Geoscience Australia Borehole Database: Header and Survey Data

The Geoscience Australia Boreholes database (BOREHOLE) includes borehole header and directional survey data from four sources: boreholes drilled by Geoscience Australia and its predecessors, all resource exploration boreholes in Australian Commonwealth offshore jurisdictions, a selection of Australian onshore mineral, groundwater, geothermal, and seismic boreholes, and a small number of research-related boreholes outside Australian jurisdiction. Data is sourced from various state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities for research purposes, with the custodian agency being the authoritative source where Geoscience Australia is not the custodian. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Model subsurface geology based on borehole header and directional survey data.
• Analyze mineral exploration trends based on the selection of onshore mineral exploration boreholes.
• Study groundwater resource distribution based on included groundwater borehole data.
• Investigate geothermal potential based on geothermal borehole information.
• Map offshore resource exploration activity based on data from Commonwealth marine jurisdictions.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from multiple authoritative government regulatory bodies.
• Includes data from four distinct categories of boreholes, suggesting broad coverage of drilling purposes.
• Last updated on 2026-04-10, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its Australian and offshore jurisdiction focus.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, aggregating data from Geoscience Australia and various state, territory, and Commonwealth regulatory authorities.

Collection Method

Sourced from regulatory authorities for Geoscience Australia research purposes.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:44:57.443849.

Geography

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