Geoscience Australia Borehole Database: Header and Survey Data

Australian Commonwealth offshore jurisdictions and a selection of onshore sites provide the geographic scope for this borehole database. It contains header and directional survey data from boreholes drilled by Geoscience Australia, its predecessors, and various regulatory authorities. The data supports research and exploration activities but Geoscience Australia is not the authoritative reporting source for all records.

Use Cases

• Mapping subsurface stratigraphy based on borehole log data.
• Planning mineral exploration campaigns using historical drilling locations.
• Assessing groundwater resources from selected onshore boreholes.
• Conducting directional survey analysis for offshore resource exploration.

Strengths

• Cross-platform presence on data.gov.au indicates established importance and curation.
• Includes data from predecessor organizations (BMR, AGSO), suggesting historical depth.
• Covers multiple borehole types: mineral exploration, groundwater, geothermal, and seismic.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing: row count, column names, file size, and license are all listed as unknown or None.
• The authoritative source is fragmented, as data is sourced from various state, territory, and Commonwealth authorities.
• The 'last updated' dates conflict between sources (2026-03 07 and 2026-04-20).

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia and various Australian state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities.

Collection Method

Compiled from regulatory submissions and internal drilling projects for research purposes.

Time Range

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Freshness

2026-04-20 03:01:41.438305

Geography

Primarily Australian Commonwealth offshore marine jurisdictions and selected Australian onshore sites; includes a small number of international research boreholes.