Petroleum Prospectivity Assessment for Northern Australian Marine Region

A 2007 assessment by Geoscience Australia examines the petroleum potential of a proposed marine park region offshore northern Australia. The report covers three geological provinces: the Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, and Gulf of Carpentaria. It was commissioned by the Department of the Environment and Water Resources and other stakeholders.

Use Cases

• Assess hydrocarbon resource potential based on the geological province descriptions.
• Inform marine spatial planning and protected area establishment based on the integrated environmental and resource assessment.
• Compare sedimentary fill and development history between the Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, and Gulf of Carpentaria provinces.

Strengths

• Assessment conducted by Geoscience Australia, a national geoscience authority.
• Report provides a structured evaluation of three distinct geological provinces with different histories.

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 temporal bias inherent to a 2007 assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Assessment undertaken by Geoscience Australia.

Time Range

2007

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 23:35:42.634763; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northern Australian marine region, from Torres Strait to NT/WA state boundary, encompassing Timor Sea, Arafura Sea, and Gulf of Carpentaria.