A series of regional seismic reflection lines link three key exploration wells on the northern Exmouth Plateau and Rowley Terrace to the lower continental slope. The study examines these new data combined with existing seismic, well, and dredge data for some 200,000 km² of the northwest Australian margin. It was published by the Australian Ocean Data Network and last updated in June 2026.
Use Cases
- Modeling tectonic evolution based on interpreted seismic unconformities and fault structures.
- Analyzing sediment thickness and composition for Permian to Cainozoic sequences described in the study.
- Refining the location of the continent-ocean boundary using combined seismic and magnetic anomaly data.
- Studying the history of subsidence and marine transgression from Jurassic to Cretaceous sequences.
Strengths
- Covers a large study area of approximately 200,000 km² on the northwest Australian margin.
- Integrates multiple data types including seismic reflection lines, well data, and dredge samples.
- Provides interpreted sediment thickness ranges for specific geological periods (e.g., 500-2000 m of Cainozoic rocks).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data is delivered in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Combined analysis of newly recorded and existing regional seismic reflection lines, exploration well data, and dredge samples.
- Time Range
- Covers geological history from the Permian period to the Cainozoic era.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-05 06:28:16.435654; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Northern Exmouth Plateau and Rowley Terrace, northwest Australian margin, between the North West Shelf and the Argo Abyssal Plain.