Geochemistry of Dew Point Petroleum Systems, Browse Basin, Australia

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1 Geochemistry of Dew Point Petroleum Systems, Browse Basin, Australia D.S. Edwards 1, E. Grosjean 1, T. Palu 1, N. Rollet 1, L. Hall 1, C.J. Boreham 1, A. Zumberge 2, J. Zumberge 2, A.P. Murray 3, P. Palatty 1, N. Jinasdasa 1, K. Khider 1 and T. Buckler 1 1 Geoscience Australia, Canberra 2 GeoMark Research Ltd, Houston 3 Murray & Partners, Perth AOGC Fremantle 3-5 December 2016

2 Browse Basin Hydrocarbon Distribution Le Poidevin et al., 2015, Australian Petroleum Accumulations Report 7 Browse Basin, Record 82545

3 Project Aim, Workflows & Results High-grade areas with increased (liquids-prone) prospectivity, specifically within gazetted acreage New geochemical analyses; Constructing a petroleum systems model Identified 4 dew-point petroleum systems 2016 Acreage Release

4 Extent of Mesozoic Petroleum Systems Heywood Graben Westralian &/or 3+2 E Cretaceous + EM Jurassic Echuca Shoals SR oil & gas + Plover gas; EchucaS. reservoir Westralian 2/3 Caswell Jurassic-Cretaceous wet gas Vulcan Fm Brewster Mbr Westralian Heywood Jurassic oil & gas Plover/Vulcan coals Nome Rollet et al., 2016, A regional assessment of CO 2 storage potential in the Browse Basin, Record Westralian 1 Early Middle Jurassic gas Plover Plover Fm

5 Extent of Mesozoic Petroleum Systems Heywood Graben Westralian &/or 3+2 E Cretaceous + EM Jurassic Echuca Shoals SR oil & gas + Plover gas; Echuca reservoir Westralian 2/3 Caswell Jurassic-Cretaceous wet gas Vulcan Fm Brewster Mbr Westralian Heywood Jurassic oil & gas Plover/Vulcan coals Nome Westralian 1 Early Middle Jurassic gas Plover Plover Fm Rollet et al., 2016, A regional assessment of CO 2 storage potential in the Browse Basin, Record

6 Sources of Hydrocarbons Scott Reef 1 Open marine Biodegraded Marine Fluvio-deltaic No data Source & reservoir rocks Westralian 1 E-M Jurassic gas Plover Plover Fm Westralian 2/3 Jurassic wet gas Vulcan Brewster mbr Westralian &/or E Cret oil & gas + Jurassic gas Echuca Shoals Echuca S./Jamieson

7 Bulk Fluid Composition; Gas Chromatograms nc 21 Gwydion-1 Cornea nc 25 Pr nc 18 Ph #10262 UCM nc 32 #10170 UCM n-alkanes C 16 C 34 max C 21 n-alkanes removed Pr/nC 17 = 2.21 Pr/nC 17 removed Pr/Ph = 2.90 Pr/Ph removed Prominent UCM Prominent UCM

8 Bulk Fluid Composition; Gas Chromatograms North Scott Reef-1 condensate API gravity nc 10 Caswell-2 oil 47 API gravity (gas/condensate with higher HMW compounds) nc 11 nc 13 nc 7 nc 13 nc 8 nc 17 nc 17 Pr Pr Ph nc 26 nc 28 #922 # n-alkanes C 5 C 32 max C 10 Pr/nC 17 = 0.22 Pr/Ph = 2.99 n-alkanes C 5 C 32 max C 11 Pr/nC 17 = 0.51 Pr/Ph = 2.94 CPI = 1.52 CPI = 1.58 Ideal CGR = 12 bbls/mmscf

9 Sources of Hydrocarbons: Gases neo-pentane is resistant to biodegradation Grosjean et al., 2016

10 Yampi Shelf biodegraded gases with enriched 13 C signatures Sources of Hydrocarbons: Gases Evidence for mixing in n-alkane-specific 13 C isotopic signatures Crux Gases with enriched 13 C signatures Gases with intermediate 13 C signatures Gases with depleted 13 C signatures neo-pentane is resistant to biodegradation Yampi Shelf accumulations believed to contain J10-J20 (Plover) gas & K20-K30 (Echuca Shoals Fm) light oil

