Geology of the Onshore Canning Basin, Western Australia

The dataset describes the geological history of the onshore Canning Basin, characterized by five major periods of sedimentation from the Early Ordovician through the Cainozoic. It was published by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated on 2026-05-14. The description details sequences of marine and continental sedimentary rocks, including Devonian reef-carbonates and potential hydrocarbon traps.

Use Cases

• Identify potential hydrocarbon trap structures based on described Devonian reefs and the Fairfield Group.
• Assess groundwater resources based on described Jurassic sandstones, Tertiary valley calcrete, and Quaternary alluvium.
• Model the basin's tectonic and sedimentary history based on the five described periods of sedimentation and erosion.
• Map subsurface geology for resource exploration based on the described faulted and folded Phanerozoic sedimentary sequences.

Strengths

• Detailed geological history spanning five major periods from the Early Ordovician to the Cainozoic.
• Identifies specific geological features with resource potential, such as Devonian reefs and the Fairfield Group for hydrocarbons, and Jurassic sandstones for groundwater.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Reconnaissance mapping, drilling, and geophysical data.

Time Range

Early Ordovician to Cainozoic

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:38:50.185335; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Onshore Canning Basin, Western Australia, between the Halls Creek Province and the Pilbara Block.