Canning Basin Hydrogeological Inventory with Geological History and Management Data

Over 15,000 meters of Paleozoic sedimentary rocks characterize the Canning Basin, which underwent four major depositional phases from the Early Ordovician to Early Cretaceous. This dataset from Geoscience Australia provides descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features, grouped into themes like hydrogeology, groundwater management, and land use. The inventory includes details on petroleum exploration, with around 250 wells drilled, and identifies areas considered suitable for CO2 storage.

Use Cases

• Model groundwater flow and aquifer characteristics based on the described hydrogeological and geological attributes.
• Assess hydrocarbon exploration potential based on information about proven plays, petroleum wells, and depositional environments.
• Evaluate regions for CO2 storage suitability based on the geological and structural data provided.
• Analyze land use and environmental impacts using the grouped themes covering surface water, environment, and industry types.

Strengths

• Descriptive information is structured into 11 specific thematic groups, including Location, Hydrogeology, and Groundwater Management.
• Provides detailed geological context, including a depositional history spanning from Early Ordovician to Early Cretaceous and tectonic phases.
• Includes practical industry data, such as the count of approximately 250 petroleum wells and identified hydrocarbon plays.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is provided in PDF format, which may hinder direct computational analysis and require extraction.
• Row count and specific spatial granularity are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for certain modeling tasks.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compilation of descriptive attribute information for spatial groundwater features from an associated Hydrogeology Index map.

Time Range

Geological history covers Early Ordovician to Early Cretaceous periods; dataset currency is from 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:36:40.557435; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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