Canning Basin Borehole Biostratigraphy and Stratigraphic Correlations

A compilation of biostratigraphic summaries, borehole logs, and stratigraphic correlations for 157 boreholes across the Canning Basin in Western Australia. The report consolidates data from previous studies to create a tectonostratigraphic framework, visualizes correlations across 604 key boreholes with 25 transects, and outlines future research directions. It was published by Geoscience Australia Data and last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Refine regional stratigraphic correlations based on the compiled biostratigraphic zonation scheme.
• Assess aquifer extent and variability for groundwater system modeling using the hydrostratigraphic classification.
• Validate sequence stratigraphic interpretations by analyzing the supersequence groupings (e.g., Cretaceous to Upper Jurassic L–K).
• Integrate additional geological data (e.g., chemostratigraphy, geochronology) using the provided tectonostratigraphic framework.

Strengths

• Compiles data from 157 boreholes to create a basin-wide consistent zonation scheme.
• Includes stratigraphic correlation visualizations for 604 of 805 key boreholes across 25 transects.
• Integrates multiple data types and past research to refine a regional tectonostratigraphic framework.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Primary file formats are PDF and ZIP, which may require extraction and parsing of tabular data.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compilation and integration of biostratigraphic summaries, borehole logs, and previous research.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:36:54.040242; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia