A geological assessment of Australia's onshore petroleum potential in Lower Paleozoic and Proterozoic systems. The description references exploration activity from 2010 to 2012 and historical oil production since 1984. The dataset is hosted by the Australian Ocean Data Network on data.gov.au.
Use Cases
- Evaluate hydrocarbon charge risk based on maturation history and preservation uncertainties mentioned in the description.
- Assess reservoir quality for conventional accumulations in Paleozoic basins.
- Model exploration potential based on the distribution of Cambrian and Ordovician marine shale source rocks.
- Analyze the impact of tectonic events like the Alice Springs Orogeny on petroleum system preservation.
Strengths
- Description references specific geological basins (Amadeus, Canning, Arafura, Georgina, Officer).
- Description cites historical oil production from the Ordovician section of the Amadeus Basin since 1984.
- Description provides a temporal context for exploration activity (2010-2012).
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
- Australian Ocean Data Network
- Time Range
- References data from 1984 to 2012.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-04-16 15:41:42.728556; freshness should be verified.
- Geography
- Australia's onshore basins.