Australian Onshore and Offshore Borehole Locations for Geological Resource Assessment

Australian borehole data, including mineral drillholes, petroleum wells, and water bores, compiled by Geoscience Australia. The dataset is restricted to onshore and offshore locations that support geological investigations and resource assessments. It was last updated on 2026-04 20 and is served via WMS and WFS protocols using the GeoSciML Borehole 3.0 standard.

Use Cases

• Mapping subsurface geological features based on borehole locations and types.
• Assessing mineral resource potential using borehole data from defined areas.
• Modeling groundwater aquifers based on water bore information.
• Integrating petroleum well data for basin-scale geological analysis.

Strengths

• Data is defined and restricted according to the GeoSciML Borehole 3.0 standard.
• Covers both onshore and offshore Australian territories.
• Includes multiple borehole types such as mineral drillholes, petroleum wells, and water bores.
• Served via standard geospatial web services (WMS, WFS) for interoperability.

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

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compilation of borehole records from various sources, restricted to those supporting geological investigations.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:48:52.480650; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Onshore and offshore Australia