Kidson Sub-basin

Gravity map of the recently acquired seismic line in the Kidson Sub-basin from Kiwirrkurra to Marble Bar.

Geoscience Australia acquired deep crustal seismic reflection data in the Kidson Sub-basin (southern Canning Basin) between mid-June and late August 2018 to better understand the subsurface geology of this highly prospective region.

The Exploring for the Future team collected a single 872km seismic line from Kiwirrkurra to Marble Bar. This is one of the longest seismic lines acquired in Australia and will significantly increase our understanding of the regions geology and unlock potential resources.

The objective of this project is to image the geological features deep below the surface to better understand the location and scale of potential energy, mineral and groundwater resources. This data will accelerate our understanding of the region's geological evolution and identify geological terrains with greater resource potential. Preliminary results show the data are of excellent quality and image a variety of previously unknown features.

Outputs

• Download the processed seismic data package
• Raw seismic data is available on request from clientservices@ga.gov.au - Quote eCat number 128284
• Gravity data

Collaboration

The Kidson Sub-basin project was undertaken in collaboration with and co-funded by the Geological Survey of Western Australia. Experienced seismic contractor, Geokinetics Pty Ltd, has been engaged to undertake the data collection.

Exploring for the Future Roadshow

• Exploring for the Future in the Canning Basin The Kidson Sub-basin seismic survey, Waukarlycarly-1 stratigraphic well and Centralian Super Basin well correlation study, Carr, L.K.
• Regional petroleum systems visualised in the EFTF Data Discovery Portal, MacFarlane, S.K.

Exploring for the Future Extended Abstract Volume

• Present-day stresses of the Canning Basin, WA. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Bailey, A.H.E., Henson, P. 2020.
• Gas systems in the onshore Canning Basin as revealed by gas trapped in fluid inclusions. Record no issues. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Boreham, C.J., Edwards, D.S., Sohn, J.H., Palatty, P., Chen, J.H., Mory, A.J. 2020.
• Tectonostratigraphic evolution of the Centralian Superbasin (Australia) revealed by three-dimensional well correlations. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Bradshaw, B. 2020.
• Kidson Sub-basin seismic survey and Waukarlycarly 1 stratigraphic well: an acquisition program for evaluating Canning Basin petroleum systems. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Carr, L.K., Edwards, D.S., Southby, C., Henson, P., Haines, P.W., Normore, L., Zhan, A., Brooks, D., MacFarlane, S., Boreham, C.J., Grosjean, E., Mory, A.J., Wang, L., Gunning, M-E. 2020.
• Onshore Basin Inventory: building on Geoscience Australia’s precompetitive work program with Exploring For The Future – the McArthur, South Nicholson and Canning basins. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Carr, L.K.
• Australian source rocks, fluids and petroleum systems – a new integrated geoscience data discovery portal for maximising data potential. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Edwards, D.S., MacFarlane, S., Grosjean, E., Buckler, T., Boreham, C.J., Henson, P., Cherukoori, R., Tracey-Patte, T., van der Wielen, S.E., Ray, J., Raymond, O. 2020.
• Deep northern Australian 2D seismic reflection surveys. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Fomin, T., Holzschuh, J., Costelloe, R.D., Henson, P. 2020.
• Generation of high-quality data for energy, minerals and groundwater by Geoscience Australia’s laboratories. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Jarrett, A.J.M., Thun, C., Champion, D.C., Boreham, C.J., Main, P.T., Waltenberg, K., Schroder, I.F., Bastrakov, E.N., DiBugnara, D.L., Long, I., Chen, J., Hong, Z., Sohn, J., Jinadasa, N., Palatty, P., Webber, S., Webster, T., Byass, J., Gilmore, S., Williamson, A., Tubby, J., Long, R., Linehan, B., Magee, C. 2020.
• Exploring for the Future: Kidson Sub-basin seismic interpretation. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Southby, C., Carr, L.K., Henson, P., Haines, P.W., Zhan, A., Anderson, J.R., MacFarlane, S., Fomin, T., Costelloe, R. 2020.

