Australian Petroleum Source Rock and Fluids Atlas, Onshore and Offshore

Australian onshore and offshore basins contain petroleum source rock and fluid data from Geoscience Australia's Organic Geochemistry Database. The services provide characterisation through visualisation of Pyrolysis, Organic Petrology, and molecular and isotopic analyses. Interpretation of these data enables petroleum systems analysis and assessment of economic viability.

Use Cases

• Characterize petroleum source rock maturity based on Pyrolysis and Organic Petrology data.
• Identify the origin of petroleum fluids based on molecular and isotopic characterisation data.
• Map the spatial distribution of source rocks and derived fluids for basin analysis.
• Assess the economic commodity potential of petroleum based on its composition.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from Geoscience Australia's authoritative Organic Geochemistry Database.
• Provides multiple analytical data types including Pyrolysis, Organic Petrology, and Compound-Specific Isotopic Analyses.
• Covers 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.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia's Organic Geochemistry Database (ORGCHEM), aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

Samples collected from boreholes and field sites.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 21:11:54.450072; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Onshore and offshore Australian basins.