Georgina Basin Geological Study Synopsis

Geoscience Australia presents a synopsis of a regional study on the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the southern Georgina Basin. The multidisciplinary project integrates HyLogging data from 25 wells with total organic carbon (TOC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and biostratigraphic data to characterize potential source rocks.

Use Cases

• Analyze HyLogging spectral responses to identify the 'hot shale' unit within the Arthur Creek Formation for source rock characterization.
• Integrate total organic carbon (TOC) content data with wireline logs to assess hydrocarbon generation potential across the basin.
• Use biostratigraphic data and middle Cambrian carbon isotope excursions to test stratigraphic correlation models between the Dulcie and Toko synclines.
• Map mineralogical variations from reprocessed HyLogging data using common mineral scalars for basin-wide geological consistency.

Strengths

• Integrates multiple data types including HyLogging, TOC, XRD, and biostratigraphy for a multidisciplinary analysis.
• HyLogging data covers 25 wells, reprocessed with common mineral scalars for internal consistency.
• Focuses on the Georgina Basin, a 325,000 km2 sedimentary basin with active petroleum exploration.

Limitations

• Data is presented as a synopsis in HTML/PDF formats, not as a structured, queryable table or database.
• Sample data and specific column definitions are unavailable, limiting immediate machine learning application.
• The report format may require significant manual extraction to convert described analyses into a numerical dataset.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

Regional multidisciplinary study by the Onshore Energy Systems Group, integrating field and well data.

Time Range

Neoproterozoic to Lower Devonian geological periods.

Freshness

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Geography

Southern Georgina Basin, covering 325,000 km2 of western Queensland and the Northern Territory.