Australian Onshore and Offshore Borehole Records with Geological Observations

Geoscience Australia's Boreholes database provides borehole header, directional survey, and associated lithostratigraphic data. The service aggregates records from Geoscience Australia, its predecessor organizations (BMR, AGSO), Commonwealth offshore jurisdictions, and a selection of onshore government and private boreholes. The web service conforms to the OGC standard and, where possible, the GeoSciML v4.1 data transfer standard.

Use Cases

• Model subsurface geology based on lithostratigraphic observations.
• Analyze borehole trajectories and depths using directional survey data.
• Map resource exploration sites based on aggregated onshore and offshore borehole locations.
• Validate geological interpretations against standardized GeoSciML v4.1 data structures.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the OGC web service standard and the GeoSciML v4.1 data transfer standard.
• Aggregates data from multiple authoritative sources, including Commonwealth offshore jurisdictions and historical organizations.
• Includes multiple data types: borehole header, directional survey, and lithostratigraphic observations.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geoscience Australia is not the regulatory authority; data custodians should be consulted for authoritative source verification.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download or from the linked PDF data dictionary.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia and its predecessor organizations (BMR, AGSO), various Australian state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities.

Collection Method

Sourced from regulatory authorities for Geoscience Australia research purposes.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:29:46.724662; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian onshore locations and Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions.