Lower Cretaceous Foraminifera from a Queensland Well, Great Artesian Basin

A geological report details the examination of well cuttings and cores from the Phillips-Sunray Buckabie No.1 well in Queensland. The study covers a depth interval from 80 to 3,310 feet, which is considered the base of the marine Lower Cretaceous section. Analysis of lithology and the first appearance of foraminiferal species and Inoceramus prisms was used to determine the Cretaceous sequence in this part of the Great Artesian Basin.

Use Cases

• Reconstructing Lower Cretaceous marine depositional environments based on described lithology and microfossil content.
• Correlating stratigraphic sequences in the Great Artesian Basin using the reported first appearances of foraminiferal species.
• Studying the distribution and biostratigraphic utility of Inoceramus prisms in the described depth sequence.

Strengths

• Report is based on examination of cuttings from a specific 3,230-foot interval (80 to 3,310 feet) and three discrete core samples.
• Analysis integrates multiple data types: lithology and the first appearance of specific foraminiferal species and Inoceramus prisms.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is presented in report formats (PDF, HTML); structured, machine-readable data may require extraction.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Examination of well cuttings and cores from a specific drilled well.

Time Range

Covers the Lower Cretaceous geological period.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:09:49.129084; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Phillips-Sunray Buckabie No.1 well, 29 miles north of Quilpie, southwestern Queensland, Great Artesian Basin.