Canning Basin Borehole Biostratigraphy And Correlation Framework

A report consolidates biostratigraphic and stratigraphic data from 157 boreholes across the Canning Basin in Western Australia. It provides a tectonostratigraphic framework and includes 25 updated correlation transects covering 604 key boreholes. The work was compiled by the Australian Ocean Data Network and published in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Correlating geological units like the Broome Sandstone and Wallal Sandstone across 604 boreholes using biostratigraphic zonation and log patterns.
• Assessing aquifer extent and variability by analyzing supersequence groupings such as the Permian Supersequence I containing the Noonkanbah Formation aquitard.
• Refining regional tectonostratigraphic frameworks by integrating fossil groups, chemostratigraphy, and geochronology data from 157 boreholes.
• Visualizing stratigraphic relationships through 25 correlation transects that display picks for key formations across the basin.

Strengths

• Data compiled from 157 boreholes provides a substantial sample for basin-scale analysis.
• Framework covers 604 of 805 key boreholes identified in the region.
• Report includes 25 updated stratigraphic charts and correlation transects for visualization.

Limitations

• Primary data format is PDF reports, requiring manual extraction for computational analysis.
• Specific row counts and column names for underlying datasets are not provided.
• Temporal coverage for the borehole data is not explicitly stated, limiting time-series applications.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Compilation and integration of previous research and borehole data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Report was last updated in April 2026.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia.