Geology of the Betoota 4-Mile Sheet Area with Borehole and Structural Data

Cretaceous and Tertiary rocks are exposed over nearly 7,000 square miles in western Queensland. Surface and subsurface information reveals 6,000 feet of Mesozoic sediments and a deep exploratory borehole drilled in 1960. The dataset, provided by Geoscience Australia, describes structural features like the Betoota Dome and records attempts to locate water resources.

Use Cases

• Modeling subsurface stratigraphy based on described sediment thicknesses of 6,000 feet of Mesozoic and 30 feet of Tertiary rocks.
• Analyzing structural trends for resource exploration based on the description of a broad, elongate dome and minor structural trends.
• Studying historical exploration outcomes using data from the 9,824-foot deep borehole drilled in 1960.
• Assessing groundwater potential in arid regions based on records of unsuccessful sub-artesian water searches.

Strengths

• Covers a specific, sizable geographic area of nearly 7,000 square miles.
• Includes detailed subsurface measurements, such as 6,000 feet of Mesozoic sediments.
• Contains information from a specific deep borehole (9,824 feet) drilled in 1960.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is presented in PDF/HTML formats, which may require extraction for computational analysis.
• Freshness should be verified; the last update timestamp is 2026-05-06 23:00:54.415984.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

Likely contains compiled field observations, borehole logs, and geological survey data.

Time Range

Includes data from at least 1960 (borehole drilling).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-06 23:00:54.415984

Geography

Betoota 4-mile sheet area, western Queensland, Australia.