Eromanga Basin
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The Eromanga Basin is a large Mesozoic sedimentary basin in central and northern Australia. It covers parts of Queensland, the Northern Territory, South Australia, and New South Wales, and is a major component of the Great Artesian Basin. The Eromanga Basin covers 1,000,000 km²[1] and overlaps part of the Cooper Basin.
The basin is made of sandstone, siltstone, mudstone, coal, shale, and red beds.[2] Two impact structures have been identified in the basin, Mount Toondina crater and Tookoonooka crater.
In Queensland and South Australia the Eromanga Basin has been explored and developed for petroleum production.[3] Commercial quantities of gas were first discovered in 1976 and oil in 1978.[1] The basin contains Australia's largest onshore oilfield, the Jackson oil field.[4] Moomba is the centre of South Australia's oil production in the basin.
The geology of the portion of the Eromanga Basin in New South Wales remains under-explored.[3]
See also[]
- Energy policy of Australia
- Geology of New South Wales
- Geology of South Australia
- Geology of Queensland
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Geothermal Energy: Eromanga Basin". Primary Industries and Resources SA. 17 September 2010. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Geology of the Northern Territory: Eromanga Basin". Department of Resources. 6 October 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Eromanga Basin - Geological Overview". NSW Department of Primary Industries. Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ Nigel Wilson (2 October 2007). "Innamincka's results fire share surge". The Australian. News Limited. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
External links[]
- Eromanga Basin geology, Northern Territory Geological Survey (accessed 2010-05-04)
- Great Artesian Basin Factsheet, Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Water (accessed 2007-10-27)
Coordinates: 26°S 140°E / 26°S 140°E
- Geology of Australia
- Sedimentary basins of Australia
- Natural gas fields in Australia
- Energy in South Australia
- Energy in Queensland
- Energy in New South Wales
- Energy in the Northern Territory
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