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

Geoscience Australia's retired petroleum wells database combined header, biostratigraphy, and geochemistry data for offshore and onshore regions. Scientific data entry was generally conducted only for offshore wells, while onshore data was acquired from state geological surveys. This record was superseded in June 2023 and the data is now accessible through the Geoscience Australia Portal's Borehole layer.

Use Cases

• Analyze petroleum reservoir characteristics based on reservoir and facies data themes.
• Study subsurface stratigraphy and geological history based on stratigraphy and biostratigraphy data.
• Model well trajectories and subsurface structures based on velocity and directional survey data.
• Assess hydrocarbon potential based on organic geochemistry data themes.

Strengths

• Includes multiple scientific data themes such as biostratigraphy, organic geochemistry, and reservoir facies.
• Covers both offshore and onshore geographical regions.
• Data is maintained by the authoritative national geoscience organization, Geoscience Australia.

Limitations

• Dataset is retired and superseded; users must access data through a different portal and layer.
• Row count, column definitions, and sample data are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Scientific data entry was generally only for offshore wells, suggesting potential inconsistency for onshore data.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Scientific data entry for offshore wells and acquisition from state geological surveys for onshore data.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 09:37:26.560183; freshness should be verified as the record is retired.

Geography

Offshore and onshore regions of Australia