The Onshore Energy Security Program funded by the Australian Government over five years (2006-2011) produced this precompetitive geoscience assessment. Geoscience Australia interpreted deep seismic reflection profiles and conducted petroleum systems maturation modelling for the Arrowie, Georgina, and Darling basins. The data aims to increase understanding of hydrocarbon, uranium, thorium, and geothermal energy potential in these frontier basins.
Use Cases
- Model petroleum system maturation based on interpreted Cambrian and Neoproterozoic source rock maturity.
- Analyze basin architecture and fault structures based on seismic reflection profile interpretations.
- Assess hydrocarbon generation and expulsion timing based on burial history modelling.
- Evaluate unconventional hydrocarbon potential based on evidence of bitumen in historical wells.
- Compare sedimentary basin geometries and thicknesses across different Australian regions.
Strengths
- Interpretation includes specific basin thickness measurements (~3800 m in Arrowie Basin, ~2800 m in Georgina Basin).
- Analysis provides maturity assessments for potential source rocks across different geological periods.
- Project scope covers multiple basins (Arrowie, Georgina, Darling) with distinct geological interpretations.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data files are in PDF and HTML formats, which may require extraction for quantitative analysis.
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Interpretation of deep seismic reflection profiles and petroleum systems maturation modelling.
- Time Range
- Project funded from 2006 to 2011.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-05 04:41:49.647814; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Onshore sedimentary basins in Australia: Arrowie Basin (South Australia), Burke River Structural Zone of the Georgina Basin (northwest Queensland), Yathong Trough of the Darling Basin (western New South Wales).