Palynological Data Review for 706 Wells in the Great Artesian Basin

The Great Artesian Basin in Australia is the focus of this palynological data compilation. The study examined 706 wells and compiled reviewed data for 407 wells with Jurassic-Cretaceous succession, conducted by MGPalaeo in collaboration with Geoscience Australia. It includes new sampling from 20 wells to fill knowledge gaps and provides a standardized chronostratigraphic framework.

Use Cases

• Correlating lithostratigraphic units across jurisdictions based on reviewed palynology data
• Mapping aquifer and aquitard boundaries using consistent chronostratigraphic markers
• Refining regional chronostratigraphic frameworks for the Surat, Eromanga, and Carpentaria basins
• Identifying data and knowledge gaps within the Jurassic-Cretaceous succession

Strengths

• Data compilation covers 706 wells across the Great Artesian Basin
• Includes new sampling results from 20 wells to address identified gaps
• Applies a single consistent palynology zonation scheme (Price 1997 and Partridge 2006)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Compilation and analysis of legacy data plus new sampling from selected wells.

Time Range

Jurassic-Cretaceous succession

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 01:21:56.697028; freshness should be verified

Geography

Great Artesian Basin, Australia (Surat, Eromanga, Carpentaria basins)