which are most prominent at the
base of the Wahlgu Formation (Fig. 34). Some of the
channels may be of considerable size, but there is a high
risk associated with a reliable top seal. Lateral leaking and
thief-bed development is also possible due to the frequent
facies changes in the Wahlgu Formation.
Prospectivity
In the western Ofcer Basin only 13 wells have been
drilled by petroleum exploration companies, most of
which were programmed as stratigraphic wells and
cannot be considered as valid exploration tests. The four
deep stratigraphic tests drilled during the last decade by
GSWA were drilled along the margins of the basin, and of
these, only GSWA Lancer 1 is located on a seismic line.
However, these stratigraphic wells were fully cored, and
therefore signicantly improved the geological knowledge
of the basin and its petroleum potential. The reported
hydrocarbon shows from nine wells and three mineral
drillholes (Table 2) indicate generation and migration of
oil and gas through the system.
Lack of source rocks was considered the greatest
risk during earlier stages of petroleum exploration.
Recent geochemical analyses (Ghori, 1998b, 2000, 2002)
conrmed the existence of lean source intervals in the
western Ofcer Basin, even though identication of thick,
good-quality source rocks remains a major problem in the
region. Thin, but organic-rich source beds have been found
in the Browne, Hussar, Kanpa, and Steptoe Formations,
suggesting that favourable conditions for accumulation
of generative rocks existed during the basins evolution.
Thicker source intervals are possible in the thickest
Neoproterozoic section in the north-northeastern areas,
which have not yet been drilled. Maturity measurements
indicate that most of the Neoproterozoic source rocks have
not progressed far into the oil-generation phase, except for
the lowermost succession in the Salt-ruptured Zone. Thus,
mature source rocks are likely to be present in a large area
of the basin, with a considerable part of the succession
presently in the oil window. Maturity modelling (Ghori,
2000, 2002) suggests that there were major oil-generation
phases during the latest Neoproterozoic, Cambrian, and
PermianTriassic. This timing is considered favourable
with regard to trap formation, although the multiple salt-
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Conclusions
Seismic interpretation and mapping integrated with the
available well data show that halotectonics was the major
deformation mechanism in the central western Ofcer
Basin, and produced both regional and local structures.
The salt mobilization was greatest in the northern and
northeastern portion of the study area, resulting in
considerable thickness variations of the Browne Formation,
piercement through and erosion of the younger section, and
a variety of salt-related features. Most of the salt walls and
salt-associated thrusts exhibit compressional features and
are north-northwesterly trending, parallel to the structural
trends observed in the Paterson Orogen. Compressional
processes, associated with deformation in the adjacent
orogen, are probably the key mechanisms initiating the
salt mobilization. However, in the northeastern areas, with
a primary thicker sedimentary succession, the overburden
might have triggered the salt movement, which was further
enhanced by tectonism in the adjacent orogen. Each of
the post-Mesoproterozoic deformation events recorded
in the basin and Paterson Orogen probably contributed to
multiple salt movements, with peaks during the Areyonga
Movement and Petermann Orogeny.
The structural subdivision of the central western
Ofcer Basin has been rened into four zones, which
have been mapped throughout the entire area: Marginal
Overthrusted, Salt-ruptured, Thrusted, and Western
Platform Zones. Analyses of the structures within each
zone indicate that salt movement was greatest in the
northern areas, where the Woolnough and Madley diapirs
outcrop, and in the northeast, where the Browne salt wall
pierced through the entire Neoproterozoic succession. To
the south-southwest, salt structures are less prominent,
salt-related thrusts have smaller throws, and in the Western
Platform Zone, which is the farthest from the Paterson
Orogen, only minor local faults are observed with no
evidence of salt tectonics.
No hydrocarbon elds or signicant accumulations
have been discovered to date in the Western Australian
part of the Ofcer Basin. However, hydrocarbon shows
have been recorded in 12 wells and mineral drillholes,
indicating generation and migration of oil and gas in the
area. In the central western Ofcer Basin only 13 wells
have been drilled by petroleum exploration companies,
most of which were spudded as stratigraphic wells
and cannot be considered as exploration tests. To date,
Lungkarta 1 is the only well drilled that validly tested
a structure (at the Hussar Formation level), but the well
did not encounter any hydrocarbons. Hussar 1, although
programmed as a stratigraphic well, could also possibly
be considered a valid test at the Hussar Formation level
seismic mapping indicates the well was drilled downdip
on a TWT closure, and encountered a signicant gas show
and bitumen, but the seismic coverage is insufcient to
condently map the southern extension of the closure.
