Seismic Interpretation Data for Capel and Faust Basins, Offshore Australia

Geoscience Australia's record details the interpretation of approximately 6,000 km of 2D seismic data acquired over the remote Capel and Faust basins in late 2006 and early 2007. The interpretations are provided in digital workstation formats and were complemented by multibeam bathymetry and gravity and magnetic data. This record is intended to support the evaluation of the resource potential of Australia's offshore frontier basins.

Use Cases

• Mapping subsurface geological structures based on interpreted 2D seismic lines.
• Integrating seismic interpretations with potential field data (gravity and magnetic) for basin analysis.
• Assessing the resource potential of Cretaceous rift basins within the Lord Howe Rise crustal ribbon.

Strengths

• Includes interpretation of approximately 6,000 km of industry-standard, 106-fold 2D seismic data.
• Complemented by approximately 24,000 km² of multibeam bathymetry and 11,000 line km of gravity and magnetic data.
• Interpretations are provided in digital formats (GeoFrame, Kingdom) suitable for professional workstations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Scientific conclusions from data integration are explicitly stated as beyond the scope of this record.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Acquired via seismic survey and subsequent scientific interpretation.

Time Range

Seismic data acquired late 2006 to early 2007; complementary data acquired late 2007.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 00:53:20.040654; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Capel and Faust basins, deepwater offshore eastern Australia, within the Lord Howe Rise.