Southwest Bairnsdale No. 1 Well: Geological and Drilling Data from Gippsland Basin

The dataset from the Australian Ocean Data Network details the Southwest Bairnsdale No. 1 well drilled in Victoria's Gippsland Basin. The well was drilled to a depth of 3926 feet between January 8 and February 14, 1963, with a full program of coring and logging undertaken. It achieved its objectives of obtaining stratigraphic data and testing hydrocarbon potential, though no shows of hydrocarbons were found.

Use Cases

• Analyze stratigraphic sequences based on the described Tertiary, Lower Carboniferous-Upper Devonian, and pre-Upper Devonian granite intervals.
• Assess hydrocarbon potential based on the results of formation tests and the absence of shows mentioned in the description.
• Study drilling operations and outcomes based on the detailed timeline, depth, and logging program documented.

Strengths

• Specific drilling dates (January 8 to February 14, 1963) and total depth (3926 feet) are provided.
• Detailed geological objectives and results, including penetrated sediment types and depths, are documented.
• The data source is the Australian Ocean Data Network, a known repository for ocean and geoscience data.

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/temporal bias inherent to data_gov_au as a single historical well.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Drilling, coring, and logging operations conducted by Reading and Bates (Australia) pty Ltd.

Time Range

1963-01-08 to 1963-02-14

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 20:44:11.767933; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia, approximately 15 miles west-south-west of Bairnsdale.