Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies investigate the hydrocarbon generation potential of marine organic-rich rocks from the Middle Ordovician Goldwyer Formation in Western Australia. The dataset includes Rock Eval pyrolysis results and kinetic parameters for immature to mid-mature calcareous mudstones, distinguishing between oil-prone Type I and mixed oil/gas-prone Type II/III kerogen. This research, published in the International Journal of Coal Geology in 2020, provides basin-specific kinetic inputs for burial history modeling on the Broome Platform.
Use Cases
- Modeling hydrocarbon generation timing and temperature windows based on provided kinetic parameters for Type I and Type II/III kerogen.
- Assessing source rock quality and organofacies variability using Rock Eval pyrolysis and Py-GC results described in the study.
- Calibrating basin burial history models with the basin-specific kinetic inputs derived for the Broome Platform.
Strengths
- Study is peer-reviewed and published in the International Journal of Coal Geology (2020).
- Analysis distinguishes between two distinct kerogen types (Type I and Type II/III) and their generative potentials.
- Provides specific temperature ranges for hydrocarbon generation (e.g., 145°C to 170°C for Type I kerogen).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific formation in the Canning Basin.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies on rock samples.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-30 12:40:28.718771; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canning Basin, Western Australia