Thin, but organic-rich source intervals are present
in the Browne, Hussar, Kanpa, and Steptoe Formations,
indicating that favourable conditions for the accumulation
of generative rocks existed during the basins evolution.
Thicker source intervals may be present in the northeastern
region, where the thickest Neoproterozoic section is
mobilization events might have affected trap integrity, as in
some instances salt continued to move after the extrusion
of the Table Hill Volcanics. However, traps formed after
the deposition of the Table Hill Volcanics may retain
hydrocarbons generated during the PermianTriassic, or oil
and gas that remigrated from breached older pools. There
is also the possibility that Mesoproterozoic ne-grained
clastic rocks could be potential source rocks. The seismic
interpretation indicates that there is a thick sedimentary
succession of probable Mesoproterozoic age underlying
the Neoproterozoic strata. GSWA Trainor 1 intersected
organically rich (TOC up to 3.65%) source beds belonging
to this succession (Ghori, 1998a).
Sandstones in the supra-salt sequences have very good
to excellent reservoir characteristics, but carbonate rocks
are mostly dolomitized without development of signicant
porosity and permeability. The sandstones in the Hussar
Formation have the best reservoir parameters and are the
lowest-risk exploration objective, as the formation is sealed
over wide areas by the thick mudstone unit of the lower
Kanpa Formation. Carbonate rocks may be a very high risk
secondary target in areas of possible karstication, where
the Kanpa or Steptoe Formations have been eroded and
sealed above the unconformity by the Wahlgu Formation.
Structural, stratigraphic, and combined plays have been
identied in the western Ofcer Basin, largely forming as
a result of the intense salt tectonics. In the Salt-ruptured
and Thrusted Zones, drape folds, turtle structures, and
thrust-related rollovers could form interesting petroleum
targets, with the possibility of multiple pay. However,
these structures may be associated with the development
of crestal faults, which could breach trap integrity.
In the Salt-ruptured Zone, structural traps beneath salt
overhangs may have signicant potential, as they could
be of considerable size. The nal architecture of these
traps was probably created at the latest stage of the basins
evolution and may be charged with oil and gas generated
after the Cambrian, or with remigrated hydrocarbons from
older breached pools.
Traps related to enhanced porosity are possible above
diapirs and in salt-nucleated drag rollovers, where leaching
of soluble components and karstication can result in
extensive secondary porosity, particularly at unconformity
surfaces. Tight diamictite and mudstone in the Wahlgu
Formation provide the top seal, but could be a risk due to
frequent intraformational facies changes.
Stratigraphic plays have never been tested in the
western Officer Basin. Although these plays are best
considered as secondary exploration targets, they may
be particularly prevalent in the Western Platform Zone.
Within this zone, they could be reached at relatively
shallow depths, and trap integrity is more likely to be
preserved because the zone is not affected by halotectonics
or signicant structuring.
Neoproterozoic rocks are immature, or at best early
mature, for hydrocarbon generation in the Western Platform
Zone. However, as indicated by the results from GSWA
Trainor 1, potential stratigraphic plays in the area could be
sourced by the thick and organically rich Mesoproterozoic
succession underlying the Neoproterozoic strata.
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expected, although the area has not yet been drilled.
However, source rocks of signicant thickness and good
generative potential remain the highest risk for petroleum
exploration and are yet to be identied in the western
Ofcer Basin.
Maturity measurements indicate that most of the
Neoproterozoic source rocks have not progressed far
into the oil-generation phase, except for the lowermost
succession in the Salt-ruptured Zone. Thus mature source
rocks are likely to be present in a large area of the basin,
and a considerable part of the succession is expected to
be in the oil window. Maturity modelling suggests that
there was a major oil-generation phase during the latest
Neoproterozoic, and minor phases occurred during the
Cambrian and PermianTriassic, which is considered
favourable with regard to trap formation. However, the
preservation of potential pools charged at earlier stages
is signicantly risky because of multiple episodes of salt
mobilization. Seismic data indicate that salt continued
to move after the extrusion of the Table Hill Volcanics,
particularly in the northern and northeastern areas. Traps
formed at later stages of the basins evolution may retain
hydrocarbons generated during the PermianTriassic, or
oil and gas that remigrated from breached older pools.
