Australian Petroleum Source Rock and Fluids Atlas with Geochemical Data

Geoscience Australia's Organic Geochemistry Database provides petroleum geochemical and geological data from onshore and offshore Australian basins. The data includes Pyrolysis, Organic Petrology, and molecular analyses for characterizing source rocks and derived fluids. This information supports petroleum systems analysis to assess economic potential.

Use Cases

• Characterize petroleum source rock maturity based on Pyrolysis and Organic Petrology data mentioned in the description
• Identify correlations between source rocks and derived fluids using Bulk and Compound-Specific Isotopic Analyses data
• Map the spatial distribution of source rock quality and petroleum fluids across Australian basins
• Assess the economic commodity potential of petroleum compositions for development planning

Strengths

• Data is sourced from Geoscience Australia's authoritative Organic Geochemistry Database
• Includes multiple characterization methods such as Pyrolysis, GCMS, and CSIA as described
• Covers both onshore and offshore Australian basins providing broad spatial coverage

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's Australian focus

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia's Organic Geochemistry Database (ORGCHEM), delivered via the Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Samples collected from boreholes and field sites, with analyses including Pyrolysis, Organic Petrology, and various molecular techniques.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 01:32:34.119716; freshness should be verified

Geography

Onshore and offshore Australian basins