D.F.S. No. 1 Betoota: Well Logging and Geological Data from a 1959-1960 Drilling Operation
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Description
Geoscience Australia Data provides a detailed report on the Betoota No. 1 well, drilled in far southwest Queensland. The well reached a total depth of 9,824 feet between December 22, 1959, and April 18, 1960, and was completed as a dry hole. The report includes data on stratigraphy, hydrocarbon showings, porosity, and source rock identification from a comprehensive program of electric and mud logging, testing, and coring.
Use Cases
Stratigraphic analysis based on the documented 5,757 feet of Mesozoic and 4,067 feet of probable Palaeozoic sediments.
Hydrocarbon potential assessment based on recorded showings between 4,400 and 5,757 feet.
Porosity and reservoir quality studies based on zones identified between 3,450 and 5,757 feet.
Source rock evaluation based on described marine and brackish-water shales between 1,350 and 3,245 feet.
Strengths
Report includes specific depth measurements, such as a total depth of 9,824 feet and stratigraphic thicknesses.
Provides precise operational dates from December 22, 1959, to April 18, 1960.
Documents a comprehensive data collection program including electric logging, mud logging, testing, and coring.
Limitations
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Data format is PDF/HTML, which may require extraction for computational analysis.
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
Source
Geoscience Australia Data
Collection Method
Data collected during drilling operations by Delhi Australian Petroleum Ltd, Frome-Broken Hill Company Pty Ltd, and Santos Limited.
Time Range
Drilling occurred from December 22, 1959, to April 18, 1960.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-30 14:52:16.435042; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Far southwest Queensland, Australia, at the Betoota No. 1 well site.
Primary data formats are PDF and HTML, which are not immediately machine-readable as tabular data.