The seismic interpretation revealed a thick sedimentary
succession, of probable Mesoproterozoic age, underlying
the Neoproterozoic strata. This succession contains
organic-rich, fine-grained clastic rocks of significant
thickness, which may have charged potential subsalt plays
at the earliest stages of the basins evolution. At later
stages such source rocks may have charged stratigraphic
and combined traps, particularly in the Western Platform
Zone, where the area was not signicantly affected by
halotectonics or structuring, and preservation conditions
are good.
A variety of structural, stratigraphic, and combined
traps, largely associated with the salt deformation, have
been identied in the western Ofcer Basin. Structural
closures above salt diapirs, turtle structures, and rollovers
are most prospective in the southwestern parts of the
Salt-ruptured and Thrusted Zones. These are of particular
interest in the areas where the permeable lithologies in
the Hussar, Kanpa, and Steptoe Formations form stacked
reservoirs. Although stratigraphic plays have never been
tested in the western Ofcer Basin, their potential could be
signicant in the Western Platform Zone, where they are
interpreted to be present at relatively shallow depths.
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Geophysical surveys acquired in the western Ofcer Basin
Survey name Type Line prex Km Date Operator Contractor Reference
Seismic
Babbagoola S.S. 2DRe B63 55 NovDec 1963 Hunt Oil Seismograph Serv. S120
Gibson S.S. 2DRe N83 544 SepNov 1983 News Petty-Ray S2449
Gibson North S.S. 2DRe GN81 84 JanFeb 1981 Swan Horizon S1769
Gibson South S.S. 2DRe GS81 22 Jan 1981 Swan Horizon S1770
GilesCarnegie S.S. 2DRe GC61 19 SepOct 1961 BMR BMR S3018
Hancock S.S. 2DRe N84 144 Feb 1984 News Petty-Ray Geophys. S2527
Lennis North S.S. 2DRe LN66 270 Oct 1965 Jan 1966 Hunt Oil Ray Geophysics S235
Mable Creek S.S. 2DRe /Refr MC62 224 MayAug 1962 Exoil Oil Namco S24
Ofcer 1980 S.S. 2DRe O80 1 250 OctDec 1980 Shell Horizon S1714
Ofcer 1981 S.S. 2DRefr O81 1 636 FebOct 1981 Shell Horizon & Petty Ray S1856
Ofcer 1982 (Phases 1 and 2) S.S. 2DRe T82 1 029 JanDec 1982 Shell Petty-Ray S2148
Ofcer 1982 (Phases 3 and 4) S.S. 2DRe T82 526 JanDec 1982 Shell Petty-Ray S2225
Ofcer 1982 (Phases 5 and 6) S.S. 2DRe T82 272 JanDec 1982 Shell Geosource S2264
Ofcer 1983 Vibroseis Experimental S.S. 2DRe OV83 14 July 1983 Shell GSI S2390
Salt Pan S.S. 2DRe N84 125 FebMar 1984 News Petty-Ray S2526
Traeger S.S. 2DRe N83 519 SepNov 1983 News Petty-Ray S2448
Warburton S.S. 2DRe/Refr W64 273 AprJul 1964 Hunt Oil Geophysical S161
Yowalga S.S. 2DRe Y66 495 Mar 1965 Jan 1966 Hunt Oil Ray Geophysics S187
Gravity
Breaden Gravity Survey Gravity 14 964 Apr 1963 Mar 1964 Hunt Oil Bell Bros/Hel. Util. S29
Cobb Gravity Survey Gravity na MayJun 1981 Balmoral S1811
GSWA Savory Basin Gravity Survey Gravity 13 600 JunAug 1995 GSWA Daishsat S10312
GSWA Waigen Sub-Basin Gravity Survey Gravity 2 730 Jun 1998 GSWA Geoterrex S10401
Lennis Gravity Survey Gravity na Apr 1963 Mar 1965 Hunt Oil S160
Wanna Mason Gravity Survey Gravity na May 1982 CRAE Geoterrex S2173
Magnetic
Aeromagnetic Interpretation Ofcer Basin Aeromag 10 585 MaySep 1961 Hunt Oil Adastra Hunting S28
Gibson Desert Aeromagnetic Survey Aeromag 32 421 MayJul 1965 Union Oil Aero Service S260
Neale Junction Ground Magnetic Survey Magnetic 565 Aug 1965 Hunt Oil Hunt Oil S233
Rawlinson Younge Ranges Aeromagnetic Survey Aeromag na Oct 1960 BMR S3017
