Targeting oil and gas in the Perth Basin using an airborne gravity gradiometer

Recently there has been renewed interest in the hydrocarbon potential of the Perth Basin in Western Australia. Recent discoveries of gas have shown that there is a working hydrocarbon system within at least the northern and central parts of the basin. In most parts of the basin, modern seismic data is relatively scarce. In the current low oil price environment, explorers are looking for cost-effective ways of exploring and targeting seismic acquisition. Airborne gravity gradiometry is such a technique. It has been widely used in frontier basins to understand the basin architecture, sedimentary structure and planning of seismic acquisition.