Significant potential exists in South Australia's Basins as exploration of new plays is at a relatively early stage.
A range of potential resource plays exist in South Australian basins, including shale gas, shale oil, tight gas and gas from coal, via deep coal seam gas (CSG), in situ gasification and surface syngas processes on mined coal. Exploration of these new plays is at a relatively early stage, however significant potential exists and research by explorers, the University of Adelaide and the Department of State Development to understand and evaluate new plays is progressing. Commercial recovery of gas from unconventional reservoirs requires detailed understanding of reservoir and regional geology, new fracture stimulation technologies and reservoir engineering.
