Queensland geology series datasets open data portal. Comparing basin centred gas prospectivity in the bowen surat basin queensland, australia with the deep basin of western canada and the piceance basin of utah brad j. The basin contains much of the known permian coal resources in queensland including virtually all of the known mineable prime coking coal. Nature and source of carbonate mineralization in bowen basin. In addition to further defining the original extent of the bowen basin, this analysis provides new insights into the relationships between permiantriassic tectonic events and basin stratigraphy. Stratigraphic architecture and coal character of late. The average ash yield is low for most victorian brown coals being generally in the range 3 to % db for otway basin coals and less than 6% for gippsland basin brown coal. Coal measures with the burngrove formation in the central part of the bowen basin, the upper black alley shale or. Underground water impact report for the surat cumulative management area, department of natural resources and mines, september 2016 i contents. Hydrocarbon prospectivity of the cooper basin, australia. A relative ages of sedimentary basins in queensland, australia, including the galilee basin and. Most of our publications are free to download online. In mid 2011, evidence of a continuing mining boom was provided by state government figures which showed more than 50 mining projects are under consideration in the bowen basin.
The geology of queensland book and map are available to purchase in hardcopy or as a pdf on dvd. Geology is a popular optional subject due to its rational nature and scoring ability. Production operator, driller, operator and more on. Sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and reservoir. Explain the origin of magma it relates to plate tectonics. It is modular, so particular outcrops can be included based on specific training requirements.
The lower permian and early upper permian coalfields of. Geological setting of australasian coal deposits research online. Sequence stratigraphic interpretation of bowen and surat basin successions, taroom region, queensland the taroom area of the bowen and surat basins fig. An excellent summary of the geology of most australian coal deposits.
Regional geology 2000 townsville hinterland spatial data format. This central queensland area is between latitudes 250 and 260 sand longitudes 1490 and 1500 30e, within the mundubbera and taroom sheet areas. The basin also hosts a range of unconventional gas play types, including basincentered gas and tight gas accumulations, deep dry coal gas associated with the patchawarra and toolachee formations, and the murteree and roseneath shale gas plays. Pdf late permian plant megafossils from the bowen basin. Sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and reservoir characterisation field course.
Bowen basin coal wast e materials, international journal of coal geology 2016, doi. This major coalproducing region contains one of the worlds largest deposits of bituminous coal. The bbgg also host the bowen basin symposium once every five years. Pdf biogenic methane production from bowen basin coal waste. Anyone with an interest in bowen basin geology in particular, and coal geology in general is welcome and membership is free. Increased production at key mines in the basin has help to offset the. Underground water impact report for the surat cumulative. It was named for the bowen river, itself named after queenslands first governor, sir george bowen. To have access to the event registration you need to be a member of the club membership is free and sign up is quick and easy sign up now. The coalbed methane cbm in the northern bowen basin, australia was explored by mgc resources australia pty. Pdf lithostratigraphic units in the bowen and surat basins. The bowen basin contains the largest coal reserves in australia. Mgcra from 1990 to 1995 in order to confirm the volume and cost of cbm as a raw. Pdf burial and exhumation history of the galilee basin, australia.
It has a maximum sediment thickness of about 10 000 metres concentrated in two northtrending depocentres, the taroom trough to the east and. In contrast, deformation in the northern bowen basin was distributed in a. Mgcra from 1990 to 1995 in order to confirm the volume and cost of cbm as a. It was not until 1973, when bembric 1973k et subdivide al. The sedimentology, sequence stratigraphy and reservoir characterisation field course runs over approximately one week in southeast and central queensland. Aug 11, 2019 the geology of queensland can be subdivided into several regions with different histories.
Influence of basement structures on in situ stresses over the. Describe how the bowens reaction series relates mineral crystallization and melting temperatures. Regional bowen basin structure regional bowen basin solid geology regional burdekin river structure regional burdekin river surface geology regional cape york peninsula structure regional cape york peninsula surface geology regional carpentariakarumba basins structure regional carpentariakarumba basins surface geology. Jun 23, 2015 these data provide a significant contrast to the observations within the bowen and sydney basin stress provinces. The petrogenesis of the mesozoic rocks, bowen region.
The basin contains much of the known permian coal resources in queensland including virtually all of the known mineable. Dec 21, 2016 the bowen basin is generally oriented north. Sep 15, 2019 the bowen basin contains the largest coal reserves in australia. The foreland, early permian to middle triassic bowen basin of eastern queensland occupies about 160 000km 2, the southern half of which is covered by the surat basin. The bowen basin geologists group bbgg is a notforprofit special interest group of the geological society of australias gsa coal geology group cgg. Geology of queensland wikimili, the free encyclopedia. The pennsylvanianmiddle triassic cooper basin is australias premier conventional onshore hydrocarbonproducing province. Subsequently, in the middle permian to late triassic, the bowen basin was transformed into a foreland fold. The polygons in this dataset are a digital representation of the distribution.
Bbugs bowen basin underground geotechnical society. The colours will fade on exposure to strong light australia 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 105 110 115 120 125 5 140 145 150 155 160 165 170 175 180. It has a maximum sediment thickness of about 10 000 metres concentrated in two northtrending depocentres, the taroom trough to the east and the denison trough to the west. Moisture in the otway basin coals the port phillip and torquay basins is generally lower than that of gippsland basin coals being usually below 60%. Most of the basins open cut and underground coal mines are located in the north. Scheibnersproposed tectonic model, based partly on theworkofmurray 1990,hadan initial igneousrifting. Green and others published lithostratigraphic units in the bowen and surat basins, queensland find, read. Bureau of mineral resources, australia, bulletin 166. Along the east coast is a complex of palaezoic to cainozoic rocks while much of the rest of the state is covered by cretaceous and cainozoic rocks. Queensland murraydarling basin deep sediments of the bowen.
Upsc geology optional syllabus pdf download geology ias. Regional geology 1970 burdekin river spatial data format. The geology of the bowen and galilee basin coalfields ausimm. Permeability increase in bowen basin coal as a result of. Map showing the location of bowen basin in relation to australia geoscience australia. By the end of this chapter, students should be able to. The bowen basin is located approximately 500 km to the north figure 2b and is a type 1 stress province with a mean s hmax orientation of 14n hillis et al. The bbgg was formed for coal geologists and associated disciplines to engage in topical discussions about the challenges and opportunities associated with our field in the industry.
Pdf biogenic methane production from bowen basin coal. Bowen and surat basins, clarencemoreton basin, sydney basin, gunnedah basin and other minor onshore basins, qld, nsw and nt, canberra, bureau of resource sciences, australian petroleum accumulations. Regional geology 1985 bowen basin spatial data format. Geology of the mt carlton highsulfidation epithermal deposit, ne queensland, australia. The bowen basin coalfields contains the largest coal reserves in australia. Hamilton eds proceedings bowen basin symposium, geological society australia inc coal geology group, brisbane. The bowen basin geologists group bbgg is a not for profit organisation run by volunteers from across industry, research and consulting. Bbugs is the bowen basin underground geotechnical society based in the bowen basin in queensland, australia. The data provide an interpretation of the extent of the rock units and the. Chappell1 key centre for the geochemical evolution and metallogeny of continents, department of geology, australian national univerisity, canberra 0200. The economically significant seams in the bowen basin fall into four age groups, two in the lower permian and two in the upper permian. Bowen basin geologists group geological society of australia.
Comparing basincentred gas prospectivity in the bowensurat. Geology geological formations of the bowen basin are mainly comprised of alternating layers of sandstones, shale, tuff, siltstones and mudstones from the permian to triassic sediments formed 252 to 541 million years ago with a thickness extending below 9000 m ogia, 2016. The basin had 48 operational coal mines in august 2011. The big miners increased production at bowen basin mines in last quarter of 2016, despite deinvestment and shutdowns. The bowen basin coal mines casei kirsty ruddock, principal solicitor, environmental defenders office nswii in june 2005, the wildlife preservation society of queensland proserpinewhitsunday branch known as wildlife whitsunday, represented by the environmental defenders office of northern queensland, started a david and. Bbugs is a society where geotechnical engineers can share experience in a friendly environment. Sequence stratigraphic interpretation of bowen and surat. The petrogenesis of the mesozoic rocks, bowen region, queensland, and changes of tectonic setting from 145 to 100 ma. The queensland government is opening more land in the coalrich bowen basin for exploration to fuel the next round of mining jobs. Students willing to appear in the geology optional paper are suggested to follow the syllabus accordingly. Petroleum geology of offshore basins acreage release offshore.
The bbgg meet quarterly at different mine sites and. Ratio of vitriniteinertinite liptinite and mineral matter free of the coal seams in studied. Coal deposition in the galilee basin did not commence until late in the lower per mian and persisted into the upper permian. It has been running for over 30 years and has a great history and general guidelines click here. Evidence from fission track analysis of thermal events in a. Pdf permian nonmarine strata in the southern bowen basin, queensland, australia, yield. Coal seam gas is also found along a broad fairway in the walloon coal measures of the surat basin. The bbgg meet quarterly at different mine sites and hold a 1day meeting that consists of topical presentations followed by a mine site tour. The springbok sandstone and westbourne formation are generally. As a result, the drawdown generated by vertical wells is insufficient to develop a productive drainage area. Once your account is activated you will be able to register your place at our upcoming networking events. It occurs within an aucuendowed metallogenic province in the northern bowen basin. Oresomeresources provides free educational resources and teacher professional development to assist the teaching and learning of minerals and energy. A precambrian basement is found in the north west and cape yo.
157 1048 1414 657 717 1361 1470 3 768 1442 593 1518 952 133 1300 1376 783 147 1233 1234 1197 861 221 955 1022 374 1496 42 634 960 175 1279 837 708 723 1548 641 680 1473 966 678 728 971 405 631 695 151 1322 922 234