An Assessment of the Tithonian Play in the Dampier Sub-Basin and Rankin Trend, Offshore We

Six wells have already tested the Tithonian play, with Angel being a significant gas discovery and Egret a significant oil discovery. This assessment, part of a program evaluating Australia's hydrocarbon potential, uses Monte Carlo simulation to estimate remaining resources in four undrilled prospects. The data was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling hydrocarbon prospectivity based on Monte Carlo simulation results
• Comparing discovered versus undiscovered resource potential in the Dampier Sub-basin
• Analyzing the success rate of the Tithonian play based on six well tests
• Assessing the geological risk for four specific undrilled prospects (Courtenay, Wallcot, Nickol, Finucane)

Strengths

• Assessment is based on data from six actual drilled wells.
• Uses a quantitative Monte Carlo simulation method called SIMULAT.
• Focuses on four specific, named undrilled prospects for targeted analysis.

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 the specific Australian sub-basin.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Quantitative appraisal using prospect-by-prospect method and Monte Carlo simulation.

Time Range

Tithonian geological period (Late Jurassic).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 18:01:09.504903; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Dampier Sub-Basin and Rankin Trend, Offshore Western Australia.