A reassessment of petroleum systems in the offshore northern Perth Basin conducted by Geoscience Australia. The work supports the release of offshore exploration areas W13-19 and W13-20, covering the Houtman and Abrolhos Sub-basins. The review includes geochemical data from source rock and oil, with well control from 5 wells on the Wittecarra Terrace and Houtman-1.
Use Cases
- Re-evaluating basin prospectivity based on source rock and oil geochemical data.
- Mapping offshore petroleum system extensions based on the typing of Cliff Head oil to the Hovea Member.
- Planning exploration activities for blocks W13-19 and W13-20 using integrated study findings.
- Analyzing well data from the Wittecarra Terrace and Houtman-1 for regional geological modeling.
Strengths
- Includes geochemical data review from a major integrated study by Geoscience Australia.
- Focuses on specific offshore exploration areas W13-19 and W13-20.
- References well control from 5 wells on the Wittecarra Terrace and Houtman-1.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on a specific Australian basin.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Review of source rock and oil geochemical data as part of an integrated study.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:51:56.238828; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Offshore northern Perth Basin, including Houtman, Abrolhos, Zeewyck, and Gascoyne Sub-basins.