PGS and TGS have released final 3D seismic data results offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, ahead of the C-NLOPB announcement of parcels and the forthcoming licensing round.
PGS and TGS have released final 3D seismic data results offshore Newfoundland and Labrador, ahead of the C-NLOPB announcement of parcels and the forthcoming licensing round.
The fully merged and migrated Tablelands and North Tablelands 3D datasets cover approx. 12,500 km2 in the eastern part of the Orphan Basin.
The final data delineates key Cretaceous and Jurassic source rock intervals, with potential producing reservoirs from Lower Cretaceous to Lower Tertiary.
Tablelands and North Tablelands, together with the Long Range survey to the south, reveal the play fairways of the Orphan Basin, demonstrating the numerous horsts, grabens, and multiple prospective traps. All the necessary petroleum system elements in the Orphan Basin and discoveries to the east are identified on the broadband GeoStreamer data, said the JV partners.
A quantitative interpretation of the final North Tablelands results will be available in April for participants in the round.
‘Full integrity data from Orphan Basin will benefit all oil companies interested in exploring this high-potential area, and participating in upcoming licensing rounds,’ said Jerry Witney, manager new ventures North and South America at PGS.
PGS, in partnership with TGS, has been acquiring 2D and 3D GeoStreamer multi-client data in Newfoundland and Labrador since 2011. The data delineates play fairways across offshore eastern Canada, including Labrador Sea, Orphan Basin, Flemish Pass Basin, Jeanne d’Arc Basins and the basins in Grand Banks.
