Great Australian Bight Basin Geology and Petroleum Potential Survey

A 1986-1987 joint study by the Bureau of Mineral Resources and the South Australian Department of Mines and Energy produced this folio. The project involved a regional multichannel seismic survey and reinterpretation of existing data across the Duntroon, Denman, Great Australian Bight, Polda Trough, and Bremer Basins. The principal aim was to rekindle exploration interest and address geological problems in the region.

Use Cases

• Assessing petroleum potential based on regional seismic interpretations
• Studying basin geology based on the multichannel seismic survey data
• Comparing geological interpretations across different basins like Duntroon and Denman
• Planning future exploration activities based on the joint study's framework

Strengths

• Joint study by two government organizations, BMR and SADME, covering multiple basins
• Combines new seismic survey data with reinterpretation of existing company seismic data
• Principal product of a coordinated project aimed at covering as much of the Great Australian Bight as possible

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Joint study involving regional multichannel seismic survey, sampling, heatflow work, and reinterpretation of existing seismic data.

Time Range

1986-1987

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 02:58:47.465114; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Australian Bight, including the Duntroon, Denman, Great Australian Bight, Polda Trough, and Bremer Basins.