Petroleum Accumulations in Australia's Carnarvon Basin to 1992

Seventy-three petroleum accumulations were documented in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, as of 30 June 1992. The report details their geological context, trapping mechanisms, and development infrastructure.

Use Cases

• Map the distribution of accumulations across specific sub-basins like Barrow, Dampier, and Exmouth to analyze regional petroleum potential.
• Analyze the relationship between trapping mechanisms (structural, stratigraphic) and the geological sequence (Triassic, Cretaceous, Jurassic) for exploration modeling.
• Correlate reservoir rock types (Triassic fluvio-deltaic sands, Cretaceous marginal marine sandstones) with known field sizes to identify productive trends.
• Inventory development infrastructure (platforms, pipelines, processing plants) as of 1992 to understand historical production capacity.

Strengths

• Provides a complete inventory of 73 known petroleum accumulations as of a specific date (30 June 1992).
• Includes detailed geological context specifying sedimentary rocks, sub-basins, and trapping mechanisms.
• Documents 13 active developments and 9 planned developments, offering insight into historical industry activity.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with a cutoff date of June 1992 and no subsequent updates.
• Primary data format is a descriptive report (HTML/PDF), not a structured, machine-readable table.
• Sample data and column definitions are unavailable, limiting direct analytical use.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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Time Range

Data current to 30 June 1992

Freshness

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Geography

Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, Australia