
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Baillie, P.W. 
A1  - Jacobson, E.P. 
T1  - PROSPECTIVITY AND EXPLORATION HISTORY OF THE BARROW SUB-BASIN, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
JF  - The APPEA Journal
JO  - The APPEA Journal
Y1  - 1997
VL  - 37
IS  - 1
SP  - 117
EP  - 135
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/AJ96007 
N2  - The Carnarvon Basin is Australia&apos;s leading producer of both liquid hydrocarbons and gas. Most oil production to date has come from the Barrow Sub-basin. The success of the Sub-basin is due to a fortuitous combination of good Mesozoic source rocks which have been generating over a long period of time, Lower Cretaceous reservoir rocks with excellent porosity and permeability, and a thick and effective regional seal.A feature of Barrow Sub-basin fields is that they generally produce far more petroleum than is initially estimated and booked, a result of the excellent reservoir quality of the principal producing reservoirs.Structural traps immediately below the regional seal (the &apos;top Barrow play&apos;) have been the most successful play to date. Analysis of &apos;new&apos; and &apos;old&apos; play concepts show that the Sub-basin has potential for significant additional hydrocarbon reserves. 
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