Hydrocarbon Prospectivity and Source Rock Data for the Darling Basin, NSW

Geochemical data from cores in the BMR Ivanhoe No. 1 well and thirteen petroleum exploration wells are used to evaluate source rock potential and organic maturation in the Darling Basin. The dataset, from Geoscience Australia, assesses the risk for petroleum exploration in the dominantly Devonian basin of western New South Wales. It was last updated on 2026-04-20.

Use Cases

• Evaluate source rock potential based on geochemical data from well cores
• Assess organic maturation levels for hydrocarbon generation in the Lower Devonian Amphitheatre Formation
• Identify prospective regions for exploration based on the hypothesis of trough flanks and margins preserving source and reservoir rocks

Strengths

• Analysis includes geochemical data from fourteen specific wells, including BMR Ivanhoe No. 1
• Provides a focused geological assessment for the Darling Basin, a specific region in western New South Wales
• Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-04-20 00:59:39.064572

Limitations

• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• The description states the analysis is based on 'limited data available'

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Geochemical analysis of cores from petroleum exploration wells held on open file at BMR

Time Range

Geological focus is on the Devonian to Lower Carboniferous period

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-20 00:59:39.064572; freshness should be verified

Geography

Darling Basin, western New South Wales, Australia, with specific focus on the concealed western Darling Basin and the Lake Wintlow High - Wilcannia High flank