Canning Basin Geology and Seismic Data for Resource Evaluation

Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future program and Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme have integrated datasets to improve understanding of the geology and resource potential 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 conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources, particularly shale and tight gas, within Paleozoic petroleum systems.

Use Cases

• Evaluate shale gas and tight gas resource potential based on basin-wide gas resource assessments.
• Interpret basin architecture and stratigraphy based on seismic line 18GA-KB1 and well Waukarlycarly 1 data.
• Correlate Ordovician sedimentary strata across the region based on elemental and δ13C isotope chemostratigraphy.
• Assess prospectivity of distinct petroleum systems (Larapintine 2, 3, 4) based on geochemical fluid character.

Strengths

• Covers a large geographic area of approximately 530,000 km².
• Includes Australia's longest onshore 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 initiatives (EFTF and EIS).

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Integration of datasets from Geoscience Australia's Exploring for the Future program and Western Australia's Exploration Incentive Scheme.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 03:04:44.717300; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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