Bremer Sub-basin Geology and Petroleum Potential Study, Offshore Australia

Geoscience Australia's study of a deep-water frontier area where no exploration wells have been drilled. The analysis is based on a single regional seismic survey from 1974 and aims to determine the sub-basin's hydrocarbon potential. This dataset includes reports and data from a project initiated in 2004 under the New Oil Program.

Use Cases

• Assessing regional hydrocarbon prospectivity based on interpreted Middle Jurassic-Early Cretaceous half-graben structures.
• Planning frontier exploration strategies using the 1974 Esso Australia Ltd seismic survey data.
• Modeling deep-water (100-4000 m) petroleum systems in the Bight Basin based on geological conditions described in the study.

Strengths

• Study conducted by Geoscience Australia, a national geoscience agency.
• Focuses on a key frontier area identified in the 2003 New Oil Program.
• Includes data from a specific 1974 seismic survey by Esso Australia Ltd.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified despite the 2026 platform update date.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Regional seismic survey and geological study.

Time Range

Study commenced in 2004; includes historical data from 1974.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 14:57:34.698983; freshness should be verified

Geography

Bremer Sub-basin, part of the Bight Basin offshore southwestern Australia.