Bowen Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Coal Deposit Attributes

The Bowen Basin dataset contains descriptive attribute information grouped into themes such as Location, Geology, Hydrogeology, and Land Use. The basin contains up to 10,000 m of sedimentary rocks and over 100 hydrocarbon accumulations, with about one third being producing fields. The Australian Ocean Data Network published this inventory, last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and aquifer systems based on hydrogeological attributes
• Analyze coal deposit distribution and quality based on geological formation descriptions
• Assess land use and environmental impacts in the basin based on industry and surface water data
• Study basin evolution and tectonic history based on described phases of development

Strengths

• Descriptive data is grouped into 11 thematic areas including Geology, Hydrogeology, and Land Use
• The basin contains up to 10,000 m of sedimentary rock thickness and over 100 hydrocarbon accumulations

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 15:05:27.917789; freshness should be verified

Geography

Bowen Basin, part of the Sydney–Gunnedah–Bowen basin system