Gippsland Basin Petroleum Accumulations and Reserves Report

The Gippsland Basin in southeastern Victoria is Australia's major crude oil and natural gas producing province. This report details cumulative production to the end of 1986, including 344.66 million cubic meters of oil and 66.14 billion cubic meters of sales gas, and lists discovered economic, subeconomic, and uneconomic petroleum accumulations. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Use Cases

• Analyze historical petroleum production trends based on cumulative production figures to 1986
• Assess the economic viability of petroleum discoveries based on the reported counts of economic, subeconomic, and uneconomic accumulations
• Study the geological characteristics of petroleum reservoirs based on described trap types and rock sequences
• Model remaining recoverable petroleum reserves based on the 1986 estimates provided

Strengths

• Provides specific cumulative production figures for oil, condensate, LPG, and sales gas up to 31 December 1986
• Lists concrete counts of discovered petroleum accumulations, categorized by economic viability
• Includes detailed geological context on trap types, rock sequences, and petroleum origin

Limitations

• Data is historical, with production and reserve figures current only as of 31 December 1986
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset's structure and granularity are not described, requiring manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Report compilation likely from industry and government sources.

Time Range

Historical data up to 31 December 1986.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 18:05:02.641161; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia.