Geoscience Australia conducted a review of source rock and oil geochemical data in the offshore northern Perth Basin. The work supports the release of exploration areas W13-19 and W13-20 and includes well control from 5 wells on the Wittecarra Terrace and Houtman-1. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-16.
Use Cases
- Reassessing petroleum prospectivity based on geochemical data review
- Mapping offshore petroleum system extent based on the Hovea Member source rock
- Planning exploration activities for blocks W13-19 and W13-20
- Analyzing well data from the Wittecarra Terrace and Houtman Sub-basin
Strengths
- Well control is provided by 5 wells from the Wittecarra Terrace and Houtman-1
- The dataset is associated with a major integrated study by Geoscience Australia
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Review of source rock and oil geochemical data undertaken by Geoscience Australia
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:44:24.683733; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Offshore northern Perth Basin, including Houtman and Abrolhos Sub-basins