Geoscience Australia Borehole Database: Onshore and Offshore Drilling Records

Geoscience Australia's BOREHOLE database consolidates borehole data from its own drilling projects and external regulatory sources. The collection includes resource exploration, groundwater, geothermal, and seismic boreholes from Australian onshore and Commonwealth offshore jurisdictions. A small number of research-related boreholes from outside Australia are also included.

Use Cases

• Modeling subsurface geology based on borehole header and directional survey data.
• Mapping mineral exploration potential using a selection of onshore mineral exploration boreholes.
• Assessing geothermal energy resources based on geothermal borehole records.
• Studying offshore resource exploration in Australian Commonwealth marine jurisdictions.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from multiple authoritative government regulatory bodies across Australian states and territories.
• Includes a defined scope covering offshore marine jurisdictions and specific onshore borehole types like geothermal and seismic.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geoscience Australia is not the custodian for all data, requiring consultation with original sources for authoritative use.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia and predecessor organisations (BMR, AGSO), plus various Australian state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities.

Collection Method

Compiled from boreholes drilled by Geoscience Australia and data sourced from external regulatory authorities for research purposes.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 06:28:06.860801; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Primarily Australian onshore and Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions, with a small number of international research boreholes.