Geoscience Australia's NCIP study assessed a 23,000 km² basin west of Perth for CO2 storage. The work confirmed the Gage Sandstone reservoir's suitability and provided a more accurate delineation of storage sites. This pre-competitive data addresses reservoir heterogeneity, seal integrity, storage capacity, and environmental baselines.
Use Cases
- Model reservoir heterogeneity for CO2 injection simulations based on the study's detailed characterization.
- Assess seal integrity and containment risks for storage projects based on the analysis of the South Perth Shale.
- Estimate practical storage capacity for the Gage Sandstone reservoir using the study's refined calculations.
- Establish environmental baselines for offshore CO2 storage projects based on the study's environmental assessment.
- Identify suitable storage sites within the Vlaming Sub-basin based on the study's more accurate delineation.
Strengths
- Study covers a specific 23,000 km² geographic area, the offshore Vlaming Sub-basin.
- Addresses four critical scientific issues: reservoir heterogeneity, seal quality, storage capacity, and environmental baseline.
- Confirmed the suitability of the Gage Sandstone reservoir for long-term CO2 storage.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the single basin study.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Integrated study undertaken by Geoscience Australia as part of the National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP).
- Time Range
- Study conducted between 2011 and 2014.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:24:06.027071; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Offshore Vlaming Sub-basin, southern Perth Basin, approximately 30 km west of Perth, Western Australia.