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L004 Northwest Cape, Carnarvon Basin Seismic survey, WA, 1951

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The seismic survey made by the Geophysical Section of the Bureau of Mineral Resources to assist in the search for oil in the Carnarvon (North-West) Basin of Western Australia. The seismic field work in the Carnarvon Basin was confined to one field season, i.e., from April to December 1951, and consisted of surveys on the Capa Range and Giralia Anticlines. Both refraction and reflection methods were used. The purpose of the seismic work was to determine if the structures at surface extended to depth and thus establish if a suitable site for a deep exploration drill hole exist. The seismic work has shown that seismic methods are applicable in the investigation of possible oil-bearing struotures in the Carnarvon Basin. It is clear from the results obtained on the Giralia Anticline, that investigation with a view to tile selection ot deep drilling sites cannot be carried out thoroughly without seismic surveys of selected areas.

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Title L004 Northwest Cape, Carnarvon Basin Seismic survey, WA, 1951
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/d461ee8a-993f-40f0-960a-23a4defec6ed
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Reference Period 01/04/1951 - 31/12/1951
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Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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      ],
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}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "L004 Northwest Cape, Carnarvon Basin Seismic survey, WA, 1951". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/l004-northwest-cape-carnarvon-basin-seismic-survey-wa-1951