Australian Onshore and Offshore Borehole Records from Geoscience Australia

Geoscience Australia's Boreholes database provides borehole header, directional survey, and lithostratigraphic data. The service includes records from Geoscience Australia, its predecessor organisations (BMR, AGSO), all Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions, and a selection of onshore government and private boreholes. This OGC-conformant web service was last updated on 2026-04-30 and aims to follow the GeoSciML v4.1 data transfer standard.

Use Cases

• Map subsurface geology based on lithostratigraphic observations.
• Analyze borehole trajectories and depths using directional survey data.
• Study the distribution of onshore and offshore drilling activity across Australian jurisdictions.

Strengths

• Data conforms to the OGC web service standard and the GeoSciML v4.1 data transfer standard.
• Includes records from multiple sources, including government and private entities.
• A data dictionary and vocabulary for borehole status are provided as linked PDFs.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Geoscience Australia notes it is not the authoritative source for all data; original custodians should be consulted.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, sourced from various State, Territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities.

Collection Method

Compiled from borehole drilling records for research purposes.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:52:38.054439; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian onshore and Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions.