Geltwood Beach Well Drilling And Stratigraphy Report

Beach Petroleum No Liability drilled the Geltwood Beach No. 1 Well to a depth of 12,300 feet between August and November 1963. The Australian Ocean Data Network hosts this summary detailing the well's stratigraphy, drilling program, and hydrocarbon test results. Data was last updated on the platform in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze stratigraphic sequences using described intervals like '1860 feet of Miocene to Eocene marine and paralic sediments'.
• Study drilling outcomes and test results referencing 'five drillstem tests' and 'traces of gas recorded at intervals from 4500 feet'.
• Model the geological structure using location details '7.5 miles south-west of Millicent' and depth to 'total depth of 12,300 feet'.
• Research subsidized exploration under the 'Petroleum Search Subsidy Act 1959-1961' as a case study in government-supported drilling.

Strengths

• Report details a complete drilling program from surface to 12,300 feet total depth.
• Provides specific temporal coverage from August 22 to November 10, 1963.
• Includes geological context like penetration of 1760 feet of Palaeocene to Upper Cretaceous sands.

Limitations

• No structured column data or sample records are available, only narrative text.
• Data represents a single, historical dry hole well from over 60 years ago.
• Primary file formats are PDF and HTML, requiring manual information extraction.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Drilling, logging, testing, and coring operations conducted by Drilling Contractors (Australia) Pty Ltd.

Time Range

1963-08-22 to 1963-11-10

Freshness

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Geography

Geltwood Anticline, Otway Basin, South Australia, approximately 7.5 miles south-west of Millicent.