Capricorn Basin Seismic Survey: Structure and Depositional Systems from 1989

A marine multi-channel seismic reflection survey comprising 2900 km of data acquired off southeast Queensland in December 1989. The Bureau of Mineral Resources conducted the research cruise to investigate the structure, stratigraphy, and petroleum potential of the Capricorn and northern Tasman Basins. The survey included ties to the Aquarius-1 and Capricorn-1A wells and collected sonobuoy refraction, gravity, magnetic, and bathymetric data.

Use Cases

• Modeling basin evolution based on syn-rift and post-rift sediment sequences described.
• Assessing petroleum resource potential based on the survey's stated design objective.
• Analyzing seismic stratigraphy based on the 0.5-1.0 s and 1.5 s twt sediment layers mentioned.
• Correlating regional geology by tying seismic data to the Aquarius-1 and Capricorn-1A wells.

Strengths

• Includes 2900 km of seismic data, providing significant spatial coverage.
• Integrates multiple geophysical data types: seismic, sonobuoy refraction, gravity, magnetic, and bathymetry.
• Provides ties to key regional wells (Aquarius-1 and Capricorn-1A) for calibration.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a 1989 survey; freshness should be verified for contemporary applications.
• The primary file format is HTML, which may not be a standard data format for direct analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Marine multi-channel seismic reflection survey conducted by the Bureau of Mineral Resources.

Time Range

Survey conducted in December 1989; data reflects Late Cretaceous to Recent geological periods.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:28:37.452385; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Capricorn Basin and margins of the northern Tasman Basin, off southeast Queensland, Australia.