SPA 1/1995-96 Aeromag 86 854 Dec 1995 Jan 1996 JNOC World Geoscience S10276
Westwood Aeromagnetic Survey Aeromag 15 000 Dec 1987 Lapp Res Aerodata S3236
Electron Spin Resonance
EP 380 KDLS Mk21 Airborne Survey ESR 33 Sep 1995 Amadeus WA & NT Oil Search S10371
NOTES: Reference: GSWA statutory petroleum exploration report reference number JNOC: Japan National Oil Company na: not available
2DRe: Two-dimensional seismic reection survey Lapp Res: Lapp Resources
2DRefr: Two-dimensional seismic refraction survey News: News Corporation Pty Ltd
Amadeus: Amadeus Petroleum NL Shell: Shell Company of Australia
Balmoral: Balmoral Resources Pty Ltd Swan: Swan Resources Pty Ltd
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Petroleum exploration and stratigraphic wells drilled in the western Ofcer Basin
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Name Operator Class Latitude Longitude Date GL (m) Rig Elev (m) TD (m) TD Formation Well Status Reference
Akubra 1 Amadeus NFW 2329'20.39"S 12122'41.58"E Nov 1997 530 530 181 Dolorite P&A no show S 20444
BMR Browne 1 BMR STR 2531'59.04"S 12516'34.89"E Jan 1972 540 540 121.92 Paterson Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Madley 1 BMR STR 2413'35.05"S 12420'54.84"E Jan 1972 470 471.20 207.60 Browne Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1974/194
BMR Neale 1A1B BMR STR 2818'13.08"S 12556'40.99"E Jan 1972 328 328 205.75 Lennis Ss P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Neale 2 BMR STR 2847'48.00"S 12549'12.00"E Jan 1972 270 270 74.80 Paterson Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Neale 3 BMR STR 2809'55.08"S 12549'16.99"E Jan 1972 335 335 38.10 Paterson Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Rason 1 BMR STR 2833'18.00"S 12347'36.00"E Jan 1972 475 475 68.50 Yilgarn Granite P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Rason 2 BMR STR 2833'13.16"S 12402'47.06"E Jan 1972 465 465 146.59 Yilgarn Migmatite P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Rason 3 BMR STR 2833'13.16"S 12402'47.06"E Jan 1972 485 485 74.70 Yilgarn Granite P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Talbot 1 BMR STR 2609'06.89"S 12632'35.01"E Jan 1972 445 445 33.10 Townsend Qz P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Talbot 2 BMR STR 2609'19.12"S 12632'24.93"E Jan 1972 445 445 13.70 Cainozoic P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Talbot 3 BMR STR 2609'33.16"S 12632'13.05"E Jan 1972 445 445 77.40 Lefroy Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Talbot 4 BMR STR 2609'45.05"S 12631'59.01"E Jan 1972 445 445 69.60 Lefroy Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Talbot 5 BMR STR 2609'55.01"S 12631'04.90"E Jan 1972 445 445 95.10 Wahlgu Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Throssell 1 BMR STR 2716'19.11"S 12424'34.99"E Jan 1972 385 385 198.12 Lungkarta Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Wanna 1 BMR STR 2821'59.02"S 12737'48.94"E Jan 1972 400 400 154.53 Paterson Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Warri 20 BMR STR 2404'55.04"S 12433'04.83"E SepOct 1972 520 521.20 265.48 Browne Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1974/194
BMR Westwood 1 BMR STR 2702'37.09"S 12449'10.97"E Jan 1972 450 450 85.34 Lungkarta Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Westwood 2 BMR STR 2707'15.09"S 12442'40.97"E Jan 1972 450 450 101.50 Lungkarta Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Yowalga 1,2,3 BMR STR 2650'04.00"S 12537'33.00"E Jan 1972 460 460 100 Paterson Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
