Australian Petroleum Accumulations reports

Amadeus Basin [PDF 9MB]

This report summarises information on the petroleum accumulations found in the Amadeus Basin up to 31 December 1985. It describes the basin's setting, structure and traps, reservoir and source rocks, nature of petroleum, and petroleum resources and developments.

Bass Basin [PDF 2 MB]

This report summarises information on the petroleum accumulations found in the Bass Basin up to 31 December 1985. It describes the basin's setting, structure and traps, reservoir and source rocks, maturation, nature of petroleum, and petroleum reserves.

Gippsland Basin [PDF 45MB]

This report summarises information on the petroleum accumulations found in the Gippsland Basin up to 30 June 1987. It describes the basin setting, structure and traps, reservoir and source rocks, nature of petroleum, and petroleum reserves and developments.

Adavale Basin [PDF 5MB]

This report summarises information on the petroleum accumulations found in the Adavale Basin up to 31 March 1987. It also describes the basin's setting, exploration history, structure and traps, reservoir and source rocks, nature of petroleum, and petroleum reserves and production.

Bonaparte Basin 2nd edition [PDF 7MB]

This report contains data on the 68 petroleum accumulations discovered in the Bonaparte Basin to December 2002. It provides summaries of the regional setting, evolution and stratigraphy of the basin and discusses the hydrocarbon habitat and development of the producing accumulations.

Otway Basin [PDF 3MB]

This report summarises technical information on the petroleum and non-petroleum accumulations found in the Otway Basin up to 31 December 1989. The report contains a brief overview of the geology of the Otway Basin and describes the location and significance of all known petroleum and other strategic non-petroleum gas accumulations.

Browse Basin [PDF 6MB]

This report summarises technical information on the petroleum and non-petroleum accumulations found in the Browse Basin up to 30 June 1991. The report contains a brief overview of the geology of the Browse Basin and describes the location and significance of all known petroleum accumulations.

Carnarvon Basin [PDF 12MB]

This report contains technical data on the 73 petroleum accumulations found in the Carnarvon Basin up to 30 June 1992. It summarises the petroleum geology and gives an overview of the development and production aspects of the basin.

Canning Basin [PDF 3MB]

This report contains technical data on the nineteen hydrocarbon accumulations discovered in the Canning basin to January 1993. It summarises the evolution of the basin, stratigraphy, exploration history, hydrocarbon habitat and development of the commercial accumulations.

Perth Basin [PDF 4 MB]

This report contains technical data on the twenty petroleum accumulations discovered in the Perth Basin to March 1994. It summarises the evolution of the basin, stratigraphy, exploration history, hydrocarbon habitat and development of the commercial accumulations.

Bowen and Surat Basins [PDF 2 MB]

This report contains technical data on the 187 petroleum accumulations discovered in the Bowen and Surat Basins to January 1997. It summarises the stratigraphy, exploration history, hydrocarbon habitat and evolution of the basins together with the development of the producing accumulations. All reserves data used in this report have been provided by the Queensland Department of Mines and Energy and are current to 30 June 1994.