Canning Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological History and Management Attributes

A geospatial dataset from Geoscience Australia containing descriptive attributes for groundwater features in the Canning Basin, grouped into themes like hydrogeology, geology, and land use. The basin's geological history spans from the Early Ordovician to the Early Cretaceous, with sedimentary rocks over 15,000 m thick. It includes information on petroleum wells, hydrocarbon plays, and CO2 storage potential.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and management based on hydrogeological and groundwater attribute themes.
• Assess hydrocarbon exploration potential based on described plays like draped bioherms and fault blocks.
• Evaluate geological formations for CO2 storage suitability based on basin geology and structure.
• Study basin evolution and depositional environments using the described tectonic and sedimentary history.

Strengths

• Thematic grouping covers 11 specific areas including hydrogeology, geology, and groundwater management.
• Describes a complex geological history with four major depositional phases and over 15,000 m of sedimentary rock.
• Includes practical exploration context, noting around 250 petroleum wells and several proven and untested plays.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Geological history from Early Ordovician to Early Cretaceous.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:47:53.775223; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Australia, including the Fitzroy Trough-Gregory Sub-basin and Willara Sub-basin-Kidson Sub-basin.