Australian Petroleum Source Rock and Fluids Atlas with Geochemical Analyses

Geoscience Australia's Organic Geochemistry Database provides petroleum geochemical and geological data from onshore and offshore Australian basins. The Atlas visualizes Pyrolysis, Organic Petrology, and molecular isotopic data for source rock characterization. Interpretation of these data supports petroleum systems analysis and economic commodity assessment.

Use Cases

• Characterize petroleum source rock maturity based on Organic Petrology and Pyrolysis data
• Identify derived petroleum fluids for systems analysis using Bulk and Whole Oil GC data
• Map spatial distribution of source rocks and fluids across Australian basins
• Assess petroleum composition for economic development using Compound-Specific Isotopic Analyses

Strengths

• Data sourced from Geoscience Australia's authoritative Organic Geochemistry Database
• Includes multiple analytical data types: Pyrolysis, Organic Petrology, GCMS, and isotopic analyses
• Spatial coverage includes both onshore and offshore Australian basins

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

Geoscience Australia's Organic Geochemistry Database

Collection Method

Data collected from boreholes and field sites

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-16 14:57:27.503401; freshness should be verified

Geography

Onshore and offshore Australian basins