Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies investigate the hydrocarbon generation potential of marine organic-rich rocks from the Middle Ordovician Goldwyer Formation in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. The dataset, published in the International Journal of Coal Geology in 2020, includes results from Rock Eval pyrolysis and pyrolysis gas chromatography (Py-GC). It provides basin-specific kinetic inputs for burial history modeling on the Broome Platform.
Use Cases
- Modeling hydrocarbon generation timing based on kinetic parameters for Type I and Type II/III kerogen.
- Assessing source rock quality and organofacies variability using pyrolysis gas chromatography (Py-GC) results.
- Calibrating burial history models with basin-specific kinetic data for the Broome Platform.
- Comparing the generative potential for paraffinic oil versus paraffinic-naphthenic-aromatic (P-N-A) oils across different sequences.
Strengths
- Data is derived from specific analytical methods: Rock Eval pyrolysis and pyrolysis gas chromatography (Py-GC).
- Study distinguishes between two geological sequences (Goldwyer Sequence I and III) with different kerogen types and generation characteristics.
- Provides concrete temperature ranges for hydrocarbon generation (e.g., 145°C to 170°C for Sequence I).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is specific to the Canning Basin, Western Australia, which may limit generalizability.
Provenance
- Source
- Geoscience Australia Data
- Collection Method
- Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies on rock samples.
- Time Range
- Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) period.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-14 04:44:14.977448; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canning Basin, Western Australia, specifically the Broome Platform.