Shorter group intervals improve seismic data quality on the Roma Shelf, Queensland

Abstract

This paper presents the case history of Oil Company of Australia N.L.'s approach to improve seismic data quality in ATP 276P, a permit it has operated since 1980. The study area lies in the northern half of ATP 276P, and covers part of the Surat Basin and the Denison Trough. The main tectonic element in the area is the Roma Shelf (see Fig. 1). Seismic surveys were conducted previously using a dynamite source in 1980, 1983 and 1984.