BMR Yowalga 4 BMR STR 2649'58.89"S 12537'37.82"E Jan 1972 460 460 43 Paterson Fm P&A no show BMR Record 1975/49
Boondawari 1 Amadeus NFW 2331'05.57"S 12131'18.84"E OctNov 1997 490 490 1 367 Neoproterozoic P&A poor O show S 20442
Browne 1 Hunt Oil STR 2551'10.03"S 12549'02.89"E Sep 1965 453 455.40 387 Browne Fm P&A poor O&G show S 234
Browne 2 Hunt Oil STR 2555'55.03"S 12557'49.90"E Oct 1965 484 485.60 292.60 Browne Fm P&A poor O&G show S 234
Dragoon 1 Eagle et al. STR 2404'44.48"S 12433'02.91"E JulSep 1982 434 438 2 000 Browne Fm P&A poor G show S2185
GSWA Empress 1/1A GSWA STR 2703'08.37"S 12509'29.27"E JunAug 1997 461 461.40 1 624.60 Mesoproterozoic P&A no show GSWA Record 1999/4
GSWA Lancer 1 GSWA STR 2502'44.50"S 12345'20.70"E OctNov 2003 450 450 1 501.30 ?Mesoproterozoic P&A poor O show GSWA Record 2004/10
GSWA Trainor 1 GSWA STR 2431'36.80"S 12244'23.20"E Nov 1995 455 709 Mesoproterozoic P&A GSWA Record 1996/12
GSWA Vines 1 GSWA STR 2642'04.87"S 12815'07.72"E JulSep 1999 472 452 2 017.50 Vines Fm P&A fair G show GSWA Record 2001/18
Hussar 1 Eagle STR 2449'09.41"S 12422'38.77"E SepDec 1982 430 434 2 040 Browne Fm P&A fair G show S 2242
Kanpa 1A Shell NFW 2631'36.72"S 12536'56.58"E Dec 1982 Jun 1983 480 486.86 3 803 ?Mesoproterozoic P&A poor O show S 2281
Lennis 1 Hunt Oil STR 2717'00.12"S 12621'00.00"E SepOct 1965 415 417 615 Table Hill Volcanics P&A no show S 234
Lungkarta 1 Shell NFW 2604'38.38"S 12511'50.86"E SepNov 1984 404 411 1 770 Hussar Fm P&A no show S 2667
Mundadjini 1 Amadeus NFW 2327'13.52"S 12113'52.09"E Oct 1997 500 500 599 Neoproterozoic P&A poor O show S 20441
Yowalga 1 Hunt Oil STR 2610'12.00"S 12558'00.12"E Sep 1965 474 475 613 Lennis Ss P&A no show S 234
Yowalga 2 Hunt Oil STR 2610'12.00"S 12558'00.00"E Mar 1966 472.49 476.55 989 Kanpa Fm P&A no show S 281
Yowalga 3 Shell NFW 2608'58.16"S 12555'00.99"E Aug 1980 Jan 1981 475.55 482.65 4 196.50 Browne Fm P&A no show S 1709
NOTES: NFW: new eld wildcat or exploration well TD Formation: formation reached at total depth
STR: stratigraphic test P&A: plugged and abandoned
GL: ground level O: Oil
Rig Elev: rig elevation G: Gas
TD: total depth Reference: GSWA statutory petroleum exploration report reference and published BMR and GSWA Records
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The western Officer Basin is a frontier area for hydrocarbon exploration due to its
vast size, remoteness, and limited geological information, with, on average, one
petroleum exploration well drilled every 27000 km. Most of the well and
seismic data are in the central western Officer Basin an area of great
sedimentary thickness and structural complexity. This study
integrates, for the first time, all of the geophysical and
geological data in the central western Officer Basin
to produce subsurface structural and thickness
maps of the most prospective horizons. The
seismic interpretation indicates that halotectonics
was the major deformation mechanism and
formed a variety of hydrocarbon traps. This Report
provides post-mortems of petroleum exploration
wells and a thorough analysis of petroleum systems.
These are coupled with the seismic interpretation
results to identify prospective trends for potential
hydrocarbon accumulations in the western Officer Basin.

