
TY  - JOUR
A1  - J. Bale, Kila 
A1  - Bradey, S. Keith 
T1  - Case study: NW Moran 1?extension of Moran Field, Papuan Fold
Belt, Papua New Guinea.
JF  - ASEG Extended Abstracts
JO  - ASEG Extended Abstracts
Y1  - 2004
VL  - 2004
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 4
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/ASEG2004AB006 
N2  - The main hydrocarbon risk when exploring in the Papuan Fold belt PPL219 licence is the definition of the trap. Accurately determining whether reservoir is involved in the hanging wall over thrust and optimally placing exploratory and appraisal wells in the subsurface has been the main challenge. The PPL219 NW Moran 1 well was drilled in late 2003 to test the north western extent of the 130 million barrel Moran Field. The critical risk in this prospect was reservoir involvement and the definition of the main frontal thrust. This paper highlights the approach in which the PPL219 joint venture reduced structural risk, primarily, by way of acquiring and using 2D seismic data. A fully integrated interpretative workflow was adopted using surface geology, strontium age dating and offset well data and 2D seismic. The NW Moran 1 exploratory well successfully encountered oil columns within both Toro and Digimu sands in the hanging wall of the Moran over thrust. A VSP acquired in the NW Moran 1 ST3 well bore confirmed the location of the frontal thrust to the south and the possibility of forelimb potential in this part of the field. 
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