Geochemical Overview of Gippsland Basin Hydrocarbon Accumulations

Gippsland Basin, Australia, contains significant hydrocarbon resources, with an estimated 16.5 TCF of gas and over 4 billion barrels of oil and condensate discovered by 2012. The dataset, presented at the AAPG/SEG 2015 conference, uses geochemical fingerprinting to analyze the origins and migration pathways of these resources. It is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Correlating hydrocarbon fluids to specific source rock units based on geochemical fingerprinting described.
• Modeling petroleum migration pathways between source and reservoir based on the described geochemical uncertainties.
• Assessing remaining exploration prospectivity, particularly in the eastern basin, using the described geochemical overview.
• Evaluating risks for potential carbon dioxide sequestration along the basin flanks based on the described petroleum systems understanding.

Strengths

• Provides specific resource estimates, including 16.5 TCF of gas and over 4 billion barrels of oil and condensate.
• Identifies specific geological formations and biozones (e.g., Anemone Formation, N. senectus biozone) where oil-source correlations have been established.
• Presents findings from a recognized industry conference (AAPG/SEG 2015).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified; the underlying analysis is from a 2015 presentation.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Geochemical analysis of reservoir fluids, presented at a conference.

Time Range

Data references discoveries up to 2012; analysis presented in 2015.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:18:49.625803; freshness should be verified

Geography

Gippsland Basin, Australia