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Stratigraphic well
Seismic line
Mineral Drillhole
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Cartography by M. Maron
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004, Location map of seismic lines,
petroleum exploration and stratigraphic wells, and selected mineral exploration drillholes,
western Officer Basin, Western Australia, Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and
hydrocarbon potential of the central western Officer Basin, Western Australia
A. P. and R. P. : Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 1
in
by
SIMEONOVA IASKY
CLIVE BROWN MLA
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
Western
Geological Survey of
Australia
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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 1
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 1
SCALE 1:1 000 000
LOCATION MAP OF SEISMIC LINES, PETROLEUM EXPLORATION AND
STRATIGRAPHIC WELLS, AND SELECTED MINERAL EXPLORATION DRILLHOLES,
WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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REPORT 98 PLATE 2
CLIVE BROWN MLA
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
Western
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Australia
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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
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SCALE 1:750 000
Normal fault
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Petroleum exploration well
Officer Basin boundary
Two-way-time contour;
Contour interval = 50 msec
Reverse or thrust fault
Seismic line
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004,
, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central
western Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 2
Two-way time structure map of the near
base Neoproterozoic horizon
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TWO-WAY TIME STRUCTURE MAP OF
THE NEAR BASE NEOPROTEROZOIC HORIZON,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Cartography by M. Maron
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COBB RAWLINSON
BENTLEY SCOTT
TALBOT COOPER
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RASON NEALE
MINIGWAL PLUMRIDGE
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MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
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Geological Survey of
Australia
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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 3
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 3
SCALE 1:750 000
TWO-WAYTIME STRUCTURE MAP OF THE TOP
BROWNE FORMATION (NEAR TOP SALT) HORIZON,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Normal fault
Stratigraphic well
Petroleum exploration well
Officer Basin boundary
Two-way- time contour;
Contour interval = 100 msec
Reverse or thrust fault
Seismic line
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Cartography by M. Maron, T. Pizzi
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004, Two-way time structure map of the top
Browne Formation horizon, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central western
Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 3
(near top salt)
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MADLEY WARRI
HERBERT BROWNE
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STANLEY
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DUKETON
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EDJUDINA
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SG 51-2
CLIVE BROWN MLA
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
Western
Geological Survey of
Australia
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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 4
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 4
SCALE 1:750 000
TWO-WAY TIME THICKNESS MAP OF THE BROWNE FORMATION,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Normal fault
Stratigraphic well
Petroleum exploration well
Officer Basin boundary
Two-way-time contour;
Contour interval = 100 msec
Reverse or thrust fault
Seismic line
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Cartography by M. Maron
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004, Two-way time thickness map of the
Browne Formation, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central western
Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 4
in
by SIMEONOVA IASKY
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STUDY AREA
O F F I C E R
B A S I N
TABLETOP URAL
RUNTON MORRIS
WILSON WEBB
RYAN MACDONALD
MADLEY WARRI
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SF 52-13 SF 52-14
SF 51-11 SF 51-12
SF 51-15 SF 51-16
RUDALL
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GUNANYA
STANLEY
KINGSTON
DUKETON
LAVERTON
EDJUDINA
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SH 51-2
SG 51-6
SG 51-10
SG 51-14
SF 51-14
TRAINOR
SG 51-2
