Hydrocarbon and Geothermal Prospectivity of Sedimentary Basins in Central Australia

Geoscience Australia Data published a study on the hydrocarbon and geothermal prospectivity of sedimentary basins in Central Australia. The analysis covers the Warburton, Cooper, Pedirka, Galilee, Simpson, and Eromanga Basins, focusing on geological history and sediment accumulation since the Carboniferous. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-14.

Use Cases

• Assess hydrocarbon prospectivity based on described continental coal measure sequences.
• Evaluate geothermal potential based on the geological history of intracratonic sag and basin inversion.
• Model basin evolution based on described sequences from the Carboniferous through the Cainozoic.
• Correlate geological features between the Amadeus, Officer, and Georgina Basins based on the described Warburton Formation link.

Strengths

• Covers six named sedimentary basins in Central Australia.
• Describes geological history spanning from the Proterozoic to the Cainozoic.
• Focuses on both hydrocarbon and geothermal resource potential.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files are in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for quantitative analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Time Range

Proterozoic to Cainozoic

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 04:00:46.773723; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Central Australia, nominally constrained by 22.5oS 134oE and 31.5oS 144oE