National Petroleum Wells Database for Australian Offshore and Onshore Regions
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Description
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 The record is retired and superseded by eCat 126310 as of June 2023.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This record is retired and superseded; users must access data through the new Borehole database.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.
This dataset is retired. The same data must be accessed through the Geoscience Australia Portal via the Borehole layer. The original Petroleum Wells Online Tool is no longer available.