Geochemical Analysis of Source Rock Potential in the Darling Basin, NSW

Australian Ocean Data Network provides a geological report evaluating petroleum exploration risk in the Darling Basin of western New South Wales. The analysis uses geochemical data from cores and fourteen petroleum exploration wells to assess source rock potential and organic maturation levels. The report was last updated on 2026-04-10.

Use Cases

• Assessing petroleum exploration risk based on geological and geophysical data mentioned in the description
• Evaluating source rock potential based on geochemical data from cores and wells
• Identifying prospective regions for hydrocarbon preservation based on sediment burial and thermal alteration analysis

Strengths

• Analysis is based on geochemical data from fourteen petroleum exploration wells and cores
• Report provides a specific prospective region recommendation: the eastern flank of the Lake Wintlow High - Wilcannia High
• Last updated date is explicitly provided: 2026-04-10 21:35:06.183269

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 report states the analysis is based on 'limited data available'

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Geochemical analysis of cores and well data held on open file

Time Range

Geological focus on Devonian to Lower Carboniferous periods

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 21:35:06.183269; freshness should be verified

Geography

Darling Basin, western New South Wales, Australia