Gippsland Basin Petroleum Accumulations and Production Report

Petroleum accumulations and production data for Australia's major oil and gas province, the Gippsland Basin in Victoria. The report details 125 onshore and over 80 offshore wells, categorizing discoveries as economic, subeconomic, or uneconomic. Compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network, the report provides cumulative production figures and reserve estimates up to the end of 1986.

Use Cases

• Classify petroleum accumulations as economic, subeconomic, or uneconomic based on well location and discovery data.
• Analyze cumulative production volumes for crude oil, condensate, LPG, and sales gas up to 31 December 1986.
• Model estimated remaining recoverable reserves for oil, condensate, liquid petroleum gas, and sales gas as of 1986.
• Correlate oil quality (API gravity ranging from 14.6 to 63oAPI) with reservoir depth and suspected biological degradation.
• Map the distribution of petroleum traps (structural, structural/stratigraphic) within Oligocene to Late Cretaceous sequences.

Strengths

• Provides specific cumulative production figures for four product types (e.g., 344.66 x 10^6 m³ of oil).
• Categorizes 44 discovered petroleum accumulations by economic status (11 economic, 26 subeconomic, 6 uneconomic).
• Includes detailed reserve estimates for oil, condensate, LPG, and sales gas as of 31 December 1986.
• Documents exploration history across over 205 total wells (125 onshore, 80+ offshore).

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with primary production and reserve figures current only to the end of 1986.
• No columnar or structured data samples are provided, with information contained in PDF/HTML report formats.
• Geographic scope is limited to a single basin, restricting broader regional or global comparative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Compilation of exploration, production, and reserve assessment reports.

Time Range

Historical data up to 31 December 1986.

Freshness

Report data is current to 31 December 1986; metadata was last updated 2026-04-04.

Geography

Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia.