GA0340: Seabed and Shallow Geology Survey of the Leveque Shelf, Western Australia

A May 2013 marine survey (SOL5754/GA0340) undertaken by Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science aboard the RV Solander. The survey collected seabed and shallow geological information from the Leveque Shelf, a sub-basin of the Browse Basin, to assess its CO2 storage potential. This research addresses key questions on the containment potential of the basin's proposed CO2 storage unit and the integrity of its regional seal.

Use Cases

• Identify potential gas or fluid seepage sites based on seabed evidence and fault mapping.
• Assess CO2 storage site suitability based on seabed and shallow geological features.
• Map seabed habitats and biota potentially associated with seepage features.
• Evaluate the integrity of the Heywood Formation seal unit for carbon containment.

Strengths

• Survey conducted by Geoscience Australia in collaboration with the Australian Institute of Marine Science, indicating authoritative data collection.
• Explicitly designed to support the Australian Government's National CO2 Infrastructure Plan (NCIP).
• Combines seabed mapping with concurrent deeper geological studies for integrated analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset scale are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Leveque Shelf survey area.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, Geoscience Australia, Australian Institute of Marine Science

Collection Method

Marine survey aboard the AIMS research vessel Solander.

Time Range

Survey conducted in May 2013.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 16:32:07.583251; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Northwest Shelf, Western Australia