Carnarvon Basin

The Carnarvon Basin is a geological basin located in the north west of Western Australia.^[1] This is the main geological feature that makes up the North West Shelf

The onshore part of the Carnarvon Basin covers about 115,000 km² and the offshore part covers approximately 535,000 km² with water depths up to 3,500 metres

It is separated into two major areas - the Northern Carnarvon Basin, and the Southern Carnarvon Basin.

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.^[2]

The main sub-basins for petroleum exploration in the basin have been Dampier, Exmouth and Barrow ^[3]

Southern Carnarvon Basin

The Southern basin consists of the Gascoyne, Merlinleigh, Bidgemia and Byro Sub-basins and Bernier Platform and is flanked to the east by the Archaean Pilbara Block. <^[2]

References

1. ^ http://www.ga.gov.au/oceans/rpg_OffNorthWestA.jsp for a regional perspective
2. ^ ^{a b} Geoscience Australia - Northern Carnarvon Basin (NCB)
3. ^ Geoscience Australia - Petroleum exploration (NCB)

Further reading

• Jonasson, Karina E.(2001) Western Australia atlas of petroleum fields. Volume 2. Perth, W.A. Dept. of Minerals and Energy W.A. Petroleum Division. ISBN 1877065005

External links

• Carnarvon Basin overview

Coordinates: 24°48′24″S 115°13′29″E / 24.80667°S 115.22472°E / -24.80667; 115.22472

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