Area of tight shale and deep coal gas prospectivity

Abstract

This polygon outlines the cumulative prospective area of interest for three gas play types (shale, tight and deep coal gas) in the Cooper GBA region. As detailed in Lech et al. (2019), the area of interest for each play type was derived from the relative prospectivity maps using a cut-off value of 0.2. This value was chosen as it best represented the envelop around key wells targeting each play type. Significant overlap is present between the three play types.

Attribution

Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program

History

This polygon outlines the cumulative prospective area of interest for three gas play types (shale, tight and deep coal gas) in the Cooper GBA region. As detailed in Lech et al. (2019), the area of interest for each play type was derived from the relative prospectivity maps using a cut-off value of 0.2. This value was chosen as it best represented the envelop around key wells targeting each play type. Significant overlap is present between the three play types. Reference .

Lech ME, Wang L, Hall LS, Bailey A, Palu T, Owens R, Skeers N, Woods M, Dehelean A, Orr M, Cathro D and Evenden C (2019) Shale, tight and deep coal gas prospectivity of the Cooper Basin. Technical appendix for the Geological and Bioregional Assessment Program: Stage 2. Department of the Environment and Energy, Bureau of Meteorology, CSIRO and Geoscience Australia, Australia.