Australian Petroleum Wells Database with Offshore Scientific Data

RETIRED - This record has been superseded by eCat 126310 as advised by M. Webster 16 June 2023. The National Petroleum Wells Database provides header, biostratigraphy, organic geochemistry, reservoir, facies, stratigraphy, velocity, and directional survey data for petroleum wells. Scientific data entry is generally conducted for offshore wells, while onshore data is acquired from state geological surveys.

Use Cases

• Analyze reservoir characteristics based on reservoir and facies data themes
• Study stratigraphic sequences based on stratigraphy data
• Model subsurface velocity profiles based on velocity and directional survey data
• Assess hydrocarbon potential based on organic geochemistry data
• Map well locations and attributes based on header data

Strengths

• Includes data for both offshore and onshore regions
• Contains multiple scientific data themes such as biostratigraphy and organic geochemistry
• Managed by Geoscience Australia, a national scientific agency

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The dataset is retired and superseded by another record (eCat 126310)

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network and Geoscience Australia

Collection Method

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

Geography

Australia, offshore and onshore regions