Basement controls on fault development in the Penola Trough, Otway Basin, and implications for fault-bounded hydrocarbon traps

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 675-689

  Lyon, P J ^a   Boult, P J ^a,b   Hillis, R R ^a   Bierbrauer, K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b Government of South Australia   (Australia)

^c Origin Energy Australia   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basement fault; Fault reactivation; Fault seal; Otway Basin; Penola Trough; St George Fault

Indexed keywords

DISPLACEMENT; FAULTING; FORMATION MECHANISM; GRABEN; HYDROCARBON ENTRAPMENT; JURASSIC-CRETACEOUS BOUNDARY; RIFTING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; OTWAY BASIN; PENOLA TROUGH;

EID: 34347224723     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120090701305228     Document Type: Article

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