Geoscience Australia Borehole Database: Onshore and Offshore Drill Data

Geoscience Australia's BOREHOLE database aggregates header and directional survey data from multiple sources. It includes boreholes drilled by Geoscience Australia and its predecessors, all resource exploration boreholes in Commonwealth offshore jurisdictions, and a selection of onshore mineral, groundwater, geothermal, and seismic boreholes. The data is sourced from various state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities for research purposes.

Use Cases

• Map subsurface geology based on borehole location and survey data.
• Analyze mineral exploration trends using onshore mineral exploration borehole records.
• Assess groundwater resources based on groundwater borehole information.
• Model geothermal energy potential using geothermal borehole data.
• Conduct seismic hazard studies using seismic borehole survey data.

Strengths

• Includes data from Geoscience Australia and its predecessor organizations (BMR, AGSO).
• Covers all resource exploration boreholes in Australian Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions.
• Contains a selection of onshore mineral exploration, groundwater, geothermal, and seismic boreholes.

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• 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

Sourced from various regulatory authorities in the States, Northern Territory, and Commonwealth governments.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:23:22.258981; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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