Geochemical data delineates petroleum systems in the Northern Bonaparte Basin offshore Northern Australia. The study focuses on wells located on and between the Laminaria and Flamingo highs, covering northeastern Ashmore and Cartier Islands and western Zone of Co-operation Area A. Data likely originates from a 2000 journal publication by Preston and Edwards.
Use Cases
- Correlating oil chemical groups with reservoir types based on geochemical similarities
- Delineating active petroleum systems based on geochemical data from oils and source rock extracts
- Inferring migration pathway lengths based on similarity between source-seal characters and hydrocarbon accumulations
- Challenging existing ideas concerning migration patterns and hydrocarbon prospectivity in the basin
Strengths
- Data delineates two distinct chemical groups of oils corresponding with reservoir types
- Study area is specifically defined, comprising wells on and between the Laminaria and Flamingo highs
- Analysis includes correlation with sediment extracts from specific geological formations
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Last updated 2026-04-16 16:21:32.129052; freshness should be verified
Provenance
- Source
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Collection Method
- Geochemical analysis of oils and source rock extracts from wells.
- Geography
- Northern Bonaparte Basin, offshore Northern Australia, northeastern Ashmore and Cartier Islands, western Zone of Co-operation Area A.