Australian Petroleum Systems Geochemical Analysis from Ordovician to Cretaceous

A study compares the geochemical characteristics of four Australian petroleum systems ranging from the Ordovician to Early Cretaceous. The analysis focuses on source rocks deposited in marine environments with varying contributions of terrestrial organic matter. The dataset is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Predicting hydrocarbon generation potential based on terrestrial organic matter contributions mentioned in the description
• Constraining biogeochemical models of the global carbon cycle using terrestrial carbon fate analysis
• Identifying terrestrial inputs in petroleum systems using molecular compounds beyond classical biomarkers

Strengths

• Focuses on four distinct Australian petroleum systems spanning from Ordovician to Early Cretaceous
• Analyzes terrestrial organic matter inputs using petrological, palynological, and molecular evidence

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Time Range

Ordovician to Early Cretaceous

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-05 04:45:05.718033

Geography

Australia (Canning Basin, Western Australia; Australian North West Shelf)