The project, in partnership with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development (MHMD), brings geological clarity to one of West Africa’s least explored offshore regions, enabling operators to assess opportunities across the central deepwater…
The project, in partnership with the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development (MHMD), brings geological clarity to one of West Africa’s least explored offshore regions, enabling operators to assess opportunities across the central deepwater domain – an area historically lacking modern imaging.
The data is being reprocessed by DUG using PSDM workflows enhanced with FWI – advanced anisotropic model building; simultanewneous reprocessing with its Rio Muni MC3D dataset for imaging consistency; and integration of up to 36 producing and frontier wells to anchor the velocity model and improve interpretive confidence.
‘The resulting PSDM dataset will offer significantly improved imaging of Miocene and Upper Cretaceous-Paleogene plays, fracture zones, deep structural trends, and potential migration pathways,’ said MCG and DUG in a statement.
Producing fields ring the offshore perimeter, but the central offshore remains largely untouched. The project ties wells to frontier areas (multiple regional 2D surveys), illuminating structures and trends previously masked by legacy data.
‘With industry interest rising in deepwater oceanic source rock plays, offshore EG offers a compelling opportunity. The new regional imaging provides the structural and depositional context necessary to evaluate this emerging frontier,’ said Geoex MCG and DUG.
