Geology and petroleum potential of the Clarence-Moreton Basin, New South Wales and Queensland

Abstract

The Triassic to Jurassic Clarence-Moreton Basin presented many challenging problems when it was first proposed for study in the Onshore Sedimentary Basins Program of the Bureau of Mineral Resources. Covering about 27 000 km2, and containing up to 3 km of dominantly continental sediments, the basin was little understood before this study. The predominantly fluvial sediments include important cool measures. These were considered to be a potential hydrocarbon source, although there had been no up-to-date assessment of petroleum source rocks and petroleum potential. The main aim of the project was, therefore, to understand the evolution of the basin. A major research interest to be addressed during the project was the interaction of tectonics, climate and sea level, and its effect on patterns of sedimentation, sediment provenance, dispersal and composition in the basin. -from Editors Show more