I01163 | Energy & Geoscience Institute

Investment:

$99k (USD) per Sponsor

Status:

In Development

Principal Investigator(s):

Dr. Shu Jiang

801-581-5126

contact@egi.utah.edu

including yet to find resources of the South China Sea.

Catalog the parameters of producing reservoirs including porosity, permeability, net/gross, reservoir type, depositional facies, hydrocarbon type, trap type, and size.
Quantify the key parameters for discovered fields and a re-examination of previously failed exploration areas.
Develop the petroleum system models across parts of SCS using Chinese and English literature, theses, dissertations, research of multi-national institutes, and our original studies.
Assess potential and predict future hydrocarbon resources based on an integrated study including a comprehensive play fairway analysis.

Stratigraphic charts, structural and depositional evolution maps
Atlas of oil/gas fields
Petroleum system elements and play fairway maps (e.g., source rock, reservoir, caprock)

Potential prospects in time and space
Catalog the parameters of producing reservoirs including porosity, permeability, net/gross, reservoir type, depositional facies, hydrocarbon type, trap type, and size
Petroleum system models across different regions of the South China Sea

Compared to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, West Africa margins, and the

South Atlantic margin, the South China Sea (SCS) is an frontier exploration

region. Based on Energy Information Administration (EIA) and U.S. Geological

Survey (USGS) estimates, the SCS contains proven or probable reserves of

approximately 11 billion barrels of oil (bbl) and 190 trillion cubic feet (Tcf

) of gas and may have an additional, undiscovered 12 bbl of oil and 160 Tcf of

gas resources.

Recent discoveries in Yinggehai Basin and Pearl River Mouth Basin located in

the northern continental margin, Cuu Long in western SCS, and Reed Bank in

southeastern SCS have spurred exploration efforts in the region. The current

exploration status differs from basin to basin due to the variety of geologic

settings, and a lack of regional studies to characterize the differences in

those basins. The study objectives are to understand the regional tectonic and

depositional evolution and petroleum systems in SCS.

basins (yet to find). Compile regional depositional, structural, and thickness

maps to address the reservoir and source rock distribution by synthesizing the

diverse studies in different basins, depressions, and regions.

Analyze the discovered fields and re-examine failed exploration areas.
Catalog the parameters of producing reservoirs including porosity, permeability, net/gross, reservoir type, depositional facies, hydrocarbon type, trap type, and size.
Develop the petroleum system models across parts of SCS using Chinese and English literature, theses, dissertations, research of multi-national institutes, and our original studies.
Predict future hydrocarbon potentials based on this integrated study and play fairway analysis.

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