ReGenerating the Gippsland Basin

The Gippsland Basin in South-Eastern Australia has been producing hydrocarbons since the early 1960’s when several giant oil and gas fields were discovered. It can therefore be considered to be a mature area, where production rates have been declining for the last twenty years and, with diminishing reserves, new reservoirs are being sought to meet the energy supply needs in this region. Since the initial discoveries there has been limited seismic exploration in this area and recent developments in broadband imaging technology, tomography and Full-Waveform Inversion mean that the existing data sets can be significantly improved by reprocessing to help to regenerate this basin.