Australian Onshore Paleozoic Petroleum Potential Report

Australian Ocean Data Network provides a report discussing the petroleum potential of Australia's Lower Paleozoic and Proterozoic onshore basins. The text references exploration activity from 2010 to 2012 and historical oil production from the Ordovician Amadeus Basin since 1984. It was last updated on 2026-06-23.

Use Cases

• Assessing petroleum system risks based on maturation history and preservation uncertainties mentioned in the description.
• Evaluating the impact of technological advances like horizontal drilling on developing poor-quality reservoirs described in the report.
• Comparing the hydrocarbon potential of different Australian basins, such as the Amadeus, Canning, and Officer basins, referenced in the text.

Strengths

• Report references specific geological periods and basins, including the Amadeus, Canning, Arafura, Georgina, and Officer basins.
• It cites a temporal range for exploration activity from 2010 to 2012 and historical production starting in 1984.
• The description includes references to academic literature, such as Bradshaw et al. (2012) and Longley et al. (2001).

Limitations

• The dataset consists of HTML and PDF files; the presence of structured, machine-readable data is unclear.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is 2026-06-23, which is in the future relative to the current date.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Time Range

References activity from 2010-2012 and historical production since 1984.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-23 02:00:04.680459

Geography

Australia's onshore basins, including Amadeus, Canning, Arafura, Georgina, and Officer basins.