The 1995-1996 Petrel Sub-basin Study was conducted by AGSO's Marine, Petroleum and Sedimentary Resources Division as part of the North West Shelf Project. It aimed to define the basin's basement elements, tectonic evolution, and petroleum system controls. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network.
Use Cases
- Modeling stratigraphic development based on the study's focus on basin fill.
- Analyzing structural controls on petroleum systems based on the described tectonic evolution.
- Mapping basement element influence on basin development based on the stated study aims.
Strengths
- Study conducted by a national geological organization (AGSO).
- Focuses on a specific geographic region (Petrel Sub-basin).
- Aims defined for understanding basin evolution and petroleum systems.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Study by AGSO's Marine, Petroleum and Sedimentary Resources Division.
- Time Range
- 1995-1996
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:36:43.681336; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Petrel Sub-basin, North West Shelf