Wellington Park No. 1 Well Drilling Summary and Stratigraphy, Gippsland Basin

Wellington Park No. 1 Well was drilled in the Gippsland Basin, Victoria, reaching a total depth of 12,011 feet between December 1961 and April 1962. The dataset likely contains detailed records of the drilling operation, including formation tests and stratigraphic logs from surface to the Lower Cretaceous/Jurassic Strzelecki Group. The well was plugged and abandoned as a dry hole after no significant shows of oil or gas were encountered.

Use Cases

• Analyze stratigraphic sequences based on described Quaternary, Tertiary, and Mesozoic sediment intervals
• Study drilling engineering and logging results from the described comprehensive programme
• Evaluate formation test outcomes based on the three successful tests between 7348 and 9930 feet
• Research subsidized exploration under the Petroleum Search Subsidy Act 1959

Strengths

• Provides specific drilling dates (6 Dec 1961 - 3 Apr 1962) and total depth (12,011 feet)
• Contains detailed stratigraphic information from surface to Lower Cretaceous/Jurassic strata
• Documents a comprehensive suite of drilling engineering, mud logging, coring, and electric logging activities

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

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Drilling and logging operations conducted by Oil Drilling and Exploration Limited for Woodside (Lakes Entrance) Oil Company NL

Time Range

1961-12-06 to 1962-04-07

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 03:58:04.693815; freshness should be verified

Geography

Gippsland Basin, Victoria, Australia, approximately 25.5 miles south-west of Bairnsdale