Palynological Data for the Otway Basin from 14 New and 18 Revised Wells

Palynological data from a Geoscience Australia project conducted between 2002 and 2004. The record contains reports and standardized data files for over 200 new samples from 14 wells and revised data for 18 wells. Data was collected through new sampling and analysis, combined with a review of existing reports, and standardized to a consistent taxonomy.

Use Cases

• Refine age-control and biozonations for the Otway Basin based on palynological analysis.
• Conduct integrated petroleum systems analysis using the chronostratigraphic framework mentioned in the description.
• Correlate depositional systems across wells using the standardized taxonomy.
• Support petroleum prospectivity assessments with the enhanced biostratigraphic datasets.

Strengths

• Data is based on over 200 new samples collected from 14 selected wells.
• Includes revised data from 18 additional wells, standardized to a consistent taxonomy.
• Project involved a major program of new sampling, processing, and analysis combined with a review of existing reports.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-04-20 02:49:53.695090; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

New samples were collected, processed, and analyzed by Geoscience Australia staff and Morgan Palaeo Associates. Data was revised from existing reports and standardized.

Time Range

Project conducted 2002-2004.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:49:53.695090

Geography

Otway Basin, Australia.