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了解深水大陆边缘的热演变
Nicky White1, Mark Thompson, Tony Barwise
1Bullard Laboratories, Department of Earth Sciences, Madingley Rise, Madingley Road, Cambridge, CB3 0EZ, UK. nwhite@esc.cam.ac.uk
Nature
|November 25, 2003
概括
由于资源稀缺,碳化合物行业正在将勘探转移到深水大陆边缘. 了解这些地区的地质是成功深水石油和天然气勘探的关键.
科学领域:
- 地质地质地质地质地质地
- 地质物理学 地质物理学
- 石油勘探 石油勘探 石油勘探 石油勘探 石油勘探
背景情况:
- 碳化合物勘探的全球转变,从陆上到离岸环境.
- 在过去的十年中,越来越多地关注深水大陆边缘 (500-2,500m).
- 经济和政治驱动因素需要在具有挑战性的离岸地区进行勘探.
研究的目的:
- 研究深水大陆边缘的地质结构和演变.
- 提供对这些地区稀薄的地和石化层的定量理解.
- 减轻与深水碳化合物勘探相关的风险和降低成本.
主要方法:
- 对地和石层结构的定量分析.
- 大陆边缘演变的地质和地质物理建模.
- 在深水环境中进行地震解释和盆地分析.
主要成果:
- 深水边缘稀薄地和石化层的详细描述.
- 确定影响碳化合物前景性的关键地质特征.
- 评估在深水环境中的勘探风险和潜在收益.
结论:
- 对边缘结构的定量理解对于深水勘探成功至关重要.
- 深水大陆边缘提供了重要的碳化合物潜力,尽管风险更高.
- 对这些边缘的演变进行进一步的研究将加强资源发现.
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