Leveque Shelf Seabed Geology and Habitat Survey for CO2 Storage Assessment

An interpretative report details a 2013 marine survey of the Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Western Australia, conducted by Geoscience Australia and the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The survey gathered seabed and shallow geological information to assess CO2 storage potential and investigate evidence of gas or fluid seepage.

Use Cases

• Analyze seabed habitat and biota mapping to identify communities associated with potential seepage features.
• Correlate seabed geological information with deeper structural studies to assess containment potential for CO2 storage.
• Use survey findings on past or current gas seepage to evaluate the regional integrity of the Heywood Formation seal unit.

Strengths

• Report produced by authoritative national geoscience and marine science organizations.
• Survey designed to address specific questions on CO2 storage potential and containment integrity.
• Integrates seabed mapping with concurrent deeper geological studies for a multi-layered assessment.

Limitations

• Data is presented as interpretative reports (HTML, DOCX, PDF), not as structured, machine-readable tables or spatial files.
• Sample data and specific columnar features are unavailable, limiting direct analytical use.
• Findings are based on a single 2013 survey, with no indication of temporal updates or repeated measurements.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Marine survey undertaken in May 2013 on the AIMS research vessel Solander (survey SOL5754/GA0340).

Time Range

2013

Freshness

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Geography

Leveque Shelf, Browse Basin, Northwest Shelf, Western Australia