Abstract
The Oil and Gas Pipelines Database contains known spatial locations of onshore and offshore pipelines or pipeline corridors used to transport natural gas, oil and other liquids within Australia’s mainland and territorial waters. Onshore pipelines are represented as polylines for Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas, and SA, and polygons/corridors for WA and NT. Offshore pipelines are represented as polylines for WA, NT and Vic. Pipeline data has been provided by Petrosys GPinfo as of 24 August 2022. More information available at www.gpinfo.com.au. No effort was made to revise, value add and/or spatially improve the datasets.
For the purposes of this dataset a Pipeline is defined as: A linked series of pipes, with pumps and valves, used for the conveyance of gas, oil and liquids.
For the purposes of this dataset a Corridor is defined as: A passage of land in which a pipeline and the facilities of a pipeline operator have the potential to transverse, including rights-of-way and easements over and through public or private property
Currency
Date modified: 12 December 2022
Modification frequency: As needed
The next revision of this database will be determined by Geoscience Australia’s work program. This timeframe will range between 3 and 5 years; this is also dependent upon available resources and other priorities.
Data extent
Spatial extent
North: -9°
South: -44°
East: 154°
West: 112°
Temporal extent
From 1 January 1970 to Present
Source information
The primary sources of information/data used to construct and validate entries within the Version 3 database were:
Direct data download was captured on the 24 of August 2022 under the licencing agreement between Geoscience Australia (GA) and Petrosys GPinfo
Catalog entry: Oil and Gas Pipelines
Lineage statement
Using pipeline datasets acquired from the States, Territories and NOPTA, the data was uploaded into an ArcSDE environment using Feature Manipulation Engine (FME). The process included the extraction of the themed (gas pipeline and oil pipeline) features, and the translation of the data into a schema created by, National Location Information Branch, Geoscience Australia (GA).
Data download:
Mar 2015:
- Public release of GAs Onshore Gas Pipelines Database Version 1
- Public release of GAs Onshore Oil Pipelines Database Version 1
Mar 2017:
- Public release of GAs Gas and Oil Pipelines Database Version 2
Aug 2022:
- Public release of GA’s Oil and Gas Pipelines Database – Version 3
Web Service:
Feb 2015:
- Public release of GA’s Onshore Gas Pipelines web service – Version 1
- Public release of GA’s Onshore Oil Pipelines web service – Version 1
Feb 2016:
- Public release of GA’s National Oil and Gas Infrastructure web service – Version 1
Dec 2022:
- Public release of GA’s Onshore Oil Pipelines web service – Version 3
Data dictionary
All layers
Attribute name
Description
NAME
The name of each individual feature
DATE_DOWNLOADED
The date when the data was downloaded as part of the licencing agreement
FEATURE_TYPE
A description of this feature’s type (Pipeline, Corridor)
LENGTH
Total length of pipeline - kilometres
LICENSE
The licence type in which data can be used
OPERATIONAL_STATUS
The operational status as define by GP INFO
SOURCE
The source of the data of whom the licencing agreement is with
SPATIAL_CONFIDENCE
A confidence value (5 = high to 0 = low) of the feature’s spatial location as assigned by the spatial professional
STATE
State or Territory where pipeline segment is located
Contact
Geoscience Australia, [email protected]