Great Australian Bight Basin Geology and Petroleum Potential Survey

A 1986 joint study by the Bureau of Mineral Resources and South Australian Department of Mines and Energy rekindled exploration in the Great Australian Bight. The folio integrates multichannel seismic surveys and reinterpreted company seismic data from basins like Duntroon, Denman, and the Great Australian Bight Basin. This report is the principal product of the collaborative effort, though editors note potential differences in interpretation.

Use Cases

• Assessing petroleum potential based on regional seismic survey data.
• Mapping geological structures in the Duntroon, Denman, and Great Australian Bight Basins.
• Comparing interpretations from multichannel seismic surveys and existing company data.
• Studying heatflow and sampling results from the RfV Rig Seismic vessel.

Strengths

• Combines data from a major 1986 multichannel seismic survey and reinterpreted company seismic data.
• Covers multiple basins including Duntroon, Denman, Great Australian Bight, Polda Trough, and Bremer Basin.
• Principal product of a joint study between two government organizations (BMR and SADME).

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.
• Data may reflect geographic/temporal/source bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Regional multichannel seismic survey, sampling, heatflow work, and reinterpretation of existing company seismic data.

Time Range

Survey commenced in 1986; joint study conducted in 1987.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 03:10:02.854045; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Great Australian Bight, including the Duntroon Basin, Denman Basin, Great Australian Bight Basin (Eyre Sub-basin), Polda Trough, and Bremer Basin.