USING MICROSEEP FOOTPRINTS FROM TWO INDEPENDENT OIL SENSORS TO PREDICT
MAXIMUM PLAY POTENTIAL
OIL1 AND OIL2 SENSORS MONITOR DIFFERENT HYDROCARBON SUITES AND ALSO
AT DIFFERENT SENSITIVITIES
IN THIS EXAMPLE ONLY FOOTPRINTS OF THE STRONGEST 25% OF SIGNAL
STRENGTH AND AT LEASE 1KM2 IN SIZE ARE SHOWN SUPERIMPOSED ON THE NAMUR
SANDSTONE SURFACE WITHIN THE EROMANGA BASIN
THE NEXT MAP SHOWS AREAS >0.5KM2 IN SIZE WHERE OIL1 AND OIL2
FOOTPRINTS OVERLAP, AND THE AREAS OF COINCIDENCE ARE DISPLAYED IN BLUE
THIS “STACKING” OF INDEPENDENT ANOMALIES IS OBVIOUSLY DESIREABLE, BUT
ALLOWING THE UNIQUENESS OF BOTH SENSORS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GENETIC
PETROLEUM PLAY TREND PROJECTION WILL HELP ESTABLISH THE FAIRWAYS FOR FURTHER
TECHNICAL REFINEMENT WITH LOCAL 3-D SEISMIC TO BE SHOT OVER THESE
HYDROCARBON-BEARING TRENDS.
THE FOLLOWING MAPS SHOW HOW YOU COULD FORECAST NEW TRENDS USING
OIL1, OIL2 OR BOTH SENSORS TO ENHANCE THE EXPLORATION PROSPECTIVITY WITHIN
THE EROMANGA BASIN OR THE DEEPER AND MORE AREALLY LIMITED COOPER BASIN IN
AUSTRALIA.
OIL1 AND OIL2 MICROSEEP FOOTPRINTS FALLING BEYOND THE COOPER BASIN’S PERMIAN
“ZERO EDGE” (SHOWN IN BOLD RED) MUST THEN BE CONSIDERED TO BE WITHIN THE
EROMANGA BASINAL SEDIMENTS.