A regional assessment of geological CO2 storage potential conducted by Geoscience Australia between 2013 and 2015. The study integrated data from over 60 wells, regional 2D and 3D seismic surveys, and potential field data to evaluate storage plays in the Cretaceous succession. Results indicate Lower Cretaceous basin margin and Upper Cretaceous confined submarine fan plays are potentially more prospective for CO2 storage.
Use Cases
- Mapping CO2 storage play fairways based on the revised tectonostratigraphic framework
- Risk assessment for geological storage based on common risk element maps for each supersequence
- Evaluating conflicts between CO2 storage and hydrocarbon exploration based on reservoir depth range and fault distribution analysis
- Regional structure modeling based on updates to deep faults and Cenozoic collision events
Strengths
- Integrated analysis using data from over 60 wells and multiple seismic surveys
- Focus on a proven hydrocarbon province with significant gas and condensate reserves
- Assessment includes constraints like reservoir depth range, fault distribution, and hydrocarbon resource conflicts
Limitations
- Metadata completeness is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Pre-competitive data acquisition and geological studies funded under the National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP)
- Time Range
- Study conducted between 2013 and 2015
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 00:22:41.492580; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Browse Basin, offshore northwest Australia