Hydrocarbon Accumulations Report for Australia's Canning Basin

Western Australia's Canning Basin contained 19 known hydrocarbon accumulations as of January 1993, with six being commercially viable. The report details reservoir geology, production methods, and exploration history. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Classify commercial viability of accumulations based on reservoir age (Permian, Devonian) and location (Lennard Shelf).
• Analyze the relationship between accumulation size (e.g., less than 0.5 million barrels) and infrastructure development constraints.
• Model source rock potential by correlating hydrocarbon discoveries with Late Devonian and Carboniferous marine shales in the Fitzroy Trough.
• Evaluate exploration risk for underexplored areas like the offshore Canning and Kidson Sub-basin based on reported play types.

Strengths

• Report provides a specific snapshot of 19 known accumulations as of a fixed date (January 1993).
• Contains detailed geological context including reservoir ages, structural plays, and source rock hypotheses.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, representing a snapshot from 1993 with no subsequent updates provided.
• Lacks quantitative, machine-readable data tables (e.g., coordinates, exact volumes) as it is a textual report.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

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Time Range

Snapshot as of January 1993

Freshness

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Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia