Wandagee No. 1 Well: Stratigraphic and Hydrocarbon Data from the Carnarvon Basin

Western Australia's Carnarvon Basin is the location for the Wandagee No. 1 well, drilled to a total depth of 3521 feet between April and June 1962. The dataset likely contains results from a full program of logging, testing, and coring undertaken to investigate the stratigraphy and oil potential of Devonian and older rocks. Geoscience Australia provides this record of the operation, which was subsidized under the Petroleum Search Subsidy Act.

Use Cases

• Modeling subsurface stratigraphy based on described geological formations and depths.
• Analyzing historical hydrocarbon shows based on reported traces of gas in specific sandstone units.
• Studying well drilling and completion data, including total depth, drilling dates, and water recovery tests.

Strengths

• Provides specific drilling dates (25th April to 12th June 1962) and a precise total depth (3521 feet).
• Includes detailed stratigraphic observations with formation names and depth intervals (e.g., Tumblagooda Sandstone from 2660 to 3521 feet).
• Documents specific hydrocarbon shows (traces of gas) and test results (four drillstem tests recovering brackish to salt water).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic and temporal bias inherent to a single, historical exploration well.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Data gathered from a drilling operation involving logging, testing, and coring.

Time Range

1962-04-25 to 1962-06-12

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 13:26:15.800691; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, approximately 84 miles north-east of Carnarvon.