Canning Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological History

The Canning Basin dataset contains descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features in Western Australia. It groups descriptive topics into themes including location, demographics, physical geography, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and storage based on hydrogeological and geological themes
• Identify potential hydrocarbon plays based on described proven and untested structures like draped bioherms and fault blocks
• Assess suitability for CO2 storage based on geological and hydrogeological characteristics
• Analyze basin evolution and depositional history across four major phases from Ordovician to Cretaceous
• Map land use and industry types relative to groundwater features and management zones

Strengths

• Descriptive topics are grouped into 11 distinct thematic categories
• The basin's geological history is detailed across four major depositional phases
• References specific exploration data, such as around 250 petroleum wells drilled

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

Australian Ocean Data Network

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 16:10:42.837627; freshness should be verified

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia