Seismic Interpretation Data for Australia's Capel and Faust Offshore Basins

Approximately 6,000 km of 2D seismic data was acquired over the remote Capel and Faust basins offshore eastern Australia. Geoscience Australia collected and interpreted this data in 2006-2007 to evaluate the resource potential of these frontier basins. The record details the interpretation and complements the release of digital workstation files.

Use Cases

• Mapping basin structure and stratigraphy using interpreted 2D seismic lines.
• Integrating seismic interpretations with multibeam bathymetry data for seafloor morphology analysis.
• Correlating seismic horizons with shipboard gravity and magnetic line data for geophysical modeling.
• Identifying potential hydrocarbon traps and plays from interpreted seismic sections.

Strengths

• Approximately 6,000 km of industry-standard, 106-fold 2D seismic data provides dense coverage.
• Interpretations are complemented by ~24,000 km² of multibeam bathymetry and 11,000 line-km of potential field data.

Limitations

• Data is from a single acquisition campaign in 2006-2007, limiting temporal analysis.
• Interpretations are provided without the underlying scientific conclusions, which are published separately.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, via the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Acquired via industry-standard 2D seismic survey, supplemented by multibeam bathymetry and shipboard gravity/magnetic data collection.

Time Range

Data acquired late 2006 to early 2007.

Freshness

Data was acquired in 2006-2007, with the record last updated in 2026.

Geography

Capel and Faust basins, located in deepwater offshore eastern Australia on the Lord Howe Rise.