Wandagee No. 1 Well: Stratigraphy and Drilling Data from Carnarvon Basin, 1962

West Australian Petroleum Pty Limited drilled the Wandagee No. 1 Well in the Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia, to a total depth of 3521 feet between April 25 and June 12, 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. The well was completed as a water well after encountering traces of gas and recovering only brackish to salt water.

Use Cases

• Modeling subsurface stratigraphy based on described geological formations and depths.
• Analyzing historical hydrocarbon shows based on recorded gas traces in specific sandstone units.
• Studying drilling operations and outcomes for wells subsidized under the Petroleum Search Subsidy Act.

Strengths

• Provides specific drilling dates (April 25 to June 12, 1962) and a precise total depth (3521 feet).
• Description details a comprehensive logging, testing, and coring program for the well.
• Includes specific geological formation depths and ages, such as the Upper Devonian Gneudna Formation at 591 feet.

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 well report.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au

Collection Method

Drilling and logging operations conducted by Oil Drilling and Exploration for West Australian Petroleum Pty Limited.

Time Range

1962-04-25 to 1962-06-12

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 02:04:37.465100; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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