Australian Onshore and Offshore Borehole Data from Geoscience Australia
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Description
Geoscience Australia's Boreholes database provides header, directional survey, and lithostratigraphic data for boreholes drilled by the agency, its predecessors, and other entities. The service includes records from Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions and a selection of onshore boreholes, conforming to the GeoSciML v4.1 data transfer standard. Data is sourced from various state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities for research purposes.
Use Cases
Map subsurface geological formations based on lithostratigraphic data.
Analyze borehole trajectories and depths based on directional survey data.
Study the distribution of onshore and offshore drilling activity across Australian jurisdictions.
Strengths
Conforms to the GeoSciML v4.1 data transfer standard, suggesting structured interoperability.
Includes data from Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions, a specific geographic scope.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from linked PDF data dictionary.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia's Boreholes database, sourced from various state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities.
Collection Method
Aggregated from drilling records submitted by government and private entities.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-06-04 07:46:46.888751; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Australian onshore and Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions.
Geoscience Australia notes it is not the authoritative source for all data; the custodian agency provided with the data should be consulted for authoritative use.