Nine 1D burial thermal and petroleum generation history models investigate Devonian source rock maturity in the Adavale Basin. The models, constructed from well completion reports and calibrated with bottom hole temperature and vitrinite reflectance data, indicate full maturation during the Carboniferous and Late Cretaceous. Results suggest the Log Creek Formation and Bury Limestone are primary targets for unconventional gas exploration.
Use Cases
- Modeling hydrocarbon generation timing based on calibrated thermal history parameters.
- Evaluating source rock quality and maturity based on Total Organic Carbon (TOC) and pyrolysis data.
- Assessing unconventional gas prospectivity in specific geological formations like the Log Creek Formation.
- Calibrating basin-scale heat flow models using localized well data.
Strengths
- Models are calibrated using specific bottom hole temperature and measured vitrinite reflectance data.
- Analysis identifies three specific formations with source rock potential: Log Creek Formation, Bury Limestone, and Buckabie Formation.
- Models provide temporal estimates for hydrocarbon generation events during the Carboniferous and Late Cretaceous.
Limitations
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- 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
- Collection Method
- Models constructed using geological information from well completion reports and existing open file data.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-06-16 22:12:08.183156; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Adavale Basin, Australia