National Petroleum Wells Database for Australian Offshore and Onshore Regions

Australian offshore and onshore petroleum well data, now combined into the Geoscience Australia Borehole Database. The record is retired and superseded by eCat 126310 as of June 2023. It includes header data, biostratigraphy, organic geochemistry, reservoir and facies, stratigraphy, velocity, and directional surveys.

Use Cases

• Analyze petroleum reservoir characteristics based on reservoir and facies data.
• Conduct stratigraphic correlation and modeling based on stratigraphy data.
• Assess hydrocarbon potential based on organic geochemistry measurements.
• Plan drilling trajectories based on velocity and directional survey records.
• Study paleoenvironments based on biostratigraphy information.

Strengths

• Covers both offshore and onshore regions of Australia.
• Includes multiple scientific data themes such as biostratigraphy and organic geochemistry.
• Data is maintained by Geoscience Australia, an authoritative national agency.

Limitations

• This record is retired and superseded; users must access data through the new Borehole database.
• Scientific data entry was generally only conducted for offshore wells; onshore data was acquired from state surveys.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia, aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network.

Collection Method

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

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 21:36:56.141302; freshness should be verified as the record is retired.

Geography

Australia, including offshore and onshore regions.