Geochemical data from cores and petroleum exploration wells evaluate the hydrocarbon prospectivity of the Darling Basin in western New South Wales. The dataset likely contains measurements of organic carbon content and thermal maturation levels for Devonian and Carboniferous sediments. It was aggregated by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in May 2026.
Use Cases
- Evaluate source rock potential based on geochemical data from cores and wells.
- Assess hydrocarbon prospectivity based on organic maturation levels.
- Identify prospective regions for petroleum exploration based on sediment burial depth and thermal alteration.
- Analyze the relationship between sediment type and hydrocarbon generation potential.
Strengths
- Geochemical data from fourteen specific wells and cores, including BMR Ivanhoe No. 1.
- Analysis focuses on a specific geological region, the concealed western Darling Basin.
- Data supports a hypothesis for locating prospective regions.
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 and petroleum exploration wells held on open file.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 02:21:08.149686; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Darling Basin, western New South Wales, Australia.