Canning Basin Geology and Seismic Data for Resource Evaluation

Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future program and Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme integrated datasets to improve geological understanding of northern Australia. The data focuses on the onshore Canning Basin, covering approximately 530,000 km², and includes Australia's longest onshore seismic line (18GA-KB1) and the deep stratigraphic well Waukarlycarly 1. The dataset assists in evaluating the energy, mineral, and groundwater resource potential of this frontier region.

Use Cases

• Model basin architecture and stratigraphy based on seismic line 18GA-KB1 and well data.
• Assess shale gas and tight gas potential based on gas resource assessments mentioned in the description.
• Correlate stratigraphy using elemental and δ13C isotope chemostratigraphy studies.
• Evaluate petroleum systems (Larapintine 2, 3, 4) based on geochemical character of fluids and molecular gas analyses.

Strengths

• Covers a large geographic area of approximately 530,000 km² in the Canning Basin.
• Includes a specific, long seismic line (18GA-KB1) addressing a historical data gap.
• Provides stratigraphic control from a deep well (Waukarlycarly 1) penetrating 2680.53 m of strata.
• Integrates data from two major government programs (EFTF and EIS).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The primary file format is PPTX, which may require conversion for standard geospatial analysis.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, integrating data from Geoscience Australia and the Western Australian Government.

Collection Method

Acquired through onshore pre-competitive data collection techniques including seismic surveys and deep stratigraphic drilling.

Time Range

Focuses on Paleozoic geology (Ordovician–Devonian), with references to studies from 2020.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:44:39.221065; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Onshore Canning Basin in Western Australia, specifically the Kidson Sub-basin (91,000 km²) and Waukarlycarly Embayment.