Canning Basin Borehole Biostratigraphy and Stratigraphic Correlation Compilation

157 boreholes provide biostratigraphic data for a basin-wide zonation scheme across Western Australia's Canning Basin. The report compiles and reviews data from 805 key boreholes, creating 25 correlation transects to visualize stratigraphic relationships. This framework, developed by integrating past research, aids in understanding aquifer extent and regional geology.

Use Cases

• Refine regional stratigraphic correlations based on compiled biostratigraphic zonation and log patterns.
• Assess aquifer extent and variability for groundwater system modeling based on hydrostratigraphic classifications.
• Group geological units into supersequences for sequence stratigraphy analysis using the provided framework.
• Validate and update borehole stratigraphic picks using the consolidated data from 157 boreholes.

Strengths

• Compiles data from 157 boreholes to create a basin-wide biostratigraphic zonation scheme.
• Includes stratigraphic correlation visualizations across 604 of 805 key boreholes via 25 transects.
• Integrates multiple data types including biostratigraphy, borehole logs, chemostratigraphy, and geochronology.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on the Canning Basin.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Compilation and integration of previous geological studies, borehole logs, and biostratigraphic data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 19:39:37.709594; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia