Adavale Basin 1D Burial and Thermal History Models for Hydrocarbon Prospectivity

Nine 1D burial thermal and petroleum generation history models constructed using open file data to investigate the Adavale Basin. The models, built from geological well reports and calibrated with temperature and vitrinite reflectance data, estimate hydrocarbon generation potential. Results were presented at the 2023 Australian Exploration Geoscience Conference.

Use Cases

• Modeling hydrocarbon generation timing based on calibrated 1D burial thermal history.
• Assessing source rock quality and maturity based on Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and pyrolysis data.
• Evaluating unconventional gas potential in specific geological formations like the Log Creek Formation and Bury Limestone.
• Calibrating basin-scale heat flow models using bottom hole temperature and vitrinite reflectance data.

Strengths

• Models are calibrated using bottom hole temperature and measured vitrinite reflectance data.
• Analysis is based on nine distinct 1D models, providing multiple data points.
• Source rock potential is evaluated using specific geochemical parameters like Total Organic Carbon (TOC).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing solely on the Adavale Basin.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network via data_gov_au.

Collection Method

Models constructed using geological information from well completion reports and existing open file data.

Time Range

Models cover geological time from the Devonian to the Late Cretaceous.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-04 07:16:58.066646; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Adavale Basin, Australia.