Geoscience Australia evaluated the Gage Sandstone and South Perth Shale for long-term CO2 storage as part of the National CO2 Infrastructure Plan. The assessment used seismic data to identify widespread fault reactivation and potential hydrocarbon seepage anomalies. The study highlights spatial variability in seal quality and fault reactivation history for both petroleum exploration and CO2 storage.
Use Cases
- Assessing containment risk for CO2 storage based on identified fault reactivation.
- Evaluating seal quality for geological formations based on seismic anomaly analysis.
- Correlating seismic data features with potential hydrocarbon seepage for exploration.
- Informing site selection for carbon capture projects based on spatial variability assessments.
Strengths
- Produced by Geoscience Australia, a national geological authority.
- Analysis is part of the structured National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP).
- Focuses on specific geological formations: the Gage Sandstone and overlying South Perth Shale.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data files are in PDF, DOCX, and HTML formats, which may require extraction for analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network, aggregating data from Geoscience Australia.
- Collection Method
- Seismic data analysis and geological evaluation.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-04 23:37:31.663869; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Offshore Vlaming Sub-basin, Australia.