Offshore Exploration of Oil and Gas in Cuba using Digital Elevation Models

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Synopsis

This book provides an overview of the major changes induced by hydrocarbons (HCs) affecting rocks and surface sediments and their implications for non-seismic exploration methods, particularly for marine territories near Cuba. It examines the use of a digital elevation model (DEM) at 90x90m resolution for the detection of subtle, positive geomorphic anomalies related to hydrocarbon microseepage (vertical migration) on possible oil and gas targets. The results support the conclusion that the DEM data provides a low cost and fast offshore oil and gas preliminary exploration strategy. This data is useful serving to focus prospective areas with supplementary unconventional methods such as magnetic-induced polarization (MIP), useful to propose more expensive volumes for detailed 2D–3D seismic surveys.

Book details

Series:
SpringerBriefs in Earth System Sciences
Author:
Manuel Enrique Pardo Echarte, Odalys Reyes Paredes, Valia Suárez Leyva
ISBN:
9783319771557
Related ISBNs:
9783319771540
Publisher:
Springer International Publishing
Pages:
N/A
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
Yes
Date of addition:
2018-10-18
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2018
Copyright by:
The Author 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
Earth Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics, Nonfiction, Science