Three dimensional computational models of geological basin and hinterland evolution incorporating lithospheric mantle and surface processes

随着更容易开采的浅水石油储量接近枯竭，澳大利亚近海深水地区的石油勘探变得越来越重要。地质模拟是了解深水盆地的重要工具，地球物理成像技术是不太有效的。该项目将开发与了解地质盆地及其沉积物的发展和演变相关的3D计算模型。这些模型将与西北大陆架和南澳大利亚边缘潜在的澳大利亚盆地的现有近海数据相结合。

Petroleum exploration in deepwater areas offshore Australia is becoming increasingly important as more accessible, shallow water oil reserves near exhaustion. Geological simulation is an important tool for understanding deep water basins where geophysical imaging techniques are less effective. This project will develop 3D computational models relevant to understanding the development and evolution of geological basins and the sediments that fill them. The models will be integrated with available offshore data for potentially prospective Australian basins in the Northwest Shelf and the Southern Australian margin.