Australian Petroleum Accumulations in the Canning Basin, Western Australia

Nineteen hydrocarbon accumulations, six of which are commercial, were documented in the Canning Basin as of January 1993. The Australian Ocean Data Network provides this report, which details geological formations, production methods, and exploration status. Oil is produced from Famennian reefs and Permo-carboniferous sandstones, with recoverable reserves described as small.

Use Cases

• Assessing commercial viability of hydrocarbon plays based on the reported six commercial accumulations.
• Modeling geological structures for exploration based on described Permian to Devonian reservoirs and reef plays.
• Analyzing regional exploration focus and underexplored areas like the offshore Canning and Kidson Sub-basin.
• Studying oil production and logistics chains based on the description of trucking to Broome and shipping to Kwinana.

Strengths

• Provides a specific snapshot of hydrocarbon discoveries as of January 1993.
• Details geological context including reservoir ages (Permian to Devonian) and specific formations (Grant Group, Anderson Formation).
• Identifies six commercial accumulations and describes their location on the Lennard Shelf.
• Discusses exploration status, distinguishing between onshore and underexplored offshore areas.

Limitations

• Data is historical, with a snapshot date of January 1993; freshness should be verified.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and structure require manual inspection of the HTML/PDF files.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Collection Method

Report compilation, likely from geological surveys and exploration data.

Time Range

Snapshot as of January 1993

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 16:12:55.208690; the underlying report data is from 1993.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia, including the Lennard Shelf and Fitzroy Trough