Petrel Sub-basin Study 1995-1996: Geohistory Modelling for Petroleum Exploration

AGSO's 1995-96 Petrel Sub-basin Study was conducted by the Marine, Petroleum and Sedimentary Resources Division as part of the North West Shelf Project. The study aimed to define the basin's basement elements, tectonic evolution, and the factors controlling its petroleum systems. The dataset is provided by Geoscience Australia Data and was last updated in 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling basin evolution based on described stratigraphic and structural development.
• Assessing petroleum system potential based on the study's focus on resource exploration factors.
• Analyzing tectonic history based on the aim to determine the nature and age of controlling events.
• Interpreting sedimentary basin fill based on the described focus on depositional processes and deformation.

Strengths

• Study conducted by a national geological survey (AGSO/Geoscience Australia).
• Focuses on a specific, defined geographic area (Petrel Sub-basin).
• Has a clear, multi-objective research aim for resource exploration.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data files are in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Research study by AGSO's Marine, Petroleum and Sedimentary Resources Division.

Time Range

Study period 1995-1996

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:39:06.350657; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Petrel Sub-basin, North West Shelf, Australia