Canning Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological History and CO2 Storage Potential

A hydrogeological inventory for the Canning Basin in Australia, aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated on 2026-04-10. The dataset contains descriptive attributes grouped into themes including location, geology, hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. It describes a basin with sedimentary rocks over 15,000 m thick, a complex depositional history from the Early Ordovician to Early Cretaceous, and includes information from around 250 petroleum wells.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and storage based on described hydrogeological features and themes.
• Assess hydrocarbon exploration potential based on information about proven and untested plays like draped bioherms and fault blocks.
• Evaluate CO2 storage suitability in areas of the basin mentioned as potentially suitable.
• Study basin evolution and depositional environments based on the described geological history from Ordovician to Cretaceous.

Strengths

• Thematic grouping covers 11 distinct topics including hydrogeology, geology, and land use.
• Describes a basin with a maximum sedimentary rock thickness of over 15,000 meters.
• Incorporates information from approximately 250 petroleum wells drilled in the basin.

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 complicate automated analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Aggregated from spatial groundwater feature mapping and associated hydrogeology index.

Time Range

Geological history spans from Early Ordovician to Early Cretaceous.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:49:49.007342; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Australia, with focus on the Fitzroy Trough-Gregory Sub-basin and Willara Sub-basin-Kidson Sub-basin depocenters.