11 Sources of Hydrocarbons: Fluids List of (significant) parameters Early Cretaceous Echuca Shoal Fm ( light oil ) + Plover (gas) SR L. Jurassic-E. Cretaceous Vulcan Fm SR Coaly SR Jurassic Plover /Vulcan Fm Early-Middle Jurassic Plover Fm D/E SR Bulk 13 C sats, aroms C 19 /C 23 tricyclic terpanes C 22 /C 21 tricyclic terpanes C 24 /C 23 tricyclic terpanes C 24 tetracyclic / C 23 tricyclic terpanes C 27 tetracyclic / tricyclic terpanes C 28 /C 30 hopane C 29 /C 30 hopane C 30 diahopane / C 30 hopane C 31 22R/C 30 hopane Sterane/hopane %C 27 :C 28 :C 29 αββ steranes 20S C 27 βα diasterane 20S / C 27 ααα sterane 20R C 27 Ts/Tm & C 29 Ts/Tm Pr/Ph not discriminatory & biodegraded Updated from Edwards & Zumberge, 2005 AOGC Freemantle, 2016

12 Bulk Carbon Isotopes depleted enriched Ichthys Brewster Mbr Caswell Marine Terrestrial Biodegradation Crux Kronos Scott Reef Torosa, Brecknock depleted enriched

13 Source Parameters: Steranes and Terpanes Browse Basin Oil/Condensate Families Terrestrial Calliance Biodegradation Octans Libra Brecknock Scott Reef & N. Scott Reef Marine Ichthys AOGC Fremantle 2016

14 Caswell least mature Ichthys most mature, Scott Reef Trend Plover-gases, increasing maturity from SW to NE Aromatic Hydrocarbon Maturity Parameters Libra Octans Kronos-1 Increasing maturity North; Scott Reef Trend Torosa (Scott Reef & N. Scott Reef) Dinichthys N. 1 Gorgonichthys 1 Kronos Crux Brecknock South Calliance

15 Gas Wetness and API gravity with Depth Browse Basin Oil/Condensate Families Crux 47º Scott Reef Torosa, Kronos Ichthys Brewster Mbr, ~50 wetter gases 55º Gorgonichthys 1, Dinichthys N.1 Kronos Mature, driest gases

16 Saturation Pressure (Psat) Indicates Dew Point Systems Dew point Bubble point Global empirical phase behaviour?drilling fluid contamination Adele Browse fluids

17 Browse Gases are Typically Undersaturated Reservoir fluids at Psat = condensate Crux Calliance Torosa Overpressure at Argus Mature, driest gases Zephyros, Kronos, N. Scott Reef Trend

18 Saturation Pressure (Psat) Indicates Dew Point Systems North; Scott Reef Trend Psat (dew point), psi Adele-1, Caswell Sub-basin Echuca Shoals Fm source South Scott Reef Trend Plover Fm source & increasing maturity

19 Saturation Pressure (Psat) Indicates Dew Point Systems Psat (dew point), psi Adele-1 Note: No gas at Caswell no CGR; API = 47

20 Regional Sources of Petroleum Fluids: Summary Bard 1 Elang West 1 Laminaria Corallina Bard 1 Elang West 1 Montara Montara Laminaria Corallina

21 Conclusions Geochemical signatures provides new insights into the petroleum prospectivity Unaltered fluids have high API & CGRs; plot on dew point pressure curve Characterise 4 dew point petroleum systems comprising condensate & gas families; Plover (J10-J20) sourced gas is pervasive both laterally & vertically; maturity trends Vulcan (J50-K10) locally sourced wetter gases in the Brewster Mbr Echuca Shoals (K20-K30) sourced gas and condensate/ light oil Difficult to determine an Early Cretaceous Echuca Shoals end-member: Gas at Adele. Mixture at Caswell. Yampi Shelf accumulations contain biodegraded oil + Plover-sourced gas Plover/Vulcan (coal) sourced gases Crux, Heywood Graben Jurassic-Cretaceous source rocks are typically gas-prone, with some liquids potential Regional correlations to other liquids-rich accumulations

22 Acknowledgements GA GA Repository: Jamie Lankford GSWA Repository: Paul Paul Stephenson GeoMark: Kendra Imbus, Greg Getz GA GA Laboratories: Junhong Chen, Ziqing Hong, Neel Neel Jinadasa Resources Division Resources Division Image: Noble Clyde Boudreaux development drilling of Prelude courtesy of Shell Australia Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) With the exception of the Commonwealth Coat of Arms and where otherwise noted, this product is provided under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.

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