Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies investigate hydrocarbon generation potential and source rock facies variability of marine organic-rich rocks from the Middle Ordovician Goldwyer Formation in the Canning Basin, Western Australia. The dataset likely contains results from Rock Eval pyrolysis and pyrolysis gas chromatography (Py-GC) for immature to mid-mature calcareous mudstones. The data was published in the International Journal of Coal Geology in 2020.
Use Cases
- Model hydrocarbon generation temperature windows based on kinetic parameters for Type I and Type II/III kerogen.
- Evaluate source rock generative potential for paraffinic or paraffinic-naphthenic-aromatic oils based on organofacies descriptions.
- Calibrate basin-specific kinetic inputs for burial history modeling on the Broome Platform.
- Analyze the relationship between kerogen type and thermal stability across different geological sequences.
Strengths
- Data is derived from specific pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies, providing a concrete analytical foundation.
- Results are tied to distinct geological sequences (Goldwyer Sequence I and III) and kerogen types.
- The study provides basin-specific kinetic inputs for modeling, as stated in the description.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.
- Collection Method
- Pyrolysis and bulk kinetic studies.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 05:21:46.384882; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Canning Basin, Western Australia.