Australian Ocean Data Network hosts a study analyzing the molecular and isotopic composition of 34 natural gas samples from the Perth Basin. The research extends a previous study to include offshore samples and hydrogen isotopes, identifying Jurassic to Permian gas systems. The dataset is available as PDF and PPTX files.
Use Cases
- Identify gas source rock maturity based on carbon isotope systematics mentioned in the description.
- Correlate gas origin with geological strata based on the described Jurassic and Permian sourced systems.
- Analyze gas migration pathways based on the molecular composition data referenced in the study.
Strengths
- Includes 34 natural gas samples, providing a substantive sample size.
- Extends previous research by including offshore samples and hydrogen isotope data.
- Focuses on a specific geological region, the Perth Basin, allowing for localized analysis.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is presented in PDF and PPTX formats, which may require extraction for quantitative analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Analysis of molecular composition and carbon and hydrogen isotopic compositions of collected natural gases.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 01:02:05.656269; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Onshore and offshore Perth Basin, Australia