Petroleum Exploration Review for the Gippsland Basin, Australia

A review of petroleum exploration in the Gippsland Basin up to February 1976, providing an assessment of knowledge and future potential. The Australian Ocean Data Network published this document, which describes a basin containing over 300 million cubic meters of oil and 200 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves. The review was last updated on 2026-06-05.

Use Cases

• Assessing historical exploration maturity based on the review of activity up to 1976
• Evaluating remaining hydrocarbon potential based on descriptions of deeper geological levels
• Studying basin geology based on descriptions of sediment thickness and structural features like faulting and folding

Strengths

• Provides specific reserve estimates: over 300 million cubic meters of oil and 200 billion cubic meters of natural gas.
• Describes the basin's geological context, including sediment thickness of up to 4500 inches and structural history.
• Offers a temporal anchor with exploration reviewed up to February 1976.

Limitations

• The primary data format is PDF/HTML; underlying structured data (e.g., well logs, seismic lines) is not directly accessible.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data semantics must be inferred from the report.
• Freshness should be verified; the core review covers information up to 1976, despite a 2026 metadata update.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Review and synthesis of historical petroleum exploration activities.

Time Range

Exploration reviewed up to February 1976.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:31:48.950169; core document content is from 1976.

Geography

Gippsland Basin, located offshore in northeastern Bass Strait, Australia.