CLIVE BROWN MLA
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
Western
Geological Survey of
Australia
0 10 20 30 40 50
Kilometres
UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 5
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 5
SCALE 1:750 000
TWO-WAY TIME STRUCTURE MAP OF
THE TOP HUSSAR FORMATION HORIZON,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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Officer Basin boundary
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Reverse or thrust fault
Seismic line
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Cartography by M. Maron, T. Pizzi
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004, Two-way time structure map of the top
Hussar Formation horizon, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central western
Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 5
in
by SIMEONOVA IASKY
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RUNTON MORRIS
WILSON WEBB
RYAN MACDONALD
MADLEY WARRI
HERBERT BROWNE
ROBERT YOWALGA
THROSSELL WESTWOOD
COBB RAWLINSON
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Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
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UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 6
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 6
SCALE 1:750 000
TWO-WAY TIME THICKNESS MAP OF THE HUSSAR FORMATION,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Normal fault
Stratigraphic well
Petroleum exploration well
Officer Basin boundary
Two-way-time contour;
Contour interval = 50 msec
Reverse or thrust fault
Seismic line
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Cartography by M. Maron
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004, Two-way time thickness map of
the Hussar Formation, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central
western Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 6
in
by SIMEONOVA IASKY
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SHEET INDEX
STUDY AREA
O F F I C E R
B A S I N
TABLETOP URAL
RUNTON MORRIS
WILSON WEBB
RYAN MACDONALD
MADLEY WARRI
HERBERT BROWNE
ROBERT YOWALGA
THROSSELL WESTWOOD
COBB RAWLINSON
BENTLEY SCOTT
TALBOT COOPER
LENNIS WAIGEN
RASON NEALE
MINIGWAL PLUMRIDGE
VERNON WANNA
JUBILEE MASON
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SH 52-5
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SF 52-13 SF 52-14
SF 51-11 SF 51-12
SF 51-15 SF 51-16
RUDALL
SF 51-10
GUNANYA
STANLEY
KINGSTON
DUKETON
LAVERTON
EDJUDINA
SH 51-6
SH 51-2
SG 51-6
SG 51-10
SG 51-14
SF 51-14
TRAINOR
SG 51-2
CLIVE BROWN MLA
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
Western
Geological Survey of
Australia
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Kilometres
UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 7
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 7
SCALE 1:750 000
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Hussar 1
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Kanpa 1A
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APS20
TWO-WAY TIME STRUCTURE MAP OF
THETOP KANPA FORMATION HORIZON,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central
western Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 7
Two-way time structure map of the
top Kanpa Formation horizon, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia,
in
by SIMEONOVA IASKY
Cartography by M. Maron
T82-052
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SHEET INDEX
STUDY AREA
O F F I C E R
B A S I N
TABLETOP URAL
RUNTON MORRIS
WILSON WEBB
RYAN MACDONALD
MADLEY WARRI
HERBERT BROWNE
ROBERT YOWALGA
THROSSELL WESTWOOD
COBB RAWLINSON
BENTLEY SCOTT
TALBOT COOPER
LENNIS WAIGEN
RASON NEALE
MINIGWAL PLUMRIDGE
VERNON WANNA
JUBILEE MASON
SH 51-3
SH 51-7 SH 51-8
SH 51-4
SH 52-6
SH 52-2 SH 52-1
SH 52-5
SG 51-3 SG 51-4
SG 51-7 SG 51-8
SG 51-11 SG 51-12
SG 51-15 SG 51-16
SG 52-1 SG 52-2
SG 52-5 SG 52-6
SG 52-9 SG 52-10
SG 52-13 SG 52-14
SF 52-9 SF 52-10
SF 52-13 SF 52-14
SF 51-11 SF 51-12
SF 51-15 SF 51-16
RUDALL
SF 51-10
GUNANYA
STANLEY
KINGSTON
DUKETON
LAVERTON
EDJUDINA
SH 51-6
SH 51-2
SG 51-6
SG 51-10
SG 51-14
SF 51-14
TRAINOR
SG 51-2
CLIVE BROWN MLA
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
Western
Geological Survey of
Australia
0 10 20 30 40 50
Kilometres
UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 8
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 8
SCALE 1:750 000
TWO-WAY TIME THICKNESS MAP OF THE KANPA FORMATION,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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BMR Warri 20
Hussar 1
GSWA Lancer 1
BMR Browne 1
Browne 1
Browne 2
Lungkarta 1
Yowalga 3
Yowalga 12
BMR Talbot 15
Kanpa 1A
BMR Throssell 1
BMR Westwood 2
BMR Westwood 1
GSWA Empress 1/1A
BMRYowalga 1, 2, 3
BMRYowalga 4
Lennis 1
Normal Fault
Stratigraphic well
Petroleum exploration well
Officer Basin boundary
Two-way time Contour;
Contour interval = 50 msec
Reverse or thrust fault
Seismic line
Salt wall or diapir
Completely eroded
Kanpa Formation
