Hydrocarbon Generation Kinetics for Ordovician Goldwyer Formation, Canning Basin

Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies investigate the hydrocarbon generation potential of marine organic-rich rocks from the Middle Ordovician Goldwyer Formation. The dataset includes Rock Eval pyrolysis and pyrolysis gas chromatography results for immature to mid-mature calcareous mudstones, distinguishing oil-prone Type I kerogen in Sequence I from Type II/III kerogen in Sequence III. This research, published in the International Journal of Coal Geology in 2020, provides basin-specific kinetic inputs for burial history modelling on the Broome Platform.

Use Cases

• Modeling hydrocarbon generation windows based on reported temperature intervals of 145°C to 170°C for Type I kerogen and 100°C to 160°C for Type II/III kerogen.
• Assessing source rock quality and organofacies variability using described pyrolysis results and molecular signatures.
• Calibrating burial history models with the basin-specific kinetic inputs mentioned for the Broome Platform.
• Comparing the generative potential for paraffinic oil versus paraffinic-naphthenic-aromatic oils and gas based on the described kerogen types.

Strengths

• Data is derived from peer-reviewed research published in the International Journal of Coal Geology (2020).
• Study distinguishes specific kinetic parameters for two sequences (Goldwyer I and III) with different kerogen types.
• Analysis includes multiple techniques: Rock Eval pyrolysis, pyrolysis gas chromatography, and bulk kinetic studies.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset appears to be a metadata record for a scientific publication; the availability of underlying raw data files is unclear.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, associated with research published in the International Journal of Coal Geology.

Collection Method

Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies on rock samples.

Time Range

Samples are from the Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian) geological period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 17:52:28.951836; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canning Basin, Western Australia, specifically the Broome Platform.