BOREHOLE: Australian Borehole Header and Survey Data

Geoscience Australia's BOREHOLE database aggregates borehole data from multiple sources, including its own drilling and resource exploration in Commonwealth offshore jurisdictions. The collection likely contains header and directional survey information for mineral exploration, groundwater, geothermal, and seismic boreholes across Australia. Data is sourced from various state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities for research purposes.

Use Cases

• Model subsurface geology based on borehole location and survey data.
• Analyze mineral exploration trends based on the selection of onshore boreholes.
• Assess groundwater or geothermal resources using borehole data from specific jurisdictions.
• Conduct research on offshore marine geology using Commonwealth jurisdiction borehole records.

Strengths

• Includes data from Geoscience Australia and its predecessor organizations (BMR, AGSO).
• Covers multiple borehole types: resource exploration, groundwater, geothermal, and seismic.
• Sourced from various Australian government regulatory authorities.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Sourced from various regulatory authorities in Australian states, the Northern Territory, and the Commonwealth government.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:36:36.232692; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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