Petroleum Exploration Appraisal for Offshore and Central Queensland, 1974

A 1974 appraisal of petroleum exploration title areas in offshore and central Queensland, prepared by the Australian Ocean Data Network. The record summarizes regional geology, hydrocarbon potential, geophysical activity, and drilling results using available data, including confidential company reports. It assesses prospectivity and makes recommendations for further exploration.

Use Cases

• Assessing historical hydrocarbon prospectivity based on regional geology summaries.
• Studying the impact of the Great Barrier Reef exploration moratorium on seismic and drilling activity.
• Analyzing historical assessments of sediment age and basinal depressions on the continental shelf.
• Reviewing recommendations for further exploration in areas like the southeastern Gulf of Papua.

Strengths

• Based on multiple data sources, including confidential company reports.
• Provides summarized assessments of geology, potential, and activity for specific title areas.
• Includes explicit recommendations for future exploration.

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

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Brief examination of available data, including confidential company reports, with no original interpretation.

Time Range

May 1974

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:45:48.414314; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Offshore and Central Queensland, Australia, including the Gulf of Papua.