Browse Basin CO2 Storage and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity Assessment

Geoscience Australia's multi-purpose basin analysis integrates data from 60 wells and extensive 2D/3D seismic surveys. The research assesses CO2 storage potential and hydrocarbon prospectivity in the offshore Browse Basin on Australia's North West Shelf. It provides updated tectonostratigraphic frameworks, depositional environment models, and maps of petroleum systems.

Use Cases

• Identify prospective CO2 storage sites in the Cretaceous succession using integrated sequence stratigraphic analysis of well and seismic data.
• Analyze spatial distribution of reservoir, seal, and source rock sections from revised biostratigraphic data and depositional facies models.
• Model petroleum systems and play fairways to manage potential resource conflicts between hydrocarbon exploration and CO2 storage.
• Assess basin-scale storage potential by integrating pre-competitive data from airborne magnetic and marine surveys.

Strengths

• Analysis integrates data from 60 wells for sequence stratigraphic study.
• Utilizes an extensive set of industry and government 2D and 3D seismic reflection data.
• Research conducted under the National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP) and National Low Emissions Coal Initiative (NLECI).

Limitations

• Core data (seismic, well logs) is likely in proprietary PDF/HTML reports, not in a structured, machine-readable tabular format.
• Sample data and specific column definitions for quantitative analysis are unavailable.
• Findings are based on a specific basin analysis program; applicability to other regions may be limited.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Multi-purpose basin analysis integrating pre-competitive data from airborne magnetic surveys, marine surveys, and geochemical analysis of oils, gases, and rocks provided by industry.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Offshore Browse Basin, North West Shelf, Western Australia/Australian Commonwealth waters.