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Identification of Internal Salt Body Geometry Using Seismic Attributes, Volve Field, North Sea |
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| รหัสดีโอไอ | |
| Creator | Ratapong Jamroenkahjohnsuk |
| Title | Identification of Internal Salt Body Geometry Using Seismic Attributes, Volve Field, North Sea |
| Contributor | - |
| Publisher | Department of Geology, Chulalongkorn University |
| Publication Year | 2562 |
| Journal Title | Bulletin of Earth Sciences of Thailand (BEST) |
| Journal Vol. | 11 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 100-110 |
| Keyword | Seismic attributes, Volve field, Salt Identification |
| URL Website | https://www.bestjournal.org/ |
| Website title | Bulletin of Earth Sciences of Thailand |
| ISSN | 1906-280X |
| Abstract | Volve field is an important oil field of the Norwegian sector in the North Sea. Main oil reservoir in this field is Jurassic shallow marine sandstone. The structure of reservoir in Volve field is highly controlled by salt tectonics. The UpperPermian Zechstein Group is considered to contain mainly evaporites and carbonates which is overlying the LowerPermian Rotilegendes group and underlying the Triassic detrital clastic sediments. Zechstein salt doming started to develop in Early-Triassic and provides accommodation space for Triassic and Jurassic minibasins in this region until salt started to move out from the field in Early-Jurassic. The result of salt withdrawal caused a reduced Zechstein thickness than the original thickness and left the residual evaporites and carbonates in the Volve field. The evidence of salt withdrawal can be observed in seismic section by apparent downlap of Triassic reflector onto Zechstein reflector. The brittle property of residual Zechstein layer can be observed in seismic section where faults can cut through Zechstein layer. The salt thickness also varies throughout the field. Seismic attributes help to reveal the inhomogeneous lithology and lineations in Zechstein layer. Faults and lineations in Zechstein layer and surrounded sediment also align with regional structural trend. The NE-SW fault trend aligns with Viking graben axis, while NW-SE trend aligns with the Norwegian-Danish basin axis. The presence of faults and lineations in Zechstein layer confirmed that Zechstein layer in Volve field is the residual lithology resulting from salt withdrawal and it was affected by the complex tectonics in the North Sea. |
