Bulk Source Rock Database Table  


Authors / CoAuthors

Edwards, D. | Buckler, T. | Cherukoori, R. | Grosjean, E. | Boreham, C. | Sedgmen, A.

Abstract

<div>The bulk source rock database table contains publicly available results from Geoscience Australia's organic geochemistry (ORGCHEM) schema and supporting oracle databases for the bulk properties of sedimentary rocks that contain organic matter and fluid inclusions taken from boreholes and field sites. The analyses are performed by various laboratories in service and exploration companies, Australian government institutions, and universities, using a range of instruments. Sedimentary rocks that contain organic matter are typically referred to as source rocks (e.g., organic-rich shale, oil shale and coal) and the organic matter within the rock matrix that is insoluble in organic solvents is named kerogen. Data includes the borehole or field site location, sample depth, stratigraphy, analytical methods, other relevant metadata, and various data types including; elemental composition, and the stable isotopes of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur. Results are also included from methods that separate the extractable organic matter (EOM) from rocks into bulk components, such as the quantification of saturated hydrocarbon, aromatic hydrocarbon, resin and asphaltene (SARA) fractions according to their polarity. The stable carbon (<sup>13</sup>C/<sup>12</sup>C) and hydrogen (<sup>2</sup>H/<sup>1</sup>H) isotopic ratios of the EOM and derivative hydrocarbon fractions, as well as fluid inclusion oils, are presented in delta notation (i.e., &delta;<sup>13</sup>C and &delta;<sup>2</sup>H) in parts per mil (‰) relative to the Vienna Peedee Belemnite (VPDB) standard.</div><div><br></div><div>These data are used to determine the molecular and isotopic compositions of organic matter within rocks and associated fluid inclusions and evaluate the potential for hydrocarbon generation in a basin. Some data are generated in Geoscience Australia’s laboratory and released in Geoscience Australia records. Data are also collated from destructive analysis reports (DARs), well completion reports (WCRs), and literature. The bulk data for sedimentary rocks are delivered in the Source Rock Bulk Properties and Stable Isotopes web services on the Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal at https://portal.ga.gov.au which will be periodically updated.</div>

Product Type

dataset

eCat Id

149385

Contact for the resource

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  
Cnr Jerrabomberra Ave and Hindmarsh Dr GPO Box 378
Canberra
ACT
2601
Australia

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Digital Object Identifier

https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/149385

Keywords

( Project )
  • EFTF – Exploring for the Future
( Project )
  • Energy Systems
( Project )
  • Onshore Energy Systems
  • Source rocks
  • stable isotopes
  • bulk composition
  • elemental composition
  • laboratory analyses
  • saturated hydrocarbon
  • aromatic hydrocarbon
  • extractable organic matter (EOM)
  • ORGCHEM schema
  • Sedimentary rocks
  • carbon isotopes
  • hydrogen isotopes
  • nitrogen isotopes
  • sulfur isotopes
  • saturated, aromatic, resin, asphaltene (SARA) fractions
theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf
  • Exploration geochemistryIsotope geochemistryOrganic geochemistryData Management And Data ScienceInformation Systems
  • Published_External

Publication Date

2024-08-12T01:24:39

Creation Date

2024-03-28T07:00:00

Security Constraints

Australian Government Security Classification System    

Classification - unclassified

Legal Constraints

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence    

Use - license otherRestrictions

Status

completed

Purpose

Release of the bulk source rocks database table and web services in the Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal at https://portal.ga.gov.au

Maintenance Information

asNeeded

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

Lineage

<div>The bulk source rock database table was created in the ORGCHEM schema to release the bulk properties of sedimentary rocks that contain organic matter and fluid inclusions taken from boreholes and field sites.&nbsp;Data are collated from Geoscience Australia records, destructive analysis reports (DARs), well completion reports (WCRs) and literature. These data are released in the Source Rock Bulk Properties and Stable Isotopes web services on the Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal at https://portal.ga.gov.au which will be periodically updated.</div>

Parent Information

Extents

[-44, -9, 112, 154]

Reference System

GDA94 / geographic 2D (EPSG: 4283)

Spatial Resolution

Service Information

Associations

Association Type - largerWorkCitation

Organic Geochemistry (ORGCHEM) Schema. Australian Source Rock and Fluid Atlas    

eCat Identifier - 149422,

UUID - bf620624-861f-4717-96a0-77379b89b932

Downloads and Links

Link to Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal  

Link to Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal - Source Rock and Fluid Atlas  

Source Information