Carnarvon Basin
The Carnarvon Basin (English: Carnarvon Basin ) is a geological sedimentary basin in northwestern Western Australia that was formed when the North West Shelf of Australia was formed.
The mainland of the Carnarvon Basin covers an area of 115,000 km² and the offshore area about 535,000 km² with a water depth of up to 3,500 meters. The Carnarvon Basin is divided into two main areas, the Northern Carnarvon Basin and the Southern Carnarvon Basin.
The sedimentation basin is named after the 4th Earl of Carnarvon .
Northern Carnarvon Basin
The Northern Carnarvon Basin includes the Exmouth Plateau , Wombat Plateau (on the northern part of the Exmouth Plateau ), Investigator Sub-basin , Rankin Platform , Exmouth Sub-Basin , Barrow Sub-Basin , Dampier Sub-Basin , Beagle Sub-Basin , Enderby Terrace , Peedamullah Shelf and the Lambert Shelf .
The major sub-basins for oil production are around Dampier , Exmouth and Barrow Island .
Southern Carnarvon Basin
The Southern Carnarvon Basin includes the Gascoyne , Merlinleigh , Bidgemia and Byro Sub-basin and the Bernier Platform and is flanked east by the Archaean Pilbara Block .
literature
- Jonasson, Karina E. (2001): Western Australia atlas of petroleum fields. Volume 2. Perth, WA Dept. of Minerals and Energy WA Petroleum Division. ISBN 1-877065-00-5
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Geoscience Australia: Offshore Northwest Australia
- ↑ a b c Geoscience Australia: Carnarvon Basin (NCB)
Coordinates: 24 ° 48 ′ 24.1 ″ S , 115 ° 13 ′ 28.6 ″ E