The Australian Ocean Data Network provides a geological description of the Surat Basin in Queensland. The basin contains 2500 meters of Jurassic and Cretaceous sediments, with petroleum reserves estimated in 1974 as 51 billion cubic meters of gas and 31 million cubic meters of oil. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-05.
Use Cases
- Analyze sedimentary deposition cycles based on described fining-upward megacycles over 100 meters thick
- Study marine incursion patterns based on the described Early Cretaceous marine events
- Model petroleum resource potential based on the 1974 reserve estimates for gas and oil
- Investigate volcanic influence on sedimentation based on described volcanic debris in Jurassic and Cretaceous layers
- Assess coal and oil shale reserves based on the described Walloon Coal Measures
Strengths
- Provides specific geological measurements, including a 2500-meter sediment thickness
- Includes concrete historical resource estimates, such as 51 billion cubic meters of gas and 31 million cubic meters of oil
- Describes detailed geological processes like fluviatile deposition and marine incursions
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect temporal bias inherent to the 1974 resource estimates
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- Jurassic and Cretaceous periods, with resource estimates from 1974
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 01:13:23.691336; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Surat Basin, Queensland, Australia