Boreholes and petroleum wells available to the public from the Minerals and Petroleum's database and DbMap database. The data is collected for Earth Resources within DSDBI and is provided by the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action. The dataset was last updated on April 9, 2026.
Use Cases
- Map subsurface resource exploration points based on borehole locations.
- Analyze petroleum well distribution patterns based on public well data.
- Integrate geological point data into broader Earth Resources spatial analyses.
- Perform spatial queries on mineral and petroleum resource infrastructure.
Strengths
- Data originates from authoritative government databases (Minerals and Petroleum's database and DbMap).
- Available in multiple geospatial file formats (EXTENDED TAB, MIF, SHP, GDB, DXF, TAB, DWG).
- Last updated date is explicitly provided (2026-04-09).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Provenance
- Source
- Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action
- Collection Method
- Collected from Minerals and Petroleum's database and DbMap database.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-09 03:33:55.796166