Journal
MINERALS
Volume 11, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/min11080891
Keywords
subsurface structural interpretation; contour mapping; hydrocarbon-bearing zones; petrophysical analysis
Funding
- College of Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences of KFUPM [SF 18060]
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The study interprets the subsurface structure of the Rajian area using seismic sections and petrophysical analysis, identifying two potential hydrocarbon-bearing zones with zone 1 having an average hydrocarbon saturation of about 11% and zone 2 being almost devoid of hydrocarbons. The area has undergone severe distortion shown by thrusts and back thrusts, forming a triangular subsurface zone, with a final trend of northwest-southeast indicating a compressional regime.
The present study interprets the subsurface structure of the Rajian area using seismic sections and the identification of hydrocarbon-bearing zones using petrophysical analysis. The Rajian area lies within the Upper Indus Basin in the southeast (SE) of the Salt Range Potwar Foreland Basin. The marked horizons are identified using formation tops from two vertical wells. Seismic interpretation of the given 2D seismic data reveals that the study area has undergone severe distortion illustrated by thrusts and back thrusts, forming a triangular zone within the subsurface. The final trend of those structures is northwest-southeast (NW-SE), indicating that the area is part of the compressional regime. The zones interpreted by the study of hydrocarbon potential include Sakessar limestone and Khewra sandstone. Due to the unavailability of a petrophysics log within the desired investigation depths, lithology cross-plots were used for the identification of two potential hydrocarbon-bearing zones in one well at depths of 3740-3835 m (zone 1) and 4015-4100 m (zone 2). The results show that zone 2 is almost devoid of hydrocarbons, while zone 1 has an average hydrocarbon saturation of about 11%.
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