National Petroleum Wells Database: Borehole Data for Onshore and Offshore Regions

Geoscience Australia's retired National Petroleum Wells Database, now integrated into the BOREHOLE database, provides petroleum well data. The data includes header information, biostratigraphy, organic geochemistry, reservoir and facies details, stratigraphy, and velocity and directional surveys. Scientific data entry was generally conducted for offshore wells, while onshore data was acquired from state geological surveys.

Use Cases

• Analyze subsurface geology and reservoir characteristics based on the reservoir and facies data mentioned in the description.
• Conduct biostratigraphic correlation and dating based on the biostratigraphy data theme.
• Model petroleum systems and source rock potential based on the organic geochemistry data.
• Plan well trajectories and drilling operations based on the directional survey data.
• Integrate regional geological studies based on the combined onshore and offshore stratigraphy data.

Strengths

• Data covers both onshore and offshore regions of Australia.
• Includes multiple scientific data themes such as biostratigraphy, organic geochemistry, and directional surveys.
• Data is now integrated into a larger, maintained Geoscience Australia Borehole Database (BOREHOLE).

Limitations

• This specific database record is retired and superseded; users must access data through a new portal.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Scientific data entry for offshore wells; onshore data acquired from state geological surveys.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:43:16.511989; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australia, onshore and offshore regions