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Geological Survey of Victoria: Otway Basin

Airborne Gravity Survey - data acquisition
complete

Suzanne Haydon

To cite this article: Suzanne Haydon (2019) Geological Survey of Victoria: Otway Basin
Airborne Gravity Survey - data acquisition complete, Preview, 2019:199, 24-24, DOI:
10.1080/14432471.2019.1597671

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Published online: 10 May 2019.

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Geological Survey of Victoria: Otway Basin Airborne Gravity Survey - data
acquisition complete
The Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV)
has completed the data acquisition
phase of the Otway Basin Airborne
Gravity Survey in south west Victoria
(Figure 1). The survey is a key component
of the Victorian Gas Program, which is
a comprehensive program of scientific
research and related activities to assess
the potential for further discoveries of
onshore conventional gas and offshore
gas in Victoria.
CGG Aviation (Australia) Pty Ltd flew 32
000 line-km of Full Spectrum Falcon®
gravity gradiometry and magnetic data
at 500 m line spacing and 150–300 m
terrain clearance between August 2018
and January 2019. The survey was flown
using two fixed-wing aircraft (single
engine onshore, twin-engine offshore)
Figure 1.  Map showing preliminary free air gravity data from the Otway Basin Airborne Gravity Survey (pink = high, blue = low).
and included flying a common repeat
line and a test area, a block of 11 lines by
10 line-km, to verify that the two systems
were collecting equivalent data.
The GSV is pleased to report no accidents
or incidents associated with the survey,
with extensive community consultation
undertaken to facilitate flying near dairy
farms, racehorse stables and protected
marine mammal areas including whale
nurseries.
During the data acquisition phase a total
of 24 crew spent time in Warrnambool,
and the survey contributed approximately
$430 000 to the local economy.
The survey has resulted in the largest
airborne gravity dataset ever collected
in Victoria and provides superior quality
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gravity imagery in south west Victoria,
compared with pre-existing data.
Qualitative interpretations of the data will
infill and complement seismic datasets
in the Otway Basin, particularly over the
three-nautical mile zone around the
Otway coast where very little geological
data has been acquired previously.
The survey data will be released to the
public through the Earth Resources
website (www.earthresources.vic.gov.
au) in the first half of 2019. For more
information on the Victorian Gas Program
visit www.earthresources.vic.gov.au/
earth-resources/victorian-gas-program
or email vgp@ecodev.vic.gov.au.
Suzanne Haydon
Geological Survey of Victoria
Suzanne.Haydon@ecodev.vic.gov.au
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