Geochemical data from cores from BMR Ivanhoe No. 1 and thirteen petroleum exploration wells evaluate source rock potential in the Darling Basin. The analysis indicates hydrocarbon prospectivity is confined to the concealed western Darling Basin, where block-faulted troughs contain thick sequences of Devonian to Carboniferous sediments. The eastern flank of the Lake Wintlow High - Wilcannia High is considered the most prospective region based on the limited data.
Use Cases
- Evaluate source rock potential based on geochemical data from well cores
- Map hydrocarbon prospectivity based on geological and geophysical data for the Darling Basin
- Identify prospective regions for petroleum exploration based on sediment burial depth and thermal alteration
Strengths
- Geochemical data from cores from BMR Ivanhoe No. 1 and thirteen petroleum exploration wells
- Analysis covers the Middle Devonian to Lower Carboniferous continental sediments and Lower Devonian marine Amphitheatre Formation
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Geochemical analysis of cores from petroleum exploration wells held on open file at BMR.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:52:23.791499; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Darling Basin, western New South Wales, Australia