North West Shelf province
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The North West Shelf province is a major offshore geological and petroleum-producing region along the northwestern continental margin of Australia.
Observed surface forms (5)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North West Shelf | 1 |
| North West Shelf Project | 1 |
| North West Shelf region | 1 |
| Northwest Shelf | 1 |
| Northwest Shelf marine region | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
offshore petroleum province
ⓘ
sedimentary basin system ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
North West Cape
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pilbara coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basementType | Precambrian crust ⓘ |
| contains |
Angel gas field
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Goodwyn gas field NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorgon gas field NERFINISHED ⓘ North Rankin gas field NERFINISHED ⓘ Pluto gas field NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheatstone gas field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| developmentType |
offshore platforms
ⓘ
subsea production systems ⓘ |
| dominantTectonicSetting | passive continental margin ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
major contributor to Australian LNG production
ⓘ
major contributor to Western Australia petroleum industry ⓘ |
| explorationMethod |
marine seismic surveys
ⓘ
offshore drilling ⓘ |
| exportRoute | LNG tankers ⓘ |
| geologicalAge |
Cenozoic
ⓘ
Mesozoic ⓘ Paleozoic ⓘ |
| governedBy | Commonwealth offshore petroleum legislation of Australia ⓘ |
| hasSubregion |
Bonaparte Basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Browse Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Carnarvon Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Offshore Canning Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ Roebuck Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hydrocarbonSystem | Mesozoic clastic reservoirs ⓘ |
| knownFor |
LNG exports
ⓘ
large offshore gas fields ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
northwestern continental margin of Australia ⓘ offshore Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainReservoirLithology | sandstone ⓘ |
| partOf | North West Shelf of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceType |
condensate
ⓘ
crude oil ⓘ natural gas ⓘ petroleum ⓘ |
| sealLithology | shale ⓘ |
| typicalWaterDepth | shallow shelf to upper slope ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
North West Shelf Project
this entity surface form:
Northwest Shelf
this entity surface form:
Northwest Shelf marine region
this entity surface form:
North West Shelf
this entity surface form:
North West Shelf region