Southern Bonaparte Basin Upper Permian Stratigraphic Analysis and Well Data

An extended abstract from the 2022 APPEA Conference presents a review of palynological data and reinterpretation of well data from the southern Bonaparte Basin. The work aims to address exploration uncertainties for upper Permian gas plays by providing an updated stratigraphic scheme. The study area includes the Petrel Sub-basin and Londonderry High, focusing on the late Permian to Early Triassic sedimentary succession.

Use Cases

• Refining chronostratigraphic models based on the re-interpretation of palynological data mentioned in the description.
• Assessing reservoir heterogeneity and effectiveness as an exploration risk factor highlighted by post-drill analysis.
• Mapping depositional environment transitions from the Dombey Formation to the Tern and Penguin formations described in the lithofacies analysis.

Strengths

• Analysis is informed by recent improvements in chronostratigraphic calibration of Australian biostratigraphic schemes.
• Focuses on a specific, economically significant region containing the producing Blacktip gas field.
• Provides a stratigraphic scheme for the upper Permian to Lower Triassic across the Petrel Sub-basin and Londonderry High.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Re-interpretation and infill sampling of well data, review of available palynological data.

Time Range

Late Permian to Early Triassic (geological time). Study published in 2022.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:53:53.518810; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Bonaparte Basin, Australia, specifically the Petrel Sub-basin and Londonderry High.