Offshore petroleum exploration in Indonesia began late 1960’s and thereafter a significant number of seismic data sets were acquired. Based on these data, several basin outline maps generated such as those published by Hamilton (1974), BEICIP FRANLAP (1992), Sujanto (1997). sets, 60 sedimentary basins officially recognized the Government (Sunarjanto et al., 2007 included 2008 publication). The ...

his paper, the first of two that summarize remote sensing as applied to petroleum exploration, provides an overview of the science and the computer techniques used to process the data. The second (to be published in TLE’s May issue) will describe successful oil-exploration projects that employed remote-sensing technology. The examples are from projects by colleagues and myself at Chevron, from ...

This paper discusses a GIS based decision support system that supports the petroleum upstream investment decision-making. Functions of prospect screening and evaluation in both technical aspects (Volume, structure, trap, reservoir and charge, etc.) and economic aspects (Net present value, Investment / profit Ratio, etc.) are designed and integrated into a GIS platform to supports and facilitate...

The Fiji Platform developed as an island arc in the Tertiary. Extensional and transpressional tectonics have deformed the fill of extensive sedimentary basins within the Platform. These basins commonly contain over 3 km of stratified deposits. Five deep petroleum-exploration wells were drilled between 1980 and 1982, but all were dry. There remain reasonable prospects, however, because none of t...

Solid state devices are used more and more to provide computerised control and sensing in high temperature environments. The market for electronics, in instrumentation and control systems in down-hole applications for petroleum exploration, requires increased performance from electronic components in terms of both duration and temperature. Substantial improvements in performance and cost of com...