Australian National Hydrocarbon Geochemistry Data Collection

Geoscience Australia's hydrocarbon geochemistry data collection comprises analytical results for Australian sediment-hosted resources. The data includes organic geochemistry, petrology, and stable isotope measurements from source rocks, crude oils, and natural gases across onshore and offshore basins. Results are compiled from industry submissions under legislative requirements, research projects, and various reports and publications.

Use Cases

• Basin analysis and petroleum systems evaluation based on raw organic geochemistry and isotopic values.
• Resource assessment and modelling for hydrocarbon and hydrogen exploration based on compiled analytical data.
• National mapping projects and subsurface petroleum prospectivity studies based on derived datasets and value-add products.
• Enhanced oil recovery project planning based on physical properties and complementary inorganic analyses.

Strengths

• Data is described as the only public comprehensive database of hydrocarbon geochemistry at the national scale for Australia.
• Data collection includes results from a wide range of destructive analytical techniques and is compiled from multiple authoritative sources including industry reports, government reports, and published papers.
• Scope covers both onshore and offshore Australian sedimentary basins, focusing on energy exploration for petroleum and hydrogen.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-05-05 04:25:18.870497.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, compiled from industry submissions, research projects, service company reports, well completions reports, government reports, published papers, and theses.

Collection Method

Analytical results generated by destructive techniques on physical samples, combined with compilation from reports and publications.

Freshness

Last metadata update was 2026-05-05 04:25:18.870497.

Geography

Onshore and offshore Australian sedimentary basins.