Palynological Summary Sheets can be purchased for a single well or for all wells in any transect, area, acreage, or basin across Australia.
What is a Palynological Summary Sheet?
A Palynological Summary Sheet provides a listing of the palynological zones/subzones and inferred palaeoenvironments for all open-file samples in a well (see the image below; click on it to see an expanded view).
All palynological data for each well has been reviewed and updated to our latest zonation scheme (MGP 2014), making it the most up-to-date standardized palynological data available.
Each sheet is presented in simple excel format that can be easily uploaded into most geological platforms.
The Problem with Open-File Palynological Data
Open file biostratigraphic data can often be a mix of vintage reports utilizing outdated zonation schemes or a mix of inhouse and industry schemes that creates more confusion than stratigraphic clarity.
For example, does your palynological dataset still contain the R. aemula Zone? Issues correlating this zone across the North West Shelf resulted in it being superseded by the C. ancorum, V. tabulata, and T. balmei zones almost a decade ago! …yet it still remains in many databases.
How about the also-defunct A. cinctum, C. halosa, and W. digitata zones? Continuing with these outdated zones (all replaced for good reasons) usually results in miscorrelations. The raw data should always be reinterpreted to the latest zonal schemes to ensure consistent recognition of these key biostratigraphic zones.
Read more on the Importance of Standardized Data.
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