Petroleum Accumulations in Australia's Amadeus Basin

Seventeen petroleum accumulations discovered since 1963 in the Amadeus Basin of central Australia, comprising three economic and fourteen uneconomic finds. The report details estimated resources of 5.74 million cubic meters of oil and 14.93 billion cubic meters of sales gas as of December 1985, with production commencing in 1984.

Use Cases

• Classify petroleum accumulations as economic or uneconomic based on resource type (oil, gas/condensate, gas).
• Analyze the relationship between API gravity ranges (18-54° for crude oils, 52-64° for condensates) and accumulation type.
• Model estimated petroleum resources (oil, natural-gas liquids, sales gas volumes) against production commencement dates and cumulative output.
• Study the geological context of traps within Upper Proterozoic to Upper Ordovician sequences for exploration targeting.

Strengths

• Provides specific volumetric estimates for resources: 5.74 x 10^6 m³ of oil and 14.93 x 10^9 m³ of sales gas.
• Includes detailed physical properties data, such as API gravity ranges for crude oils and condensates.
• Documents a clear temporal scope with discovery timeline since 1963 and production data from 1984-1985.
• Covers both economic and uneconomic accumulations, offering a complete view of the basin's petroleum potential.

Limitations

• Data is primarily a historical report with a cutoff date of December 1985, lacking recent updates.
• No structured tabular data (rows/columns) is provided, limiting direct machine learning application.
• Information is confined to a single basin (Amadeus Basin), not representative of all Australian petroleum resources.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Geological survey and resource assessment report.

Time Range

Discoveries from 1963 onwards; resource and production data as of 31 December 1985.

Freshness

Report content is historical; metadata indicates a platform update in 2026, but the core data is from 1985-1987.

Geography

Amadeus Basin, central Australia.