GA302 Survey: Seismic Velocity Models for Capel and Faust Basins

A 2006/07 summer survey acquired seismic velocity data over the Capel and Faust Basins on the Lord Howe Rise. The work was conducted by Geoscience Australia under the Big New Oil initiative to support frontier petroleum acreage release. The dataset likely contains processed reflection, refraction, and stacking velocity information aimed at improving sediment thickness estimation.

Use Cases

• Model sediment thickness based on processed seismic reflection and refraction data.
• Evaluate petroleum prospectivity based on improved velocity and structural models.
• Analyze the geological structure of a continental fragment based on high-quality seismic data.

Strengths

• Data was acquired and processed to modern standards, as stated in the description.
• Survey was designed to address sparse previous data coverage in the region.
• Focus on a specific geographic area: the Capel and Faust Basins, Lord Howe Rise.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single survey in 2006/07; temporal coverage is limited.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Marine seismic reflection, refraction, and potential field survey GA302.

Time Range

Summer 2006/07

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 17:30:00.359209; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Capel and Faust Basins, Lord Howe Rise