Data & Publications

• Well log data analysis and interpretation on the pre-Carboniferous succession in Waukarlycarly 1, Canning Basin, Western Australia. Geoscience Australia, Canberra. Wang, L., Edwards, D. S., Bailey, A., Carr, L. K., Boreham, C. J., Grosjean, E., Anderson, J., Jarrett, A. J. M., McFarlane, S., Southby, C., Carson, C., Khider, K., Palu, T., Henson, P.  2021.
• Kidson Sub-basin seismic interpretation, October 2019
• Petrography of samples from Waukarlycarly-1: Report for Geoscience Australia, 2020
• Petrography and seal capacity of a diamictite from Waukarlycarly 1: Report for Geoscience Australia, 2020
• Magnetic susceptibility and bulk density data from Waukarlycarly 1, Canning Basin, Australia, Grosjean, E., Edwards, D.S., Boreham, C.J., DiBugnara, D., Buckler, T. 2020
• Rock-Eval pyrolysis data from Waukarlycarly 1, Canning Basin, Australia, Grosjean, E., Edwards, D.S., Boreham, C.J., Hong, Z., Chen, J., Jinadasa, N., Buckler, T. 2020
• Rock-Eval pyrolysis data from wells of the Canning Basin, Australia, Grosjean, E., Edwards, D.S., Boreham, C.J., Hong, Z., Chen, J., Jinadasa, N., Buckler, T. 2020
• Geochemical composition of natural gases from the onshore Canning Basin, Australia, Edwards, D.S., Grosjean, E., Boreham, C.J., Mory, A., Hong, Z., Jinadasa, N., Sohn, J., Buckler, T., Collaery, I. 2020
• Fluid inclusion gas analysis on cores and cuttings from Canning Basin wells, WA: Part 1, Boreham, C.J., Sohn, J.H., Chen, J. H. 2020
• Waukarlycarly 1 petrophysical testing program data release, Canning Basin, Australia, Jarrett, A.J.M., Bailey, A., Dewhurst, D., Esteban, L., Kager, S., Monmusson, L. 2020
• Chemostratigraphy of Kidson 1, Willara 1 and Samphire Marsh 1, Canning Basin, Western Australia, Forbes, A., Sullivan, N., Grosjean, E., Edwards, D.S. 2020
• Chemostratigraphy of Waukarlycarly 1, Canning Basin, Western Australia, Forbes, A., Sullivan, N., Grosjean, E., Edwards, D.S. 2020

Conference papers and presentations

Australian Exploration Geoscience Conference (ASEG)

• Exploring for the future: Kidson Sub-basin seismic interpretation. Southby, C., Carr, L. K., Henson, P., Haines, P., Zhan, A., Anderson, J., MacFarlane, S., Formin, T., Costelloe, R. 2019.

The following Destructive Analysis Reports are available from WAPIMS:

• Report on Source Rock Type, Maturation Levels and Hydrocarbon Potential of a Suite of Samples from Waukarlycarly-1, Canning Basin, Western Australia. Report prepared for Geoscience Australia. Energy Resources Consulting Pty Ltd, 2020.
• Organic Petrology and Maturation of Sample Suites from Frankenstein-1, Kidson-1, Munro-1, Nicolay-1, Patience-2, Samphire Marsh-1, Willara-1, EPT2289, RUD0007 and RH140 Wells from The Canning Basin – Western Australia. Report prepared for Geoscience Australia. Energy Resources Consulting Pty Ltd, 2020.
• A Stratigraphic Reconstruction of Bulk Volatile Chemistry from Fluid Inclusions in Waukarlycarly 1. Report prepared for Geoscience Australia. FIT, 2020.

Related information

• A major data acquisition program for the Exploring for the Future program has been undertaken in the South Nicholson Basin region.