PetroStruc
Petroleum Geology & Geophysics Consulting
As petroleum exploration becomes more challenging and expensive there is an increasing need to utilise cutting edge geophysical techniques and geological expertise to develop a robust knowledge of the petroleum systems, plays, prospects and development opportunities being targeted.
PetroStruc specialises in providing integrated structural geology, sequence stratigraphy, petroleum systems and Play Based Exploration (PBE) expertise to the petroleum industry. With a proven track record in finding hydrocarbons, our primary focus is to identify and assess plays and prospects.
Combine big-picture regional context, deep geological knowledge and analysis, advanced seismic interpretation techniques and an integrated play based approach to maximise data value, uncover new potential, perform better risking and optimise exploration and/or development efforts.
Example of integrated structural and sequence stratigraphic assessment for Basin Phase of the PBE workflow. From Gartrell et al., AAPG, 2012.
About
The PetroStruc team share recognised expertise in advanced seismic interpretation, sequence stratigraphy, structural geology and Play Based Exploration. They are highly experienced professional geoscientist that have successfully worked in many basins and plays around the world for both major (e.g. Shell, BHP) and smaller oil companies.
Integrated projects and acreage assessments can be constructed to provide powerful geological insights to identify and assess plays and prospects in order to focus exploration or development efforts. Alternatively, consultation can be focussed on one of the core disciplines for more specific issues.
Services
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Advanced Seismic Interpretation/Full Volume Seismic interpretation (e.g. PaleoScan)
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Sequence Stratigraphy
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Attribute Mapping
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Seismic Geomorphology and Depositional Systems
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Structural Geology
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Structural Restoration
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Fault Seal & Trap Integrity Analysis
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Play and Prospect Identification, Risk & Volumetrics
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Regional & Play Based Exploration basin studies
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Gross Depositional Environment & Play Mapping
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Potential Field Data Interpretation
Recent Projects
NW Shelf - Shell Australia
South China Sea - Shell China
Nam Con Son (offshore Vietnam) - Rosneft
PNG - National Petroleum Company PNG
Myanmar- Petronas
Gulf of Thailand - Mubadala Petroleum
Seram Island - Lion Energy
PNG - Oil Search Limited
MSGBC (NW Africa) - FAR Limited
Testimonial
"It was great to have you working with and supporting the team in China, we have certainly benefitted from your experience and coaching. Your regional play based approach and prospect-scale structural analysis allowed us to understand the basin and assess our prospects with greater confidence. I was very impressed with the way you worked with our team members, and I know they appreciated having you in the team. I wish you well in your future consulting projects, and I hope we get the opportunity to work together again in the near future." - Ian Donaldson, Offshore Manager Exploration, Shell China Exploration and Development Co."
"We were all very happy with your work in the Kra Basin, which has been technically excellent, as well as your response, communication and interaction with us. Your work has helped us to understand the basin evolution, generate the GDE maps and overall, understand better the plays and the exploration potential in North Kra..." - Angela Echanove, Team Leader GOT Exploration, Mubadala Petroleum
"(Dr Gartrell's) work has been critically important in the exploration of the East Seram PSC fold-thrust belt play with his insightful interpretation of seismic, gravity and geological mapping data, combined with integration of his knowledge of similar settings, resulting in development of a new structural model for the island. This has helped in an improved understanding of the island’s stratigraphy and the delineation and characterisation of new prospects and leads. - Kim Morrison, Exploration Manager, Lion Energy Ltd
"I can’t thank you enough for all the extraordinary work you did in such a short timeframe. I really appreciate how flexible you were with moving between various projects and with the change of plans. Your last piece of work for (Prospect X) is fantastic and being able to complete it in a short time frame and with outstanding quality it’s very much appreciated. This enables us to work on (Prospect X) opportunity, which is very exciting!" - Dr Mavise Beattie, Development Geology Team Lead, Oil Search Limited
"Congratulations to all of you for completing such a magnificent job for Petronas. It seemed pretty daunting in the beginning to be studying the whole of offshore Myanmar in 7 months but you have achieved it and in Petronas’s words “set the standard” for future studies." - David Cliff, Head of Geoscience, Risc Advisory