Canning Basin Geology: Seismic Line 18GA-KB1 and Stratigraphic Well Data

Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future program collected pre-competitive geological data for the Canning Basin, a Paleozoic basin covering approximately 530,000 km². The dataset includes Australia's longest onshore seismic line, 18GA-KB1, which addresses a data gap across the Kidson Sub-basin and Waukarlycarly Embayment, and stratigraphic data from the Waukarlycarly 1 well, which penetrated 2680.53 m of strata. This data supports the evaluation of conventional and unconventional oil and gas, mineral, and groundwater resources in this frontier region.

Use Cases

• Assessing shale gas and tight gas potential based on basin depth and facies interpretations.
• Mapping subsurface geological structures using the 18GA-KB1 seismic line across the Kidson Sub-basin.
• Calibrating seismic interpretations with stratigraphic control from the Waukarlycarly 1 well log.
• Evaluating groundwater resources potential within the sedimentary basin architecture.

Strengths

• Includes Australia's longest onshore seismic line, addressing a long-standing data gap.
• Provides direct stratigraphic control from a deep well penetrating 2680.53 m of Cenozoic and Paleozoic strata.
• Covers a significant geographic area, with the Canning Basin spanning approximately 530,000 km².

Limitations

• Key metadata such as row count, specific column names, file size, license, and author are missing from all platform entries.
• The dataset description is truncated, ending mid-sentence ('A comprehensive elemental and δ13C isotope chemostr'), suggesting incomplete documentation.
• The primary file format listed is PPTX, which may not be ideal for direct quantitative analysis without data extraction.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future (EFTF) program, integrated with Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme (EIS) data.

Collection Method

Acquired through seismic surveying (line 18GA-KB1) and deep stratigraphic drilling (well Waukarlycarly 1).

Freshness

Last updated on 2026-05-14 according to the most reliable platform entry.

Geography

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