Source Rock Potential and Hydrocarbon Prospectivity of the Darling Basin, NSW

Geochemical data from cores and wells are used to evaluate petroleum exploration risk in the Darling Basin of western New South Wales. The analysis focuses on the Middle Devonian to Lower Carboniferous continental sediments and the underlying Lower Devonian marine Amphitheatre Formation. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-27.

Use Cases

• Assess petroleum exploration risk based on geological and geophysical data described.
• Evaluate source rock potential and organic maturation levels based on geochemical data from cores and wells.
• Identify prospective regions for hydrocarbon preservation based on sediment burial depth and thermal alteration.

Strengths

• Analysis incorporates geochemical data from cores from BMR Ivanhoe No. 1 and thirteen petroleum exploration wells.
• Evaluation covers a thick sequence of Middle Devonian to Lower Carboniferous continental sediments underlain by Lower Devonian marine sediments.
• Provides a specific prospective region recommendation: the eastern flank of the Lake Wintlow High - Wilcannia High.

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.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Geochemical analysis of cores and petroleum exploration well data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 19:55:01.101130; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Darling Basin, western New South Wales, Australia.