2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan
Meyal Field is considered as one of the chief hydrocarbon producing fields in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan. The present research emphasize on the subsurface structures affecting the Mesozoic-Cenozoic successions exclusively foremost reservoir units comprising the Eocene Chor Gali and Sakesar formation...
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| author | Riaz Muhammad Nuno Pimentel Zafar Tehseen Ghazi Shahid |
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| description | Meyal Field is considered as one of the chief hydrocarbon producing fields in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan. The present research emphasize on the subsurface structures affecting the Mesozoic-Cenozoic successions exclusively foremost reservoir units comprising the Eocene Chor Gali and Sakesar formations. Data from six seismic lines and three wells (aligned with those lines) have been deliberated comprehensively with remarkable and tremendous calibration. Five prominent and imperative reflectors specifically the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Paleocene and Eocene successions were interpreted through seismic tactics. Time structure maps were equipped on the basis of two-way travel time (TWT) of the seismic line. Likewise, four isopach maps portrayed the thickness discrepancy of prospective hydrocarbon strata. Structurally, analytical section reveals that the Meyal anticline is a plunging and faulted anticline. The pop-up structure is constrained by back-thrust from the north and fore-thrust from the south, on the dip lines. These maps depicted potential reservoir, demarcate promising site for future hydrocarbon exploration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e52f47192f7442beae8e17c6358797312022-12-21T18:28:45ZengDe GruyterOpen Geosciences2391-54472019-02-0111111610.1515/geo-2019-0001geo-2019-00012D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, PakistanRiaz Muhammad0Nuno Pimentel1Zafar Tehseen2Ghazi Shahid3School of Earth Sciences and Resources, China University of Geosciences, Beijing100083, ChinaInstituto Dom Luiz, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 1749-016Lisboa, PortugalInstitute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guiyang550081, ChinaInstitute of Geology, University of the Punjab, Lahore-54590, PakistanMeyal Field is considered as one of the chief hydrocarbon producing fields in the Potwar Basin, Pakistan. The present research emphasize on the subsurface structures affecting the Mesozoic-Cenozoic successions exclusively foremost reservoir units comprising the Eocene Chor Gali and Sakesar formations. Data from six seismic lines and three wells (aligned with those lines) have been deliberated comprehensively with remarkable and tremendous calibration. Five prominent and imperative reflectors specifically the Permian, Triassic, Jurassic, Paleocene and Eocene successions were interpreted through seismic tactics. Time structure maps were equipped on the basis of two-way travel time (TWT) of the seismic line. Likewise, four isopach maps portrayed the thickness discrepancy of prospective hydrocarbon strata. Structurally, analytical section reveals that the Meyal anticline is a plunging and faulted anticline. The pop-up structure is constrained by back-thrust from the north and fore-thrust from the south, on the dip lines. These maps depicted potential reservoir, demarcate promising site for future hydrocarbon exploration.https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0001seismic data interpretationstructural patterntime structural mapisopach maphydrocarbon potentialmeyal oil fieldpotwar basinpakistan |
| spellingShingle | Riaz Muhammad Nuno Pimentel Zafar Tehseen Ghazi Shahid 2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan Open Geosciences seismic data interpretation structural pattern time structural map isopach map hydrocarbon potential meyal oil field potwar basin pakistan |
| title | 2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan |
| title_full | 2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | 2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | 2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan |
| title_short | 2D Seismic Interpretation of the Meyal Area, Northern Potwar Deform Zone, Potwar Basin, Pakistan |
| title_sort | 2d seismic interpretation of the meyal area northern potwar deform zone potwar basin pakistan |
| topic | seismic data interpretation structural pattern time structural map isopach map hydrocarbon potential meyal oil field potwar basin pakistan |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/geo-2019-0001 |
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