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Cartography by M. Maron
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004, Two-way time thickness map of the
Kanpa Formation, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central
western Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 8
in
by SIMEONOVA IASKY
150
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8
1
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4
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T82-033S
O
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T81-007A
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T81-011_E
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-0
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T81-024A
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5
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0
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1
1
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80-008
8
1
-0
2
0
C
81-016
8
0
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0
2
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82-146
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2
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9
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5
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T82-061
81-005
80-007
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8
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80-003A
T82-202
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SHEET INDEX
STUDY AREA
O F F I C E R
B A S I N
TABLETOP URAL
RUNTON MORRIS
WILSON WEBB
RYAN MACDONALD
MADLEY WARRI
HERBERT BROWNE
ROBERT YOWALGA
THROSSELL WESTWOOD
COBB RAWLINSON
BENTLEY SCOTT
TALBOT COOPER
LENNIS WAIGEN
RASON NEALE
MINIGWAL PLUMRIDGE
VERNON WANNA
JUBILEE MASON
SH 51-3
SH 51-7 SH 51-8
SH 51-4
SH 52-6
SH 52-2 SH 52-1
SH 52-5
SG 51-3 SG 51-4
SG 51-7 SG 51-8
SG 51-11 SG 51-12
SG 51-15 SG 51-16
SG 52-1 SG 52-2
SG 52-5 SG 52-6
SG 52-9 SG 52-10
SG 52-13 SG 52-14
SF 52-9 SF 52-10
SF 52-13 SF 52-14
SF 51-11 SF 51-12
SF 51-15 SF 51-16
RUDALL
SF 51-10
GUNANYA
STANLEY
KINGSTON
DUKETON
LAVERTON
EDJUDINA
SH 51-6
SH 51-2
SG 51-6
SG 51-10
SG 51-14
SF 51-14
TRAINOR
SG 51-2
CLIVE BROWN MLA
MINISTER FOR STATE DEVELOPMENT
JIM LIMERICK
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Department of
Industry and Resources
DIRECTOR
TIM GRIFFIN
Western
Geological Survey of
Australia
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Kilometres
UNIVERSAL TRANSVERSE MERCATOR PROJECTION
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
REPORT 98 PLATE 9
Western Australia 2004
Map Grid of Australia Zone 51
HORIZONTAL DATUM: GEOCENTRIC DATUM OF AUSTRALIA 1994
REPORT 98 PLATE 9
SCALE 1:750 000
Normal fault
Stratigraphic well
Petroleum exploration well
Officer Basin boundary
Two-way-time contour;
Contour interval = 100 msec
Reverse or thrust fault
Seismic line
Salt wall or diapir
Compiled by A. Simeonova and R. Iasky
Edited by K. Blundell
Cartography by M. Maron
Published by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Digital and hard copies of this
map are available from the Information Centre, Department of Industry and Resources,
100 Plain Street, East Perth, WA, 6004. Phone (08) 9222 3459, Fax (08) 9222 3444
Web www.doir.wa.gov.au, Email geological_survey@doir.wa.gov.au
The recommended reference for this publication is:
SIMEONOVA, A. P., and IASKY, R. P., 2004,
,
Seismic mapping, salt deformation, and hydrocarbon potential of the central western
Officer Basin, Western Australia A. P. and R. P. :
Western Australia Geological Survey, Report 98, Plate 9
in
by
Two-way time structure map of the base
Table Hill Volcanics horizon, central western Officer Basin, Western Australia
SIMEONOVA IASKY
Dragoon 1
BMR Warri 20
BMR Madley 1
Hussar 1
GSWA Lancer 1
BMR Browne 1
Yowalga 3
Yowalga 12
BMR Talbot 15
BMR Throssell 1
BMR Westwood 2
BMR Westwood 1
GSWA Empress 1/1A
o
Yowalga 4
Lennis 1
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Kanpa 1A
BMRY walga 1, 2, 3
BMR
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Browne 2
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THE BASETABLE HILL VOLCANICS HORIZON,
CENTRAL WESTERN OFFICER BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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SHEET INDEX
STUDY AREA
O F F I C E R
B A S I N
TABLETOP URAL
RUNTON MORRIS
WILSON WEBB
RYAN MACDONALD
MADLEY WARRI
HERBERT BROWNE
ROBERT YOWALGA
THROSSELL WESTWOOD
COBB RAWLINSON
BENTLEY SCOTT
TALBOT COOPER
LENNIS WAIGEN
RASON NEALE
MINIGWAL PLUMRIDGE
VERNON WANNA
JUBILEE MASON
SH 51-3
SH 51-7 SH 51-8
SH 51-4
SH 52-6
SH 52-2 SH 52-1
SH 52-5
SG 51-3 SG 51-4
SG 51-7 SG 51-8
SG 51-11 SG 51-12
SG 51-15 SG 51-16
SG 52-1 SG 52-2
SG 52-5 SG 52-6
SG 52-9 SG 52-10
SG 52-13 SG 52-14
SF 52-9 SF 52-10
SF 52-13 SF 52-14
SF 51-11 SF 51-12
SF 51-15 SF 51-16
RUDALL
SF 51-10
GUNANYA
STANLEY
KINGSTON
DUKETON
LAVERTON
EDJUDINA
SH 51-6
SH 51-2
SG 51-6
SG 51-10
SG 51-14
SF 51-14
TRAINOR
SG 51-2

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