Mereenie Sandstone

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Mereenie Sandstone is a significant geological formation in central Australia known for its hydrocarbon-bearing reservoirs and extensive outcrops within the Amadeus Basin.

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Mereenie Sandstone canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geological formation
sedimentary rock unit
stratigraphic unit
ageCharacteristic Paleozoic
color red-brown
contains reservoir-quality sandstones
country Australia
depositionalEnvironment aeolian
fluvial
diageneticFeatures cementation by carbonate
cementation by quartz
dissolution-enhanced porosity
economicSignificance major hydrocarbon reservoir in the Amadeus Basin
formsPartOf subsurface reservoir sequence of the Amadeus Basin
geologicalPeriod Devonian Period
surface form: Devonian
grainSize fine- to medium-grained
hasCommercialField Mereenie oil and gas field
hasOutcropsIn Glen Helen Gorge
surface form: Glen Helen area

Mereenie area
MacDonnell Ranges
surface form: West MacDonnell Ranges
hasResource crude oil
natural gas
hasStructuralSetting intracratonic basin
isMappedBy Geoscience Australia
Northern Territory Geological Survey
isReservoirFor hydrocarbons
lithology conglomerate
sandstone
siltstone
locatedIn Amadeus Basin
Central Australia
Northern Territory
namedAfter Mereenie area
overlies Horn Valley Siltstone
Pacoota Sandstone
partOf Amadeus Basin stratigraphy
playsRoleIn regional petroleum system of the Amadeus Basin
porosityType primary porosity
secondary porosity
region central Australia
thicknessCharacteristic variable thickness across Amadeus Basin
underlies Pertnjara Group
usedFor petroleum production

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Amadeus Basin geological region containsFormation Mereenie Sandstone
subject surface form: Amadeus Basin
Pertnjara Group overlies Mereenie Sandstone