As infrastructure continues to be maximized extending field life, under explored or underdeveloped areas such as fractured basements are being revisited. Effective assessment and understanding of the fracture network and fluid distribution is key in planning exploration and appraisal well programmes. Using legacy seismic data, operators are looking towards new technologies to effectively address the potential risks and opportunities for further field development.
Data courtesy of the UK Oil and Gas Authority (OGA).
The Lancaster Field on the Rona Ridge, UK Continental Shelf is a proven fractured basement play.
As the dataset is over two decades old, the signal-to-noise ratio is low, especially in the presence of multiples and general complexities associated with fractured basement reservoirs.
