An extended abstract from the 2021 APPEA Conference analyzes the upper Permian to Lower Triassic sedimentary succession in the southern Bonaparte Basin. The study focuses on lithofacies changes from the carbonate-dominated Dombey Formation to siliciclastic Tern and Penguin formations, correlating them to a chronostratigraphic framework. This work, published in The APPEA Journal, has implications for predicting petroleum system elements in the Petrel Sub-basin and Londonderry High.
Use Cases
- Mapping lithofacies transitions based on described formations (Dombey, Tern, Penguin)
- Constructing chronostratigraphic frameworks based on regional well correlations and biostratigraphic data
- Predicting petroleum system element distribution based on interpreted marginal marine depositional environments
Strengths
- Focuses on a specific, economically significant geological interval (Late Permian–Early Triassic)
- Integrates multiple data types (well correlations, biostratigraphy) to build a depositional history model
- Published in a peer-reviewed journal (The APPEA Journal)
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Data may reflect geographic/temporal bias inherent to the specific basin study
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Interpretation of regional well correlations and biostratigraphic data
- Time Range
- Late Permian to Early Triassic
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:12:27.156181; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Southern Bonaparte Basin, Petrel Sub-basin, Londonderry High