What lies beneath – a review of frontier exploration for deep plays in the Bowen Basin

Recent coal seam gas to liquefied natural developments have revitalised the Bowen and Surat basins provided impetus explore further for plays with sufficient scale target both export domestic markets. Over last decade, several wells were drilled through Permian-age sediments in southern Basin stimulated assess commerciality of various tight formations. Thorough data collection included log, core, injection testing, observations from hydraulic fracturing operations diagnostics. These validated play while providing a picture reservoir in-situ stress conditions; however, challenges exist that will require studies. We summarise highlight key collected, review fracture treatments largely ineffective discuss implications these low-permeability, targets.