RESFACS Database: Depositional Environment Data from Australian Offshore Petroleum Wells

Australian offshore petroleum well data containing depth-based interpretations of palaeodepositional environments. The data is part of Geoscience Australia's Reservoir, Facies and Shows (RESFACS) database, sourced from Well Completion Reports, scientific studies, and government evaluations. The database structure has evolved over time and is delivered via the Geoscience Australia Portal Core.

Use Cases

• Modeling sedimentary basin evolution based on interpreted palaeogeographic settings.
• Correlating lithofacies and fossil data across wells for stratigraphic analysis.
• Training models to predict reservoir properties from depositional environment interpretations.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from authoritative industry reports (Well Completion Reports) and government geological organizations.
• Interpretations integrate multiple analysis types, including lithological, well log, and palaeontological evaluations.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The database structure has evolved and will keep changing, which may affect data consistency.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia and its predecessor organizations (AGSO, BMR), the petroleum industry, state/territory geological organizations, and scientific publications.

Collection Method

Interpreted from lithofacies analysis of sediments intersected by offshore petroleum wells.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:19:25.039824; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian offshore regions.