Historical Petroleum Titles in Western Australia

Petroleum Titles of all types which no longer have a status of current. The data is held in GDA2020 latitude and longitude coordinates. It was authored by the General Manager Geoscience and Title Information at the Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety and last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of historical petroleum title locations using GDA2020 coordinates.
• Map the distribution of different petroleum title types across Western Australia.
• Study the temporal evolution of the petroleum industry by tracking title status changes from current to historical.

Strengths

• Data is provided in GDA2020 coordinate system, ensuring modern spatial accuracy.
• Includes all petroleum title types, offering broad categorical coverage.
• Maintained by a state government department, providing authoritative provenance.
• Updated in March 2026, indicating recent maintenance.

Limitations

• No row count or sample data is available to assess dataset size.
• Column structure is unknown, limiting understanding of available attributes.
• Focuses exclusively on historical (non-current) titles, excluding active operations.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (Western Australia)

Collection Method

Official government records of petroleum titles.

Time Range

Historical coverage (titles no longer current).

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-24.

Geography

Western Australia, using GDA2020 coordinates.