Spatiotemporal data analysis of seismic survey occurrence in the Cooper Basin

Abstract

The dataset was compiled by the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program from source data referenced within the dataset and/or metadata. The Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program seeks to understand the potential impacts associated with developing unconventional energy resources in key Australian basins. As a potential source of land use change, future seismic data acquisition may cause cumulative land change that may need to be quantified for such a holistic impact assessment. Given the extent of seismic exploration for conventional resources within the Cooper Basin, existing data could provide insight into survey parameters that may be representative of future surveys in the region. We perform an analysis of the historical seismic survey occurrence and acquisition parameters for the existing data in the Cooper GBA region. The spatio-temporal data analysis is used to derive a simple model that could be used as a forecasting tool for seismic survey parameters of interest (e.g. line kilometers) in a forward looking risk assessment.

Attribution

Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program

History

This presents a data analysis of the datasets: • Seismic survey 3D - QLD • Seismic survey 2D - QLD • South Australian 2D Seismic Lines • South Australia 3D Seismic Survey Areas • Petroleum well locations – Queensland • Petroleum well locations - South Australia