First Published: GEO ExPro, December 2016
Abstract
As West Africa continues to be one of the major petroleum producing regions of the world, oil companies have been looking to the southern part of this area, offshore Namibia, to predict whether such success can be continued. PGS, in cooperation with the Ministry of Mines and Energy and NAMCOR, have acquired 15,000 line kilometres of 2D GeoStreamer® with GeoSourceTM broadband seismic data over this area. As a result, this dataset now provides new insights into the possible petroleum systems and the geological structure of this exciting frontier margin.
Hydrocarbon Potential of Offshore Namibia
In 2012 and 2013, PGS shot approximately 15,000 line km of broadband seismic data in the deep and shallow waters offshore Namibia, with a view to enhancing geological understanding of the margin and de-risking exploration in this frontier part of West Africa.
Figure: Broadband imaging has allowed for the visualisation of deeper and more subtle imaging as shown by clearly identifiable sub-SDR syn-rift fill and incised channel sequences.
Frontier basins of West Africa have experienced a growing demand for high quality seismic data in a regional context in order to de-risk exploration. Deepwater basins offshore Namibia appear increasingly promising and recent wells drilled by Petrobras, HRT and Chariot have confirmed the elements of a working petroleum system for the first time. More wells and continued seismic acquisition are planned for 2014 and the area is set to have an exciting future.
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