Nerrima No. 1 Bore Seismic Velocity Survey, 1955

A seismic velocity survey was carried out in Associated Freney Oilfields Nerrima No. 1 Bore by the Bureau of Mineral Resources on the 10th August 1955. The well is situated on the Nerrima Dome in the Fitzroy Basin, Western Australia. Average measured velocities ranged from 8000 ft/sec near the top to 12,200 ft/sec for the total depth of the bore.

Use Cases

• Calibrating seismic interpretations based on measured formation velocities.
• Modeling subsurface rock properties in the Fitzroy Basin based on velocity-depth profiles.
• Analyzing historical geophysical survey techniques from the 1950s.

Strengths

• Specific survey date (10 August 1955) and location (Nerrima Dome, Fitzroy Basin) are documented.
• Reported velocity range is quantified from 8000 to 12,200 feet per second.
• Surveying organization (Bureau of Mineral Resources) is identified.

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 temporal and geographic bias inherent to a single 1955 borehole survey.

Provenance

Source

Bureau of Mineral Resources (likely a predecessor to Geoscience Australia).

Collection Method

Seismic velocity survey conducted in a borehole.

Time Range

1955-08-10

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-09 04:39:38.523446; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Nerrima No. 1 Bore, Nerrima Dome, Fitzroy Basin, Western Australia.