To the end of 1986, the Gippsland Basin supplied 88% of Australia's cumulative crude oil and 48% of its natural gas production. This report details petroleum accumulations, including 11 economic, 26 subeconomic, and 6 uneconomic offshore discoveries, along with cumulative production and remaining reserves estimates. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Analyze historical production trends based on cumulative oil, gas, condensate, and LPG figures.
- Study the economic viability of petroleum discoveries based on the classification of accumulations as economic, subeconomic, or uneconomic.
- Model geological formations and petroleum origins based on descriptions of structural traps and land-plant origin.
- Compare petroleum quality and characteristics based on API gravity ranges for crude oils and condensates.
Strengths
- Provides specific historical production figures, such as 344.66 x 10^6 m^3 of oil produced to 31 December 1986.
- Includes detailed counts of petroleum accumulations, categorizing 11 economic, 26 subeconomic, and 6 uneconomic offshore discoveries.
- Lists estimated remaining recoverable reserves, including 202.44 x 10^6 m^3 of oil and 206.39 x 10^9 m^3 of sales gas.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Last updated 2026-05-05 03:05:20.930438; freshness should be verified as the core data appears historical.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Historical data up to 31 December 1986, with discoveries dating back to 1924.
- Geography
- Gippsland Basin, southeastern Victoria, Australia.