Browse Basin Offshore Assessment for Hydrocarbon Prospectivity and CO2 Storage Potential

Geoscience Australia conducted a multi-purpose basin analysis of the offshore Browse Basin on Australia's North West Shelf. The assessment integrated pre-competitive data from airborne magnetic surveys, marine surveys, and geochemical analysis to evaluate both CO2 storage potential and hydrocarbon resources. The research updated the basin's tectonostratigraphic framework using sequence stratigraphic analysis of 60 wells and extensive 2D/3D seismic data.

Use Cases

• Identify prospective CO2 storage sites based on integrated sequence stratigraphic analysis and seismic data.
• Assess hydrocarbon prospectivity and play fairways using updated tectonostratigraphic frameworks and petroleum systems models.
• Evaluate potential resource conflicts between CO2 storage and hydrocarbon exploration based on spatial distribution maps.
• Model environments of deposition and reservoir/seal distribution for basin-scale resource planning.

Strengths

• Analysis integrates data from 60 wells and extensive industry and government 2D/3D seismic reflection data.
• Research updated the basin's tectonostratigraphic framework with revised biostratigraphic data.
• Project utilized pre-competitive data from multiple survey types, including airborne magnetic and marine surveys.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data freshness should be verified, though last updated is listed as 2026-04-20.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Multi-purpose basin analysis integrating pre-competitive data from airborne magnetic surveys, marine surveys, and geochemical analysis of oils, gases, and rocks provided by industry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 02:26:13.439470

Geography

Offshore Browse Basin, North West Shelf, Western Australia/Australian Capital Territory