Calibrated prediction of hydrocarbon fluid type in frontier basins of Australia

Abstract

There is potential for a new oil province in Australia?s expansive and geological diverse EEZ with multiple oil fields having a value to the nation measured in $billion. To screen this large area requires appropriate technologies such as direct detection of leaking hydrocarbons or inferring the nature of petroleum systems from dredge samples or old exploratory wells. A common risk is that hydrocarbon charge and petroleum systems are not proven. Inclusions of oil in sedimentary grains detect migratory oil and can be used to deduce key parameters of petroleum systems that are critical for predicting the fluid type.