Palynology report on core and cuttings from eight wells in Amadeus Basin, NT. Waterhouse West No. 1, Orange No. 1, Tyler No. 1, West Mereenie No. 1, Mereenie No. 1, East Mereenie No. 2, Palm Valley No. 3, Palm Valley No. 1

Abstract

A palynological and source rock maturation study has been carried out on samples collected from the Bureau of Mineral Resources Core and Cuttings Laboratory. All the wells sampled are from the Amadeus Basin in the southern part of the Northern Territory.

The aim of the investigation was the examine Devonian formations to determine:

1. age of the formations;

2. presence and type of organic material;

3. degree of organic maturation by use of the Thermal

Alteration Index (TAl)

All the samples were processed using standard palynological maceration techniques, although the recovered organic matter was not stained so as to allow determination of TAls.