Darling Basin Hydrocarbon Prospectivity and Source Rock Geochemical Data

Western New South Wales data assesses petroleum exploration risk in the Devonian Darling Basin. Geochemical data from cores in the BMR Ivanhoe No. 1 well and thirteen other exploration wells evaluate source rock potential and organic maturation. The dataset, from Geoscience Australia, was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Assess petroleum exploration risk based on geological and geophysical data for the Darling Basin.
• Evaluate source rock potential and organic maturation levels based on geochemical data from well cores.
• Identify prospective regions for hydrocarbon preservation based on analysis of trough flanks and margins.

Strengths

• Geochemical data sourced from cores in fourteen specific petroleum exploration wells.
• Analysis focuses on a defined geographic region: the concealed western Darling Basin.
• Includes evaluation of specific geological formations like the Lower Devonian Amphitheatre Formation.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified despite the 2026 update date.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Geochemical analysis of cores from petroleum exploration wells.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 15:00:57.485095

Geography

Darling Basin, western New South Wales, Australia