Record series
Basin Studies Reference Files
VPRS 19345
1996 - 2002
Open
North Melbourne
Agencies
This record series was created by:
Agencies responsible for this record series: Geological Survey of Victoria ( VA 4118 ): 2022 - present
Date Range
Series date range: 1996 - 2002
Series in custody:
1996 - 2002
Contents in custody:
1960 - 1999
Function / Content
The series is comprised of files recording bores drilled in the Murray, Gippsland and Otway basins, thought to have been compiled and used by the Basin Studies Section of the Petroleum Development Branch, Department of Natural Resources and Environment (VA 3972) in the late 1990s and early 2000s. They were also likely key references used by the Geological Survey of Victoria (VA 4118), for whom basin studies is an applied research focus.Bore holes (otherwise known as drill or well holes) are narrow shafts drilled into the ground for various purposes, including geotechnical investigation, mineral exploration, environmental assessment, temperature measurement, or the extraction of water, petroleum, or gases.
The files in this series vary in content, containing a mix of original records and annotated photocopies, and may include reports, well/bore hole logs, well log completion reports, palynological reports, reference lists, sample logs, composite logs, analyses, correspondence, stratigraphy, diagrams, drillers’ reports, electric logging reports, lithographic reports, unpublished reports, photographs of drill core sections (rocks), maps and plans, and deep well summary sheets.
The records appear to have been created over a broad period of time and later compiled as a reference resource in the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment (VA 3972) from the late 1990s.
How to use the records
Browse files by location to identify individual records.If known, use the catalogue number (GEDIS ID) to identify records relating to a particular basin bore site.
Recordkeeping system
Files were barcoded by the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment and are thought to have formed part of a reference library for departmental staff.They are arranged by location, in alphabetical order by Parish, with bores in the same Parish grouped together.
An internal reference database was introduced to Geological Survey of Victoria in the mid-1980s, known both as GEDIS and BIB, as part of a digitisation program for physical assets, including licence documentation. As individual items (e.g., report, reference publication, set of plans etc.) were registered in the system they were assigned a unique reference ID, listed against items as catalogue number.
Before coming into the custody of Public Record Office Victoria, this series was held at the Geological Survey of Victoria (GSV) Drill Core Library at Werribee.
