Petrel Sub-basin Study 1995-1996: Organic Geochemistry of Oils and Source Rocks

Australia's Petrel Sub-basin on the North West Shelf was studied by AGSO's Marine, Petroleum and Sedimentary Resources Division in 1995-96. The study aimed to define the basin's stratigraphic and structural development and determine factors controlling its petroleum systems. Data likely contains geochemical measurements from oils and source rocks to support resource exploration.

Use Cases

• Modeling petroleum systems based on described organic geochemistry data.
• Analyzing basin evolution based on the study's focus on stratigraphic and structural development.
• Correlating source rocks to oils based on the described geochemical analysis.
• Assessing exploration risk based on factors controlling petroleum occurrence mentioned in the description.

Strengths

• Study conducted by a national geological survey (AGSO) for a defined project.
• Focuses on a specific geographic region (Petrel Sub-basin, North West Shelf).
• Has a clear temporal scope (1995-1996 study period).

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/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Likely contains laboratory analysis results from AGSO's 1995-96 study.

Time Range

1995-1996

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 18:02:11.563322; freshness should be verified

Geography

Petrel Sub-basin, North West Shelf, Australia